How effective is the combination of your main

film and ancillary tasks?

When creating my ancillary tasks, I did a lot of research in order to get my double page spread and poster to look professional, as well as link with the film. I aimed for the poster to look similar to the film regarding colour scheme, photography and writing as I wanted to present the poster as an advertisement for the film – giving the audience an idea of the content of the film. However, in terms of the double page spread I made the decision to not completely link it to the film; I looked at existing double page spreads which took the same form as mine (interview) and realised they had used a similar theme to the film but twisted it slightly to show it was an article, not particularly an advertisement for the film. For example, images in film related double page spreads tended to be a completely new shot of the actors, as opposed to a movie still as many posters are. I used this research when created my ancillary tasks with the aim that they would look authentic in their style.

Images/Photography When creating my poster, I ensured the image I took

linked to the film. I chose a medium close up shot of a hand on her shoulder. I think this was a particularly key moment in the film and perhaps shows the tense nature of the film. I’m happy with the image used for the poster as I think it’s clear to see what is going on: her facial expression evokes a sense of terror and the hand represents a dangerous situation. I researched existing posters and found that many posters I liked used the medium close up shot. I think it’s effective, especially for the thriller genre as it doesn’t give too much away but still stands out to the audience.

Use of close up shots doesn’t give too much away; adds to the theme of mystery/horror/danger.

Black and white colour makes it seem depressing/negative/haunting.

Text at the bottom calls out to audience, bold letters so easy to see. White against black

Colours Editing the poster to become black and white was an

obvious choice for me as I wanted to link as much as possible to the film. I wanted the audience to know the basic storyline of the film from the poster; that it’s a thriller and about a stalker. The black and white gives a representation of bleakness and monotony as well as realism, I wanted to contrast this with the dramatic and dangerous storyline. I also think the use of black and white reminds the audience of past thriller movies, for example Psycho which was an uncomplicated, old fashioned type film. The dull colours of my film and poster meant that it wasn’t too cluttered, I didn’t particularly want the audience to be drawn into a certain part or get distracted and black and white was the best way to do this.

Text I aimed to use similar fonts in both the poster

and film to create a cohesion between the two. I used a font which I feel represents the mood of the film well; its quite mysterious and not too bold. In my poster I added in logos, firstly of existing film production companies but also a logo I created myself. I think this adds to the professional look of the poster as the authentic forms and conventions have been followed.

Double Page Spread With my double page spread, I wanted to create something different

from the poster and film and something more similar to an existing film double page spread. I chose the form of an interview as I felt this would provide me with an appropriate way to discuss the film without having to judge it in the form of a review. I got a lot of my ideas from articles in magazines such as Empire; I think this was a good place to start as it showed me the basic layout of an authentic double page spread. In terms of colours, I stuck to three main colours: black, red and white which ensured my article was not too cluttered but still stood out. I used conventions such as columns, a scroll and a callout to fit with articles in Empire, and made sure my image was well past the gutter so it didn’t affect anything when folded. I like the image as I think the fog gives it the right atmosphere, it shows cohesion between the three pieces as they are all of a dark, mysterious atmosphere. I also like the way there is a figure in the foreground and a figure in the background, I think this looks very effective as it gives the image different layers.