How effective is the combination of your main
- 1. HOW EFFECTIVE IS THE COMBINATION OF YOUR MAIN PRODUCT AND ANCILLARY TEXTS?
- 4. I believe that both ancillary tasks worked well to promote the final product as they represented the film to a standard that would reflect that of real films. The combination of my ancillary products is successful as I have tried to promote the film to a consistently high standard.
- 5. Through my ancillary tasks, the audience are clearly able to see the genre of my trailer- thriller. This is reflected through the dark colours and continuous use of the same colour scheme throughout both products creating a brand identity and house style.
- 6. Similarly, by using the main colours of black, red and white throughout all of my products, the audience are able to see a continuous trend and brand identity. As a result of this, they will be able to recognise and link the two products together as well as being able to see the significance they have in relating to the film- Trace.
- 7. The font used in both of my ancillary tasks is the identical to add consistency and reflect the house style I have tried to create. Whenever the title, Trace, is seen, the same font has been used to allow the audience to make links to the product and the film.
- 8. This is the final poster for our film- Trace. The first thing the audience will see is the point of view shot in place of the camera lens. As the image shows Belle walking in front, unaware that someone is following her, it suggests to the audience that the film may be based upon a stalker/ victim plot. This is further emphasised through the films title- Trace. Definition of trace: To follow the footprints or track of something/someone
- 9. Although the main aim of the film magazine front cover was to promote my own film, I wanted to include other attracting features that would entice someone into wanting to read further into the magazine. For example, I’ve used the technique of offering a free movie planner to attract audiences into buying the product .The main image is of Trace’s stalker character, Cindy, against a stormy backdrop. Here, I’ve used pathetic fallacy to reflect the genre and theme for “the thriller issue” which allows the audience to know the genre of my trailer from the outset.
- 10. The use of the ancillary tasks alongside the trailer of my film enhances the audiences awareness of the film. Also, the products have been created to attract people into watching the film whilst remaining to keep the plot under wraps to prevent the audiences from already knowing the story before they've even seen the film. The products don’t give too much away yet they still engage the reader enough to make them want to see the film.
- 11. Overall, I feel that the ancillary tasks work well and offer an effective and strong way to promote my film as well as working well together. All of these have proved, through research, to be an effective way of appealing to a large audience of a mass market.