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Scriptwriting for the Electronic Media


Here you will find class handouts and other resources to help you with this course. If you have any questions, please e-mail Dr. Kintsfather at David@pyrbred.org.


Written Assignments
  • PSA assignment
  • Hometown Cool Ad Campaign
  • Radio commercial assignment
  • TV commercial assignments
  • News Copy assignment
  • Final Project assignment 4/19
  • Final Project promotional materials

    Oral Assignments

  • Campaign presentation
  • Media Criticism assignment
  • Final Project presentation

    Evaluation Forms

  • PSA evaluation form
  • Radio commercial evaluation form
  • TV commercial evaluation form
  • Campaign presentation evaluation form
  • News copy evaluation form
  • Promotional Materials evaluation form
  • Final Project evaluation form

    Handouts

  • Course syllabus 4/20
  • Using Script Templates for MS Word
  • Interactive Practice Quiz
  • Creating Script Templates in MS Word
  • TV Commercial Helpful Hints

    Files Available for Downloading

  • Script Format "Templates"
  • Sample Scripts

    Class Notes

  • Unit #1, Course Introduction
  • Unit #2, The Craft of Scriptwriting
  • Unit #3, Basic Elements of Style
  • Unit #4, Formatting Scripts
  • Unit #5, Advertising Basics
  • Unit #6, PSAs
  • Unit #7, Organizing the Broadcast Commercial
  • Unit #8, Radio Copywriting
  • Unit #9, Television Copywriting
  • Unit #10, The Broadcast Campaign
  • Unit #11, News Writing
  • Unit #12, Promotional Materials
  • Unit #13, Writing for the Web
  • Unit #14, Legal and Ethical Implications of Media Writing
  • Unit #15, Informational Programming
  • Unit #16, The Narrative



    This course is offered in the Department of Electronic Media at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA 19530.

    All material on these pages is © 2004 by Dr. David Kintsfather. Students enrolled in the course may print out hard copies for their individual use. All other duplication or distribution is prohibited without prior consent.