Evaluation Q2

How effective is the combination of your main product and

your ancillary texts?
My ancillary tasks made it clear there was a genre of drama thriller
through the camera angles I used. It was a trial and error process because
I initially had a poster that didnt clearly represent my character as a
victim, because she was emotionless in the face. There was a clear
indication that my protagonist was in a similar location seen as in the
opening of my film, where she is surrounded by a rural environment of
nature and greenery. This was important to link when creating my ancillary
so my audience were able to associate the character and familiarise
themselves with where she is located in the production.
Having my antagonist featured in the poster was most important and so
was another development from the original draft where he did not. As I
had only 2 main characters, the poster represented this by the placing.
Faith is centred and Luke is positioned slightly behind her. This is effective
as it will indicate to my target audience that he is in some way a problem
to my antagonist. Similar to my actress, I directed Michael when taking his
photo so he appeared to be aggressive and threatening, through his
ceased eye brows and cold glare at the camera. Combining their photos
on the poster made it immediately clear that the narrative would include a
victim. This worked as it was bolder due the sinister theme that I had
included, which it played on well.

This is the opening

scene of my final
production which
includes Faith in Hyde
Park. The greenery and
light shades of yellow
is what inspired the
colour theme I chose
for my ancillary texts,
which as a result link

The colour theme also plays an important factor in identifying both

the production and ancillary, making it a more professional
approach, similar to how a real life film and poster would be
designed. The film review photo was picked based on Faiths body
language, as I think this chosen one communicates an
uncomfortable and sad atmosphere. This is the type of indication I
intended to give the target audience to intrigue them and give them
a reason to watch the film. Faith is also seen in her primary happy
place, outdoors where she writes her notes in the beginning of the
film, however, the angle of her head looking down represents her to
be lost and victimised. I felt it would create an opposition to see her
less happy in the photo in a place where she is expected to feel
most at home.
The fonts have been effective as they have also linked with each
other and the film in style, using multiple bolds and highlighters for
both ancillarys. Certain words such as you and questions in the
text have been targeted for this, to constantly make the audience
think, just as the voiceover in the film has as Faith asks the
audience the concluding question about whether theyd give up the
greatest moments in their lives to take away the worst.
The combination of the two have been effective because through
my audience feedback, they were sure that the ancillary looked
appropriate to what they had seen, and for those who hadnt yet
seen the production, they thought the poster and film review looked
relatable to the type of genre and themes in the production though
the chosen photos. For these reasons, I believe the ancillary and
production have been effective in promoting the film in the right
way; as quite serious and sensitive, whilst maintaining and linking to
the production through colour themes and fonts.