1. How effective is the combination
of your main product and
ancillary texts?
By Shana-Rochelle

2. Innocence, Corruption and the Unknown
The presentation will assess how effective my short film and print
products are in delivering the themes of innocence corruption and the
unknown.
Innocence
Corruption
The
Unknown

3. Innocence, Corruption and the Unknown
• Throughout the course of my film
innocence, corruption and the unknown
are the main themes which make up the
story of Atlantis. In telling the story of
Atlantis via carnival and animation I was
unsure of how to present these themes at
first. However during the planning and
research stages of my film I realised that in
editing I could recreate these themes via
the use of slow motion for example which
I used to recreate both innocence and
corruption.

4. Film Poster and Review
• The portrayal of innocence, corruption and the unknown are generic conventions
which are associated with carnival and the original story of Atlantis which helped
me to target my audience. In order to re-enforce this within my ancillary products I
chose colours which are associated with each theme for example white connotes
innocence. In making the carnival mask which I used within my film poster white I
am suggesting that carnival is innocent as well as connoting that Atlantis was once
innocence. However in having splashes of red paint/ smoke being splattered onto
the mask the mask has been corrupted. The idea of corruption also coincides with
the ideology that West Indian culture in relation to carnival is corrupted because
revellers parade along the streets ‘half naked’.

6. Carnival
• Carnival is a theme which I have used to illustrate as well as tell the story of Atlantis.
Within my short film, Notting Hill Carnival is the main focus of the story of Atlantis using cinematography I was able to select footage which best portrayed/ told the story
of Atlantis.
• Not only this but carnival is present throughout my film poster and review. Choosing to
use images or phrases which are associated with carnival throughout my media texts I
believe that my audience will find it easier to depict the narrative and meaning of short
film.
• Incorporating traditions which lead up to carnival such as Panorama and the Grand
Carnival Splash, I have been able to directly target my audience who are familiar with
theses tradition.

7. Emotions
• In exploring conformity and corruption I looked at stereotypes of masqueraders of the day
verses masqueraders of the night (jab-jab).
• Jab Jab are masqueraders of the night who terrify soectators with the appearances (stale
molasses) – this is where my idea of music black within my film poster came about to show the
unknown. In contrast the cast which I used to show innocence and conformity are always smiling
and laughing which is where innocence comes in to ‘fight’ against the corruption present within
my film.
• This conforms to the ideologies of masqueraders of the day verses masqueraders of the night as
‘Jab Jab’ are known to cause disruption with their chains and snakes like slaves would have done
previously before emancipation.
• Within my ancillary products (film poster) I have used white to connote the innocence of the
masqueraders of the day and black and red to make reference to the masqueraders of the night.

8. Masqueraders of the night (Jab Jab)

9. Conclusion
In conclusion I believe that the combination of my short film and ancillary products are
effective. However it is evident that the way in which I have presented the themes are unusual
and may require my audience to watch my film again. But this has been done deliberately to
reinforce ‘imagination’.
In relation to carnival it takes imagination to transform a theme for example ‘The lost city of
Atlantis’ and turn that into a carnival costume. My film goes against the codes and
conventions associated with film industry because as well as looking to my case studies for
ideas on creating my film I did additional research and researched into the carnival scene and
asked Artistic Director of Utopia Creative arts David Brown, how he turns a carnival
theme into a carnival costume.