So, we just started watching Abbott Elementary last month, streaming it until we got all caught up and are now watching it at its regularity scheduled time on ABC. As I've often pointed out here, I grew up on old movies and grew up loving the movies and shows of Abbott and Costello. So, naturally, anything with the name "Abbott" in the title is going to trigger me. The joke is the title. The trick was how to put it together. I don't have what you would call a big support group of creatives out in the 'burbs. But I remembered there were movie scenes of Abbott & Costello in class rooms. And I knew "7 times 13" would be included, even which version. TCM recently showed "Abbott & Costello in Hollywood," and that included a scene of Lou in a kid's classroom. So, it was off to Youtube to find the clips I would need. Naturally, I had written a narrator's script to lead from scene to scene. Then I pulled up the original "Abbott Elementary" trailer and it was just music, a few scenes with dialogue from the show and just some of the wilder physical bits. So that became my template. I created a logo on MS Paint, found the whole version of the show's theme song and enough of the A&C clips I knew I needed. I played around with the editing software, make all the new clips black and wide, panned and scanned the old slips, all to maintain the visuals and got to the point where I was happy with it. It's up on Youtube and I've been posting it on LinkedIn, FB and Twitter. And if you found your way here, check it out:
