The Illinois of Art, Chicago	Scriptwriting for Digital Media Production
	Instructor: Lindsay Grace

 

Assignment 1: Create a Public Service Announcement

You are responsible for creating one public service announcement. The announcement must report the following:

§ One announcement theme
§ An organization related to the topic
§ The contact information for the organization

All announcements must be serious, clear, engaging and contain factual information.
Suggested topics include:

§ Adoption
§ Community involvement
§ Energy conservation
§ Arts education
§ Drug prevention
§ Drunk driving
§ Sexual harassment
§ Registering to vote
§ Domestic violence
§ Community non-profit services
§ Recycling
§ Public safety
§ Public health

Please ask the instructor if you have any questions about the quality of your chosen topic.

Each completed assignment will contain the following:

§ One-60 second radio script.
§ One-30 second radio script.
§ One-30 second television script.

Scripts must be formatted properly according the format guidelines provided.

As a final note, remember that 3-act structure continues to be an important part of any story. Find your conflict, and you will find your story.

 

 

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