User:T Cells/Yoruba Wikipedia video campaign/Scripts

• Yoruba Wikipedia promotion video shorter version.webm"
• "Yoruba Wikipedia promotion video 5 mins version"

Script

Script outline

Scene 1

The video began with a panoramic view of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State and the largest third-largest city in Nigeria with a talking drum for 13 sec. This was followed by a voice-over narrating the importance of the Yoruba language, the people and the parts of the world where the language is spoken not as an official language but by a large number of speakers.

Visual graphics  

Panoramic view of the ancient town of Ibadan, featuring the Layipo Tower, Cocoa house, and Opic tower. Panorama view of Abeokuta featuring the new Abeokuta bridge.  

Sound Yoruba talking drums.

Text

My language, my heritage.

Voice-over

Yoruba race, particularly the language is prominent and spoken across the world. Yoruba language is not only spoken in Nigeria but also a language spoken in other countries such as Togo, Republic of Benin, Ghana, Bayen, and Brazil to mention a few.

Visual graphics 

A group of Yoruba Dancers from Osun State, Nigeria in their Traditional "Adire" attires

A group of Yoruba Dancers from Osun State, Nigeria in their Traditional "Adire" attires. Local talking drums workshop, Nigerian flag, Togo flags, Brazil Flag and the Republic of Benin Flag.

Scene 2

Tunde Kelani Interview

Tunde Kelani sits on a couch in his home in Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria preparing for the interview

73years old Tunde Kelani sits on a couch in his home in Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria. He wears a Yoruba cap called Fila on a blue Dansiki cloth styled with local weavings and has a laptop in front of him.

Text

Some hidden qualities of Yoruba are our origin and language. The total number of Yoruba speakers are more than 40 million, aside from speakers in diasporas including the Republic of Benin, Togo, and Ghana.  This serves as opportunity for Yoruba to develop and increase our understanding of the language by knowing our history because this will serve as a catalyst for growth and advancement. There are documentation on Yoruba language but it's important to find an effective way of sharing it with the next generation Yoruba Wikipedia is a platform where this knowledge can be shared for people to have unrestricted access and the Yoruba Wikipedia is easily accessible.

Visuals graphics 

Yoruba local dancers, Agbada and fila in a museum, group photos of the Yoruba language students, and teachers,  the flag of Togo flags, Brazil  and the Republic of Benin.

Voice over'

One of the important ways to improve and promote the use of Yoruba language as a tool for economic growth is through reading and research and this is the privilege's that Yoruba Wikipedia has provided.

Visuals graphics

Image showing a person reading Yoruba language, the image of Professor Wole Soyinka, Late Professor Akinwunmi Ishola, Professor Adebayo Faleti, and image of a local chiefs, photo of a Yoruba stage play performance, old Yoruba books used in teaching in schools and group photos of Yoruba students in Adire atire with other local items such as shekere, ileke, apere, igba and so on.

Scene 3

Joke Muyiwa Interview

The award-winning Yoruba film actress sits on a couch in his home in Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria. She wears a red Yoruba Gele on a yellow gown with a local bead called Ileke.

Text

Yoruba Wikipedia is a platform for learning and research and serve as a platforms for knowledge sharing. You know that if you need any information about a country or event for example, you can find it on Wikipedia and that serves  as a useful resources for us.Yoruba Wikipedia gives opportunity to native speakers of Yoruba language who do not have a good understanding of English language to access information in their preferred language. Yoruba Wikipedia provides a platforms for us to learn more about our history, culture and our ancestors

Visual graphics 

Mihran Hakobyan's sculpture 'Pomnik Wikipedii', located in Słubice, Poland

Mihran Hakobyan's sculpture 'Pomnik Wikipedii', located in Słubice, Poland Screenshot of Abraham Lincoln article on Yoruba Wikipedia, Group photo of the Yoruba Wikimedians User Group's training participants

Scene 4

Tunde Oladimeji's Interview

The multi-talented film actor, producer and documentarist wears a shirt and sits on a small chair in his garden in Ibadan.

Text

Yoruba Wikipedia provides a platform for us to learn about history, sociology and philosophy of the Yoruba race. The articles on Yoruba Wikipedia are useful,. Our mother's tongue is very important and reading articles on Yoruba Wikipedia will improve learning and understanding of Yoruba language. It would also boost our confidence and improve our knowledge of internet and media literacy and gives us the opportunity to read in our mother tongue on the internet.

Visual graphics Screenshot of the Cocoa house and Ibadan articles on Yoruba Wikipedia.

Scene 5

Tunde Kelani Interview

Mini globe handheld

)

Now, speakers of Yoruba language in Cuba, Brazil and Togo can now access information in Yoruba language on Wikipedia. It's importance to create awareness about the Yoruba Wikipedia because people may not be aware that this language version of Wikipedia exists. I learned about the Yoruba Wikipedia recently. I visited the Yoruba Wikipedia and realized that a lot of different topics have been covered. If other languages could thrive, it is imperative to make effort in digitizing Yoruba language, particularly contributing to Yoruba Wikipedia so that we can be proud of our own language Wikipedia.

Visual graphics

Image of a Yoruba stage play performance

Scene 6

Voice-over

You can join the Yoruba Wikipedia as a contributor or editor via the following steps. Click on yo.wikipedia.org. This will take you to the homepage of Yoruba Wikipedia, then click on create account and register.

Visual graphics

Mihran Hakobyan's sculpture 'Pomnik Wikipedii', located in Słubice, Poland, the screenshot of the homepage of Wikipedia, the registration interface, the Mini globe handheld design by David Peters for the Wikimedia Foundation

The video ends with the text "Yoruba Wikipedia documentary" "my language, my heritage" and talking drums sounds.

Similar video to reuse

• "Short documentary of Wikipedia in celebration of the Wikipedia 20th anniversary"
• "Yoruba docuemntary showcasing the contributions of Yoruba Wikipedia to combating the COVID-19 pandemic"