"This is America" Game Show PSA - ID# 138

Neuqua Valley
Public Service Announcement
Entry Description

A satirical comedic PSA about the state of gun violence within modern day America.

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Recent Teacher Comments

  • 4/23 10:08 pm - Well shot, well lit, the sound is captured nicely. At first the satirical nature of such a serious subject is jarring, but I think if that's the intended effect, then it works to shock the audience
  • 2/26 12:49 pm - STORY: This is brilliantly disturbing. Impactful in its dark satirical approach to an equally disturbing topic. Frankly, in 18 years of judging, I've never seen a PSA quite like this. PRODUCTION: camera work, lighting, and set design were perfectly suited to the game show genre. Audio was hot in a few spots, but your overall mix of the dialogue with the sound effects, audience laughter, and the jump scare gun shot at the end made all of this work well together.
Judge 1

Positives: The changing of the camera angles worked well to make a statement about the absurdity of the data. The lighting and how the talent was blocked looked great. The audio levels were consistent. The gunshot at the end was a great idea.

Improvements: Graphics at the end could be in the title safe area and could have been up a bit longer.

Judge 2

Positives: 1-The laugh track at the end was a nice added touch to the satire. The stamping of the end panel was jarring (in a good way) being edited off the game show host.

Improvements: I thought a simple message deserved a simply edited piece, so not much can be improved but if I must comment: 1 - the answers could have come faster and faster until all you hear is a BUZZ 2 - The music could have continued for mood purposes.

Judge 3

Positives: The use of sound effects was strong and supported the story being told. The lighting and set were clean and realistic to a game show environment. The overall tone and message being told was strong and visuals held the viewers attention.

Improvements: The longer shot of the host towards the end started to become out of focus as the camera was zooming in. Also, the host did not show a ton of emotion during this long shot and having long hair in his face did not help convey any emotion. The Call to action at the end had a strong statement but no guidance to the viewer what to do next (ie go to a website, sign a petition, etc.).

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