DOPE · Designing Optimal Pedagogical Experiences

90 SECOND
DOCUMENTARY

Digital Thinking Map Toolkit

Three tools. One film. Use them in order — Research, then Flow Map, then Tree Map — and you'll walk into production with everything you need. Your story is already there. These maps help you find it.

Day 1–2 Research Template
Day 2 Flow Map → Script
Day 3 Tree Map → Production
Day 4 Festival
Tool 01
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RESEARCH TEMPLATE

Lock your compelling question, gather 3 facts, source 2 quotes, run the credibility check, and build your bibliography. Everything your script needs — in one place, before you write a word.

Start Here · Day 1–2
6 sections Open Tool →
Tool 02
FLOW MAP

Map the sequence of your film before you script it. Hook → Context → Evidence → Voice → Climax → Close. Six nodes. Ninety seconds. This map is your blueprint. The script fills it in.

Before Scripting · Day 2
6 nodes · 0:00–1:30 Open Tool →
Tool 03
TREE MAP

Organize your research into categories before production begins. People, Events, Impact, Causes, Evidence — plus one branch you name yourself. Your production checklist. Keep it open while you build.

Before Production · Day 3
6 branches · root → synthesis Open Tool →