This document outlines qualities of good ancillary products and common mistakes made by students. Good work ensures camera shots and angles are conventional and consider the background. Proper mise-en-scene uses conventional clothing and props carefully chosen. Quality typography considers font color, size, and clarity in relation to images. Effective layout follows the eye's route and uses an clear, organized conventional structure. Common student errors include random shots, cluttered designs, and failure to consider readability or background.

1. Ancillary
products
Qualitiesof A grade work What studentsdobadly
Camerawork  Ensure that the mainimage
usesa conventional shottype
and angle
 Justtake an image usinga
randomshot theyhaven’t
thoughtthrough
 Notconsideringwhatthey
are takingtheirimage of
 Nottakingan effective image
due to not consideringthe
background
Mise-en-scene  Ensure the clothingusedis
conventional andiscarefully
thoughtthrough
 Use conventional props
 Do not thinkaboutthe outfits
wornfor the image,then
makingitdifficultforthe
image andfont coloursto
contrast well
 Poorchoice of location,due
to backgroundnotbeing
conventional
Typography  Ensure the colourof fontsis
conventional forthe genre
and workswell withthe
coloursusedonthe image,to
create a house style
 Carefullythinkthroughthe
sizesof anytext,enablingall
textto be easilyseenand
clearto read
 Notthinkingaboutthe size of
the font,makingitdifficult
for people toread
Layout  Followthe route of the eye
 Use a conventional layoutfor
the genre and form
 Too cluttered
 Notobviouswhichthe main
image is