1. How effective is the combination of your main
products and ancillary texts?
2. My entire project involved producing a trailer and
two ancillary texts which include a poster and
magazine cover.
My aim throughout the process of constructing my
main and ancillary texts was to keep all three of the
texts connected to each other, in order to make
clear that all three were linked in their purpose and
also through their design. And the ability to keep all
3 seem professional and keep them to a high
standard.
3. The two ancillary texts and my main product all work well
together to create a realistic film.Thriller conventions are
within all of my products and reflect those of real media
products.The two print based texts, my magazine front
cover and film poster both share similarities. However I
decided to break conventions by not having the same
character in the main image of both of the ancillary texts
as I decided real media products focus their attention on
only just one aspect. Making both used image memorable
to the audience. A majority of the font on my poster is
white on both the two products which was conventional
for the a thriller posters and magazines I had researched.
4.
5. The use of the same character in
my film and my magazine cover.
This is done deliberately to make
him the center of attention and
make him memorable to the
audience as he is the main
character
6. The purpose of my main product and the ancillary text is
they both serve to reach a broader audience. My main target
group of the 16-18 year old will be mainly attracted to the
movie as in my questionnaire points out they find going out
to watch films and socialize with friends.
My secondary audience will also be an integral part of my
production.This is because they are most likely to use print
forms of media.
7. Although I didn’t follow conventions as most
of the ancillary texts I researched were both of
the same color, I went with different colors.
However the font I used stay the same which
gives them a joint identity and gives a way for
the audience to realize they are connected.
However I also broke conventions as the style
of the film name are different. My poster has it
like a ‘U’ shape, this was because I needed
space and my magazine cover had the writing
in a straight vertical line which is normal.
8. Selling line-
This is to grab the
attention of the
audience and make
them buy this issue. In
this instance the words
exclusive issue.
‘Coming soon’This
interests the audience
and lets them know this
film is about to be
released.
