The document discusses the effectiveness of combining a main product (a film trailer) with ancillary tasks like a film poster and magazine cover. For the poster and trailer, the same fonts and color red were used to link them while conveying danger. The poster image comes from the trailer to hint at the ghost story plot. The magazine cover features one actress in character to focus the image and represent the trailer, and uses similar genre films and people to emphasize the thriller theme. Both ancillary tasks effectively promote the trailer while maintaining separate styles.

1. HOW EFFECTIVE IS THE
COMBINATION OF YOUR MAIN
PRODUCT AND ANCILLARY TASKS?

2. MAIN TASK AND FILM POSTER.
To link our main product with our film poster we
used the same fonts for the title of our film. This is
effective because it gives the two product a flow
between each other, and also shows the audience
when they see the poster or the trailer that they are
linked with each other. The use of the colour red in
our main product and film poster connotes the idea
of danger. This is effective because it symbolises the
theme of our products, being a thriller. We did this
because within our film there are elements of action
mixed with a ghost story, therefore representing
danger as bad things are thrust upon the main
actors.

3. MAIN TASK AND FILM POSTER
Similar to this the image we used for the film poster, is an image taken from the film trailer. This is effective
because it shows the audience, when looking at the film poster a feature from the film which includes the
location with the actresses. By doing so it initiates the storyline to the audience as it gives connotations of a
creepy ghost story, due to the graveyards seen within the picture. Since the audience will be able to
understand what the theme of the film is by looking at our film poster then this will help them decide
whether they would want to view this film or not. I think by using the image from the film then this
emphasises the storyline as it makes our product distinctive. We also edited the image to black and white.
Although the clips in our main product contain grey skies and a foggy atmosphere, which looks effective
towards our genre, however we thought to make our film poster more effective the black and white effect
would be appropriate because it represents the gothic ghost theme of our thriller trailer, as well as
emphasising the dullness of the setting of our film.

4. MAIN TASK AND FILM MAGAZINE
FRONT COVER.
The choice of using just one of the actresses from our
trailer for the film magazine front cover was because when
analysing film magazines in more detail we realised for the
main image there was usually just one person used. This is
effective because the image can focus on just one person, as
if we used both actresses then the front cover may have
looked too crowed and there would not have been room for
the text to feature around the main image. The main
product is represented through the image as the actress is
wearing the same clothing in the front cover as what she is
in the trailer. Also, her facial expression, make-up and hair
represent the action and horror elements of the thriller
trailer because she appears messy and tormented, therefore
hoping to give connotations to the audience that she has
been through a lot.
The black and white editing of the image represents the
gothic theme throughout our trailer and the storyline it
represents.

5. MAIN TASK AND FILM MAGAZINE
FRONT COVER.
The contrast in colour from the red used in the main product to the ice blue
used in the film magazine front cover is effective because it separates the
products as they would not have been made by the same publishing
companies. The ice blue colour is still significant towards our main product
because although it does not represent danger, like our film poster and main
product, it represents the cold feel of our trailer as it features a ghost story.
We hope this would show the creepiness of our products towards the
audience.
To support the theme of our trailer we have featured similar themed films
in the sub heads of on our film magazine front cover. We have also used
actress and actors names who have featured in similar themed films to
empahise the genre to make our film magazine front cover more effective.

6. FILM POSTER AND FILM
MAGAZINE FRONT COVER.

7. FILM POSTER AND FILM
MAGAZINE FRONT COVER.
Both ancillary tasks are effective together because although they maintain a
separate colour scheme, they share similar qualities. We were able to approach
the film magazine front cover in a different manner because unlike the film
poster, it will not have been distributed from the same company as the film
trailer itself. This is why we have chosen to use different fonts and colour
scheme on each task. It is still effective because all text is bold and able for the
audience too see, while both main colours which we have used represent a
part of our trailer. The ice blue represents the cold ghost story and the red
represents the danger element within the action of the thriller genre.
However, both tasks link together by using the black and white editing on the
images. This is to represent the gothic element of our trailer. We hope this is
effective in giving the audience connotations of what our film entails.