1. Various of elves icing cookies
2. Elf buried under cuddly toys with children
3. Various of musical performance and dancing
4. Pan from families waiting to elves
UPSOUND: (English) Semir Elf, Elf School Teacher
"Hello everybody... so are you all coming to the elf school ?...good very well and do you speak English ?
5. Cutaways of child waving
6. Semir Elf opens door
UPSOUND: (English) Semir Elf, Elf School Teacher
"so welcome to my school.. come this way please. "
5. People enter room
6. Various of Semir elf addressing class
7. Cutaway elf shaking head
8. Wide of elves
9. Close up of boy watching
10. UPSOUND: (English) Semir Elf, Elf School Teacher
"What do you need to have, something very very important so you can be an elf.....? "
11. Wide of elf handing out hats
12. Various of families wearing hats
13. Various of class
14. UPSOUND: (English) Semir Elf, Elf School Teacher
"Keever ... Oover ... Toover"
15. Mid of Semir Elf
UPSOUND: (English) Semir Elf, Elf School Teacher
"magic happens"
16. Two children watching
17. Wide of Semir Elf and assistant elf
UPSOUND: (English) Semir Elf, Elf School Teacher
"Do you remember the three magic words we just learned ?"
18. Cutaway of tree, christmas lights come on
UPSOUND: (English) Semir Elf, Elf School Teacher
" ... then here we go.... altogether ...Keever ... Oover ... Toover..... oh ...did you do that ? "
19. Wide of people doing the 'magic' actions
UPSOUND: (English) "Keever ... Oover ... Toover"
20. Various of elves and people dancing
UPSOUND: (English) Semir Elf, Elf School Teacher
"....put the trousers on ... hold the hat ... and go very very low and again.. other leg.. now hold the hat and go very very low... now reindeer...now walk like an elf.. oh come on Daddy !... reindeer .. very good.. "
21. Wide of everyone clapping
22. People leaving
SOUNDBITE : (English) Semir Elf , Elf School Teacher
"We teach them (the students) how to be speaking elfish.. which is a very difficult and complicated language, but once I teach them to speak elfish and once I tell them the magic spell, which is 'Keever ... Oover ... Toover'.. then they know how magic comes"
23. Elves playing
24. SOUNDBITE : (English) Semir Elf , Elf School Teacher
"A special announcement for everyone watching right now my name is Semir and I'm the Elf teacher in the Elf school in Santa Park in Lapland on the arctic circle. And I would like to wish everybody a merry, merry, merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.. bye"
LEAD IN :
Lapland is the land of Santa Claus and Christmas magic...
Elves are mysterious beings who help Santa Claus, and spread the magic of Christmas. But what does it take to become an elf?.
Children who travel to Lapland to visit Santa can learn how to be an elf at the Santa Park's 'Elf School'
Not far from Santa's village near the arctic circle in Lappish Finland, lies the home of Santa's elves.
Deep under ground, in the place called 'Santa Park', the elves are engaged in elfish activities from the productive, such as baking cookies, to the downright silly, like be buried in a mound of stuffed toys.
They are always pleased for an excuse to play with the children who visit from all across the globe in the weeks leading up to Christmas.
The multi-talented elves can dance and sing, and delight in performing for their visitors.
But what does it take to become an elf ?
Visitors young and old can find out at the Santa Park Elf School.
The elf school teacher is called Semir, and he is not to be trifled with.
Semir is assisted by another elf who translates everything he says in English into Finnish.
Semir greets the children and their parents outside the Elf School.
UPSOUND: (English) Semir Elf, Elf School Teacher
"Hello everybody... so are you all coming to the elf school ?... and do you speak English"
UPSOUND: (English) Semir Elf, Elf School Teacher
"So welcome to my school.. come this way please. "
Once inside, everyone removes their hats, so they can get a special elf hat instead.
UPSOUND: (English) Semir Elf, Elf School Teacher
"What do you need to have, something very very important so you can be an elf.....? "
The correct answer is a special hat.
Once the hats are distributed and everyone is wearing them, the lesson continues.
Now comes the most important lesson .. the three magic elfish words...
UPSOUND: (English) Semir Elf, Elf School Teacher
"Keever ... Oover ... Toover"
They mean nothing in particular, but bring magic.
UPSOUND: (English) Semir Elf, Elf School Teacher
"Magic happens"
Now the magic words have been learnt, then the music starts.
UPSOUND: (English) Semir Elf, Elf School Teacher
"Do you remember the three magic words we just learned ... then here we go.... altogether ...Keever ... Oover ... Toover..... oh ...did you do that ? "
The spell certainly has worked its magic on the Christmas tree as the lights mysteriously come on.
Now teachers and students must do a special elf dance.
UPSOUND: (English) Semir Elf, Elf School Teacher
"Now follow us with a dance..... here we go....put the trousers on ... hold the hat ... and go very very low and again.. other leg.. now hold the hat and go very very low... now reindeer...now walk like an elf.. oh come on Daddy !... reindeer .. very good.. "
Lesson over, the newly qualified elves leave to continue their holiday in Lapland's winter wonderland.
But for everyone who can't make it to Elf school Semir Elf has a special message ...
"I would like to wish everybody a merry, merry, merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.. bye"
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