Journey to Jerusalem

JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM

NARRATOR

PRODUCER COMMENT

DVD Background Field Clip Plays of Say there about 20 seconds looped. Choices.

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SCENES

CHARACTERS

ITEMS OF INTEREST

OLLIE’s WORKSHOP Director’s Producers Artists Comments

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One at a a Time A Individual Character drags a Letter onto the Screen

Sit back everybody we have an exciting story to tell about a very well known young fellow – Donkey Ollie. He lived almost two thousand years ago in Israel but people still talk about him to this day.

CAMERA COME IN FROM THE STARS TO THE EARTH AND DOES AN AERIAL OF THE MIDDLE EAST FLIES OVER THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM CATCHES PEOPLE MILLING ABOUT SHEPHERDS WITH SHEEP, CAMEL RIDERS, CARPENTERS ON SCAFFOLDING PAINTING THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM AND SETTLES INTO THE BARNYARD WHERE OLLIE LIVES WITH HIS MASTERS AND BROTHERS. MAYBE OLLIE IS TRYING TO JUMP OVER A RATHER ROUGH TIMBER FENCE TO GET AT SOME DELICIOUS GRASS. MAYBE THE DONKEY’S ARE SPLASHING IN A FARMYARD POND AND THEY GET OUT SHAKE OFF AND HEAD OVER TO WHERE ALANA IS SITTING

SONGSAY THERE

Say there have you heard the story about the Donkey Ollie Ollie

Say there have you heard the story Ollie is his name

Everywhere that donkey Ollie travels folks may shout hooray

Say there have you heard the story Ollie is his name

Say there have you heard the story about the Donkey Ollie Ollie

Say there have you heard the story Ollie is his name.

Everywhere that Donkey Ollie travels folk would may shout hooray.

Say there have you heard the story Ollie is his name

Ollie is His Name

NARRATOR

One hot afternoon in Bethany Israel five young Donkeys gathered around their Aunt Alana and begged her to tell them a story.

OLLIE

Tell us a story Aunt Alana

ISA

Yeah we want to hear about the time you gave baby Jesus a ride

AUNT ALANA

All right children. If I must It was a night as bitter cold as only Bethlehem’s winters can get.

The screen becomes shimmery as what she describes begins to take place>

The angel appeared to Joseph to tell him to flee to Egyptwe all saw him None of the other donkeys would even hear of taking the trip. Well, as for me, I was just a sprig of a lass. I remember when Mary turned to me and asked me if I’d carry them. I’d never been so honored in my life. It was long long trip with many, many hardships. When we’d finally made it to Egypt, I felt as if I could turn around and do the whole trip again.

CAMERA CLOSE UP OF THE DONKEYS LISTENING IN RAPTURE
None of my hoofs were even split.

ISA

Wow

PANS TO CLOSEUP

OLLIE

Tell us some more of the Donkey Legends.

ALANA

In each generation there have been donkey’s that God has used for his purposes . it matters not your size or the family you are from. God has simply used those who are most available to him. The legacy goes back to the beginning of our time. There were Donkeys that helped Noah with his ark,

CUT TO
SHIMMERY SCENE

EXTERIOR NOAH’ ARK DAY

A ROW OF DONKEYS CARRYING BASKETS OF FOOD WITH THE ARK IN THE BACKGROUOND

they brought the wood in from far and wide and helped plant the fields to grow the food for all the animals. There were many donkeys that went with the Israelites to help them escape from slavery in Egypt. Also Donkeys were responsible for bringing the building blocks used to make the great temple

EXTERIOR EGYPT DAY

A TEAM OF DONKEYS STRUGGLES WITH A BIG BLOCK OF GRANITE

CUT TO BARNYARD

MEDIUM SHOT PANNING TO JEREMY HE CHEWS FOOD WHILE HE TALKS.

JEREMY

What about the Donkey that da Balaam heard speak to him.

ALANA

That was the first time that God allowed people to understand us.

CUT TO;

HEAD SHOT

OLLIE (VERY ANXIOUS)

I’d like to be the Donkey that Jesus uses to go to Jerusalem.

Reaction shot

ALANA

What’s your name young Fellow?

CUT TO MEDIUM SHOT

OLLIE

Ollie

PAN TO

JEREMY

He thinks he’s so special with his white coat and all.....

CUT TO

ALANA

Is you heart willing child to do what God wants

THEN PAN TO ALL THE DONKEYS REACTING TO OLLIE’s STATEMENT

OLLIE

Yes, Yes I’m willing but do you really think God will use me. I’m so small I’m really different from everyone else

Medium shot

ALANA

Yes I know he will.. Don’t let you small size or your white coat keep you from seeing what god sees. Ollie, He only looks at your pure heart.

CLOSEUP

OLLIE

But my brothers?

CAMERA CATCHES HER EYES GLANCING AT HIS BROTHERS THEY QUICKLY GLANCE AWAY KNOWING THEY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT DOING WRONG

ALANA

There are always those who will pick on someone who’s special

SOMEONE SPECIAL ( Donkey Alana Sings)

Your someone special

Your someone really really good

Your someone special

God’s got his eyes on you

Your someone special

You’ve been misunderstood

Your someone special and your just great.

CUT TO ALANA IS UP AND DANCING AROUND THE BARNYARD TRYING TO GET THE OTHER DONKEYS TO DANCE ALONG. THEY ALL SHUN HER EXCEPT FOR OLLIE WHO DANCES AROUND WITH HER IN SORT OF A HORSEY PLAYFUL WAY.

When God created you.

He knew just what to do

He gave you floppy ears

And a heart that knew no fear.

When God designed your frame

He also chose your name

He saw that you’d be know

From Jerusalem to Rome

Your someone special

Your someone really really good

Your someone special

God’s got his eyes on you

Your someone special

You’ve been misunderstood

CUT TO

REACTION SHOTS BROTHERS STILL SHAKING THEIR HEADS REJECTING HIM.

Your someone special and your just great.

God gave you big eyes

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A CLOSEUP OF OLLIE’S EYES REFLECTING THE SKIES WITH BUTTERFLIES AND BIRDS FLYING ABOUT AND MAYBE A NICE FLUFFY CLOUD.

To look into the skies

He also made strong legs

To carry heavy weight

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THEIR FEET DANCING ON THE GRASSY FIELD.

He made a bushy tail

And hoofs as hard as nails

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OLLIE GRINNING FROM EAR TO EAR VERY PLEASED WITH THE PRAISE BEING LAVISHED ON HIM.

Ollie you’ll go far

Keep following your star

Cut:
ALANA KICKS IT UP A NOTCH THE BROTHER’S DISPLEASURE GROWS AS OLLIE JUMPS HIGHER AND DANCES HARDER A TIME LAPSE OF SORTS AS THE SUN BEGINS TO SET IN THE DISTANCE SHOWING THAT THIS SONG HAS GONE ON A REALLY LONG TIME

Your someone special

Your someone really really good

Your someone special

God’s got his eyes on you

Your someone special

You’ve been misunderstood

Your someone special

God’s got his eyes on you

Your someone special

I know your special

Your someone special

I know your special

Your someone special

I know your special

You someone special

CUT TO

EXTERIOR STALL EVENING

Ollie walks by his brothers eating from the trough by they look up long enough to sneer at him and push him away from the food.

NARRATOR VO GOES WITH ABOVE SCENE

Now Ollie brothers made fun of him because Alana said he was special and Ollie escaped to the solitude of the stall and that night he poured out his heart.

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INTERIOR STALL EVENING
Moonlight looks in on Ollie picking his head up from eating dry hay

.SONG

Willing heart (Ollie Sings)

HE MOVES TO THE WINDOW AND LOOKS OUT TO THE DISTANCE STARS GLEAMING IN THE NIGHT. MAYBE A FEW COMETS GO BY. AN OWL MAY BE ON A BRANCH THE MOON HITS THE SURFACE OF THE BARNYARD POND AND GLIMMERS BACK. THIS IS A VERY PEACEFUL SCENE WHICH ALLOWS THE YOUNG LISTENER’S MINDS TO ABSORB THE CALMNESS OF THE MESSAGE.

A aah aa aah ooo

Lord I have

A willing heart for you

Lord I’ll be what you want me too.

Lord my life is within your care

I’ll be strong because your there

Your eyes are on the sparrows

Your watching over me

My tears you save in bottles

Set by the crystal sea.

Lord I have

A willing heart for you

Lord I’ll be what you want me too.

Lord my life is within your care

I’ll be strong because your there

I know you planned my future

You know what is to come

THE BROTHERS ARE SORT OF DIRTY LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING THE YARD THEY ALL LOOK UNKEMPT AND CLOMP IN PURPOSELY THEY SEE OLLIE AT THE STALL WINDOW

VO GOES WITH ABOVE VISUALS

NARRATOR (VO)

Later that evening Ollie’s brothers returned to the stall

AVI use this scene

ISA

Who do you think you are carrying on like God was going to chose you.

ESA

A little runt like you, carrying the messiah God would certainly chose me over you any day

JEREMY

Ollie, I think you’ve really gone overboard this time There’s no way God would pick you over any of us.

Reaction shot OLLIE glances back at them from the window a look of strength and defiance. And determination.

OLLIE

Well Alana told me God would pick anyone who had a willing heart

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EXTERIOR ROAD DAY

NARRATOR (VO)

Now Jesus had sent his disciples in search of the Donkey who was to accompany him on his journey to Jerusalem. PETER and JAMES decided to visit Ollie’s owner Farmer John.

THEY ARE LEAVING THE BARNYARD and it is far back in the distance in the valley below them as they are climbing the hill towards Jerusalem.

JAMES

PETER The master specifically said A very pale donkey short in stature

PETER

I know JAMES, but look for yourself .There didn’t appear to be one light colored one in the bunch. Maybe the master sent us to the wrong farm

JAMES

Hold on, the master make a mistake. I say let’s ask the farmer again. Perhaps there is one Donkey he forgot about.

COMMENT OLLIE HAD BEEN GONE DURING THE FIRST VISIT.HE HAD BEEN FORGOTTEN AS WELL. HE GOT TIED UP AND THROWN IN THE THE WELL IN BETWEEN THE FIRST VISIT OF THE APOSTLES AND THE SECOND WHERE THEY CONFRONT THE FARMER TO TELL THEM EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE FACT THAT INDEED HE DOES HAVE A SMALL WHITE DONKEY

NARRATOR

That same afternoon Ollie tried to join up with his brothers playing skip the rope near the old well.

OLLIE

Can I play Can I play please?

ISA

Aren’t you too good for us?

ESAU

Yes If after all the Messiah’s gonna chose you.

OLLIE

Come on please .Can I play?

JEREMY

Sure Ollie Let’s let me play. Come on jump in. Do you really think the Messiah gonna chose you because that’s too bad cause he’ll have to find you first.

AVI use this for Jeremy

SONG

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE (*ALL)

Some kind of superstar?

Do you think you are the best (Isa)

Let’s just put him to the test. (Esau)

Who do you think you are.

Who do you think you are

You’re too small and you won’t go far (jeremy)

You’re too different you’re too pale (Isa)

Besides that you’re too frail (esau)

Who do you think you are.

Who do you think you are

So special it won’t be hard (Jeremy)

We should throw you down the well (ISA)

Tie him up and never tell (Esau)

Who do you think you are

We should throw you down the well (ISA)

Tie you up and never tell (Jeremy Esau)

Who do you think you are

OLLIE

No come on guys please don’t tie me up

ISA

It serves you right Ollie you’re much too proud little brother perhaps some time down the well will cure that.

OLLIE

Come on guys Don’t throw me down the well >NOOOOOOOOO

(We will use a new water sound.)

SONG

Avi use this for the well scene

Ollie falls endlessly into space descending over continual rows and rows and round of spiral interior well rocks and bricks.

I’m falling ooooh

I’m falling

I love them but they betrayed me

Thrown down a deep dark well

They’re jealous they treat me badly

I cry out but no one will help

Oh Lord

Won’t you please help me

Forgive them

Forthey know not what they do

What they do

HE SPLASHES DOWN
FOLEY SOUND OVER THE SOUND TRACK OF HIM SPLASHING

Why Am I different

What does it matter?

If God really made us

Then inside we’re all the same

What does it matter?

If God really made us

Then inside we’re all the same

Abandoned by my brothers

Forgotten here left to die

Up to my neck in water

I scream out no one hears my cry

Oh Lord won’t you please help me

You made me

The way I am the way that I am

Why am I different what does it matter?

If God really made us then inside we’re all the same

What does it matter?

Cause God really made us and inside we’re all the same

What does it matter?

Cause God really made us and inside we’re all the same

Just cause I different

God really made us and inside we’re all the same

Yes inside we’re all the same

Cause inside we’re all the same

All the sameeeeeee

DURING GUITAR SOLO. OLLIE STRUGGLES IN VAIN TO GET

Avi use this

OUT. HE CAN SEE THE LIGHT OVERHEAD BUT IN SPITE OF HOW VALIANTLY AND HOW HIGH HE JUMPS HE CANNOT DO IT ON HIS OWN. HE GROWS MORE AND MORE EXHAUSETED AND QUITS JUMPING RIGHT AFTER THE GUITAR SOLO AND GOES BACK TO SINGING.

CUT TO BARNYARD.

EXTERIOR BARNYARD DAY

OLLIE BROTHERS GLANCE OVER AT FARMER JOHN TALKING WITH JAMES AND PETER. ELIZABETH JEHU AND MRS. FARMER JOHN ARE ALSO LOOKING ON.

If God really made us

Then inside we’re all

If God really made us

Then inside we’re all the same

If God really made us

FARMER JOHN

AVI use this about Farmer John

Well, I’ve shown you all my best Donkeys. Yet you say the Messiah would not be please with any of them

JAMES

Yes old man They’re all very fine animals.

PETER

Indeed the finest we’ve seen

FARMER JOHN

Then surely one of these must be appropriate for your purposes.

MRS> FARMER JOHN (New Character)

Now John.; There’s one of them you haven’t shown them. Ollie.

ELIZABETH

Yes father they haven’t seen Ollie

FARMER JOHN

We I really don’t think they’d be interested in Ollie. He’s too small and a very strange color for a donkey. Far too pale

PETER

Far too pale? Maybe that’s the one the Master wants. Do you think you can round this Ollie up?

ELIZABETH

Sure If he hasn’t wandered off too far. Ollie is always getting himself lost.

MRS FARMER JOHN

Go fetch him ELIZABETH. These men have important things to do.

Song ELIZABETH (Skips about looking everywhere. This is a real chance to show off the farm. She can wander into a stack of hay shaped like a cave she can wander by a small herd of sheep her wandering shows a little distraction.

Donkey Ollie where have you gone too

I‘ve looked for you for a long long time

Donkey Ollie where have you gone too

Why can’t you hear me please come home

Donkey Ollie where have you gone too

I‘ve looked for you for a long long time

Donkey Ollie where have you gone too

Why can’t you hear me please come home

Please come home

NARRATOR

Now as ELIZABETH skips about looking for Ollie she stops for a drink by the well and hears a sound

OLLIE

He haw he haw

ELIZABETH

Ollie is that you.

OLLIE

He haw

ELIZABETH

Hold on to the rope and push with your legs

NARRATOR

ELIZABETH struggles and finally gets him to the top

He is covered with green algae

ELIZABETH

Look at you you’re a sight. How did you get yourself into that predicament Well never mind hold still you silly donkey let me untie you. Don’t you know that Jesus wants you?

NARRATOR

Ollie and ELIZABETH return to the barnyard

PETER

So you found the young fellow. He is an unusual color

JAMES

He’s just as the master described him except I’ve never seen a donkey so green

ELIZABETH

O that’s not his real color I’ll clean him up and he’ll be ready to go.

FARMER JOHN

You’re gonna pick him? Are you sure we have many that are much smarter and much stronger than him