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The Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection's 2002 Environmental PSA Contest
For the fourth year running, DEP's Environmental PSA Contest has attracted
some of the best and brightest young videomakers from across the state
of Pennsylvania. Students from eleven high schools submitted at total
of twenty public service announcement to the annual contest. This
year's theme was composting.
Here are the top place winners…
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First Place
"Compost Pennsylvania Green"
Palmerton High School, Carbon County
Watch out! If the flying veggies don't get you, the assault
on your funny bone will. It will be all but impossible to
forget to compost after watching this memorable PSA.
Miranda Easton, Director and Writer
Andrew Hodes, Cameraperson and Writer
Renee Gerber, Talent
Robert M. Foster, Talent
Ben Peruso, Faculty Advisor
 Hear
from the Production Team…
"Met with advisor and began developing the project.
Approached faculty and administration about appearing as actors
in video project. Script and storyboard developed. Secured locations
for shooting. Gathered releases needed. Edited material on iMAC
computer using iMovie and SmartSound Music Library."
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Second Place
"Composting Makes Good Things Happen"
Conestoga Valley High School, Lancaster County
From start to finish, this beautifully-shot PSA explains
the entire composting concept, and will leave you feeling
good about its potential.
L. Gene Clark, Producer
Sarah Hartman, Cameras
Amber Cronin, Props Coordinator
Corey Johnson, Talent
John Bratton, Faculty Advisor
Hear from the Production Team…
 "When
we started to brainstorm for this project we had to keep in
mind that the final product was only to be twenty-four seconds.
We knew that we needed a very simple idea and story line to
fit the time constraint. To create the script and storyboard
we wrote down different items that you would compost. We shot
these items being collected from different, interesting camera
angles. We then combined them and put them in a compost bin
outside of a house. Next we showed the step-by-step process
of growing a flower using compost. The most eye-catching moment
of our PSA is when the flower grows. To do this we cut several
flowers that were in different stages of growth. We then took
a few frames of the flowers arranged in the different stages.
During postproduction, we spliced these clips together in Final
Cut Pro to create a time-lapse effect. A boy then picks the
flower and gives it to his mother. To tie everything together
in the end we displayed the text, 'Composting, Makes Good Things
Happen.' We encountered no major problems during production
of this PSA. The most challenging part was making the flower
grow in a fluid motion. Another challenge was getting the point
clearly a cross in twenty-four seconds. In conclusion we feel
that our PSA will be effective in reaching an audience of many
different backgrounds and ages."
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Third Place
"Keep Mother Earth Clean and Green"
Conestoga Valley High School, Lancaster County
This informative PSA provides you with all you need to answer
that age-old question: why compost?
Jamie Heim, Producer, Writer, Cameraperson, Editor
John Bratton, Faculty Advisor
Hear from the Production Team…
 "In
making this video about composting, I planned out each step
of the process on a planning sheet provided by my teacher, Mr.
Bratton. I then wrote a proposal for my teacher stating the
purpose, along with specific content of my video. Next, I took
a camera home and had members of my family become 'actors' in
my production. My storyboard was composting, and I had my parents
practice a few times before I actually shot the footage. All
footage was shot either inside my home, in the kitchen and laundry
room, or outside my home, in the both the back and front yards.
Many days after school were spent editing my composting video
in order to get it to meet time requirements. This was one of
the most difficult steps for me to accomplish successfully.
My original footage was over 5 minutes in length. I reduced
the time to 3 minutes and used the footage for a class project.
Next, I had to reduce the footage to a mere 24 seconds to meet
the requirements of this contest. I also encountered some problems
when I attempted to narrate my video due to microphone difficulties.
Overall, I enjoyed filming my video and putting it together.
It was a rewarding experience for me, one I would like to experience
again."
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