Three People, One Rainstorm

The film club made a four-minute film about a toy car crossing a garden. It had no sound. Rosa suggested making sounds live beside the screen.

Ben brought rice in a box for rain. Amir found a tray, a flat plate for carrying things. He would hit it to make thunder, the loud noise during a storm. Rosa brought things for other sounds. People would arrive in an hour.

At first, everyone watched and chose sounds. All three rang a bell for a bicycle, but nobody made rain. Then Ben shook the rice box too hard. It opened, and rice fell out.

They cleaned up and gave everyone a job. Ben made weather sounds, Rosa made car sounds, and Amir made everything else.

But Amir needed both hands for the thunder when a garden gate closed. He could not make both sounds.

They needed to plan when each person would make sounds, not just choose their jobs. They watched slowly. Rosa listed when sounds were needed. Ben took the gate sound because the rain stopped just before it. Amir kept the thunder.

The show went well. The rain started softly, grew louder, and stopped on time.

Afterwards, someone asked about the thunder.

"With a tray," Amir said.

"And a plan," said Ben, checking that the rice box was closed.