PSA Blog

Public Service Announcements

 Examples of PSA Videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-8PBx7isoM
This video is an emotional one, depicting a happy family, and a man in an accident.  The imagery of the family acting as his seat belt is moving and really tugs at the viewers heart. The video is not necessarily targeted at anyone (families perhaps) and its message could easily be received and understood by all viewers.


 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWQgktBR6-w
This Star Wars themed PSA is aimed at younger viewers.  Showing the characters of the incredibly popular Star Wars movies talking about how smoking is bad is an effective way to reach out to the intended audience.  This is because Star Wars characters are very recognizable to children, and may even be considered role models.

My PSA:
I will try to emphasize the key areas of environment, economics, and reliability.  In order for visuals to be appropriate for my video, they will need to be high quality and relate to my key points.  Being on topic and basic will help my video to communicate its message in a more effective manner.  My images will also need to create a positive association with the technology that my capstone focuses on.  As for audio, a simple background music will work fine.  A voice over would perhaps be more effective, but is not necessarily a requirement for my video's purpose.