Public+Service+Announcements+for+Take2

PSAs

 * Public Service Announcements and Media Advertisements use similar conventions and devices to persuade an audience.**

Examine the PSAs and commercials below and respond to the following questions:

1. What audio techniques are used? (i.e. voice-over, music, direct interview) 2. What camera shots are used effectively? (close-up, medium shot, long shot) 3. What transition effects are used? 4. What text is used and how? 5. What emotions are elicited and how is this accomplished? 6. What is the message of the video? 7. Who is the target audience? 8. For the PSAs, what research was required by the students who created the videos?


 * ATT Commericial of Lost Dog**

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 * Here are the PSAs created by high school students in Vancouver:**

[|Children's Charity] [|Write to Make Right] [|Women]

PSA #1:

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