Nicole PaulinoKirsten OleanKelly OlivoMatt BuckinghamGeorge Agostini

The Road to the PSA’s:A Semester Long Endeavour

1. Our Strategy2. Community Partners3. Team Dynamic4. Obstacles to Overcome5. The Scripts: A Grueling Process 6. The Filming: A Cinematic Event7. How We Met Our Goals8. Project Criteria9. Conclusion: What We Have

Learned About Teamwork

Our Strategy

We aimed to get an outside theatre group from New Bedford to act in the scripts that we would write, and be filmed by cable access company

We hoped the filming would be done by October 31st

Leaving enough time for us to record and analyze data for our completed project

Community Partners

Marissa Perez-Dormitzer

New Bedford High School Drama Club~ (NBHS Drama Club) ~Community Partner

• Robert Perrotti – Originally contacted him, found out he was in charge of A/V at NBHS •Melissa Sheffield – Teacher

sponsor of the theatre company at NBHS• Aaron Valente- The director

of the theatre productions• Students of the theatre

company

- New Bedford Cable Access Company -

Community Partner • Dan Cabral – Was unable to get a

response from him• Jim Marshall – Is actually the

Manager of Dan Cabral and he assisted us in working with • Suzanne Richards – Was the lead

film director and editor for our project giving us a delivered video as fast as possible• Dana DeBarros – Worked with

Suzanne in filming the PSA’s for us

Our Team Dynamic

*Titles*Nicole – Team Leader, Kirsten – The Organizer

Kelly – The Enforcer/Script ExpertMatt – A Dedicated Follower

George – The Creative Assistant

5 Dysfunctions: How This Relates to Our Team

* We used this model to better our team and unite us, working together

towards our ultimate goal*

3 Core Problems

Obstacles To Overcome

1. Getting in touch with the wrong contacts2. Getting untimely responses3. Scheduling – Especially with the New Bedford High School Drama

students (and with each other as a team)4. Our community partners suggested our original five scripts were

over ambitious – so we had to cut down the number and revise them

5. Scripts were created based on a student cast, when New Bedford High School Drama students were unable to perform they had to be adjusted

6. Our original rap needed to be recorded prior to filming, however we did not have the resources to do so

The Script is a Grueling Process …

The Geico Parody:

• The original setting we had come up with was at a school cafeteria

• When the New Bedford High School Drama students dropped out

and we met with New Bedford Cable Access we had to change our

script to a work setting

The Script is a Grueling Process …

The Rap

• Originally when we formed this script it was a rap

• When discussing with the New Bedford Cable Access Company we realized

we would have to drop the beat separate from the filming and we did not

have the equipment for this

• Adapted script into a “poetry reading theme”

The Filming: A Cinematic Event

The Filming: A Cinematic Event~ Recycling Monitor ~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJO2Gf_Ronw&feature=share&list=UUhsa4Bwo2DOqd0LcOL47Blw&index=6

The Filming: A Cinematic Event~ An Ode to Recycling ~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BWzFvUQYxc&feature=share&list=UUhsa4Bwo2DOqd0LcOL47Blw&index=5

How We Met Our Goals

Original Goals:1. Ensure sustainability of public service announcements (PSA's) and

scripts2. Film and release 2 PSA's with New Bedford Cable Access Company

before Thanksgiving 2013.3. Get at least 200 YouTube views (collectively) of PSA's4. Get an A as a team5. Encourage recycling to those who don't

- Inform what should and should not go in blue bins6. Reach Spanish and English speaking residents in New Bedford and

surrounding area about the importance and benefits of recycling

Completion of Goals1. Recording of these commercials and uploading them onto YouTube

allows reviewing to happen endlessly2. Completed filming Friday November 15th - Received edited

commercials Wednesday November 20th 3. Have exceeded 200 views – Currently at 301 views on “Recycling

Monitor” and 301 on “Ode to Recycling”4. Fingers still crossed on getting an A on the project5. Information provided in our scripts and approved by Marissa6. Include Spanish speaking community with the recap of Marissa’s

information in Spanish

How We Met Our Goals

Project Criteria: How Our Team Met It

1. Service to community Partners2. ARD Event3. Community Involvement 4. Recycling Awareness5. Sustainability

What We Learned About Teamwork:

It is important to have conflictIt is important to be present to all meetingsWhen it comes to working with community

partners you need to have a back up plan to move on to if they are not responding.

Having a clear agenda before the start of a meeting leads to a more productive meeting.

Positive Attitudes Keep a POSITIVE TEAM!!

Conclusion

“No No No – Not In New Bedford”