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Eli G

=THE THERAPUTIC EFFECTS OF MUSIC ON HUMAN BEINGS=

My project will be on music’s effects on people’s emotions and personalities. I chose this topic because I am interested in music, not only playing and listening to it, but the way it effects different people. I will be a journalist reporting on its effects, doing interviews of various people such as musicians, experts and people in general.

Characters:
Me: Reporter Peter Donoso: Single most emotional man in the world Kevin Chun :Expert in the field (Ridiculously long name) Various Musicians: Jim Lambert: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Nick Caso: Paul McCartney Ben Rosenblum: Bob Dylan Christian DeAllie: Mike Jones

Short Description of Scenes
Acts: 1: Act one will be shot on the back field. I will introduce my character and project then start slowly walking across the field, still speaking and explaining my project. 2: Act Two will be an interview with a psychologist with a ludicrously long name that the character I play will not be able to pronounce. I will talk to him about the topic (which he is an expert in). It will be shot in the Mac Lab. 3: In act four I will be interviewing different musicians and asking them how they think their music is therapeutic. This will be shot in Ms. Aberlin's Room 4: Act five will be the closing words. I will wrap the story up and the project will end. This will be shot on the back fields.

Script and Long Description of Scenes
Scene 1: Emotionless Voice Over: Hello World, It’s time for the topic of the day with Joseph Bloustein. Reporter: (standing outside with finger in his ear, pauses) Thank you, and Hello. (Starts walking over grass) Is music indeed a therapeutic tool? Can it relieve stress and other ailments of the psyche? New research gives answers to these puzzling questions. Sound is made up of waves created by vibrations. These waves travel through different “mediums”, or materials, such as air, until they hit a surface. It is as if sound is a super ball thrown randomly down an empty street. Music is essentially sound with specific tones played in succession. But though music has such a simple definition, it is a uniquely complex entity; it can have drastic effects on the human condition, depending on its component features. Those who said that music calms the savage beast might soon be proven right. (Shot ends) Scene 2: (Walking down a hall of the school- the camera is panning below me) Reporter: Right now I am walking to the office of one of the leading experts in the field of musical therapy, Dr. (looks down at note card (camera follows), on which name of the doctor, Dr. Freichenfgytwzxckkcybmnvoqstienfreuedentrpkman is written, tries feebly to pronounce, then prolonged sigh) well, this will be interesting.

(Knocks on door) Doctor: Come in (Reporter enters, shakes doctor’s hand, Shot ends)

(Doctor and reporter sitting in chairs facing each other) Reporter: So, uh, (looks down again at his notecard) Doctor, is music therapeutic? Doctor: Oh, very deeply indeed. Music is one of the best mood enhancers. It can make us feel safe and happy, or deeply sad and frightened. Many specialists, including myself, believe that the calming aspects of music on the psyche are the tempo and beat of the music, we believe that this spurs from a baby’s time in the womb, when the heartbeat of the mother was very relaxing for the developing baby. This might be why faster music makes us jumpy and anxious and slow music makes us sleepy and mellow. Reporter: And in your experience, have music therapy sessions had a good effect on the patients? Doctor: Absolutely, music therapy is a very effective branch of psychology. Reporter: Thank you doctor, uh… just one more question: how do you pronounce your name? Doctor: To be honest, I don’t even know. (Shot ends) Scene 3: (Reporter sitting in a darkened room with a man in powdered wig) I am now sitting here with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the classical world’s most renowned composer. He will be telling me how he believes his music is therapeutic: So Mr. Mozart, how is your music therapeutic? (Mozart starts speaking gibberish in a German accent- shot of reporter getting more and more confused) Reporter: (sighs) Isn’t he supposed to be dead? (Reporter is sitting in the same room with a man covered in bling) Reporter: So Mike Jones, how is your music therapeutic? MJ: (muttering for a bit, then) MIKE JONES! Reporter: (puts head in hands) (Reporter is sitting in a dark room with a man in sunglasses) Reporter: So Bob Dylan, How is your music therapeutic? BD: I believe that my music really speaks to the public on an emotional level. I really think I have lived a long enough life to really speak to the massses with my music. I am always trying to reach another person, to make them feel something. Does that answer your question? Reporter: (sniffs) Finally, a straight answer... Thank you Mr. Dylan BD: No Problem. (Reporter is sitting in a room with a man with crossed legs) Reporter: So Paul McCartney, how is your music therapeutic? PM: All my life I have focused on giving people music that they can relate with and feel comfortable with. Though I still want to make them think. I personally think my music is therapeutic by giving people music that they can connect with. Reporter: Thank you, Mr. McCartney. Scene 4: (Reporter is once again outside, the camera is close in on his face) Reporter: Music. It can entertain or annoy us, it is one of the biggest industries on the planet, and many take it for granted. But can music really do wonders for the human brain's condition? As you have seen, many people believe in the therapeutic aspects of music. Hopefully reasearch will be done to further the understanding of this branch of psycology. (camera pans out) MJ: MIKE JONES! Reporter: Shoo, Mike Jones (shoos him with a broom) Links: [] []