"Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television."

The "Life Happens" workshop deserves all the media attention it can get! So, I made my television ad for this workshop (which took place Wednesday night).

Here is my storyboard:

Le shot list:

Project Name: Life Happens Workshop
Title: Eating Disorders: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment

1 TRANSITION: Fade in on picture of girl looking in a mirror (4 seconds)
2 TRANSITION: Fade to a picture of a girl measuring her waist (3 seconds)
3 TRANSITION: Fade to picture of a scale stating “Help!” (4 seconds)
4 TRANSITION: Fade to the Student Center for Health and Well-Being logo (7 seconds)
5 TRANSITION: Fade to a picture of the “Life Happens” logo (7 seconds)
6 TRANSITION: Fade to picture of Gina Perfetti Seppo (9 seconds)
7 TRANSITION: Fade to a picture of a smiling group (6 seconds)

My (industry standard) script:

Title of ad: Life Happens Workshop
Type of program: Advertisement
Date of airing: 23 February 2012, Thursday
Scriptwriter: Michelle Ruszat

1 BACKGROUND MUSIC (MELANCHOLY)
2 VOICE 1: 24 million Americans and 70 million individuals world-
3 wide suffer from eating disorders. Is someone you care
4 for battling with body image? Are you fighting for control?
5 VOICE 2: The Student Center for Health and Well-Being at The
6 College of St. Scholastica presents: A “Life Happens”
7 workshop: Eating Disorders: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment,
8 Wednesday, February 22nd at 7:30 pm in the Burns Wellness
9 Commons, room 249. This free event will be presented by
10 Gina Perfetti Seppo, LPC. Contact the Student Center for
11 Health and Well-Being to reserve your spot.
12 VOICE 1: Remember, you are not alone and every body is
13 perfect.



And, the finished product: