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- 1. Question 2: How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts? Iconography / Imagery : Both the mainproduct and ancillaries1and2 create a sense of isolationand escapism,throughthe inclusionof imagerysuchas tunnels,bridgesandderelicturbanenvironments. Tunnelsare a commonlyusedmetaphorfora journeyfromone place toanother,commonlywith a ‘lightat the endof the tunnel’.Inthe video,the homelessmansitswithinthe tunnel of abridge, beggingforchange.Thisportraysthe repetitive motionof hislife,beingstuckwithinanendless tunnel of isolationandoutwardignorance,andsothistunnel makesupalarge part of the imagery withinthe CDdigi-packaswell. The genre of alternative rockisalsoapparentinthe use of an urban settinginboththe ancillaryandmainproduct,as well asthe themesof entrapmentandescapism whichare oftencommonamongstalternativerockartists. Consistency:Use of blackand white editingcreatesaneffective consistencythroughoutthe mainproductandthe ancillaries, portrayingthe mentionedthemeswhichare apparentthroughoutall three piecesasa result.Locationisanotherconsistentaspect,since all videoclipsandphotographswere takeninandaroundthe same area.Through this,andthe similaruse of iconographyandmise en scene,synergyiscreatedthatlinksall of the productstogether. Difficulties:Intermsof synergy,difficultywasfoundwhentryingto translate the themesof the videointothe formof a CD digipackand poster,as theyare generallyquite involvingandonlyreallyeasily conveyedthroughuse of editing,suchascontinuationeditsto portray the repetitionof hislife.Thissynergywasonlymade possible throughthe use of iconographyandsimilarmise enscene,inthiscase the use of the tunnel as a metaphorand consistentuse of photomanipulation.