Endpoint

Endpoint: the final stage of a period or process

3 weeks of class left. I'd say that's the final stage of the semester. We only have a few more writing assignments left in Media Scriptwriting. It's hard to believe most of the class is over, we've climbed the hill, started coming back down, and the end is in sight now. We've written a lot of scripts up to this point ... a lot. But looking back, it hasn't been too bad. I think each script gets a little easier than the previous, but each one has its own challenges.

• Radio advertising: must be brief and descriptive ... challenge: audience can't see product, so more descriptions are needed
• Radio promotion: building up an image ... challenge: determining what the stations represents
• Television advertising: still needs brevity introduces pictures ... challenge: effectively combining audio and video
• News [for radio]: quick stories with actualities ... challenge: fitting everything in the time necessary with all the information
• News [for television]: writing to the video you have ... challenge: sometimes video doesn't match the story you want to tell

So far, so good. Only a few assignments left, including a script on "How NOT to use Powerpoint" ... which I think will be fun since so many people misuse powerpoint. I will enjoy this.