HBO Films: Temple Grandin - A Behind The Scenes Featurette (HBO)
Summary
TLDRThe script for 'Temple Grandin', an HBO project, tells the remarkable story of Temple Grandin, an autistic visual thinker born in the 1960s. Despite early recommendations for institutionalization, her mother's persistence and the guidance of inspired mentors allowed Temple to harness her unique strengths. Her deep empathy for animals and ability to think like them revolutionized the livestock industry with more humane practices. The film, starring Claire Danes, captures Temple's journey, emphasizing the importance of following one's instincts and showcasing how her insights into autism and animal behavior have made her a respected authority.
Takeaways
- 🎬 The script is for the HBO project 'Temple Grandin', a biographical drama about the life of Temple Grandin.
- 🌟 Temple Grandin is portrayed as an exceptional individual with autism who thinks visually and has unique insights into animal behavior.
- 🚀 The story highlights Temple's journey from being misunderstood in her childhood to becoming a leading figure in animal welfare and autism advocacy.
- 👩👧 Temple's mother played a crucial role in her life, advocating for her and ensuring she received proper support and opportunities.
- 🧠 Temple's mind is described as working like Google Images, with a highly visual and literal way of thinking that gives her a unique perspective.
- 🐄 Temple's empathy for animals and her ability to think like them led her to innovate in the cattle industry, creating more humane systems for handling livestock.
- 🏆 Temple's achievements are showcased through the recreation of her designs in the film, demonstrating her impact on the livestock industry.
- 🎥 The film used a combination of trained animals and animatronics to depict the cattle handling scenes, adding authenticity to the storytelling.
- 💡 Temple's innovative designs, such as curved corners and ramps, were inspired by her understanding of how cattle perceive their environment.
- 🌈 The film emphasizes the importance of following one's instincts and the potential for individuals with autism to unlock new possibilities for themselves and others.
- 📚 Temple Grandin's story is a testament to her success as an author, speaker, and advocate, changing perceptions of both the livestock industry and autism.
Q & A
What project was the script for that the agent mentioned in the beginning of the script?
-The script was for the 'Temple Grandin' project from HBO.
How does Temple Grandin's mind work differently from a typical person's?
-Temple Grandin's mind works in pictures, similar to Google Images, making her a highly visual thinker.
What was the general recommendation for children diagnosed with autism in the 1960s?
-The general recommendation for children diagnosed with autism in the 1960s was to place them in an institution.
What role did Temple's mother play in her life?
-Temple's mother played a crucial role by pushing her to meet challenges and go out into the world to function as best as she could.
What was Temple Grandin's connection to animals?
-Temple Grandin empathized with animals and found that she had a special connection with them, which she later used to improve their welfare.
How did Temple Grandin's experience on a farm influence her?
-Her experience on a farm helped Temple realize her strengths and her ability to think like an animal, which she later used to improve cattle handling systems.
What was one of Temple Grandin's significant contributions to the cattle industry?
-Temple Grandin created more humane systems for cattle to move calmly, which improved their welfare and the efficiency of the industry.
How did the film 'Temple Grandin' depict the cattle handling scenes?
-The film used a combination of trained cattle and animatronic cows to depict the cattle handling scenes, making them appear intense while ensuring the animals' safety.
What was Temple Grandin's approach to designing cattle handling systems?
-Temple Grandin used her ability to think like a cow and visualize the systems in her mind, focusing on creating calm and peaceful environments for the animals.
What is the main theme of the film 'Temple Grandin'?
-The main theme of the film is to follow one's gut instinct and to unlock potential in individuals who may seem locked in, as demonstrated by Temple Grandin's journey.
How did Temple Grandin change the perception of autism?
-Temple Grandin was the first person to describe what it was like to be autistic, and through her success and contributions, she changed the face of autism and the livestock industry.
Outlines
📞 A Life-Changing Call
In the spring of 2008, the speaker received a call from their agent about a script for the Temple Grandin project by HBO. After reading the script, they were deeply moved and immediately shared their excitement with their wife, recognizing the incredible story of Temple Grandin.
🧠 Understanding Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin, an amazing visual thinker, was born in the 60s when autism was misunderstood. Despite being non-verbal at four, her mother pushed her to overcome challenges. Temple's journey included the support of inspiring mentors and her discovery of empathy towards animals on her aunt and uncle's farm.
🌟 Discovering Her Strengths
As Temple became self-aware, she recognized her strengths and found ways to experience positive feelings. Her unique mind, which processes information visually like Google Images, allowed her to explain her thought processes vividly. Claire Danes, portraying Temple, captured this essence beautifully.
🐄 Innovations in the Cattle Industry
Temple Grandin revolutionized the cattle industry with her humane systems for cattle movement. The film recreated one of her major achievements, showing the precise design and construction of her innovations. The depiction of the cattle was achieved using trained animals and animatronics for realistic effects.
🐮 Thinking Like a Cow
Temple's deep understanding of animals led her to see the world through their eyes. She designed systems that catered to their sensory perceptions, such as curved ramps for cattle. Her ability to visualize every detail made her designs highly effective and humane.
🔍 The Autism Mind
Temple's mind captures every detail, similar to how animals perceive the world. Her designs work because she meticulously visualizes each step. Her empathy for animals drives her to ensure their lives are as calm as possible, a theme conveyed powerfully in the movie.
🌟 Changing Perceptions
The main theme of the film is to trust one's instincts. Temple Grandin's journey offers a powerful lesson in unlocking potential. She was the first to articulate what it feels like to be autistic, transforming not only the livestock industry but also perceptions of autism.
📚 A Lasting Legacy
Temple Grandin's contributions extend beyond her innovative designs. She has authored numerous books on autism and animal behavior, becoming a recognized authority in both fields. Her life story, though seemingly unbelievable, stands as a testament to her remarkable achievements.
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Keywords
💡Temple Grandin
💡Visual Thinking
💡Autism
💡Mentors
💡Cattle Industry
💡Empathy with Animals
💡Humane Livestock Handling
💡Sensory Thinking
💡Innovative Design
💡Autism Advocacy
Highlights
Temple Grandin is an amazing visual thinker who can bring everything she has seen to her mind.
Autism was very misunderstood in the 1960s when Temple was born, with no speech by age 4.
Temple's mother pushed her to meet challenges and function as best as she could.
Temple found wonderful, inspired mentors who helped her empathize with animals.
Temple realized she had certain strengths she could exploit and found ways to self-medicate and experience positive feelings.
Claire Danes captured Temple's unique way of thinking, which works in pictures like Google Images.
The movie Temple Grandin worked from her plans to reconstruct one of her achievements.
Cattle used in the film were trained, with some scenes using animatronic cows for intense visuals.
Temple was able to think like a cow and design systems for them to move calmly and peacefully.
Temple's designs took into account the sensory thinking of animals, using curved corners and visual cues.
The film conveys how Temple visualized her designs in her mind before constructing them.
Temple's ethos was to make every moment of an animal's life calm, which the film effectively portrays.
The main theme of the film is to follow your gut instinct and help unlock a door for someone who appears locked in.
Temple Grandin was the first person to describe what it was like to be autistic, ultimately changing the face of autism.
She not only revolutionized the livestock industry but also became an authority on autism and animal behavior, writing many books.
The film is a masterpiece, with an unbelievable true story that couldn't be written as fiction.
Transcripts
one fateful day in the spring of 2008 I
could call in the evening from my agent
who said I'm sending around a script for
you to look at it's the Temple Grandin
project from HBO
I read the script in one go and I closed
to the final page and said to my wife
it's the most amazing story
I'm Temple Grandin
she's an amazing visual thinker can you
bring everything you've seen to your
mind
sure can't you temple was born in the
60s when autism was was really
misunderstood no speech yet at the age
of four your child is clearly autistic
what's the next step we generally
recommend an institution her mother
keeps pushing her as someone to meet
those challenges and to go out into the
world in order that she will function as
best that she can
temple was very very fortunate to have
found a number of wonderful inspired
mentors she goes to Harriet and uncle
and a farm where they raise cattle
that's where she learns that she
actually empathized this with animals as
she became more self-aware she realized
that she had certain strengths that she
could really exploit and she found a way
to self-medicate and experience positive
kind feelings you have a very special
mind that's going to open up on to a
whole new world for you cows yes they do
she's an exceptional person because she
has the ability to explain to us what's
going on in her mind her mind works in a
really surprising wonderful way I'm
official think I think totally in
pictures my mind works like Google
Images nick is actually a very visual
thinker too and had a lot of creative
ideas about how to communicate what that
is like for temple there are things in
her mind that are very very literal like
when someone says to her temple is a
miracle she suddenly has a flash of
Christ walking on the water
it's only a moment but we we see it when
she sees him Claire Danes god bless her
really captured that quality I was so
privileged to have a chance to work with
so many brilliant actors seeing myself
at high schools at home man Claire Danes
she's she's me I can't believe it what's
going on here she ended up working in
the cattle industry creating systems for
cattle to move calmly temple realized
there was a more humane way to encourage
cattle one of the great things about
making this movie was that we worked
from her plans and we reconstructed one
of her great achievement it was surreal
seeing the dip fat that I designed
recreated here absolutely perfectly the
cattle that we used are trained cattles
and it will look very intense on film
however when those viewers look very
closely they'll notice most of the
commotion was just man-made they have
too stuffy cows as we call them in the
film business and animatronic cows these
animals are used in place of a live real
cow to depict some of the action one of
the things when temple got interested in
in animals is to try and see how a cow
would see in that way she was able to
think herself into the mind of a cow
which you sees the world very visually
and she saw you could make something
that would fall it account walking down
a ramp with flats on it so the cow
walked peacefully in and then found
itself off stepping off into the water
she knew the cows like to walk in curved
corners because they thought they were
going back somewhere they'd been before
it was amazing that she could have
visualized that whole thing the thing is
the normal mind drops out the details
but the autism mind sees all the details
that's more like the animal mind because
animals are sensory thinkers they think
in pictures they think in smells
they think it sounds I know my system
will work because I've been through it a
thousand times in my head
her ethos was I love animals so much I
want every moment of their lives will be
calm and what we've done in the movie is
convey how she was able to see that in
her head before she constructed him I
think the main theme of the film is to
follow your gut instinct there is a
tremendous lesson learned out of temples
journey that we can help unlock a door
for somebody who appears very locked in
nobody had said this is how it feels
Temple Grandin was the first person to
actually describe what it was like to be
autistic ultimately she not only changed
the face of the livestock industry she
really changed the face of autism she's
a real authority and she's written many
books on autism and animal behavior and
she's a real success by and by anyone's
standards this is unbelievable you
couldn't write this as fiction nobody
would believe this as possible my
husband read about you miss Grandin this
is a masterpiece
you
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