Q2. How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

Kris ThomasCandidate no. 4883

My front cover did well to represent the soap by showing the audience the genre of the soap, by having a character on the front cover crying, it shows the nature of the soap as opposed to having smiling, happy figures on the cover, which would represent a completely different genre

The pose of the character and how she interacts with the camera creates mystery and enigma, but the headline reveals some plot points as does the trailer, so they combine to create a slowly unravelling plot that combines all 3 pieces of media.

Eye contact, interaction with reader

Hint at storyline but not fully revealed (teddy)

The brand is consistent in all of my media products, with references to ITV or the brand image itself present in the cover, the billboard poster and the trailer itself

ITV brand referenced as well as E4, creates a realistic magazine by including different institutions

The branding throughout all my products has been strong and noticeable, fitting with conventions and helping to define the soaps genre and style

The trailer, Front cover and even my evaluations and presentations have been branded in the style of ITV and used the ITV style to promote them.

In terms of other publications the magazine cover fits well, I followed conventions and was guided by TV & Satellite week in making my cover, so obviously the cover bares a resemblance to it.

Both are set out in similar ways and engage the reader in a conventional manner

Header in the same style

Articles promoting different types of programmes

Star engaging with reader to generate meaning and emotion

Other articles set out on the page to promote different shows

Headline anchored to star

Colour scheme relevant to the emotion and genre of the main article

The headline and sub headings of the magazines main article compliment the Soap by creating genre, addressing the tone of the show and is set out in a way that represents the gritty and realistic style of the soap

Engaging headline that suggest downbeat storylines and represent the soap to the audience in a way similar to the tone of the show. Headlines also relevant to the soap, referencing stories directly shown in the trailer.

Audience interest is generated by the stars costume, make up and props. The way these combine all make the reader want to find out more about the storylines and the soap itself.

By presenting the soap to the audience along with a conventional, standard looking magazine cover it allows the audience to create links between the soap and its target audience, a generic soap which is advertised and reported about with other soaps of its kind.

My other ancillary piece, the billboard poster also works well alongside the other products. Once again, the branding is present and the poster works well in advertising the style of the show.

ITV branding present, as well as conventional features like time and day the soap is shown.

2 main characters shown to the audience

The stars and the background both show the demographic the show is set in, the village shows an Emmerdale style lace where everyone knows each other and the fashionable casual clothes show middle class and young people.

Clothes represent class and age to the viewer.

The poster also allows me to represent the characters as in conflict, with them stood far apart and the words Blackmail, lies deceit in-between them it uses Mise en scene to represent the characters to the audience

Distance between stars representing the distance they feel between them in the soap. The conflict is provided by the way the stars perform and their facial expressions.

Audience anticipation is created by using the taglines “Blackmail, deceit, lies, watch the nightmare unfold.” The audience is intrigued and much in the same way the headlines on the front cover do, urge the audience of the poster to find out more.

Engaging headline, which represents the soap well and works well with complimenting the front cover by slowly unveiling the enigma of the characters and storylines.

Genre is created by the way the stars interact, the tagline and the general style of the poster.

Minimal poster creates enigma and mystery around characters.

Moody looking stars to show the downbeat nature of the show.

Stars signify the age and class of the soap as well as targeting the age group of 16-24 by having people in this age group feature on the poster.

Small village like background signifies a soap like emmerdale, audience are happy with familiarity and things they recognize.

Tagline shows the tone of the show and what to expect from the soap itself.

The two ancillaries work well together in creating a brand, a representation of the soap and inform potential viewers what to expect from the soap. The way stars engage is important and both ancillaries are consistent in the tone of the performance. They both show downbeat and depressing characters who look troubled, representing the soap well for the genre.

Stars engage camera in similar ways to show sadness.

The shared ideas across all three products are present in the billboard in the way the characters are positioned. By having characters on their own or far apart I was able to show the audience isolation and distance are some of the key themes in the show.

Distance between stars, metaphorical for distance between the characters in the show and the theme of isolation.

Both Ancillaries work well with complimenting my trailer and all combine to make a set f media products that work together to create a realistic product that portrays meaning, genre and the characteristics of the show well and represents various aspects of the shows tone, attitudes and themes.