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2003 Alcohol PSA

July 26, 2010 - 1:14 pm 25 Comments

A PSA from 2003 health class, a couple days work.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

This is officially a finalist in the scholarship!! I’ll keep you all posted on whether it wins or not.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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25 Responses to “2003 Alcohol PSA”

  1. onebre Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 1:44 pm

    good job! some technical notes though: sound is inconsistent (louder effects but quiet dialogue) and the lighting is a bit dark, but those are easy tweeks.

  2. awollangk Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 2:32 pm

    To give some breathing room you could probably tighten the rest up just the tiniest bit. You only need a second or two at the end. For instance: you could pull a quarter second or so from the very beginning, maybe time compress the cork pull (pull every other frame or so) to shave off another tenth… I’d avoid cutting any of the falling trash, but you might be able to pull out every tenth frame or so to speed that up a bit without changing the impact too much…

    Good luck with the contest :)

  3. acheronwalthers Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    I agree about the time but there’s a 30 second limit to the scholarship.
    Same with music is that it had to draw from a specific site approved by the scholarship only.

  4. Avian98X Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    is that agirl or a boy ..

  5. awollangk Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 3:49 pm

    I’d give it a little breathing room at the end after “get trashed”… The cutoff seems a bit abrupt. Maybe fade to black or transition to a message.

    Some music to underly the work would also help add a bit more continuity and depth.

    While it’s not all that original a concept, it was well done. Other than the abrupt end the overall timing is quite good and the shots are fairly well framed.

    Not sure if it was the transition to YouTube, but the color seems a bit off as well.

  6. reginaldoramjet Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 4:43 pm

    Best thing you’ve done.

  7. shallwethen Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 4:48 pm

    clever

  8. WhirledSol Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 5:08 pm

    Very nice.

  9. skynectar2007 Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 5:10 pm

    Hahahahaahaha! You guys rock! Your sister’s hilarious!

  10. BenFleming Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 5:29 pm

    I think as long as you have a pre-keyed overlay you can use it in any video editing program.

    If you don’t have any grime overlays, you can easily make one in Photoshop and import the .psd into Final Cut, I believe.

  11. acheronwalthers Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 6:16 pm

    I wish I had After Effects. I have Final Cut Express which I don’t think is capable of something that cool.

  12. BenFleming Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 6:35 pm

    Now that I think about it, you guys could cover up the low lighting by overlaying a grime mask in After Effects or something. Anti-alcohol/drug PSAs often have a sort of grime overlay, that could mask the dark conditions?

  13. ZeldaPhan Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 7:14 pm

    Very well done, Adam! I really think it’s effective, and I hope you get the scholarship!

  14. acheronwalthers Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 7:17 pm

    Thanks! It did take a long time to clean up but it was worth it.

  15. hayleyghoover Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 8:17 pm

    There you go, Adam. It works and looks good and I love you.

  16. acheronwalthers Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 9:10 pm

    I’m glad you liked it!

  17. patrickmcghee Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 10:03 pm

    so very impressive.

  18. EmilyTakesontheWorld Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 10:51 pm

    Hahaha, nice use of noodles! That’s pretty much exactly what I saw in my head. I think you got the scholarship.

  19. KennilworthyWhisp Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 11:48 pm

    this is brilliant, guys!

  20. wynflete Says:
    July 27th, 2010 at 12:18 am

    Worked out great! I appreciate that the mess may have taken a LONG time to clean up, but it worked out fantastically.
    All the best with the scholarship.
    -Debbie

  21. acheronwalthers Says:
    July 27th, 2010 at 12:48 am

    Well she says “you guys wanna have some fun?” and the shaking her head is meant to look just annoyed and frustrated by the drunk friend. It also works to be saying no to the idea of having fun as getting drunk. Either way.
    And thanks!

  22. emmfan09 Says:
    July 27th, 2010 at 1:22 am

    I liked it, Adam! But I was a bit confused whether your friend who nodded “no” was saying that she wasn’t having fun or that she didn’t wanna get trashed? Other than that, I read about your lighting concerns. I think you’ll get the money!

  23. acheronwalthers Says:
    July 27th, 2010 at 1:38 am

    Thank you!

  24. acheronwalthers Says:
    July 27th, 2010 at 1:38 am

    Thanks!

  25. acheronwalthers Says:
    July 27th, 2010 at 2:04 am

    She’s holding a paper bag as she walks in and uncorks it right before the trash falls.
    If that’s not clear, at least the judges will know it’s an alcohol PSA before they see it.