1. Evaluation Two
by
Chyle Vailoces
As part of my A2 media coursework my task was to do a short film
based on the sci-fi genre, self expressive reflection of my creativity.
I also did a film poster and a magazine article of the short film as
the ancillary tasks, both being promotional products for the short
film.

2. For our film poster, we decided that a close up of the
main antagonist was the best approach because I noticed
that, from my research on sci-fi movie posters, the sub-
genre of sci-fi that we’re focusing on have film posters
that focus on the antagonist, and lightly hinting the
narrative in an intriguing way. It promotes our short film;
The colour blue on the font and the protagonist are the
most prominent features
An example of this is my textual analysis of Terminator 3,
where in the poster it has Arnold’s face in the middle of
the poster and a shadow cuts his face in half; one side is
human, one side is machine, connoting the narrative of
the story and hinting to the audience that the character in
the poster is significant.
FILM POSTER

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE
The magazine article features different shades of
blue much like the film poster and although a
magazine article generally isnt a “direct product”
from a film, I tried to add the elements which
really represented the thematic visuals present in
our the short film; like the protagonist in a solid,
“in action” stance, or the long shot showing off the
expressions of the protagonist and the
environment he is in.
The majority of its design was inspired by Empire
magazine which is a magazine company that
focuses on films, and as well as keeping in with
the conventions found in films, I thought that
taking inspiration from a magazine company that
focused on the cinematic industry was fitting
considering that it is magazine company that
does like to favour its sci-fi topics most of the
time.

4. OUR SHORT FILM
The main product is the literal and visual
representation of our approach to the sci-fi genre
and in this short film, we used conventions that
mirrored some modern full feature sci-fi films.
Sticking to these conventions were paramount
because to pull off a definitive sci-fi film, key aspects
need to be considered, such as a recurring theme
complied with fantasy concepts, enticing visuals and
interesting characters. All of these aspects in some
way were applied to the short film and in the end it
was all done in a more personalised way.
Considering the amount of connotations we had in the short film, I feel as though both
ancilliary tasks were effective in promoting the main product. We were able to successfully
take all the aspects from our short film that created its general outlook, and apply it into the
ancilliary tasks. Examples of these would be such as the colour blue, the simplicity of the
designs and the way our protagonist was represented in both the ancilliary tasks and the
main product.

5. From the exterior designs of our
products that create the visual
representations of the sci-fi genre, to the
deeper meanings and connotations of
the mainstream conventional sci-fi genre
within the interior design of the products;
I think that all three products were done
well enough that they carried out their
purposes and complimented one
another by showing the small links
between each product.