Ruheet Hasnath

Evaluation question 2- HOW EFFECTIVE IS THE COMBINATION OF YOUR MAIN PRODUCT AND ANCILLARY TEXTS.

The main aim for our coursework was to create a 5 minute production.

Each person individually in the group had to do an ancillary task which was creating a poster and review to advertise our film.

The brief of our assignment

The main objective for our ancillary task was to create a film poster and film review to promote and advertise our film.

The film poster and film review was created to persuade the audience to watch our film just from looking at both the film review and film poster.

The objectives of our ancillary task

How did my poster meet the dramatic comedy genre

For the title of the film I used a simple font so it is clear and simple to read. I made the title font bigger than the rest of the font on the poster to make sure it stands out, I then changed the colour of the title to green as it is a dark colour and it connotes to dramatic comedy.

The purpose of the tagline was to summarize the storyline of the film in one line.

In the poster I decided to separate both of the characters, this represents that both of the protagonists are in a complicated relationship. This also connects with the film title. I the film poster idea from another film poster called Lay the favorite.

Both of the characters body languages show representations of the dramatic comedy genre and it gives a hint of the storyline to the audience of what is going to happen.

How did my poster meet the dramatic comedy genre

I put a BBFC film classification on my poster as it is a resolution of film posters.

The characters clothing link to the dramatic comedy genre as black represents darkness. We decided to put both characters in black clothing as it connects and links to our film very well and also signifies to something that is going to go wrong within the film.

Font choices for my posterFor the title of the film I decided to use a simple font so the audience can identify the name of the film easily. I also changed the font colour to green so it is different from the rest of the font colours, and it makes it far more clear to the audience of what the film name is.For the main protagonists I also decided to use clear and simple font so that the audience can identify who the characters within our film are with ease. The second half of the characters name is bold to also indicate to the audience that this is one of the main characters in the film.For the tagline I decided to keep it artless so the audience can understand and read it without having any difficulties.

From looking at other film poster credits I decided to make my credits look artistic as it makes the poster look more attractive and professional. It was very clear to read and easy to understand.

Font choices for my review I decided to use simple and clear font so the audience can read the film review with no difficulties or misunderstandings.

For the title I used big and bold font so it stands out from the rest of the text within the film review to give the audience a clear insight of the film name.

Images used within film review

The main picture I used for my film review was of both of the main protagonists sitting down on the sofa showing each others facials expressions and how they feel sitting next to each other. The image that I used gave me an idea of what colour schemes I should use throughout my review.

I decided not to use a picture from my final video because the quality of a print screened picture will not look good on my film review. So what I did was take a few pictures while we were filming, this allowed me to get a high quality picture that I added in my film review. It made my review look much more professional.

Images used within film poster

I decided to use these three images as they all show facial expressions of the protagonists. These three images fit well in my poster as it represents that the protagonists are uncomfortable with each other and it links to our storyline very well as both characters are going through a complicated relationship and are about to break up. I added effects on all three images by using Adobe Photoshop, this made the poster look better and gave a unique look to my poster.

Colour scheme

For the film review I decided to use a white background as this will make the text stand out and make it easier for the audience to read. The colour white is a bright colour and links with the second half of the genre.

For the protagonist names I decided to use the colour white for the text as it is easy and simple to read. This time I used white text instead of using black colour text as the colour black wouldn’t have been clear and it would of caused confusion to the audience.

Background

I decided to use a black background for my poster as it makes the rest of the poster stand out. I created little boxes on my poster by adding shapes on Photoshop. I did this because it separated the images very well.

Logos and website

After looking at several film posters I noticed that all of the film posters have a film classification, Facebook website link and their own company website link on their posters. So I decided to add my own company website, Facebook link and also a film classification to my poster, this allows audiences to interact more with our film by visiting our website and also liking our page on Facebook. I added a film classification as it states what ages can watch our film.

Overall I feel that both my film poster and review were effective as it linked to our final product very well.

Conclusion