How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary

texts?

By Jordan Cella

Final Product

Our documentary was based upon the theme of remembrance, which was connoted through the use of poppies and the title; ‘The Forgotten Memory’.

In order to maintain the theme of war and to ensure that the audience were aware of this being the focus, various iconic items and images were used repeatedly. For example, the use of the poppy.

Final Product

Between the print works and the actual documentary, there aren't many links. This is due to only the first five minutes of the documentary being filmed. Had we needed to lengthen the production, there would be an increase in the amount of iconography. For example, there may be use of the gun and the link between medals/necklaces gained through war.

The main links are between both print works and how they relate to one another, as well as the documentary.

Print WorkDouble page spread

Print WorkNewspaper advertisement

Print Work

For the print work, I researched documentaries which were similar to that of our own. Through this I was able to recognise iconography and how they had been advertised and promoted. The iconography helped for the group to know, and understand what is needed to be shown in both the film and print work, in order for the misé en scene to be consistent. I also needed to research our chosen channel, BBC One, leading to research needed to be completed about the magazine Radio Times.

I completed the research for our repertoire of elements, which helped us to complete all of the work and ensured that we kept within the restraints of misé en scene.

Research

The research was put into a repertoire of elements grid, in order for easier reading and so that all work is in the same place. Through the completion of this, we were able to maintain on track and ensure that the work created was within the misé en scene constraints.

Research

The Forgotten Memory

BBC One

War scenery/Veterans

Poppy(In

Foreground)

This was my original idea for the poster, and the finished product changed to become as so.I think that the changes are beneficial and ensure that the story was well portrayed. By including the poppy, I hoped that the theme of remembrance would be conveyed. When we finished the designs and photography, we recognised that it was better to have the poppy on the DPS and keep the poster, minimalistic with colours. Hence the lack of red poppy.

Radio Times

When researching later on, I was able to find a website known as Specle, which contained all of the measurements and specifications of a double page spread for the magazine.

Radio Times Double Page Spread

I also searched for images of other double page spreads which had appeared in the magazine. This was so we could remain as true to the original identity of the magazine as possible.

Similarities between both are:-The use of one image, which takes up the whole of the two pages-Large font for the title-The font is that of the existing brand, so in this case it is the font that is used by The Vaccines on their CD’s, memorabilia etc.-The darkened down colour scheme, however there is more bright white and creams in the actual Radio Times DPS

Newspaper Advertisement

For the newspaper advertisement we used our research which had been gathered from Radio Times. This was to help us decide on the dimensions and the layout of the main advertisement. As a group we chose to have one main image, and only use simple lettering. This is because we had rarely seen posters or advertisements similar for any BBC programmes, creating a bit of an issue for us when it came to creating the poster. Eventually we were able to find some poster designs which helped for our idea to become a reality.

Advertisement To research newspaper advertisements I found images of similar ads, these were to help us compare and make decisions which suit the existent advertising materials.

Similarities between both pieces of advertising:-They both have the logo of the specific BBC channel that they are going to be aired on-On the existent advertisement there is a tag line, on our one there is the title of the programme. Although these are different, the programme in the original may be more well known and therefore does not need to be shown explicitly, unlike our own new documentary

To ensure that all of our work links together and compliments one another we have tried to remain consistent with photography and the articles present.

We certified that the poppy was the focal point, as it helps to promote the key and main focus of our documentary, Remembrance and Remembrance day. This helped remain consistent with both the theme and the shots of poppies being washed upon the shore in the opening of our documentary extract.

DPS

To link the DPS and the newspaper advertisement, the same metal objects were used, just photographed at different angles and with different lighting. In both, there is the inclusion of a metal lighter, bullet, gun and necklace. These objects all portray war imagery and link to the theme.

The article details the an overview of the documentary and the main subtext. This was to be presented in The Radio Times magazine as a part of the promotion process.

Relation Between Print Work and Final Product

Within both pieces there is a clear link through the use of iconography; the main piece being the poppy. In the documentary, within the first few seconds, audience members see a poppy which is washed upon the shore. This creates connotations and links to the theme of remembrance, the main theme of the documentary. In the DPS we made sure to include the poppy, which was saturated more in comparison to the rest of the image, as this is the main iconic link between both texts.