a2 media coursework.

1. Q2 How effective is the
combination of your main and
ancillary texts?

2. My print ad > My documentary.
• I had the same mother and child in my print advert as in my
documentary as this made the audience aware of who to expect to
see in the documentary, the print ad was also effective as it
advertised when my documentary would be on.
• I decided to have my print ad reveal that it would be on the channel
BBC 4, I had used a previous print advert from BBC 4 which I thought
would influence the audience’s opinion, I also liked the style that they
used with the BBC logo going up on the side of the photo, I decided to
use that print advertisement for inspiration.

3. My radio advert > My documentary.
• I had the same narrator in my radio advert and my documentary
‘Voice of God’ as I think this was more effective then using two
different narrators. I decided to use the same person as I personally
believe it makes the audience aware that the narrator knows a lot
about the topic and is a professional on William Syndrome.
• I also decided to use clips from my documentary in my radio advert as
I thought this would be effective as it would give the audience a
chance to understand what William Syndrome actually is and what its
like to live with, with in a matter of seconds. Potentially resulting in
them wanting to know more about William Syndrome and tuning in
to the documentary.

4. • All together I think that the combination of my print advert and my
radio advert are really effective together as it gives the audience a
chance to understand what to expect in the actual documentary,
whose going to be in documentary and what emotions are involved. I
wanted my documentary to be emotional and to make people aware
of what William Syndrome is, and I think that my print advert and
radio advert portrays the ideas and emptions that I wanted the
audience to receive. I found out from my audience that my print
advert and radio advert is effective when listening to it as it informs
them about it and makes them want to watch the documentary.