Doodle Film
This short mockumentary explores the life of chronic doodler David Watts. Taking himself very seriously, the film’s narrator traces the history of Watts’ problem back to a second grade notebook cover and follows it through to its natural end – a man who covers every available surface with doodling… including his wife.
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This short mockumentary explores the life of chronic doodler David Watts. Taking himself very seriously, the film’s narrator traces the history of Watts’ problem back to a second grade notebook cover and follows it through to its natural end – a man who covers every available surface with doodling… including his wife.
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directorDonald Winkler
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producerRobert Verrall
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animation photographyWayne HenwoodClaude Lapierre
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sound editingDonald Douglas
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re-recordingGeorge Croll
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narratorMaurice Podbrey
Warnings: Depictions of female nudity
Questions/Activities:
- Doodle Demo
- Give your students the opportunity to present any doodles that they may have made or allow them time to draw what comes to mind.
- Doodle Steps
- The film demonstrates the evolution of a few of David Watt’s doodles, with seemingly no rhyme or reason to the way they progressed. Split your students into groups and have each student take turns adding something to a blank space, going around until the space is filled.
- Doodle Discussion
- Doodling is often associated with relaxation and stress relief. Have a discussion with your students about different methods of dealing with stress; see what they do and give suggestions as to what they can do.
