This document discusses the design of ancillary texts, including a film poster and radio trailer, for a student film project. The poster aims to convey key elements of the film's plot through iconic sticky notes, depictions of the arguing main characters, the film title, and a tagline. Color choices link the poster elements to each other and the film. The radio trailer uses dialogue from the opening argument scene to introduce the characters and intrigue listeners, complementing the poster in marketing the film. An effective tagline is chosen to stick in viewers' minds and synergy is created across the ancillary texts and film.

1. Evaluation Question 2

2.  Our film is a Domestic Comedy which
begins with our two main characters
arguing, this sets up for the rest of the
play as there is no more communication
between the two. The only way that
they communicate is by using post it
notes and passing them between each
other. We believed that creating
synergy between our film production
and our ancillary texts was a great way
for the audience to get to know the plot
before they even watch the film.
Therefore we wanted to take our unique
plot line and portray it within
our ancillary texts. The first thing i
wanted to do when designing my film
poster was to transfer across the iconic
parts of our film. The first thing was to
get the iconic sticky notes on the poster.
This is basis of the plot, and will
conveys to the audience that they are
significant to the film.

3.  The next thing I decided to do
was to add both main
characters to allow the audience
to familiarise themselves with
the two. The two characters are
also convey their anger towards
each other through their body
language. Matt is crossing his
arms and is scowling at Laura.
Laura has her back turned on
Matt and looks annoyed. As
they are both in nearly every
scene in the film, they would
become a sign that would
signify the film.

4.  The next thing was to
get the film title on the
poster so that the
audience would know
what the film is called
and also relate it to the
background.
 To get the audience's
attention, I decided to
add a tagline. This
makes the audience
thinking
and intrigues them into
what it means.

5.  For the main poster we decided to
take bits from all the poster ideas as
they all had really good parts in to.
 The house in the background shows
the audience the setting of our
film. Furthermore the setting of a
Domestic Comedy is a house,
therefore it conveys to the audience
that the genre is a Domestic
Comedy.
 The picture of the main characters
with the sticky notes over their
mouths shows the audience the
main characters of our film. this also
conveys that the two are angry at
each other, they have their backs to
each other and both have their arms
cross with an angry facial
expression.

6.  The sticky notes over their
mouths convey that they are not
speaking and there is not a
lot of communication between
the two. The sticky notes are
also an iconic part from the film
and conveys the film title and
there role in the plot.
 The title colours link into the
colours of the sticky notes. It
also links into the film as the film
title has the same colours.
 We added a tagline which is a
memorable phrase. Like in the
Jurassic park poster our tagline
gives the audience a little bit of
context about our film.

7.  For the Radio trailer we wanted to
link the radio trailer to the poster
and to our film. We would link the
film to the trailer by using the same
music and some dialogue from the
film. We took the argument from the
opening scene to draw in the
audience and get them intrigued.
 The audience will hear that there is
two characters one a man and one
a woman. Once they look at the
poster they will see an man and
a women and connect the voice to
the characters. When they view the
film, the audience can then see that
these two characters are the main
characters.

8.  We wanted to create synergy
between our ancillary texts,
one way we did this was with
the tagline. The tagline sticks
in the audiences mind as it is
a memorable phrase. This is
effective as it can be
included in everyday life,
such as the tagline 'shaken
not stirred' from James Bond
and 'may the odds be ever in
your favour' from The hunger
Games. Our tagline links into
the plot of our film and
therefore is easily associated
with our film.