Evaluation task 2

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

In my media production and other texts , I tried to demonstrate key stereotypes in the crime thriller genre and take inspiration from other texts to successfully promote my materiel. I used similar fonts , images and effects throughout all three of my texts therefore they are all recognizable to audiences in my target audience of 16+, because then they are old enough to know it is only a film and isnt real so dont get scared but are also old enough to appreciate  the film making elements in the film.

My magazine cover i chose to have the main antagonist on the front cover because i felt he is the most important character int the film because the films is based on his emotional struggle and is will to be loved by someone so i thought he would be the best because the story is about him . I dressed him in all black just like in the film because it represents his emotionless state he is in and that he is in a dark place mentally and needs help as well as the blank face that he pulls as well to further show he has no emotion. I also used smoke on the background to cover the image a bit to show he is always hiding and is always in the dark  .

 The same outfit can be seen on the antagonist in the poster as well as the trailer itself , we used the same outfit because it is perfect for his personality so we didn't want him trying on different costumes in the film because then you wouldn't know it was him.
I only showed a brief bit of rosie in my poster and not in my magazine cover this is because i didn't want to give too much away of the situations that she is in in the film .This means there isnt a relationship suggested at first but because of the nature of the film and the plot we had come up with further down the line in the film she ends up falling for him but we didn't want to give it away.

In my research i looked at other films texts such as posters and trailers , I found that actors names are always on the posters for the films and so re reviews and then on magazine covers there is mostly bits about the production of the film or interviews with cast or directors, therefore i applied that to my cover and poster .

I used similar effects on my poster and cover , the effects were to do with the fonts and how they looked , instead of having plain block fonts i added effects to them to make the look more professional and i saw it on other covers and posters therefore the fonts show synergy between my texts.The pose that the antagonist is doing is slightly different in both the cover and the poster because in the poster he is turning away and it is a mid shot where as the cover he is facing the camera and it is a close up , there is no real reason for this its just how it came out.

I emphasized conventions such as big bold text and eerie photos in my cover and poster and also with the use of dark colours to fit the mood of the genre . Our production company name also fits into the thriller genre as it is called nightfall , and the films age rating is common among thrillers (15).

In evaluation i believe that all 3 of my texts depict exactly how i wanted to portray my product and still fit to many thriller conventions so dont go to far out the box but still try to be unique. All texts will engage all of out target audience as well as other audience member that might want to see the film . We also will have the help of social media to promote the film to reach a even bigger audience