Young Iranians say it with a text

(4 May 2009) SHOTLIST
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Tehran, Iran- February 28, 2009
1. Close up of hand sending text messages
2. Close up of face of young man smiling
3. Pan of sidewalk to two young man standing and sending text message in Tehran's Jomhouri neighbourhood, where there is a market for mobile phone and electronics
4. Pan of Tehran's Aladdin Commercial Centre
5. Close up of sign reading (Farsi) " 0919 prepaid SIM Cards and 0912 Permanent SIM Cards below the governmental price"
6. Mid of a customer buying Iran-cell carrier's special SIM card for SMS (Short Message Service) and MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)
7. Close up of special SIM card for sending SMS and MMS
8. Wide of Tehran's Aladdin Mobile Phone Market with young man using mobile
9. Close up of handing exchanging SMS (texting)
10. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Ali Alavi, Frequent SMS Sender:
"I send some 80 to 90 text messages every day and the content can be everything ranging from business messages to love messages because it is easier and emotions can be conveyed better through it (SMS). I choose SMS rather than to make phone calls because it would take much more of my time."
11. Overhead shot of Aladdin Mobile Phone Market
12. Overhead shot of young man sending text message
13. Wide of people walking by and Irancell Carrier's sales booth
14. Mid of a customer discussing whole-sale price of special SMS SIM card
15. Close up of hand counting SIM cards
16. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Reza (no last name given), Irancell Carriers' Sales Representative in Aladdin Centre:
"The reason that people highly welcomed it (exchanging SMS) was that different carriers distributed special SIM cards and I think that is the reason people mostly the young people like it."
17. Close up of hand sending text messages
18. Close up of mobile phone displaying a text message
Tehran, Iran- March, 7, 2009
19. Wide of girl entering room and sitting down on bed with a mobile phone in her hand
20. Close up of girl smiling
21. Close up of hand rapidly sending SMS
22. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Sepideh Bayati, Frequent SMS Sender:
"I send some 100 to 150 texts (SMS) every day. Mostly to my friends; college friends, old friends from school. We exchanges jokes, find out about each other and what we do, if there is going to be a get-together, we let everybody know through SMS because there are too many people so we save calling everybody. SMS also goes to their inbox and they won't forget about the would-be event."
23. Wide of Sepideh Bayati entering room and sitting to search for new love messages or jokes
24. Close up of computer screen on google search
25. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Sepideh Bayati, Frequent SMS sender:
"I mostly rely on my friends for much of the SMS I send everyday but if I want to enter fun past time activity like record-breaking SMS exchanging with someone then I would search the web to get new SMSs. "
26. Wide of Sepideh Bayati sitting at her desk searching the web
27. Close up of the screen of the laptop displaying a funny SMS
28. Mid of Sepideh Bayati sending the SMS she searched on the web
Tehran, Iran- March 14, 2009
29. Wide of office with Dr. Mohammad Ahmadi, Sociologist, sitting at desk
30. Close up of hand checking inbox on mobile
31. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Dr. Mohammad Ahmadi, Sociologist and University Professor:
32. Mid of BTS antenna
33. Mid of young man exchanging SMS
LEAD IN:
Young Iranians love their mobile phones.
And their favourite way to use them is to send text messages (SMS).
STORYLINE:
Frequent texter Ali Alavi says he finds it easier to express himself by SMS.

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