This page last edited on Sunday, May 16, 2004

Video Public Service Announcements

Video PSAs are available for purchase from NAWS. Contact NAWS for price and current availability. These videos are available in lengths of 10 and 30 seconds in the English language only.  Regardless of length, you can choose a different "trailer" for each video;  one with NAWS contact information or one that is blank so that graphics can be inserted onto the tape (phoneline or other contact local information).

These video tapes are available from NAWS in three formats for broadcasting: three-quarter inch, one inch sizes and digital Betamax (a copyrighted trade name). For use in display booths or to preview these different PSAs, VHS format is available - PAL format included.  This VHS format is not suitable for broadcasting.   Today, television stations in most industrialized countries are converting to digital equipment which require the digital format, most commonly the digital Betamax format. 

Although not created for public information use, the "Just For Today" video is available in broadcast quality format (digital Betamax).  PI Subcommittee are now utilizing this the video on local cable "community" channels.  This video was created to be used by treatment communities in orienting their clients to Narcotics Anonymous.

NAWS includes "story boards" with the purchase of the PSA video, which show the video in still images along with the audio script.  We present these story boards for the 30 second videos in four different presentations, which are:

Also included with the purchase of the video PSA is a "PSA Campaign Cautionary Statement", which gives advice on preparing the Fellowship for the possible results of a video PSA campaign (available on this site in English - PDF File, Rich Text File , Plain Text File ).  

For some tips on doing a video PSA project, see the Video PSA Project Tips page.