The document discusses the effectiveness of linking ancillary texts like print work to a documentary product. It describes the themes and iconography used in the documentary and print pieces created to promote it. Iconic war items like poppies, guns and medals were featured to maintain the theme of remembrance and war. Research was conducted on documentary conventions and Radio Times specifications to ensure the print works matched expectations. Links between the pieces were created through consistent use of the poppy iconography.
The document discusses the research and design process for print materials and a documentary film on the theme of remembrance. Iconography like poppies was used consistently across materials to maintain the theme. Research of similar documentaries and magazine advertisements informed the design of a double-page spread and newspaper ad for the documentary. Placement of images and text aimed to clearly promote the film while meeting publication guidelines.
The document discusses how the media product followed conventions of real media forms and challenged some conventions. It analyzed documentaries to understand documentary conventions around shots, voiceovers, and statistics. It largely followed conventions from the documentary show Panorama in its structure, shots, interviews and use of statistics. However, it also challenged conventions by using stock footage and font size for statistics. The radio trailer and magazine spread also aimed to follow industry conventions around length, layout, images and text.
This document discusses how the media product (a teaser trailer) uses, develops, and challenges conventions of real media products such as films and trailers. It analyzes the teaser trailer's editing style, duration, graphics, narrative information, shot types, music/sound, props/mise-en-scene, text use, poster, and magazine cover in comparison to conventions in similar genres. Many elements conform to conventions while others develop or challenge them, such as using unusual shot types like stop motion, or presenting narrative information in a mysterious way rather than revealing details. The goal is to create a cohesive promotional package that is consistent yet brings something new through conventions that are developed or challenged.
The document discusses how a student media project used and developed conventions of real media forms while also challenging some conventions. The project involved creating a TV documentary, radio trailer, and double page magazine spread about cyber bullying. While most conventions were followed, such as interviews and camera shots, some were challenged, like using fades between clips instead of straight cuts. Overall the goal was to make the pieces look professional while allowing some flexibility.
The document discusses how the group's media products for a horror film trailer effectively combine through consistent style and representative elements. The magazine cover, poster, and trailer all feature the same main character Radiya and use a color scheme of black, white, and red. Intertitles in the trailer match the font and colors of the other products. Close-ups of Radiya's face in different media help familiarize the audience with her without revealing too much of the plot. The teaser trailer establishes key elements of the story in a suspenseful way that matches the mysterious atmosphere of the poster and magazine cover.
The document provides analysis of magazine cover design elements across 3 magazine covers. It summarizes the key elements magazines use to attract readers' attention on newsstands and entice them to purchase the issue. These include using bold colors, eye-catching images that relate to cover lines and headlines, strategic placement of text elements, and offering "puffs" or freebies to readers. Placement of cover lines and mastheads is also described to maximize visibility and coordination between visual and text elements.
The document provides an evaluation of a media product's magazine cover. It summarizes how the magazine cover uses and challenges conventions of real magazines. Specifically, it aims to replicate the style of the "Sight & Sound" magazine cover by following conventions like font, layout, and close-up images. While most elements copy the real magazine, some creative choices were made like using a single color scheme and only two fonts to maintain consistency across the product. Overall, the evaluation demonstrates an attempt to adhere to real magazine conventions while incorporating some original design decisions.
- The group presented their thriller film teaser trailer, poster, and magazine to a mixed audience of males and females aged 15-50 to get feedback
- The female audience members generally responded more positively to the materials, especially liking the female protagonist in the teaser trailer
- Younger audience members were more open-minded about the unconventional elements, while some older viewers found it different than their tastes
- Feedback was also positive about the portrayal of the hitman character and the intrigue created by the teaser trailer and poster
- Some found the magazine confusing as it did not clearly convey the thriller genre or provide information about the film
- The
The document discusses the research and design process for print materials and a documentary film on the theme of remembrance. Iconography like poppies was used consistently across materials to maintain the theme. Research of similar documentaries and magazine advertisements informed the design of a double-page spread and newspaper ad for the documentary. Placement of images and text aimed to clearly promote the film while meeting publication guidelines.
The document discusses how the media product followed conventions of real media forms and challenged some conventions. It analyzed documentaries to understand documentary conventions around shots, voiceovers, and statistics. It largely followed conventions from the documentary show Panorama in its structure, shots, interviews and use of statistics. However, it also challenged conventions by using stock footage and font size for statistics. The radio trailer and magazine spread also aimed to follow industry conventions around length, layout, images and text.
This document discusses how the media product (a teaser trailer) uses, develops, and challenges conventions of real media products such as films and trailers. It analyzes the teaser trailer's editing style, duration, graphics, narrative information, shot types, music/sound, props/mise-en-scene, text use, poster, and magazine cover in comparison to conventions in similar genres. Many elements conform to conventions while others develop or challenge them, such as using unusual shot types like stop motion, or presenting narrative information in a mysterious way rather than revealing details. The goal is to create a cohesive promotional package that is consistent yet brings something new through conventions that are developed or challenged.
The document discusses how a student media project used and developed conventions of real media forms while also challenging some conventions. The project involved creating a TV documentary, radio trailer, and double page magazine spread about cyber bullying. While most conventions were followed, such as interviews and camera shots, some were challenged, like using fades between clips instead of straight cuts. Overall the goal was to make the pieces look professional while allowing some flexibility.
The document discusses how the group's media products for a horror film trailer effectively combine through consistent style and representative elements. The magazine cover, poster, and trailer all feature the same main character Radiya and use a color scheme of black, white, and red. Intertitles in the trailer match the font and colors of the other products. Close-ups of Radiya's face in different media help familiarize the audience with her without revealing too much of the plot. The teaser trailer establishes key elements of the story in a suspenseful way that matches the mysterious atmosphere of the poster and magazine cover.
The document provides analysis of magazine cover design elements across 3 magazine covers. It summarizes the key elements magazines use to attract readers' attention on newsstands and entice them to purchase the issue. These include using bold colors, eye-catching images that relate to cover lines and headlines, strategic placement of text elements, and offering "puffs" or freebies to readers. Placement of cover lines and mastheads is also described to maximize visibility and coordination between visual and text elements.
The document provides an evaluation of a media product's magazine cover. It summarizes how the magazine cover uses and challenges conventions of real magazines. Specifically, it aims to replicate the style of the "Sight & Sound" magazine cover by following conventions like font, layout, and close-up images. While most elements copy the real magazine, some creative choices were made like using a single color scheme and only two fonts to maintain consistency across the product. Overall, the evaluation demonstrates an attempt to adhere to real magazine conventions while incorporating some original design decisions.
- The group presented their thriller film teaser trailer, poster, and magazine to a mixed audience of males and females aged 15-50 to get feedback
- The female audience members generally responded more positively to the materials, especially liking the female protagonist in the teaser trailer
- Younger audience members were more open-minded about the unconventional elements, while some older viewers found it different than their tastes
- Feedback was also positive about the portrayal of the hitman character and the intrigue created by the teaser trailer and poster
- Some found the magazine confusing as it did not clearly convey the thriller genre or provide information about the film
- The
The document discusses the design of a magazine cover and poster to promote a new soap opera on BBC Two called "Surrey Side". For the magazine cover, which is designed to resemble Radio Times, an image of the character Callum is used with his hood up against the backdrop of flats from the show. For the poster, an extreme long shot of the character Alex is used with the river and flats in the background and his hoodie jacket hood down to convey his character. Research of BBC promotional materials informed the designs.
Media Evaluation for Course work - Todd Lillis- Question 1a2cole13
The document discusses how a media project followed conventions of real documentaries, double page spreads, and radio trailers. It analyzed several documentaries to understand common elements. Shots and interviews from those documentaries were then replicated. Research was also done on magazine layouts to design the double page spread accordingly. The radio trailer included documentary extracts, facts, music, and voiceover as is typical. Overall the project adhered closely to conventions to appear professional. Minor changes like re-doing an interview are suggested.
This document provides an overview of documentaries including their history, conventions, genres and research on documentary advertising and listings magazines. It discusses how documentaries began with Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North in 1922 and the development of direct cinema. Key conventions discussed include the use of voiceovers, interviews with experts, archival footage and subtitles. Genres mentioned are nature, people and quest documentaries. Research on advertising and listings magazines explores their design features such as images, fonts, colours and columns.
Our documentary follows conventions of real media products such as using vox pops and statistics with visuals to back them up. It includes establishing shots, professional interviews with proper shot composition, and cutaways during interviews. The documentary falls under public affairs genre as it investigates a current issue, and could be seen as polemical by focusing on perceived societal wrongs. Audience feedback found the documentary average, noting good sound and interviews but inconsistencies. The radio spot and magazine spread helped promote the documentary brand but some felt the tasks failed to target the intended teenage audience.
The document discusses a student's A2 coursework which involved creating a 5 minute documentary opening, radio trailer, and double page magazine article on the topic of whether police should be armed or unarmed. The student analyzed how their media products used conventions of real documentaries, radio trails, and magazine articles through their use of shots, sound, editing, mise-en-scene, and layout. They also discussed how effective the combination of their media products was through their targeting of BBC channels and Radio Times magazine. The student learned from audience feedback that they needed better music, font, and sound levels. A variety of media technologies were used in the research, planning, construction and evaluation stages including cameras, editing software, music software
The document discusses a student's A2 coursework which involved creating a 5 minute documentary opening, radio trailer, and double page magazine article on the topic of whether police should be armed or unarmed.
The student analyzed how their media products used conventions of real documentaries, radio trails, and magazine articles through their use of shots, sound, mise-en-scene, editing, and layout. They also discussed how effective the combination of their media products was through their targeting of audiences and placement in BBC and Radio Times.
The student learned from audience feedback that they needed better fitting music, font choices, and sound levels. They used technologies like cameras, editing software, music software, word processing, and b
This presentation will summarize the process of re-drafting ancillaries draft 3, including analyzing inspirational double page spreads and Channel 4 advertisements. Key elements taken from inspirational materials include placing pictures on the side of pages, centering titles and subtitles in the middle of pages, using varied font sizes to guide the eye, and placing the Channel 4 logo on the side of adverts. These techniques will be applied to the third draft.
The document discusses how the documentary production followed conventions of the documentary genre and real media forms. It used aspects of Bill Nichols' documentary modes, including the participatory mode through "makeover" footage, similar to Morgan Spurlock's documentary "Super Size Me." It also featured the expository mode by presenting an argumentative perspective. Interviews followed conventions like using medium shots and side eye lines. Background music and narration were also used conventionally. Shot types, magazine layout, and radio trailer formats similarly drew upon industry standards to effectively communicate information about the documentary.
The document discusses a student's media evaluation of their documentary project and ancillary texts. The student created a 5-minute documentary opening on whether police should be armed, as well as a radio trailer and double page magazine article. The documentary uses conventions like interviews, voiceovers, and music. The ancillary texts were effective combinations that would appeal to and inform the target audience of young adults. Audience feedback was not discussed.
The document discusses how the student used various media technologies in constructing their documentary, magazine article, and radio trailer for an A2 media studies assignment. Filming was done using a Canon camcorder and tripod, and editing was done using Final Cut Express software. Research involved using BBC and news websites, and watching YouTube clips. GarageBand was used to create background music. Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, and blogger.com were also utilized at various stages of the process.
The magazine cover effectively portrays the action genre through the image of the main protagonist holding a pistol while blindfolded, suggesting skill and precision. The cover uses the house styles of the dark color palette and FalconsFont title typography consistently across products. The message that it aims to convey is that this is an action blockbuster through text describing it as the "next year's action blockbuster" and the Empire tagline of "More action than you can handle."
The document summarizes how the student's media project followed conventions of real documentaries. It produced a 5 minute opening to a TV documentary on cuts to the UK's Education Maintenance Allowance. It used voiceovers, archival footage, interviews, and cutaways like real documentaries. It aimed to simplify complex topics, included opinions of students and experts, and focused on aesthetics and storytelling like the poetic mode of documentaries. Background music and appropriate visuals/settings were used to make the documentary look professional. The project scored highly and demonstrated understanding of documentary conventions.
The media product uses, develops, and challenges some conventions of real documentary films. It follows conventions such as starting with an establishing shot and title sequence to introduce the topic. It also uses interviews with experts and relevant props in the background. However, it challenges conventions by using a single soundbed throughout instead of changing songs, and not including a narrator. Overall, the media product borrows some real documentary techniques but also adapts them to fit its purpose and style.
The document discusses the production of a documentary on underage binge drinking and the creation of accompanying ancillary texts, including a magazine article and radio trailer. To make the documentary follow real conventions, the group watched documentaries like "Supersize Me" and took shots replicating theirs. They aimed to investigate and inform about underage drinking. The magazine article was made to resemble "More Magazine" to target young people. The radio trailer used upbeat music and documentary clips to engage listeners and advertise without stating the topic. Overall, researching conventions helped make the main documentary and ancillary texts effective at promoting and informing the intended young audience.
- The document discusses the conventions used in media products and how the student's documentary project utilized various conventions like voiceovers, interviews, and establishing shots to create a sense of realism and drama.
- Feedback from peers was gathered and helped improve aspects of the documentary and ancillary tasks like making the advertisement more aligned with Channel 4's style.
- New media technologies like the internet, YouTube, Photoshop, and video/audio equipment were used in researching, planning, and constructing the documentary and ancillary tasks. Old print media was also examined for stylistic influences.
Our documentary aimed to challenge stereotypes by telling the story of Tom, a disabled man. We strived to follow conventions of real media by using techniques like quick shots and music in the introduction. Interviews were framed to focus on facial expressions. We received positive feedback but learned our audio needed improving. Throughout production we used technologies like cameras, microphones, and iMovie to help plan, film, and edit our documentary. Our skills have advanced from learning new editing and filming techniques to create a higher quality product.
Our documentary aimed to challenge stereotypes. We received positive feedback but also areas for improvement. The sound quality needed adjustments to ensure clarity. We learned the importance of sound quality for audience understanding. Throughout the process, we advanced our technology skills. We improved at editing, filming techniques like framing and lighting, and using software like iMovie. Feedback helped us strengthen our production values and skills for creating engaging media.
The document discusses the production of a documentary on the Meninism movement along with two ancillary texts - a magazine spread and radio advert. It describes how the team ensured consistency across the pieces through shared elements like color scheme, fonts, music, and key quotes to clearly connect the pieces and strengthen the overall brand. Feedback confirmed the audience could easily identify the shared branding elements between the different media.
Freya Downs used over 20 different media technologies and outlets in the construction, research, planning, and evaluation of her project. She utilized basic programs like Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel in early planning stages for their ease of use. For research, she created online surveys using Survey Monkey and distributed them on Facebook to gather responses from her target audience. In pre-production, she found style models on streaming services like Netflix to inform her documentary approach. Communication technologies like Facebook messaging and email were vital for group collaboration and arranging interviews. Hardware including a video camera, microphone, and editing software were used to capture and produce high quality footage and finalize her documentary and supplemental pieces.
The student learned several important lessons when progressing from creating a school magazine to a music magazine. They learned to design the magazine to better attract their target audience, with an emphasis on improving the masthead, images, layout, model presentation, cover story, and contents page. Specifically, they made the masthead, model, and layout more attention-grabbing for the music magazine audience.
The document discusses the design of a magazine cover and poster to promote a new soap opera on BBC Two called "Surrey Side". For the magazine cover, which is designed to resemble Radio Times, an image of the character Callum is used with his hood up against the backdrop of flats from the show. For the poster, an extreme long shot of the character Alex is used with the river and flats in the background and his hoodie jacket hood down to convey his character. Research of BBC promotional materials informed the designs.
Media Evaluation for Course work - Todd Lillis- Question 1a2cole13
The document discusses how a media project followed conventions of real documentaries, double page spreads, and radio trailers. It analyzed several documentaries to understand common elements. Shots and interviews from those documentaries were then replicated. Research was also done on magazine layouts to design the double page spread accordingly. The radio trailer included documentary extracts, facts, music, and voiceover as is typical. Overall the project adhered closely to conventions to appear professional. Minor changes like re-doing an interview are suggested.
This document provides an overview of documentaries including their history, conventions, genres and research on documentary advertising and listings magazines. It discusses how documentaries began with Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North in 1922 and the development of direct cinema. Key conventions discussed include the use of voiceovers, interviews with experts, archival footage and subtitles. Genres mentioned are nature, people and quest documentaries. Research on advertising and listings magazines explores their design features such as images, fonts, colours and columns.
Our documentary follows conventions of real media products such as using vox pops and statistics with visuals to back them up. It includes establishing shots, professional interviews with proper shot composition, and cutaways during interviews. The documentary falls under public affairs genre as it investigates a current issue, and could be seen as polemical by focusing on perceived societal wrongs. Audience feedback found the documentary average, noting good sound and interviews but inconsistencies. The radio spot and magazine spread helped promote the documentary brand but some felt the tasks failed to target the intended teenage audience.
The document discusses a student's A2 coursework which involved creating a 5 minute documentary opening, radio trailer, and double page magazine article on the topic of whether police should be armed or unarmed. The student analyzed how their media products used conventions of real documentaries, radio trails, and magazine articles through their use of shots, sound, editing, mise-en-scene, and layout. They also discussed how effective the combination of their media products was through their targeting of BBC channels and Radio Times magazine. The student learned from audience feedback that they needed better music, font, and sound levels. A variety of media technologies were used in the research, planning, construction and evaluation stages including cameras, editing software, music software
The document discusses a student's A2 coursework which involved creating a 5 minute documentary opening, radio trailer, and double page magazine article on the topic of whether police should be armed or unarmed.
The student analyzed how their media products used conventions of real documentaries, radio trails, and magazine articles through their use of shots, sound, mise-en-scene, editing, and layout. They also discussed how effective the combination of their media products was through their targeting of audiences and placement in BBC and Radio Times.
The student learned from audience feedback that they needed better fitting music, font choices, and sound levels. They used technologies like cameras, editing software, music software, word processing, and b
This presentation will summarize the process of re-drafting ancillaries draft 3, including analyzing inspirational double page spreads and Channel 4 advertisements. Key elements taken from inspirational materials include placing pictures on the side of pages, centering titles and subtitles in the middle of pages, using varied font sizes to guide the eye, and placing the Channel 4 logo on the side of adverts. These techniques will be applied to the third draft.
The document discusses how the documentary production followed conventions of the documentary genre and real media forms. It used aspects of Bill Nichols' documentary modes, including the participatory mode through "makeover" footage, similar to Morgan Spurlock's documentary "Super Size Me." It also featured the expository mode by presenting an argumentative perspective. Interviews followed conventions like using medium shots and side eye lines. Background music and narration were also used conventionally. Shot types, magazine layout, and radio trailer formats similarly drew upon industry standards to effectively communicate information about the documentary.
The document discusses a student's media evaluation of their documentary project and ancillary texts. The student created a 5-minute documentary opening on whether police should be armed, as well as a radio trailer and double page magazine article. The documentary uses conventions like interviews, voiceovers, and music. The ancillary texts were effective combinations that would appeal to and inform the target audience of young adults. Audience feedback was not discussed.
The document discusses how the student used various media technologies in constructing their documentary, magazine article, and radio trailer for an A2 media studies assignment. Filming was done using a Canon camcorder and tripod, and editing was done using Final Cut Express software. Research involved using BBC and news websites, and watching YouTube clips. GarageBand was used to create background music. Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, and blogger.com were also utilized at various stages of the process.
The magazine cover effectively portrays the action genre through the image of the main protagonist holding a pistol while blindfolded, suggesting skill and precision. The cover uses the house styles of the dark color palette and FalconsFont title typography consistently across products. The message that it aims to convey is that this is an action blockbuster through text describing it as the "next year's action blockbuster" and the Empire tagline of "More action than you can handle."
The document summarizes how the student's media project followed conventions of real documentaries. It produced a 5 minute opening to a TV documentary on cuts to the UK's Education Maintenance Allowance. It used voiceovers, archival footage, interviews, and cutaways like real documentaries. It aimed to simplify complex topics, included opinions of students and experts, and focused on aesthetics and storytelling like the poetic mode of documentaries. Background music and appropriate visuals/settings were used to make the documentary look professional. The project scored highly and demonstrated understanding of documentary conventions.
The media product uses, develops, and challenges some conventions of real documentary films. It follows conventions such as starting with an establishing shot and title sequence to introduce the topic. It also uses interviews with experts and relevant props in the background. However, it challenges conventions by using a single soundbed throughout instead of changing songs, and not including a narrator. Overall, the media product borrows some real documentary techniques but also adapts them to fit its purpose and style.
The document discusses the production of a documentary on underage binge drinking and the creation of accompanying ancillary texts, including a magazine article and radio trailer. To make the documentary follow real conventions, the group watched documentaries like "Supersize Me" and took shots replicating theirs. They aimed to investigate and inform about underage drinking. The magazine article was made to resemble "More Magazine" to target young people. The radio trailer used upbeat music and documentary clips to engage listeners and advertise without stating the topic. Overall, researching conventions helped make the main documentary and ancillary texts effective at promoting and informing the intended young audience.
- The document discusses the conventions used in media products and how the student's documentary project utilized various conventions like voiceovers, interviews, and establishing shots to create a sense of realism and drama.
- Feedback from peers was gathered and helped improve aspects of the documentary and ancillary tasks like making the advertisement more aligned with Channel 4's style.
- New media technologies like the internet, YouTube, Photoshop, and video/audio equipment were used in researching, planning, and constructing the documentary and ancillary tasks. Old print media was also examined for stylistic influences.
Our documentary aimed to challenge stereotypes by telling the story of Tom, a disabled man. We strived to follow conventions of real media by using techniques like quick shots and music in the introduction. Interviews were framed to focus on facial expressions. We received positive feedback but learned our audio needed improving. Throughout production we used technologies like cameras, microphones, and iMovie to help plan, film, and edit our documentary. Our skills have advanced from learning new editing and filming techniques to create a higher quality product.
Our documentary aimed to challenge stereotypes. We received positive feedback but also areas for improvement. The sound quality needed adjustments to ensure clarity. We learned the importance of sound quality for audience understanding. Throughout the process, we advanced our technology skills. We improved at editing, filming techniques like framing and lighting, and using software like iMovie. Feedback helped us strengthen our production values and skills for creating engaging media.
The document discusses the production of a documentary on the Meninism movement along with two ancillary texts - a magazine spread and radio advert. It describes how the team ensured consistency across the pieces through shared elements like color scheme, fonts, music, and key quotes to clearly connect the pieces and strengthen the overall brand. Feedback confirmed the audience could easily identify the shared branding elements between the different media.
Freya Downs used over 20 different media technologies and outlets in the construction, research, planning, and evaluation of her project. She utilized basic programs like Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel in early planning stages for their ease of use. For research, she created online surveys using Survey Monkey and distributed them on Facebook to gather responses from her target audience. In pre-production, she found style models on streaming services like Netflix to inform her documentary approach. Communication technologies like Facebook messaging and email were vital for group collaboration and arranging interviews. Hardware including a video camera, microphone, and editing software were used to capture and produce high quality footage and finalize her documentary and supplemental pieces.
The student learned several important lessons when progressing from creating a school magazine to a music magazine. They learned to design the magazine to better attract their target audience, with an emphasis on improving the masthead, images, layout, model presentation, cover story, and contents page. Specifically, they made the masthead, model, and layout more attention-grabbing for the music magazine audience.
The document represents teenagers and adult females in its media product. Teenage girls are portrayed as emotional with difficult lives, aligning with stereotypes, though the protagonist's life is truly hard. The adult female mother is represented opposite stereotypes - she is unconcerned for her child and self-centered rather than serious and child-focused as stereotypical adults. All characters are female but not all are portrayed stereotypically - the protagonist exhibits some domestic stereotypes while emotional due to grief, while the mother smokes and drinks in an unusual way for female portrayals. Audience feedback finds the music emotive but plot unclear and subtitles could be improved.
Este movimiento surgió en los años 70 para promover el cuidado del medio ambiente y crear conciencia ecológica. Los grupos ambientalistas buscan proteger la naturaleza y ecosistemas, así como especies en peligro de extinción. Actualmente, existe una gran preocupación por el calentamiento global causado por los altos niveles de CO2 en la atmósfera. Varios medios, incluyendo el cine, intentan concientizar sobre la responsabilidad de cuidar recursos como el agua, el aire y reducir el daño ecol
Este documento presenta una conversación entre un niño y su madre sobre un trabajo escolar sobre la salud y el bienestar. La madre explica que mantenerse limpio, hacer ejercicio, dormir bien y tener una alimentación balanceada son importantes para tener buena salud. El niño se da cuenta de que si no come nada un día se sentiría cansado, sin ganas de hacer nada y de mal humor.
This document is a 10 question questionnaire about horror film preferences. It asks respondents about their gender, age, how often they watch films and horror films specifically. It also asks about favorite horror genres, if trailers and posters are enjoyed before watching films, what makes a horror film effective, and to name a favorite horror film and why. The questionnaire is intended to gather information about audience preferences for horror films.
This document discusses a student's placement assisting with craft activities at an elderly day program. The student became involved in the craft sessions and later ran two sessions, demonstrating different crafting activities to clients. Photos from the placement show examples of crafts and the student's flatmates demonstrating additional crafting activities.
Question 2: How effective is the combination of your main product and ancilla...chrisgirgis14
The document discusses the effectiveness of connecting a documentary film about World War II and remembrance to accompanying print materials. It focuses on maintaining themes and using consistent iconography, like poppies, throughout. Research was done on layouts and imagery of similar documentaries. Both the double page magazine spread and newspaper advertisement feature the same background and war objects (dog tags, bullets) to clearly link them to the documentary's theme of remembrance. While the choice of imagery could have better represented the human story, the same iconography in all materials effectively carried the theme across different platforms.
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The document discusses the effectiveness of combining a documentary with ancillary print works. It summarizes that the documentary and print works all maintained the theme of remembrance through the use of consistent iconography like poppies. Research was conducted on layout and design of comparable works to achieve cohesion across formats. Elements like background, objects, and typography were kept consistent to clearly link the documentary with the double page spread and newspaper advertisement promoting it.
The document evaluates the documentary and ancillary tasks created by the student. The 5-minute documentary was about young people and unemployment and was titled "The Jobless Generation". To make it realistic, the student researched conventions of real documentaries and included elements like an intro ident, opening montage, title sequence, interviews, narrative structure, and voiceover. The ancillary tasks included a 30-second radio trailer and a two-page magazine listings spread. The evaluation discusses how effectively the student incorporated conventions from real media and connected the documentary and ancillary pieces to promote the topic. Areas for potential improvement are also identified.
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The combination of the documentary, radio ad, and double page spread was effective in linking the products together. Key elements like the title, images, quotes, color scheme, channel information, and presenters were consistently featured across all three mediums. This created synergy and clarity that the products were connected while not being identical. The links between the photos used in the double page spread and those featured prominently in the documentary were particularly concise and effective at tying the products together.
How effective is the combination of my main and ancillary productsLewis Thickpenny
The document discusses how the author created a brand identity for their main documentary product and two ancillary texts (a TV listing and advertisement).
The author paid close attention to elements like color, font, positioning and imagery to link the products together visually. Both ancillaries feature a similar dark image with an EU flag to set the theme. While the font differs, placement of elements like the title and Channel 4 logo are consistent.
The documentary product combines well with the ancillary pieces through use of matching imagery, themes and narrative to present a cohesive representation of the topic across all products. However, the documentary did not fully cover all topics mentioned in the TV listing, breaking that convention.
The document provides an evaluation of a student's media products for a horror film called The Cure.
1) The student's film poster challenges conventions by using both large and small title text, a longer tagline, and placing the image to the left of the title instead of centered.
2) The film magazine cover follows conventions by having a central image surrounded by text but changes minor elements like the barcode position.
3) The film trailer includes conventions like music, fast pacing, and long clips but does not include a happy scene. It also includes a news presenter segment similar to 28 Days Later.
The document provides research and planning for a double page spread and newspaper advertisement about a documentary. It includes examples of inspirational advertisements and spreads, and drafts of their own spreads and advert. Feedback from teachers suggests improving the visual design elements to better communicate the topic and grab attention. The goal is to finalize the designs while incorporating the feedback.
The student created a film magazine, poster, and trailer to promote their fictional film "Infection".
They received feedback on the trailer from friends aged 17-18 who are the target audience, and from media studies teachers. The feedback helped the student learn how effectively they conveyed the thriller genre conventions and how the trailer and campaign could be improved.
The student distributed a survey to collect structured feedback on how people responded to the trailer, which will help them evaluate the success of communicating the intended message and themes. The consistent color scheme, imagery, and fonts across all campaign elements effectively linked the materials together as a cohesive promotion.
Through researching real media products like trailers, magazines, and posters, this document discusses how the described media products use and develop conventions of those real products. A preview screen and production company are used in the trailer to appear official. News stories and locations are featured to set the scene, while characters are not shown much to disorient the audience. Filters and camerawork are added to increase realism. Credits, images, and information are formatted on the magazine cover similarly to influences like SFX magazine. Fonts, taglines, and layered visuals are employed on the poster to convey an unsettling tone while maintaining continuity across the media products.
The student's media project follows conventions of real documentaries in several ways:
1) It uses a dramatic opening with archival footage and a voiceover to set the scene.
2) It includes vox pops and expert interviews to provide different perspectives on the topic. Shots are framed using the rule of thirds and interviews have appropriate backgrounds.
3) Sound levels are adjusted to highlight important parts, and music is used but faded during interviews. Cutaways, fades and dissolves are also used to transition between clips.
4) The documentary aims to be aesthetically pleasing while also informing audiences on the topic, drawing from the poetic and expository modes of documentary.
This document discusses how a student media project used and challenged conventions of real media products in developing a documentary and promotional materials.
The student created a 5-minute opening to a documentary about knife crime along with a TV listing guide and radio trailer. They researched documentary styles and incorporated common conventions like archive footage and reconstructions. However, they used a female narrator instead of the typical male voice to represent women affected by knife crime.
The TV listing followed a magazine layout but placed the title differently and included an underline and review. The radio trailer opened with an audio clip and sad music to grab attention, then provided statistics and a positive conclusion with inspiring music like real trailers. Overall, the project agreed with many
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- Page numbers
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- A main body in a question and answer format between an interviewer and documentary subject
- Dates and times listed, a convention more common in advertisements
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The document provides a detailed summary of shots and scenes from the documentary "WW2: Operation Mincemeat". It describes the establishing shots, transitions between presenters and historical footage/photographs. The summary notes key moments like discussions of the plot and animated maps showing Nazi movements. This summary of the documentary will help decide what to include in a 5-minute extract.
The documentary uses a variety of techniques to tell the story of Operation Mincemeat. It begins with establishing shots and a voiceover to set the scene. It then cuts between an on-screen presenter discussing the plot, black and white photos relevant to the story, reenactments, archival footage from World War 2 including of Hitler and the German military, maps showing locations. It also includes interviews with elderly people connected to the actual events to provide first-hand accounts. The documentary cuts rapidly between these different elements to educate viewers about this historical deception operation.
The documentary uses a combination of on-screen presenters, interviews, archive footage, photographs and maps to tell the story of Operation Mincemeat. It opens with shots of a museum and hallways before introducing the presenter. It cuts between interviews, historical footage from World War 2 of Hitler and soldiers, maps showing troop movements and more photographs. The documentary edits between these elements to explore the key events and people involved in the operation.
Our target audience for the documentary is middle aged people with children aged 12 and older who are interested in the world around them. A secondary audience is teenage people interested in how they are perceived who may not fit current stereotypes. To capture interest, print work will use images of youth stereotypes being challenged alongside information about broadcasting on Channel 4.
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This document outlines a plan to produce a five minute extract from a documentary on perceptions of youth in Britain. It will use a hybrid style with a presenter on screen and voiceover to explore current stereotypes of youth, where those come from, and how to disprove them. The target audience is 45+ ABC1 adults on Channel 4, who support original points of view. Over the next three weeks, the team will create a narrative, do research, and make choices about style as they challenge stereotypes and elements.
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1. How effective is the combination of
your main product and ancillary
texts?
By Jordan Cella
2. Final Product
Our documentary was based upon the theme of
remembrance, which was connoted through the use of
poppies and the title; ‘The Forgotten Memory’.
In order to maintain the theme of war and to ensure
that the audience were aware of this being the focus,
various iconic items and images were used repeatedly.
For example, the use of the poppy.
3. Final Product
Between the print works and the actual documentary, there
aren't many links. This is due to only the first five minutes of the
documentary being filmed. Had we needed to lengthen the
production, there would be an increase in the amount of
iconography. For example, there may be use of the gun and the
link between medals/necklaces gained through war.
The main links are between both print works and how they
relate to one another, as well as the documentary.
6. Print Work
For the print work, I researched documentaries which were similar to that of
our own, this enabled me to recognise iconography of war documentaries and
how they had been commonly promoted.
Through this we were able to focus our work and ensure that our target
market were the central focal point. It also helped us to know what sorts of
costume and lighting, etc would be used, helping us to enhance and embrace
as much professionalism as possible. It also helped us understand the mise en
scéne of the documentary, and what we needed to do to be in keeping with
the style of our chosen channel; BBC One. When researching about BBC One,
we discovered that Radio Times, their magazine, heavily promoted television
programmes or radio shows that were being aired and created by the BBC.
This was one our main reasons behind our ancillary texts being focused upon
Radio Times’ specifications.
The use of a repertoire of elements was extremely helpful as it enabled us
ensure that all of our work was interlinking with one another through
iconography and stock elements, such as setting and characters. It also made
sure that our mise en scéne was consistent and reflective of our war focus.
8. Research
To convey our research we used a repertoire of elements grid. This
was a useful tool as it meant all of our key influential material was
in one place, and that we were able to cross compare things at the
same time. By doing this we could ensure that everything was
interlinked with one another and that the mise en scéne
requirements were met.
The point of the exercise was to make ourselves aware of the basic
codes and conventions of a war documentary. These were then
stretched or completely ignored when we created our own,
however we found that most of the things that we did within our
five minute documentary extract were to the guidelines set out by
the repertoire of elements. We did not want to create a generic war
documentary, however felt that using the repertoire of elements
correctly and as a stimulus, we were able to create the best text
possible.
9. Research
This was my original idea for
The Forgotten the layout of the poster. I
Memory
completed this within the
research time so that we were
able to have something to look
War scenery/Veterans back at and as a template.
Poppy
(In
Originally I had planned for this
to advertise our documentary,
Foreground)
Time/Date
and was to have all of the
BBC One information (time and date of
airing) just below the image of
the poppy.
10. Research
This is a comparison of the layout that I created and our finished product.
Within our finished product
there is high quality
The Forgotten photography, taken by Matt,
Memory which demonstrates and
clearly connotes the theme
of war through the gun,
bullet and the chain.
However, the poster does
not detail the airing time of
War scenery/Veterans
the programme as originally
planned, nor does it convey
Poppy our main theme and
(In
Foreground)
stimulus of remembrance
Time/Date which was originally to be
shown through the poppy.
Through the lack of this, the
BBC One poster does not advertise
our documentary and
simply connotes the
documentaries theme.
11. Radio Times
When researching later on, I was able to find a website known as
Specle, which contained all of the measurements and
specifications of a double page spread for the magazine.
12. Radio Times Double Page Spread
I also searched for images of other double page spreads which
had appeared in the magazine. This was so we could remain as
true to the original identity of the magazine as possible.
Similarities between both are:
•The use of one image, which takes up the whole of
the two pages. This was used to connote to the
receiver the main focal and importance of the article,
in the original example this would be the band The
Vaccines.
•Large font for the title. I was able to discover that
Radio Times varied its font from article to article. For
example, the lettering used for the font of the original,
is the bands branding.
•There is a subtraction of bright colours such as
oranges and pinks in both of these DPS’s, however
they both have one colour which is brighter and stands
out in comparison to the dull darkened colours of the
rest of the text.
13. Newspaper Advertisement
For the newspaper advertisement we used our
research which had been gathered from Radio Times.
This was to help us decide on the dimensions and the
layout of the main advertisement. As a group we chose
to have one main image, and only use simple lettering.
This is because we had rarely seen posters or
advertisements similar for any BBC programmes,
creating a bit of an issue for us when it came to
creating the poster. Eventually we were able to find
some poster designs which helped for our idea to
become a reality.
14. Advertisement
To research newspaper advertisements I found images of similar
ads, these were to help us compare and make decisions which suit
the existent advertising materials.
Similarities between both pieces of advertising:
•They both have the logo of the specific BBC
channel that they are going to be aired on
•On the existent advertisement there is a tag line,
on our one there is the title of the programme.
Although these are different, the programme in
the original may be more well known and
therefore does not need to be shown explicitly,
unlike our own new documentary
•Although the advertisement which I have got for
BBC is of the channel, it still has similarities with
that of our advertisement, neither declare times
of viewings. For our advertisement this is a
downfall as we should be promoting and without
this information, the promotion is not completed
correctly.
15. To ensure that all of our work links together and compliments one another we have
tried to remain consistent with photography and the articles present.
To link the DPS and the
newspaper advertisement,
The article details the same metal objects
the an overview were used, just
photographed at different
of the
angles and with different
documentary and lighting. In both, there is
the main subtext. DPS
the inclusion of a metal
This was to be lighter, bullet, gun and
presented in The necklace. These objects all
Radio Times portray war imagery and
magazine as a link to the theme.
part of the
promotion
process.
We certified that the poppy was the focal point, as
it helps to promote the key and main focus of our
documentary, Remembrance and Remembrance
day. This helped remain consistent with both the
theme and the shots of poppies being washed
upon the shore in the opening of our documentary
extract.
Points where the poppy appears in the documentary, are
screen grabbed here, so that the links can be made
16. Relation Between Print Work and
Final Product
Within both pieces there is a clear link through the use of
iconography; the main piece being the poppy. In the
documentary, within the first few seconds, audience members
see a poppy which is washed upon the shore. This creates
connotations and links to the theme of remembrance, the main
theme of the documentary. In the DPS we made sure to include
the poppy, which was saturated more in comparison to the rest
of the image, as this is the main iconic link between both texts.