Mental Health Issues in College

Students

Written by:
Nestor Arrieta
Paola Correa
Aydee Daniela Carrillo
Mark Winslett

RWS 1301
Dr. Vierra
The University of Texas at El Paso
November 29, 2018
DRAFT 1
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1 VIDEO OF COLLEGE STUDENTS MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND
0:06 WALKING.
ROBOT: “Mental Health Issues in
College Students is a Silent
Epidemic”

2 COLLEGE STUDENTS' PICTURE MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND

0:12
CHANGES TO THE EL PASO COUNTY ROBOT: “On average, enough UTEP
COLISEUM students suffer from mental
issues to fill the county
coliseum”.

3 VIDEO OF COLLEGE STUDENT READING MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND

0:18
CHANGES TO SAD COLLEGE STUDENTS ROBOT: “Mental Health Issues are
the Leading cause of Drop-outs
and Suicides in College
Students.”

4 PHOTO OF STUDENTS WITH ANXIETY MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND

0:24
ROBOT: “Mental Health issues can
be caused by lack of sleep,
stress, flux in relationships,
and isolation.

5 MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES APPEAR ONE MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND

0:30 BY ONE
ROBOT: ”Some issues may include
Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia,
Eating Disorders, Phobias, and
suicidal Thoughts or actions”.

6 DISTRESS COLLEGE STUDENT PHOTO MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND

0:36
ROBOT: “The Problem: About 40% of
students with a mental health
disorder do not seek help.”
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7 PICTURE OF UTEP COUNSELING MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND
0:42 CENTER
ROBOT: “Here at UTEP, there is a
dedicated counseling center to
help students”.

TRANSITION

8 PERSON IS SITTING ALONE LOOKING MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND

0:48 REALLY DEPRESSED LOOKING AT THE
FLOOR. Robot: “You might think you’re
alone but there is always someone
there for you”.

TRANSITION

9 LIST OF LOCAL AND NATIONWIDE MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND

0:54 HELPLINE NUMBERS THAT YOU CAN
CALL TO RECEIVE HELP. ROBOT: “If you or someone you
know is suffering from any of
these issues, call NOW”.

TRANSITION

10 PICTURE ANNOUNCEMENT CONVINCING VO:

1:00 STUDENTS TO SEEK AND GET HELP ON
THEIR LOCAL UNIVERSITY ROBOT: "Seek help at your local
COUNSELING CENTER. counseling center at your
university.”

“... AND REMEMBER, YOU’RE NOT

ALONE.”

FADING OUT.

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Film Nomenclature
Here are some scriptwriting terms you can use. You need to use at least
one term in every scene.

ANGLE: Directs the camera to focus on a person or thing.

AD LIB: Instructs actors to make up and fill in dialogue in the scene.
CUT TO: To go from one scene, or element in a scene, to another very
quickly.
DISSOLVE: A film editing technique where one scene "melts" or fades
into another scene.
ESTABLISHING SHOT: Use to be used to give an overall perspective of a
scene.
EXT. Short for exterior, or outside.
FADE IN: This is the start of the screenplay.
FADE OUT: This is the end.
Fg: Stands for Foreground. Used to place an object or person in front
of the scene.
FREEZE FRAME: The image freezes on the screen and becomes a still shot.
INT.: Short for interior, or indoors.
INTERCUT: To go back and forth between to locations, scenes, or
elements in a scene.
INSERT: An item that is inserted into the camera view. Usually a note,
or picture is inserted so the audience can either read what is on the
note, or see the picture.
Master scene heading: Begins each new scene. It consists of three
parts: The LOCATION, PLACE, and TIME of the scene. For example:
* EXT. PLAYGROUND - NIGHT or
* INT. BEDROOM - DAY
MONTAGE or SERIES OF SHOTS: A number of different scenes shown one
after the other. Used to show a number of events passing in a short
period of time.
OS or OC: OFF SCREEN or OFF CAMERA. A character talks, or something
happens out of view of the camera.
OVER THE SHOULDER: A camera shot over the shoulder of a character.
PAN: A camera shot that pivots up and down, or side to side.
PLOT POINT: A turning point, or transition in the screenplay that
propels the screenplay forward.
POV: POINT OF VIEW. The perspective view of one character as they look
at another character or thing in the scene.
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REVERSE SHOT: When two characters are talking to each other and the
camera shifts for one character to the other.
SLOW MOTION: Self-explanatory.
SPLIT SCREEN: The location of the scene is divided in to two, or more
sections.
SUBLIM: A shot lasting less than a second. (The brief flashbacks scenes
usually done when a character is dying and their live flash before
their eyes)
SUPER: A SUPERIMPOSITION. One image merged into another image.
VO: VOICE OVER. Usually used by a narrator of a scene. The character
doing the VO is usually not in the same location as the scene.
ZOOM: A camera focus upon something in the scene.