The book demonstrates how to create TV and FILM DRAMAS that encourage people to make positive behavioral changes to improve their lives.

The book teaches people how to:

• Create SERIAL OR STAND-ALONE DRAMAS that will appeal to a select audience

• Create characters that represent and attract the target audience

• Introduce subtle and convincing ways to improve the standard of living of the audience

• Conduct design workshops for preparing design documents that help script writers create ‘convincing’ dramas containing the behavior-change message accurately

Appendices: pages [205]-230.

Role models from the visual media often spark in viewers the will to emulate desired behavior. The Entertainment-Education method combines emotional appeal and relevant knowledge in order to promote such behavior change. This book-the second in a three-book series titled Communication for Behavior Change-is aimed at all producing or directing Entertainment-Education dramas for television and film. The authors-both leading practitioners in the field of Entertainment-Education-dwell in detail on the Design Approach for determining and then articulating effective messages to be contained in the drama, along with guidelines and examples at every step. Drawing on methods that have been tried and tested in various countries worldwide, the guidelines offered in the book will be invaluable for anyone wanting to create a successful Entertainment-Education television drama or film. In addition to a number of actual scripts that have been converted into dramas, the useful appendices provide sample documents of various procedural requirements mentioned in the course of the book.