SELF-EVALUATION

ANCILLARY PRODUCTS (MAGAZINE COVER)

This is my basic layout draft of my magazine cover next

to a professional magazine cover. From this I feel that

my product has potential to be effective due to it

being very similar to a professional product. My cover

has the main feature film in the centre of the page

along with a picture. The professional cover also has

this present on the cover. My cover has cover lines

supporting the cover story which shows what else is in

the magazine. This is also evident on the professional

cover. My cover has a large masthead that will take up

the width of the magazine at the top. This is also seen

on the professional cover. From this I feel that my

product has the potential to live up to the professional

cover due to the numerous similarities. My research into

magazine covers also will help the product be effective

as I know what I have to put on it to make it conform to

the conventions

ANCILLARY PRODUCTS(POSTER)

This is the first basic layout draft of my poster alongside a professional film poster. Looking at the two side by side I feel that my product has the potential to be effective as the layout is very similar and the structure of each element is in similar positions. My poster has a large image in the centre that takes up most of the poster. This is also seen in the professional poster as it shows the main character in the centre being the main point of focus. My poster as the title and information about the film on the bottom of the poster, this is because this information is not as important to the poster as the image and title are. The professional cover also has this as the production and distribution companies are all placed at the bottom of the poster as they are not important

to the poster. The only difference between my poster and the professional poster is the positioning of the release date, the professional poster has the release date at the bottom whereas mine is at the top. From this and the research I have done I feel that my poster can be successful and effective as I know what I have to include in the poster and what the conventions of posters are.

STORYBOARD

From looking at my storyboard and a professional film trailer I

feel that my product can be successful and effective. My

storyboard shows different scenes after each other from

different parts of the film which is conventional for trailers, it tells

the story but not in a linear fashion meaning the story isn’t ruined

with a trailer that tells the story from start to finish in such a short

time. Looking at other trailers this is shown in all of them, there is

no structured pattern to the placement of the shots it seems to

be randomly chosen and put together to create a storyline and

an atmosphere. My storyboard contained scenes which are of

short length at the later parts of it, this shows the fast paced

intensity that I wish to include in the trailer to make it exciting.

This is shown in professional film trailers as the fast paced scenes

are shown at the later part of the trailer after scenes that are

longer and build up to the plot. From this I feel that my trailer

can be successful as it contains many of the conventions

necessary that are in other trailers.