2. Through out my media productions we
have kept a trend within the actual
documentary, radio advert and print out.
We kept clear to the codes and
conventions and used this to help make a
most effective documentary with the
print advert and radio advert interlinked
to give correct details, reflect the
documentary and attract the audience
to watching my documentary. I felt this
really worked well to attract the
audience’s attention through the print
out and radio trailer and then watching
the documentary as well.
3. Firstly we kept the same name title
throughout all pieces which links them
directly together .
4. We were inclusive about
the channel of our
program and used it in
both the radio advert
and print out to publicise
our documentary more
as well at dates and
times to give our
audience the
advantage from both
ancillary texts.
In hindsight, the print
advert worked really well
as it linked in with my
final product and radio
advert showing
reflections to both. I felt
it looked very certified
and someone looking
would be easily
attracted and aware of
what it was about and
how to access it due to
the codes and
conventions it abides by.
5. Our print out also show reflections from our
media from our main image used. We
decided that to use the image of Janet’s
Teapot to capture what our documentary
was all about. It was best appropriate as
she is continuously used through out our
documentary which, if whole documentary
was made, she would be used to have
shown how to make the perfect cup of tea.
Because of this, we used this teapot which
having a tea cosy we felt funk the advert
up a bit rather than the traditional teapot.
6. We kept to the codes
and conventions of a
print advert by making
sure it was a simple yet
subjective image to
relate to our target
audience and is also
from the documentary
linking with the final
product. It also clearly
shows the ident of ITV1
and uses simple
graphics to show
relevant information
but not deduct
anything from the
image to attract the
target audience.
7. With in my main product and print advert
combined, I tried to continually and
coherence my colour schemes. I used light
brighter colours with well lighted rooms and
collages on white backgrounds for my
interviews and applied the same concept
to my print out using a clear white
background and light fonts. White would
signify a more modern approach to tea
and looking lighter and more attractive to
an audience.
8. we have used the same voiceover for our
documentary and radio advert. We did this
specifically for the effect she had as a
narrative fitted in with our audience
feedback who classed tea as for older
people and the womanly voice over fitted
more with the ideology of tea. We also
used it so that combined the audience
would feel better related to the
documentary with a familiar voice and also
a voice that they would recognise and
remember if they heard it at on the TV they
would be more likely then to realise what it
was from the radio advert and to stay
tuned in to the channel.
9. Another direct link
between my radio
advert and main
product was that I used
a music for my radio
advert which is used for
the documentary. I felt
this would also relate the
two together and we
used a catchy song that
would stick in peoples
heads hopefully and
therefore be a constant
reminder of the
documentary.
We tried to keep the
radio advert simple but
to the point and by this
we used key sections
from the documentary in
our trailer like voxpops
montage of favourite
brands as well as part of
an interview. I felt that
by putting too much
information in the radio
trailer it may cause
people to lose focus
from our documentary
rather than catching
their attention.
10. However, I feel our radio advert overall
was very successful looking professional
and very inviting with a great warm
voice over and catchy non-digetic
background music bed to attract an
audience and being able to relate it
directly back to the documentary.
11. The radio advert also links with the print
advert both giving details like the times and
dates but also it repeats the slogan ‘we all
love a good cuppa’. By directly linking the
two it will embed the slogan when it has
been heard and seen. Also, the slogan itself
will relate to the audience for example, if
listening to the radio driving home to slogan
could make them think how much they
would want one themselves and as a result
remembering details.
12. Overall, I think that the combination of my
main product and ancillary texts work
immensely well together. They interlink with
each other in varies ways so that they are
similar to put across the same message
about the documentary to our target
audience. Also, choosing to keep closely to
the codes and conventions to make them
most successful, look professional and
attract our audience to make them want to
watch the whole of our documentary.