How to Analyze an Advertisement

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Ascertain who the target audience of the commercial is.. Examine how the commercial tries to get your attention.. Determine what sort of mood the advertisement seeks to create.

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Ascertain who the target audience of the commercial is.

Step 1

Ascertain who the target audience of the commercial is.

2

Examine how the commercial tries to get your attention.

Step 2

Examine how the commercial tries to get your attention.

3

Determine what sort of mood the advertisement seeks to create.

Step 3

Determine what sort of mood the advertisement seeks to create.

4

Listen to the soundtrack and ask how it affects your reaction.

Step 4

Listen to the soundtrack and ask how it affects your reaction.

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Consider how the actors chosen to star in the commercial influence you.

Step 5

Consider how the actors chosen to star in the commercial influence you.

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Analyze the language used in the ad.

Step 6

Analyze the language used in the ad.

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Determine who the target audience is for the advertisement.

Step 7

Determine who the target audience is for the advertisement.

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Examine what action or activity is taking place in the ad.

Step 8

Examine what action or activity is taking place in the ad.

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Consider what words are used in the text of the ad.

Step 9

Consider what words are used in the text of the ad.

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Analyze the images used in the ad.

Step 10

Analyze the images used in the ad.

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Think about the background and what sort of reaction it's meant to elicit.

Step 11

Think about the background and what sort of reaction it's meant to elicit.

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Take note of how everything in the ad is spatially situated.

Step 12

Take note of how everything in the ad is spatially situated.

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