Young Adult Public Service Announcements

Video:

	30-Second Video PSA Preview– 2007_psa_teen.wmv (957KB) Download the video script –film_noir_script3.pdf (44KB) This PSA (and the Children's PSA) will be available for purchase at a very reasonable cost after February 1, 2007. They can be acquired in BETA (for broadcast), in VHS (for local viewing), and on DVD. Contact the CSLP for more information.

Audio:

Audio PSA: 2007_teen_radio.mp3 (534KB)

This audio PSA was also produced by Michele Gorman.

Extras:

Download a "comic book" style mini-poster featuring the Young Adult PSA. This can be printed and used as a poster or flyer or included in a newsletter.
comicpage.pdf (2.52MB)

Credits:

Writer: Rachel Rust
Directors: Rebekah Rust, Rachel Rust
Editing: Rebekah Rust, Rachel Rust
Music Composition: Rachel Rust
Lighting and Photography: Sarah Rust
Producer: Michele Gorman

Actor: Kevin Schimko as Marlowe
Actor: Jessica Lit as Veronica

Special thanks to the following organizations and individuals for their support:

• The Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (PLCMC): ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center - Studio i
• PLCMC Main Library - Nonfiction Department, Carolina Room, Security
• The Children's Theatre of Charlotte (CTC): Costume Department, Props Department, Pre-Professional Ensemble Class
• Jill Bloede & Mark Sutton; Ensemble Teachers
• Ian Nguyen - Sound Support
• Wynn Rust - Video Support
• Pete Smeal - Prop Support
• Hearst Tower Security Department

Bios:

Rebekah, Rachel, and Sarah Rust

Rachel, Rebekah and Sarah Rust, the Rust Sisters, are a dynamic creative force exploring the world of story telling through digital technology. Though interested in video production and animation for the past several years, these three teenage girls became active over one year ago when they were chosen as interns to work with John Lemmon, of John Lemmon Films, to help usher in a new blue screen, video production and animation facility at a new joint theatre/library called ImaginOn that opened in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2005. Through teaching, managing and creating projects with and for the library patrons, the Rust Sisters honed their skills and acquired diverse experience producing animated and live action shorts, and music videos. When not working with the public they pursued the creation of their own projects, including a state and national award winning animated short "Troy Story", which was loosely based on the Iliad, and a Film Noir style public service announcement TV commercial for the Collaborative Summer Library Program for the Teen Summer Reading Program campaign. Rachel Rust, 17, wrote the script, did the audio editing, and scored the music for the public service announcement. Her sister Rebekah Rust, 15, coordinated the project with Michele Gorman, Teen Services Supervisor at Imaginon. Rebekah also managed the production of the project, directed the actors and worked with her sister on editing, filming and casting the spot. They also generated a 30 second radio spot, comic book page and web page using images taken by the youngest sister, Sarah Rust, 13. Sarah also assisted in filming, lighting and special effects for the commercial. They shot the 30 second commercial using the library's video cameras and edited the project using Apple's Final Cut Pro. The music was scored on Apple's garageband along with the radio spot. A script was written in Quartz Composer to apply the stylistic graphic effect for one version of the commercial. When they are not working on art projects, volunteering their time at ImaginOn and promoting the classics for the Junior Classical League, they are pursuing their classical education and being teenagers.

Kevin Schimko

Kevin Shimko is a senior at Providence High School in Charlotte, NC. He is a proud member of the Ensemble Performing Arts Company at the Children's Theater of Charlotte, where he has been a performer at the Charlotte Comedy Theater since 2004. He has performed short-form and long-form improv shows in front of live audiences, studied Shakespeare, and he is very involved in his high school theater department. He has directed two full length plays and has performed in several one-act plays. He also is very interested in film. He loves being behind the camera and making movie magic. Kevin dreams of one day being a successful actor or filmmaker. He wants to attend college in NYC and receive a BFA in Acting.

Jessica Lit

Jessica has been working within the community theatre in Charlotte ever since she can remember. She has done work with Chickspeare, Theatre Charlotte, The African American Children's Theatre, and The Children's Theatre of Charlotte, where she is currently a proud member of the Ensemble Company. Her favorite roles include: Hamlet in Hamlet, Asaka in Once On This Island, Nelly Windrod in The Rimers of Eldritch, Susie in Imitation of Life, and The Pinball Wizard in Tommy. Although she is a senior, she just finishing her first high school show, It's A Wonderful Life. She is excited about graduating in June and she plans on going to college next fall to major in political science and theatre somewhere in the Northeast.

Michele Gorman

Michele is the Teen Services Manager of ImaginOn, a collaborative venture of the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County and the Children's Theatre of Charlotte. At ImaginOn, cutting-edge library services, innovative educational programs, and new generation technology meet award-winning professional theater in an attempt to bring stories to life through extraordinary experiences that challenge, inspire and excite young minds. In addition to working full time as a young adult librarian, Michele is also a freelance writer and national speaker, certified by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) as a Serving the Underserved (SUS) Trainer. Her books include Getting Graphic! Using Graphic Novels to Promote Literacy with Preteens and Teens and the 3rd edition of Connecting Young Adults and Libraries. She is also the graphic novels columnist for Teacher Librarian and one of four "Teenage Riot" columnists for School Library Journal.