The combination of the main documentary product and two ancillary texts (radio ad and magazine article) is generally effective. They use consistent elements like featuring the same expert across all products, using the same title graphic and title name, and incorporating the same "Willy Wallbanger" song in the documentary and radio ad to create clear links between the products. While some elements like color scheme could be improved, overall experts, titles, music, images, and mise-en-scene are used successfully to tie the products together and promote the documentary.

1. QUESTION 2
How effective is the combination of your main
product and ancillary texts?

2. Introduction
• My advanced portfolio consists of a main products and
two other ancillary products; the main being an opening to
a documentary and the others being a radio advert and a
double page spread (DPS) magazine article, both to
support and advertise the main product. All three products
are used in combination with each other, sometimes for
effectively than others. The use of experts, titles, music,
images/graphics, colours and mise-en-scene are in place
to try and create a link between each product and
therefore create an effective combination when all
together.

3. Experts
• To promote the content of the documentary, we
decided to feature the same expert between each
product. The documentary features an interview with
Gavin, the DPS features an image of him with his
name stated below and a quote from him in the main
body, and the radio advert features a sound bite from
his interview. This creates a direct link between each
product so that the audience will understand that
each product is support the other, and will encourage
them to view all three of them. These links being
consistent between the main product and ancillary
texts make them very effective in my opinion.
• Gavin is consistently referred to as an expert, which
in return gives the audience the impression that he is
important and trustworthy. Therefore through the use
of text, and some mise-en-scene elements such as
clothing (college logo), we are successfully using an
element of mediation for effect.

4. Titles
• The title of the documentary, Teens in Sport, is mentioned
in the main product and the ancillary products. Between
the DPS and the documentary, the exact same title graphic
is used; it was originally painted for the documentary, and
it was then masked around and used for the DPS. This is
an exact graphical link between the two products which
makes an extremely effective combination as the audience
will have no problem seeing the link between them. The
radio advert has the name “Teens in Sport” explicitly
mentioned which creates a link between the radio and the
other products, and although it may not be as effective as
the other link, it is an effective combination none the less.
• The style of the title, being painted by hand, gives it a
childish feel which helps connote to the audience that the
documentary is about young people – in our case
teenagers. This is our preferred reading, and I believe it
would be difficult to decode the title in any other way,
which adds to the effectiveness of the presence of this title
between then products.

5. Music
• The same music was used on the main product, and the
radio advert; the song being “Willy Wallbanger”. When the
audience hear the song on advert, they will remember it
as it is catchy in my opinion and also distinct sounding
compared to usual music. When the documentary plays
on TV, the music will remind the audience of what they
learned from the radio advert which will increase their
further understanding from the documentary. Using the
same music between both products make an effective
combination.

6. Images / Graphics
• The radio advert cannot be compared in
this example, however the documentary
and DPS definitely can be. The images
used on the DPS are taken directly from
the documentary itself, creating an exact
direct link between the two products.
This is used to highlight the key aspects
of the documentary, such as the experts,
vox pops, the different sports featured
and also location where they occur. The
effective combination of the two products
means that the DPS properly advertises
the documentary, giving the audience a
good yet concise insight into what will be
in the documentary which should excite
them about watching it.

7. Colours
• Similarly to before, the radio advert cannot be
considered in this comparison. I don’t believe the
colours used between the DPS and documentary
creates an effective combination, as there’s not
really a colour scheme. The only likeness is that
the colours used are bright in some scenes, for
example the boxing expert interview, and the
sporting clips which is also seen in the screen
shots of those scenes in the DPS. Also the title
colour scheme of red and gold is consistent
between the products, but that alone doesn’t
create a colour scheme. If I were to recreate the
products, I’d ensure that a similar colour is
consistent throughout all products. For example I
were to use blue, I’d make it appear in titles,
graphics, text as well as feature it as mise-en-
scene in scenes were possible.

8. Mise-en-scene
• In retrospect, we could have included mise-en-
scene in our radio advert by using sound effects,
however we simply just used music. Mise-en-
scene was more effectively used in the DPS and
documentary however, including props, lighting,
clothing and setting. There are links between the
these two products directly, as there are screen
shots of the documentary featured on the DPS.
This means that elements of lighting for interviews,
setting and clothing for sports and props for
background footage are all featured on both
products and therefore the combination creates an
effective link. The DPS has its own features
however; on the cork board there are badges and
emblems that represent both sport and teenagers.
• Audience passively understands that the objects
link to the sport and also an age, which
unconsciously helps them to understand the
location and the subject that is being discussed.

9. Binary Opposites
• Throughout all of the three products, there has
been a conflict which helps to drive the
narrative of the documentary – that being
teens against school. This conflict creates
conversation for the audience, and makes
them question whether teenagers are given
enough time for sport, or school is too much
for them. This engages them and attempts to
make them actively think about what they’re
watching. There was also more binary
opposites that linked all three products, such
as boy vs girl. Boys are seen to be performing
“manly” sports, such as rugby and boxing,
whereas girls are seen inside, with dainty
outfits on that are very feminine. This can
clearly be seen on the documentary and the
DPS.