Student Housing Options
10/30/2020
VIDEO
MS anchor (Ella/one-shot)
WS entrance to Young America as a group of
three students walk into the doors.
RA of a student talking to a leasing agent
behind the counter in the office
CU of student filling out a transaction sheet
LOCATOR - LOWER THIRD CG:
Young America Realty,
Normal, Illinois
CU of a computer screen scrolling down
Young America’s website
OTS of a leasing agent behind a counter
giving papers to a student while more students
are waiting behind them
WS panning the inside of an empty apartment
with the video device in the middle of the
living room.
POV of looking at Young America’s building
as someone driving down Main; CU of
“Where you live matters” sign; OTS of a
student walking reaching for an apartment
door with a key; MS of a leasing agent
laughing as they talk with a student
SOT: Randy Paulissen Interview
Runs: 0:14
Out: ...find their home.
NAME: LOWER THIRD CG:
Randy Paulissen
Director of Student Housing for Young
America
Ella Miller
AUDIO
ELLA: College students of Normal, Illinois
(ill-eh-NOY) weigh in on their housing
options.
VO (Ella): At Illinois (ill-eh-NOY) State
University, hundreds of students are choosing
to live in apartments after the announcement
of student housing exemptions for freshmen
and sophomores.
VO (Ella): Following the start of open leasing
yesterday, students are lining up at Young
America Realty in order to sign for an
apartment for the upcoming school year.
VO (Ella): Young America’s tagline “Where
you live matters” is one of the driving forces
behind what they do. Director of student
housing, Randy Paulissen (Paul-is-sin), boasts
how Young America breaks the cookie-cutter
mold when it comes to their mission as a
company.
SOT: Randy Paulissen Interview
Runs: 0:14
“We want to be an extension of your
collegiate experience. We want to help you
find a place to live that matters. That’s our
tagline and that’s why we’re passionate about
helping college students find their home.
Out: ...find their home.
CU of the building plans for The Heights on VO (Ella): New additions to Young America
Locust; WS of new construction on Locust like The Heights on Locust has students
street coming in to sign early as well.
LOCATOR - LOWER THIRD CG:
The Heights on Locust
Normal, Illinois

MS anchor (Ella/back on screen) ELLA: If you’re looking to find a place that

matters to you, stop by Young America Realty
and start your journey.
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