I would like to dip into screenwriting. This is one of my weaknesses. I'm starting with something short before I start tackling long-form stuff.
The message of this PSA is to raise awareness of Mental Health and how it affects all students. The style of this PSA will be a cinematic dramatization of what students go through. This will use actors and scriptwriting. None of these scenes comes from real students, but these situations are not far from reality.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dni8ODiim57Qs38cd4l1OYqQteoaEYaU/edit?tab=t.0
Thank you for the feedback
EXT. SCHOOL - DAY
The bleak mist surrounds the school in an obscured vision. As we move towards the school, the view becomes transparent.
SUPER FADES IN
SUPER:
Since 2020, the state of mental health in our
youth has become a second pandemic. According to NIMH,
self-reported mental diagnoses have risen to 49.5% in the U.S.,
between the ages of 13-18.
22.2% of them have severe symptoms.
This includes eating disorders and suicidal thoughts.
SUPER FADE OUT AND IN
SUPER:
Barnstable County has not been spared from this crisis.
CUT TO:
INT. LOCKER ROOM - DAY
SEAN (13-1
, a school athlete, sits down on a bench in the locker room. His locker is open. He looks tired, but also troubled.
SEAN (V.O.)
I can’t let them see me this way.
I have to be the best.
He holds his face in his hands.
SEAN (V.O.)
Maybe I’m not worth it.
Sean SLAMS his locker closed.
CUT TO:
INT. SCHOOL CAFETERIA - DAY
MYA (13-1
, a young girl, sits at a cafeteria table alone, eating her lunch.
MYA looks over at the other tables. She seems upset.
VFX: Various students LAUGHING and CONVERSING at their
tables. Nobody is noticing MYA.
MYA (V.O.)
It’s like I don’t even exist.
Why do I even try?
MYA stares at her food.
CUT TO:
INT. SCHOOL BATHROOM - DAY
EMMA (13-1
- a trans girl - is applying makeup in the mirror of the school bathroom.
EMMA (V.O.)
I struggle to be myself every day.
Another GIRL (13-1
passes by her mirror, giving her the side-eye. EMMA sighs, takes her bag, and leaves the bathroom.
EXT. SCHOOL HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
EMMA exits the bathroom. A GROUP OF STUDENTS (13-1
walks by EMMA, and they start laughing and pointing at her.
EMMA (V.O.)
Because others won’t fully
accept me for who I am.
EMMA tries to ignore the student as she is walking through the hallway.
CUT TO:
INT. CLASSROOM - DAY
MARCUS (13-1
is sitting alone in the classroom.
MARCUS (V.O.)
I'm scared to go back home.
Something bad always happens.
He puts his headphones on. He slowly leans forward, laying his head on the desk.
MARCUS (V.O.)
Is there no one to talk to about this?
I’m alone.
CUT TO SEAN:
SEAN (V.O.)
I’m alone
CUT TO MYA:
MYA (V.O.)
I am alone
CUT TO EMMA:
EMMA (V.O.)
I feel alone.
CUTS TO MULTIPLE STUDENTS UNTIL...
BLACK
SUPER FADES IN.
SUPER:
You’re not alone. You matter. Your life matters.
Reach out and talk to a certified listener.
SUPER FADES OUT AND IN.
SUPER:
Call 988 or visit 988lifeline.org
La Fin
The message of this PSA is to raise awareness of Mental Health and how it affects all students. The style of this PSA will be a cinematic dramatization of what students go through. This will use actors and scriptwriting. None of these scenes comes from real students, but these situations are not far from reality.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dni8ODiim57Qs38cd4l1OYqQteoaEYaU/edit?tab=t.0
Thank you for the feedback
EXT. SCHOOL - DAY
The bleak mist surrounds the school in an obscured vision. As we move towards the school, the view becomes transparent.
SUPER FADES IN
SUPER:
Since 2020, the state of mental health in our
youth has become a second pandemic. According to NIMH,
self-reported mental diagnoses have risen to 49.5% in the U.S.,
between the ages of 13-18.
22.2% of them have severe symptoms.
This includes eating disorders and suicidal thoughts.
SUPER FADE OUT AND IN
SUPER:
Barnstable County has not been spared from this crisis.
CUT TO:
INT. LOCKER ROOM - DAY
SEAN (13-1
SEAN (V.O.)
I can’t let them see me this way.
I have to be the best.
He holds his face in his hands.
SEAN (V.O.)
Maybe I’m not worth it.
Sean SLAMS his locker closed.
CUT TO:
INT. SCHOOL CAFETERIA - DAY
MYA (13-1
MYA looks over at the other tables. She seems upset.
VFX: Various students LAUGHING and CONVERSING at their
tables. Nobody is noticing MYA.
MYA (V.O.)
It’s like I don’t even exist.
Why do I even try?
MYA stares at her food.
CUT TO:
INT. SCHOOL BATHROOM - DAY
EMMA (13-1
EMMA (V.O.)
I struggle to be myself every day.
Another GIRL (13-1
EXT. SCHOOL HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
EMMA exits the bathroom. A GROUP OF STUDENTS (13-1
EMMA (V.O.)
Because others won’t fully
accept me for who I am.
EMMA tries to ignore the student as she is walking through the hallway.
CUT TO:
INT. CLASSROOM - DAY
MARCUS (13-1
MARCUS (V.O.)
I'm scared to go back home.
Something bad always happens.
He puts his headphones on. He slowly leans forward, laying his head on the desk.
MARCUS (V.O.)
Is there no one to talk to about this?
I’m alone.
CUT TO SEAN:
SEAN (V.O.)
I’m alone
CUT TO MYA:
MYA (V.O.)
I am alone
CUT TO EMMA:
EMMA (V.O.)
I feel alone.
CUTS TO MULTIPLE STUDENTS UNTIL...
BLACK
SUPER FADES IN.
SUPER:
You’re not alone. You matter. Your life matters.
Reach out and talk to a certified listener.
SUPER FADES OUT AND IN.
SUPER:
Call 988 or visit 988lifeline.org
La Fin
