PSA Analysis Activity
The female actor portrayed the message of posting a picture online as naive and then shocked to realize the consequences of posting her picture on the Internet. The sad, dramatic music used in the video is used as a persuasive technique to convince people to avoid posting pictures of themselves that could be harmful to their reputation and embarrassing to them by peers, parents, or employers. The voice over acts as a persuasive technique a lot like the dramatic music that is playing: the voice over drives the issue at hand home. Text used at the end of the video finalized the dramatic and intense feel of the video. Words such as “Friends” and “Family” reminds the viewer who will be affected by posting certain photos or messages online.