I went back and found a comment made by Michele over a year ago here when we had our first big thread about MovieTalk. Here is part of what she said last year:
[The originator of Movie Talk is] Ashley Hastings. Here is his page, which explains everything, including giving you sample talking scripts for two different film pieces.
http://glesismore.com/movietalk/menu.html
The parts that Dr. Hastings keeps emphasizing when he watches me and others use MT are:
1. use 1-3 minute scenes
2. play the scene first (gives you a break and lets the kids see it).
3. explain to the kids that MT is not for entertainment, but to develop listening comprehension.
4. don’t depend on dialogue; pretend you are telling a person who can’t see what’s in the picture.
