How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary task
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HOW EFFECTIVE IS THE
COMBINATION OF YOUR
MAIN PRODUCT AND THE
ANCILLARY TASK?
Evaluation Two by Chyle Vailoces
As part of my A2 media coursework my task was to do a short film based on the sci-fi genre, self expressive
reflection of my creativity. I also did a film poster and a magazine article of the short film as the ancillary tasks,
both being promotional products for the short film.
For our film poster, we decided that a close up of the main antagonist was the best approach because I noticed that, from my research on sci-fi movie posters, the sub-genre of sci-fi that we’re focusing on have film posters that focus on the antagonist, and lightly hinting the narrative in an intriguing way. It promotes our short film; The colour blue on the font and the protagonist are the most prominent features
An example of this is my textual analysis of Terminator 3, where in the poster it has Arnold’s
face in the middle of the poster and a shadow cuts his face in half; one side is human, one side is
machine, connoting the narrative of the story and hinting to the audience that the character in the
poster is significant.
FILM POSTER
MAGAZINE ARTICLE
The magazine article features different shades of blue much like the film poster
and although a magazine article generally isnt a “direct product” from a film, I tried to add the elements which really represented
the thematic visuals present in our the short film; like the protagonist in a solid, “in action” stance, or the long shot showing off the expressions of the protagonist and the
environment he is in.
The majority of its design was inspired by Empire magazine which is a magazine
company that focuses on films, and as well as keeping in with the conventions found in films, I thought that taking inspiration from a magazine company that focused on the cinematic industry was fitting especially considering that it is magazine company
that does like to favour its sci-fi topics most of the time.
OUR SHORT FILM
The main product is the literal and visual representation of our approach to the sci-fi genre and in this short film, we used conventions that mirrored some modern full feature sci-fi films. Sticking to these conventions were paramount because to pull off a definitive sci-fi film, key aspects need to be considered, such as a recurring theme complied with fantasy concepts, enticing visuals and interesting characters. All of these aspects in some way were applied to the short film and in the end it was all done in a more personalised way.
Considering the amount of connotations we had in the short film, I feel as though both ancillary tasks were effective in promoting the main product. We were able to successfully take all the aspects from our short film that created its general outlook, and apply it into the ancillary tasks. Examples of these would be such as the colour blue, the simplicity of the designs and the way our protagonist was represented in both the ancilliary tasks and the main product.
From the exterior designs of our products that create the visual
representations of the sci-fi genre, to the deeper meanings and
connotations of the mainstream conventional sci-fi genre within the
interior design of the products; I think that all three products were
done well enough that they carried out their purposes and
complimented one another by showing the small links between
each product.
Conclusion