Editor’s Note: Abhi’s film received an award from the National PTA Reflections Program. https://youtu.be/9UuJ9IMx3lw I made this film because Sphero the robot is my hero. He is my hero because he inspired me to start coding and to become curious about advanced technologies. One of my favorite movie characters is Monsieur Hercule Poirot from Murder on the Orient Express, so in my movie Detective Monsieur Sphero is trying to enjoy a Sunday morning, but then gets called to solve a murder mystery! He is also admired and loved by the characters in my movie and that is why the ending is a bit surprising.
Filmmaking
Pirates: a parody video made by nine-year-olds.
A parody of the blockbuster, Pirates of the Caribbean, by nine-year-olds. Exaggerating gestures, calling attention to possibly ridiculous plot lines are aspects of what make parodies work. Talk about this video — what makes it funny — and apply ideas developed in the conversation in a writing project.
