How effective is the combination

of your main product and

ancillary texts?Evaluation Question 2

Introduction to ancillary texts

We have created two ancillary texts. The first one is a double page spread, the aims for this piece were to give the audience an insight of the documentary, by displaying images of interviews and providing dialogue from the actual interviews. In doing this we feel it will engage the audience as they will be informed about the documentary and therefore want to watch it.

The second ancillary text we made was a poster. The aim of this was to display an eye-catching image with details about the documentary on the poster too. Displaying the showing time an date.

The ancillary tasks have been created to support the main documentary. With the ancillary tasks we have created they will help attract the audience to the documentary in a captivating way. The documentary is formal and educational, so therefore we have created our poster and double page spread to go along with this style. The documentaries aims are to help the audience decide whether university is the right choice for them and with the use of ancillary texts I can emphasize the messages we are trying to give.

Double Page Spread

Poster

How did the ancillary tasks support/enhance the message?

Our double page spread is presented in a formal way. We have chosen to lay the double page spread in a formal way as apposed to extremely colourful as the documentary we have produced is an educational and informative one.

The double page spread includes bold titles and eye-catching imagery. We have used this to help it be attractive to our target audience. Keeping the layout very formal will hopefully attract the audience we are looking for, people interested in learning about universities, and using an image which is relevant to the topic and a bold title will let the audience know whether this is something they want to read or not.

The poster we have created is also presented in a formal way. Using only plain text and clean cut imagery it gives the poster an effective look. The image used is relevant to the documentary, and it helps show the reader what the documentary is about, therefore helping enhance the message.

We have also included a quotation onto the poster, which gives the audience an insight of the documentary and easily lets the reader know what the documentary is going to be about and have put the message across to them.

Double Page Spread Comparison

Much like our double page spread this one consists mainly of a large image. Using a large image to take of most of the double page spread is an effective technique as it catches the readers eye and lets them know what the topic is about. Also we have put out text on the right hand side, just like this one. As the viewer will see the image first and then want to find out more and then read the text. Also this double page spread has included quotes from things that they have said, and we have also included this. Included small quotes will let the reader know what is going on in the interviews yet the will need to watch the documentary to find out the whole story.

Double Page Spread Comparison

Again this double page spread consists of a large image and text on the right hand side of the page, the large image instantly captures the readers attention and could be the point in which they decide to read the double page spread or not. Therefore that is why we have included an image which captures the readers attention and also provides them with an understanding of the topic. Using clean and high quality images it makes the double page spread much more attractive. Just like our double page spread this one uses a quote on top on the image. As the image is the first thing the reader will look at we have put this quote there so they can become instantly engaged into the double page spread.

Double Page

Spread

Comparison

This double page spread does not consist of the same qualities as our one. As this double page spread is only an image it doesn't provide much information or formality. The viewer of this documentary will not know much about it as there is minimal explanation of the message/meaning behind the double page spread. With the text they have provided it is very small and the main focus is the image. As they want the viewer to be captivated by the image they have chosen. Our double page spread includes quotations and messages, however this double page spread is informal and basic and therefore doesn’t fit in with the style we are going for and this is why we didn’t chose to layout our double page spread like this one.

TV Listings Poster

ComparisonThis poster has a simple yet effective style. The image and colour scheme are very simple yet the quality and detail of them are very good. This poster is similar to ours as it has a clean look to it as it isn’t over crowded. It clearly shows the title, time, date and the company showing the programme. This is something our poster does too. As they are both educational topics they both include insights to what the programme is going to be about. On this poster is says ‘Channel 4 Investigates’ this shows that the programme will be about an informative topic and this the same as our poster providing a quotation about our topic to show its an informative documentary.

TV Listings Poster

ComparisonThis poster also consists of similar qualities to our TV listings poster. Providing the viewer with relevant information about the documentary is something we prioritized. The image used shows the all the details about the documentary and also provides a small description of what the documentary covers. Like our poster, this one has a high quality image, as this is the main focus point of the poster we ensured we had taken the best quality photo which captured the audience’s attention.

TV Listings Poster

Comparison

This poster is the opposite style we are trying to create. Bright colours, cartoon style images and shapes, with an unprofessional look. As our documentary is very informative and educational we had to design our poster around this style. This poster doesn’t give of the impression that it is about an informative and educational topic. The choice of images and texts shows that the programme isn’t focusing on informing the audience or giving them a message. This poster doesn’t provide the viewer enough information about the programme. There is no quotations or brief descriptions of the programme and therefore the viewer isn’t provided with enough information about the topic. And this is one of the main purposes for our poster, to inform them about the documentary.