Analysis of my 2 ancillary products

1. Ancillary Analysis’
ERIN MILLER

2. Radio Times Double Page Spread

3. As you can see, the vast
majority of the page is
taken up by images. There is
one main image and then 2
smaller ones. The editor of
this magazine will have
decided to have fill up a lot
of the page with an image
because their target
audience may get too
bored of reading too much
text or it looking too much
like a book, rather than a
magazine.
In the main image she looks
really empowered and
strong, which reflects the
headline of the page
‘Queen of the Castle’.
The two smaller
images of her show
a contrast
however. One she
is dressed up and a
bride and the other
she is kissing a
man. This shows to
us that she is
perceived in many
different ways and
not only in one
way. It shows a
contrast
throughout the
page, rather than it
being too
consistent.
Images on the page

4. Fonts and Colours
For the headline they
have used 2 different
fonts and 2 different
colours, both
contrasting massively.
They have used a serif
font for the starting
words, which looks
more fancy, then they
have contrasted it to a
sans serif font which is
bold and in capital.
The serif font is in a bold
black, then the sans
serif font is in a coral
colour. These two
colours are massively
different however they
do compliment each
other and bring the
page together.
Additionally it has been
laid out on a white,
natural background
which makes the font
stand out even more.
Throughout they have
using a consistent
colour scheme, sticking
to the coral black and
white. This compliments
the whole page and
makes it look
professional and
presentable to the
target audience.
Moreover the font that
they have used for the
interview is a sans serif
font which is more easy
reading than a serif
don’t. Additionally, for
one of the quotes they
have used a serif font.
This makes it clear to
the reader that it is a
separate part or an
important part of text.

5. Layout
As per usual, they have
the headline at the top of
the page. On the right
hand page it is mostly
taken up by an image,
then at the bottom there is
a small section of text.
They also have another
image on the right hand
page to contrast from the
main image. Additionally
on the right page they
have a small pop up of
text which is a quote from
something that she has
said. They have put this on
the image to slightly break
it up but to also make it
clear to the audience that
it is an important piece of
information.
At the top of the left hand
page, they have a small
piece of information that is
reminding the reader of
what magazine it is that
they are looking at.
Additionally they have put
the majority of the text on
the left hand side of the
page. This breaks up the
over all spread so there is
not too much text but the
image is also not too big.
Moreover They have added
another image so it looks
more broken up. They have
made the important txt
either highlighted, in a
different font or in a pop up
on the page. This shows to
the audience what is
important on the page and
is worth looking at and what
is the general content of
the page.

6. Content
The content that is included on this
page is an interview. The interview
consists of her answering questions
and the questions are all related to
one another. Because this double
page spread is based on a person
rather than a show, an interview is a
suitable story to include. If they were
doing a double page spread on a
show rather than a person it would
make more sense to write a story
explaining the content as they have
no one to actually interview
especially because it is about a
whole show rather than 1 person.

7. Channel 4 Advert

8. Image
The image shown is of a small child
who seems to be being sucked into
the ground. All of the people around
him are out of focus and blurred
because it makes it look as if they are
ignoring the small boy. This fits in
suitably with the programme
because it is called ‘Britain's
forgotten children’. Additionally the
boy in the picture looks like he is
frustrated and he is struggling in the
hole. There is a lot of different lighting
in the image. On the outside of the
image there is a lot of dark lighting
then the centre of the image there is
a lot of lighting. This focuses on the
child in the image. The pictures of
the people walking past him have all
got blurry legs because this
emphasises that he is being walked
past and ignored.

9. Channel 4 has their own specific font
that they use. This is part of their
branding as it will help their target
audience to recognise them. They
have only written on the page in the
bottom left to say what the
programme is called and when it
starts. Additionally They have
included the website link for the
programme in the bottom left hand
corner. This means that their
audience can now go onto the
website to read what the programme
is going to consist of. They have put
their logo on the right hand side of
the page in white. This is because the
page is dull and gloomy so the white
will stand out against the
background. They have additionally
put the text explaining the
programme on a white background.
This makes it one of the first things that
you look at because it contrasts
against the darker background. They
have then used a black font on this so
that it stands out.
Fonts and Colours

10. The layout of this image is important. The
small boy who is meant to be the focus of
the image is off centre. This to me
emphasises the point of the programme
they are promoting. Its called ‘Britain’s
Forgotten Children’ and although the
small boy is supposed to be the main
focus of the image, he is actually off
centre. This is emphasising the fact that
he is forgotten and he is not important.
Moreover they have put a load of
people around him in a close proximity.
This is important because it makes it clear
to the audience that the small boy is
viewable, however the people who are
walking past him are just ignoring him
instead of taking him into consideration.
They have put the name of the
programme at the bottom of the page
because it is still important, which is why it
has been put on a white background,
however it is not the main focus of the
image. They have also put the logo fairly
small in comparison to the rest of the
images on the page. Same goes for the
website link. This is small and in the corner
due to it being less important.
Layout