Media Studies

Creating Media Texts: Crabbe Missing Poster

Recap

• Before we examine the media features of a missing poster media creation, we need to review the 5 Elements of a Media Ad Creation

• Lets check our understanding with the following ad advertisement:

1.Message: Persuasive, Opinion, Informative or Instruction?

2.Technique: What is the dominate feature or writing used to convey the message

3.Impact: Did the ad work? What is the impact on the audience?

4.Target Audience: Who is the target audience?

5.Medium: Is this print online or billboard?

Is the message Explicit or Implicit?

Let’s Check Your Understanding!

Persuasive Message: Pest Control!

Technique: Allusion to Spiderman (Dominate Universal Feature)

Impact: Nostalgia (Link to childhood memories for adults)

Target Audience: Adults / Families

Medium: Print Ad

Implicit Message: “Kill Spiders the size of Spiderman”

Elements of a Missing Poster

• Like a media advertisement, a missing poster is similar in many ways

• What can you gather from the following examples n the way of message, technique, impact, medium and target audience?

• Any similarities to the 5 features of an ad?• Any differences between the missing posters

or the 5 features of an ad advertisement?

• Let’s decode “A Missing Persons Poster!” Please fill in the blanks with your “Missing Poster Handout”

Elements of Missing Poster

Title

Name of Missing

Descriptio

n

Recent

Photo

Contact

Info

Summary – 5Ws (Who, What, Where,Why & How)

Your Task

• Franklin Crabbe’s Mother and Father have reported their son missing to the local authorities

• Using what you have just learned about missing posters and your previous work with media ads, please create a missing poster for Franklin Crabbe

Instructions1). Go to www.macdonald-resources.wikispaces.com 2. Click ENG2P South Carleton3. Scroll down to today & download the missing person posters template (Save to your student file)4. When complete, submit to my “Handin Folder” under Crabbe Missing Poster5. Complete Chapter Questions and or Survival Diary