EVALUATION QUESTION 2

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

How/why do my three products synergies and what is the effect/significance of this synergy?

REVIEW

HOW DOES MY REVIEW INFORM MY AUDIENCE ABOUT MY FILM?

This informs my audience of the environment that my short is set in and the issue of whether enough attention has been paid to properly establish the correct class and status.

This is informing the audience of the themes and issues that run throughout my film. It also indicates to the audience that the risk for the main character is mental issues.

This immediately informs the audience that there is no dialogue in my short.

This informs the audience of the shooting style and also tells them a comparison.

HOW DOES THE WAY THAT THE REVIEW ATTRACTS AN AUDIENCE TO MY FILM DIFFER

FROM THE WAY THAT MY POSTER DOES? (DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS AND PURPOSES)

• The difference between how my film poster and review attracts an audience enables me to reach a wider audience. My review is much more likely to attract a niche audience or university students who are have an interest in film studies because it goes into greater detail and analysis of the film itself. My film poster on the other hand attracts a broader audience, it can attract younger people because of the visual stimulation this can also be used to attract art students or photography students. The reviews function and purpose is to analyse and critic the film whereas the poster is to be aesthetically pleasing for audiences and allows them to create an idea for themselves from the original photography.

IS MY REVIEW IN ANY WAY BIASED AND WHAT MIGHT THE IMPACT OF

THIS BE?

• I made sure that my review wasn’t biased because I knew that if it was then it could have had a negative impact and I wouldn't of been able to properly critic the poorly executed elements of my short film and it wouldn't of been fair. One thing I done to make sure the review wasn't biased was to keep the film’s title the same. If I had changed the title then it would of given me one less think to critic and analyse. If my review had been biased then an audience may be less likely to see it because they may believe that I am not being truthful about the film.

FROM READING THE REVIEW WHAT DE WE LEARN/UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE GENRE

OF/AUDIENCE FOR/DIRECTOR’S RATIONALE BEHIND THE FILM?

• From reading the review it is clear that the genre is Social Realism as it stated in the review straight away.

• From carrying out quantitative and qualitative research I have prior knowledge as to the audience of a film magazine review being for a niche audience who are better educated in film studies. We get the sense of this from the review through the analytic language used and the unpacking of the film.

• The directors rationale behind the film is to create an aesthetically pleasing yet an uncomfortable trapped environment for the audience so that they understand what the risks of having the same tedious routine can have on your mentality.

HOW EFFECTIVELY DOES MY FILM REVIEW BREAK DOWN THE THEMES AND ISSUES THAT ARE CHIEF

CONCERN OF MY FILM?

• The review briefly touches upon the themes and issues throughout with the only real in-depth exploration of them being near to the end of the review. This isn’t effective as it doesn't immediately tell the audience what the film is going revolve around, however there is a brief outline of what happens in the short at the start of the review. There are also comparisons to the issues in previous work and how it links in with Full Circle.

POSTER

WHEN WE FIRST LOOK AT THE POSTER WHAT IS IT THAT WE LEARN FROM THE

GENRE AND THE AUDIENCE FOR THE FILM OR MAGAZINE?

When first looking at the poster we learn that the audience for this film is niche because of the film awards that it has received and the quote from a critic stating that the film is a short.The poster indicates to us that it is in the genre of Social Realism because of the simplistic layout and the muted colors which gives of a natural style.Some may get confused as to whether there is any Sci-Fi

elements in the film because of the characters eye however, when reading the film review it is explained why the eye is that way.

HOW DOES IT REPRESENT THE THEME AND ISSUES/ TEXTUAL

ANALYSIS AREAS?

The poster represents the issue of entrapment and a limbo because of the maze that has been placed in the characters eye. The font that is used for the title looks refined and crisp which represents the editing style of the film. The tagline also reinforces the issue of whether or not you can find an escape for the everyday routine.

WHAT JOB IS THE POSTER DOING TO GIVE US MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FILM, IS IT

CONSTRUCTING REPRESENTATIONS OF ITS OWN TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THE FILM?

The maze and the tagline work simultaneously together to give more information on the chaos that is inside the characters mind in the film. This can also construct representations of its own to help understand how difficult it is to find a way out when you are trapped mentally. It also helps to promote the acting and the editorial style of the film through both quotes. This helps an audience understand the rhythm of the film and what sort of journey they are going to be taken on.

HOW EFFECTIVELY DOES THE POSTER REFLECT THE STYLE/TONE OF THE FILM?

The style of the poster is simplistic which reflects the genre of the film. It also reflects the style of acting because of the “new up and coming” statement about the actor which is much more true to life because of his lack of experience in Social Realism shorts. The sunken in eye reflects the tedious tone of the film and the retentiveness of the characters daily routine.

SHORT FILM

WHAT STYLISTIC ELEMENTS ARE COMMON TO BOTH THE MAIN AND ANCILLARY TASKS?

• The stylistic elements common to the ancillary tasks are the simplistic layout and how there is not too much ‘business’ going on in them, this is also the same with the main task however when the characters routine becomes hectic that is when the difference comes in.

• Another stylistic element that is common throughout all three tasks is the representation of the Social Realism genre.

WHAT KEY THEMATIC ELEMENTS ARE COMMON TO BOTH THE MAIN AND ANCILLARY TASKS? HOW ARE THESE EXPLORED/REPRESENTED

DIFFERENTLY IN EACH?• Key thematic elements that are common to both the poster and the main

task is the issue of entrapment with the poster showing a maze in the characters eye and the issue of the character being trapped in his work routine.

• Routine – tedium – boredom – lack of stimulation – repetitiveness – automation - clockwork – mechanical – robot like. All these themes are thematically connected between the poster and the film.

DO THE REVIEW AND POSTER COMMUNICATE THE SAME MESSAGE AND

MEANING AS THE FILM OR DO THEY MEDIATE?

• The review and the poster alongside with the film all communicate the same message and meaning and entrapment and mental disability. These are represented though the placement of the character in different shots and the still images this being boxy with close proximities.

• The only mediation that could be said to exist is the use of the maze in the film poster and how that originated from the title of the film because there is no reference or use of a maze within the actual short.

HOW DO THE REVIEW AND POSTER REFERENCE TO PROMOTE/DEEPEN OUR

UNDERSTANDING/INTRODUCE EXTRA LAYERS OF MEANING INTO THE FILM?

• The use of a maze in the characters eye within the film poster deepens and adds extra layers of meaning into the film by saying that the characters journey is like a maze and he has to find his way out.

• The review also adds extra layers of meaning into the film by making reference to Aurélien Recoing’s character, Vincent in the 2001 French feature fil, called Time Out, directed by Laurent Cantet and how this short is a “marvelous prediction of the story that came before that event.”

WHAT NARRATIVE ELEMENTS ARE COMMON TO BOTH MAIN AND ANCILLARY TASKS?

• The narrative elements common in both the main and ancillary tasks is the fact that the story only follows one character and one problem throughout the whole short. Although the title is Full Circle, the maze in the poster suggests that the character does find a way out of his routine which is a narrative elements that is common in the review and the film as well.