IDentify Yourself Commercial

OFFICIAL SCRIPT

CAST:

Main Actor (MA)- generic school boy, very relatable to viewers
Narrator (NA)- gentle voice, reassuring viewers
Cool Kid (CK)- fashionable, model
Peers/ Passerbys- extras
Seller (S): even cooler-looking than CK. NA in physical form.

SCENE 1: 

MONDAY, INT. SCHOOL- DAY

NA (voice over): Does everyone at school think you're lame (make it sound like a statement/fact) 

MA walking down hallway, smiles at Passerbys. Cue sad music in background when Passerbys return smile with a weirded-out face, so MA is sheepish. He enters full classroom with head down and shoulders hunched. Teacher and peers laugh at him when he sits in the wrong desk and stumbles to the right one.

NA: Do you wish you could make yourself cool (?)

Close-up on MA dreamily gazing at CK and the crowd gathered around him. Two peers fan him with giant leaves. MA gets up, grabs hall pass, and walks out into hallway, looking dejected. Abrupt pause in sad music, cue excited track 3. S jumps out and shakes MA's shoulders. MA is taken aback.

S: Well, now you can! (shows MA a flyer) Purchase "IDentify Yourself" today! With this, you can customize your own identity! You can make others perceive you however you want them to!

MA gapes and grabs flyer. 

MA: How... how do I even... how is this possible??

S: (smiles big) Visit this website (website appears on screen), create your own account, subscribe, and start customizing yourself using our very own Identity-Maker! Only $229.99 a month! You get to choose a package- a whole family's identity, a friend group, a school, etc. etc. Everything is possible with this subscription!

MA: Why, for a whole new personality and all the popularity and respect that comes with it, that is cheap!! Say, what if I graduate and want to change my identity again?

S: Just create another identity! You can have up to 24 in your virtual closet- one for each hour of the day. All can be deleted and/or replaced. All you have to do is subscribe. 

Camera dollies in on MA's happy face as he goes on his phone to subscribe.

SCENE 2:

MONDAY, INT. CLASSROOM- DAY (1 minute later)

MA, who looks fashionable and less generic, walks back into classroom. Crowd that surrounds CK gazes at MA and all move as one mass to surround him. CK looks confused, then jealous when he catches sight of MA. MA is then fanned by the giant leaves. Smiles and winks at the camera. Cut to flyer:

"CREATE YOUR OWN IDENTITY TODAY!

VISIT IDentifyYourself.com AND SUBSCRIBE! ONLY $229.99 A MONTH FOR SINGLE PACKAGE!

VISIT NOW AND WE THROW IN A FREE TOWEL- EXCLUSIVE OFFER THAT ENDS IN AN HOUR!"

Comments

  1. UnknownOctober 29, 2017 at 9:09 AM

    This is such a creative blog post! I really like how this brings up the fact that society is also drawn towards certain types of personalities, and how fabricated some of these can be.

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  2. Claire YOctober 29, 2017 at 10:36 AM

    Jenna this is such a creative blog post! It was unique how you didn't analyze something yourself; instead, you let the readers make their own judgements.

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  3. UnknownOctober 29, 2017 at 11:25 AM

    This is so unique! I love how you went totally out of the box and related Gatsby in a way to the real world. Your posts are always so thought-provoking.

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  4. UnknownOctober 29, 2017 at 11:49 AM

    Jenna, this post is so great! I love how unique it is and how you wrote your blog as a script instead of the typical format.

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  5. UnknownOctober 29, 2017 at 4:04 PM

    This is so unique! and yes it is the sad reality that advertisers do this to sell their products. Making people feel less of themselves is wrong.

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