Jason Q. Kohler
Weekly Story Idea #5
Axle:
Show the story of the drug bust just made in State College, and discuss how drugs and alcohol affect State College and the University, from a police perspective versus a student perspective.
Riders:
I would interview State College Police, Campus Police, and students to give their feelings on the drug bust.
Spokes:
Show B-Roll of police possibly working on a case or as much as would be permitted by the police, of an arrest or a case dealing with drugs or alcohol on campus.
Find statistics of the drug and alcohol related incidents on campus and do a demonstrative stand up to show consequences of these substances.
Rim:
Beginning – Start with B-Roll of Campus police or State College Police. Show police discussing or preparing for a substance related incident or arrest. Transition to stand-up discussing major drug bust in State College and other statistics of drug or alcohol related arrests in State College/ on campus.
Middle – Transition to student interviews of thoughts of substance related concerns on campus and in State College, also if willing, get interviews from businesses and housing areas on campus or downtown giving their perspective and what they do to control these incidents.
End – Interviews with police discussing the issue and what they do and can do more to cut back on these issues. Stand up discussing final thoughts of issue here and how it may have worsened or gotten better in recent years and sig out from campus location.