1978: Salut! a series of 26 television programs designed to introduce French to Grade 7s, produced by the Provincial Educational Media Centre. The series won the Ohio Award for Educational Productions, was purchased by Ontario and Maritime Ministries of Education, and is still on television decades later.
Credit: Textes/Conception graphique
- developed characters designed to appeal to 12 and 13 year olds,
- wrote scripts featuring these characters
- produced illustrations & graphics
CHARACTER #1:
the ‘Detective’ plus assorted villains
after searching high and low, the Detective finds the phone in a bowl of fruit
A sample script
Où est le téléphone?
The Detective has a hard time finding the ringing telephone.
Narrator:
Où est le téléphone?
Le téléphone est derrière le réfrigérateur? Non, non.
Le téléphone est sous l’assiette? Non, non, non.
Le téléphone est sur la cuisinière? Non, non, non.
Ah, ah! Le téléphone est dans le panier de fruits.
CHARACTER #2:
the ‘Bratty Little Sister’, who makes her older sister’s life a misery.
A sample script featuring the ‘Bratty Little Sister‘La petite soeur est tannante
Diane has a date with her boyfriend; unfortunatly everywhere they go, la petite soeur goes as well.
Narrator:
Diane a rendez-vous avec son ami.
Ils vont à la bibliothèque.
La petite soeur va à la bibliothèque aussi.
Elle est tannante.
Diane et son ami vont au cinéma.
La petite soeur va au cinéma aussi.
Elle est encore tannante.
Ils vont au restaurant.
Elle va au restaurant aussi.
Oh, elle est toujours tannante.
L’ami de Diane s’en va!
Les deux soeurs rentrent à la maison.
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