Evaluation of Ancillary tasks

Film poster – Conventions of genreDark, mysterious image

Low angle shot showing the character’s dominance and showing he’s overpowering the other character – giving a sense of tension and danger

Contrasting text with the background – to make it stand out and look eye catching

Contrasting text with the background – to make it stand out and look eye catching

Conventional costume – showing one of the characters in a suit which compliments the shot type – emphasising his power and dominance

Use of a bold font that stands out – to show power and dominance – giving a sense of danger

Using a muggy setting – giving an eerie feel to the poster therefore setting a conventional theme to the film overall.

Having the image shot take place in an everyday location, which looks conventional anyway, but also gives hints towards the film, showing that the setting of the full film is within everyday society.

Using correct representations – Showing the protagonist as week and an antagonist as powerful, creating tension and mystery.

Also using conventional props, such as a gun, which is conventional of the genre.

The layout is conventional as it uses the hotspot areas, and follows conventional layouts of posters, therefore leaving an organised poster with the necessary items on the page.

Including an image that relates to the genre

Film poster – Conventions of form

Including the protagonist’s actors name

Including the film title

Including the film slogan

Including a blocking bill

Including release information

Film poster – SummaryOverall, my film poster is conventional of the psychological thriller genre as it contains all the conventions of the form, such as including an image that relates to the genre, for example, mine shows the protagonist being overpowered by an antagonist.

Not only this but I’ve included the film title, a slogan, a blocking bill, release information and also the leading actors name, all of which is conventional of the form as well as the genre.

The fonts used are bold and large, as well as contrasting with the background, which shows a strong and bold representation of the film, portraying mystery and aggression, which are all conventional traits of the genre.

Magazine cover- Conventions of genre

Including an image that relates to the genre – Showing the antagonist is a strong posture, in amongst a dark background to show the mystery and tension that surrounds his character.

Including dark lighting to represent the dark psychological thriller genre, and conveying the mystery that surrounds it.

Using a black background makes it looks more mysterious, as if the antagonist is standing within the unknown, and standing strong, showing he’s powerful and it conveys a mysterious tone.

Contrasting colours with the background, in order to make them stand out, which creates a more visual and bold mood, therefore being conventional.

Including a large image, relating to the featured article.

Magazine cover – Conventions of form

Including the issue number, date and price

Including other films featured within the magazine

Including other films featured within the magazine

And information that’s catchy and sets up what is in the magazine

Including a bar code and distribution company logo

Including captions

Including other films featured within the magazine

Including the featured article, and making it the biggest item on the page after the masthead

Including a large masthead

Layout- The layout is conventional, as it isn’t cluttered, yet it is still full of content, which appeals to the target audience, and therefore, and it also follows the route of the eye, whilst placing interesting contrasting colours within the hotspots to gain attention.

Overall my magazine cover is conventional, as it includes all the vital elements that a magazine cover in general includes. As well as including contrasting colours to make the information stand out, especially by using red and black, which connote danger and mystery, in contrast with the yellow and white.

It’s conventional because the image used is a typical shot and it shows the antagonist as looking bold and fearless, which is a conventional representation of any antagonist within this genre. So overall my magazine cover meets the conventions.

Magazine cover- Summary