Script Sample - Internal Communications

Connie Terwilliger - Script Sample

Internal Communications
Written for US Navy - Family Service Center (First few pages of this script including open through transition to first segment)
Combination of narration and selected sound bites. Show also contains new B-roll footage, as well as selected stock shots.

Fade up on quick series of on-board activity shots depicting a General Quarters incident. We intercut the activity shots 4 times with a treated traditional radar sweep that has a large Roman Numeral in each -- beginning with IV, then III, then II, then I. The final Roman Numeral will be accompanied by another floating title: General Quarters	[Sound effect of klaxon, bells and/or alarms and General Quarters announcement -- will use an actual sound bite recorded during a GQ exercise.] [Narration] Condition I -- General Quarters... Sometimes it’s an exercise... Sometimes it’s not.
Continue action shots of a General Quarters alert -- people running to stations, operating equipment.	[Natural sound of GQ exercise - briefly] Whether it’s a drill -- or for real -- preparation is the key to operational readiness.
Dissolve away from the layered effect and into full shots of people doing different things.	The same holds true for the issues we face in our personal lives. We need to know that we can handle the unexpected. As a team... and as individuals... we must be ready for anything.
Missile Launch Sequence Bring in opening title treatment FSC & You ... Ready for Anything	[Natural sound from beginning of cut. ] "Taking 2135 birds" [Music swells for title treatment - Add Explosion SFX]
General Navy activities, both on ship and on shore.	The Navy lifestyle extends well beyond the fleet. And when one of us is in the Navy --we’re all in the Navy. This can be exciting -- or stressful. It all depends on our personal state-of readiness.
Sound bite from Capt. Valencia Insert Title: Capt. Ray Valencia	[Capt. Valencia] I think that in the twenty two years ... the operational readiness has always been very important. I think in the recent times, one of the things that has changed more is the also the encompassing the personnel individual readiness and having the resources available to the people to meet the operational requirements.
Sound bite from Capt. Ross Insert Title: Capt. Tom Ross	[Capt Ross] You know if you have sailors that are better taken care of and families that are better taken care of, you know, that translates into a more positive, a more postitive outlook for the sailors and a greater availability for them and if they're happy they do a better job, the ship performs better... (quick out)
Sound bite from Chief Chamberlin Insert Title: Chief Brad Chamberlin	[Chief Chamberlin] The better I can take care of my people by providing them the services that they need and to care for their families that's necessary, the better, they're more ready when they come out to sea to put their attention to the job.
Sound bite from QCMC Batangan Insert title: QMCM Max Batangan	[QCMC Batangan] We have manuals that say step by step on how to do certain procedures. Now when it comes to families, there's never a step by step procedure. You take things as it comes.
Sound bite from Capt. Ross	[Capt. Ross] The thing that I've seen that's different now is the Navy's level of committment including resources against you know family, like the Family Service Centers and things like that that weren't around 20 years ago.
On-camera clip from Anne’s interview. (This is not her strongest statement - head shake) Add Title: Anne Stundahl Family Service Center	(ECU Anne) I think the main goal of the Family Service Center is to provide the information and resources to service members and their family members to make their life better in the military, sometimes to cut through the red tape... (continues in next scene as VO)
Flyover San Diego	[Anne - VO continues from scene 15]... and to provide referral to the community for um resources that they might need in the community also. [Joel - VO] San Diego is a large community with many many resources... (continues in next scene as On-camera)
On-camera clip from Joel’s interview. Add Title: Joel Barber Family Service Center	[Joel - On-camera continues from scene 17] ... and we going out establishing collaborative with these resources, so when our military personnel needs them we can either plug into then right away, connect them to what they need.
General Navy shots to form backdrop for titles: Titles inserted in this scene and next as appropriate: Information & Referral Education & Training Intervention Counseling	[More Joel words] We're here to empower individuals and commands to be sure that their personnel is fit...emotionally, physically, financially, their life skills. We're here for the total system. Operational readiness and personal readiness.
Exterior of FSC. Bring in Main title: *Family Service Center*	[More Joel] One of the key things about FSC is it saves an individual a lot of quality time...dealing with red tape, finding out where to go and who to see. FSC already knows.
Continue with FSC shot. Fleet shot. Neighborhood (typical Navy housing) shot. More FSC shots - withTrina in the FSC environment. (This is shot one of two shots of Trina.)	[Narration] Connecting to the Family Service Center is easy. We have a large network of knowledgeable people that extends into the fleet, as well as into your neighborhood. Your Division Officer, Chief, Chaplain and Ombudsman have direct links to the Family Service Center.
On-camera Interview with Anne. (This is a strong statement visually) Cut away from interview to a variety of people shots. Anne back on-camera	[ECU Anne] I think that the term Family Service Center may be a little bit misleading for some individuals, but if you think of the Navy as a family. [Anne Continues VO] Then the Family Service Center is here to serve all individuals in the Navy, whether it is the single sailor, the single parent, the family member, the retiree, or the retiree's family member. [Anne continues On-Camera] So we try to reach out to everybody that is part of the military and provide the services that are going to make their lives better.
Miscellaneous family and military shots. Float the major topic headings we will discuss in the video Relocation Deployment Life Skills Transition *FSC and You -- A Life Skills Partnership*	[Narration] As individuals, as families, and as units, we face complicated issues that can affect our well-being. But the more we know about something, the easier it is to handle. Likewise, the earlier we deal with an issue, the less chance it has of developing into a problem. The Family Service Center appreciates the challenges and opportunities of the Navy Lifestyle -- and has the right tools and connections to help you be the best you can be.
Return to the radar screen effect as seen at beginning of the show.Bring in title for the first major segment we discuss. *Relocation*	[Music transition effect to get us to the first segment] (Joel’s audio precedes his video) Everyone should use our service at one time or another, no matter how may times you have relocated,
Joel on-camera	(Joel’s interview continues) ...things are changing and this is a changing world, and a changing environment. So you need to be prepared, you need to be armed and the best way to do that is with actual factual information that can be provided by the relocation assistance program.

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