1. How effective is the
combination of your main
product and ancillary texts?
By Nicky Pritchard.

2. Ancillary One.
 I took all the photographs
which were used in my
newspaper advertisement,
the photographs are of
equipment which is seen in
the documentary. I created
a colour splash on this, as I
felt that this was simple
and effective. The colours
which I kept in the advert
were the three colour motif
of red, blue and yellow. I
also added the Hope FM
logo, which is seen in the
documentary, as well as
being recurring in the
ancillary tasks. I feel this
represents the overall radio
theme in the documentary.

3. Ancillary One.
 These are the strengths and weaknesses that I feel are in
my newspaper advertisement.

4. Nicola’s Ancillary One.
 I decided to put my
newspaper advertisement
into context and decided to
create a mock of a typical
local newspaper. I decided
the newspaper should be
local, as Hope FM is a local
radio station, therefore it is
relatable and would be a
newspaper where a Hope
FM advert may be placed.

5. Ancillary Two.
 For my radio trailer, I used Victoria as the voiceover, who
is one of the interviewees in the documentary, as she is
one of the presenters at Hope FM. She has a clear
dialect which will suit the Hope FM audience, as she does
not have a heavy accent. I also used clips that are in the
documentary in the radio trailer, as this makes the trailer
relatable to the documentary itself. The use of the clips
also would give the audience an incite to what will
happen in the documentary. The slogan ‘Life Changing
Radio’ is also said in the trailer, as this is the slogan for
the radio station, as well as the title of the documentary.

6. Main cut.
 During the cinematography of the documentary, I made
sure that there was a motif. I filmed different things in
the documentary which included the Hope FM logo, to
create a recurring motif, such as the use of the Hope FM
foam finger, the leaflets which say ‘Hope FM, Life
Changing Radio’ etc. I felt that this would re inverse the
overall Hope FM theme in the documentary.

7. Main cut.
 I used a DSLR camera, a Sony A33 to film everything in
the documentary. I felt that this would add a sense of
professionalism to the documentary. The camera is of
very high quality, and is capable of doing focus pulls,
which are prominently used within the documentary.

8. Main cut.
 Within the documentary, I included a lot of shots of
various radio equipment. I felt that this emphasised the
recurring theme of radio, and gave the audience an
incite into the radio station as well as providing them
with the visuals of the recurring radio theme. I felt that
the mise-en-scene was very important during the
filming, as this is a micro element, as well as providing
the audience with the visuals, which are needed to
accompany the audio, and represent the radio station as
a whole.

9. Main cut.
 I used a variation of camera angles during the filming of
the documentary. These vary from establishing shots, to
close ups. I used mid close ups prominently, as I felt
that this would be a typical documentary styled angle for
the interviews. During the interviews, I made sure that
something radio or Hope FM related could be seen in the
background or foreground, e.g. during Ryan’s interview,
another presenter can be seen presenting, as well as the
computers in the production studio.

10. Main cut.
 I filmed a lot of intercuts for the documentary, as these
would be needed to keep the audience interested. I used
a variant of shots and movements to film these, such as
pannings, close ups, etc. I made sure that these
intercuts were of professional looking quality, and would
be relatable to what is being said in the main
documentary itself, e.g. filming Victoria and Ryan
presenting when Victoria is talking about presenting.

11. Main cut.
 The shots which I filmed were created using both a
tripod and using the camera handheld. I felt that this
was effective to the shots of which I was filming. The
tripod created steady shots for shots such as the
interviews, and the handheld was used for exploring
different heights, such as filming on a table for the
faders, and filming high up for the blue phone light.

12. Main cut.
 I made sure that during my filming that lighting was well
thought out, as I used natural lighting for the
establishing shots of Bournemouth, Poole and
Christchurch. I also used the lighting in the Hope FM
studio, and pointed it in the direction which would be the
most beneficial lighting wise during the interviews and
the intercuts. I also never shot into the light, as this
would have taken away the sense of professionalism
within the cinematography.