User:DatuDimatablan/sandbox/List of PSAs
Here's the list of PSAs that I am at least 40% familiar with (no pics would be shown):
Motion Picture Association
Symbols (1970)
Created by the Motion Picture Association of America to introduce and explain the first revision of its film rating system.
PSA: Hard to explain; it begins with a montage of various familiar symbols (e.g. traffic light, pointing hand) on a black background, and then the four ratings of the time (G, GP, R, X) are shown in a repeating pattern. Then only one instance of each of the ratings appear and center themselves; the R rating symbol (red) goes down and the X rating symbol (blue) goes up. (The G and GP rating symbols are yellow). As each of the ratings is explained, there is a patterned border made up of rating symbols without a right side, and inside that border is a bigger rating symbol, its explanation, and the MPAA logo, all in white (the color of the rating symbols on the border is the same as the previous appearances of those symbols). After that, a huge MPAA logo is displayed in an orange color.
Music/Sounds: The same jingle as the GMRX PSA; this time, the announcer is Hank Simms. He says: "Symbols. We're all familiar with them; they are shortcuts to vital information. That's why to familiarize you with the movie rating symbols which will be used by this theater, we present the following guide for parents and young people. It is designed to inform parents about the suitability of movie content for viewing by their children.
- G: All ages admitted, general audiences.
- GP: All ages admitted, parental guidance suggested.
- R: Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
- X: No one under 17 admitted."
Variants
- One variant had the X rating stated as "no one under 18 admitted" .
Scare Factor: Low to medium, even if the scratchy prints aren't a hindrance. The huge MPAA logo at the end could startle some viewers not used to this bumper.
