Our Final Products

SOAP TRAILER
ANCILLARY PRODUCT - TV LISTINGS FRONT COVER

ANCILLARY PRODUCT - BILLBOARD

Our final soap trailer - Nangreave Road

This video shows the final edit of our soap trailer 'Nangreave Road' we have added in the channel the series is shown on at the bottom of the video throughout the trailer. Also we have edited some parts of the trailer to make it run smoother and we have cut out some of the filming mistakes. At the end of the video we have displayed an image of the typical BBC advertisement with a similar orange background with the name of our trailer and when it is going to be on.

Our first draft of our completed soap trailer

This shows the first draft of our soap trailer, we have integrated the music and sequenced all the scenes we shot together. This makes a smooth running of the trailer to make it look more effective as the video progresses, also we added some effects with Adobe Premier Elements to make the video more attractive to the audience. I still think that some changes can be made to the trailer although it is fairly strong. For example the camerawork is a bit shifty which gives a certain sense of unprofessionalism to the trailer, also some of the scenes seem to drag on a bit too long which could become boring for the audience. These flaws can be addressed through the use of Adobe Premiere Elements by speeding up parts of the trailer and adding certain attributes such as a logo or a final still image to advertise the program to make it look genuine. However there are strengths to the trailer, for example one effective technique is the number of narratives that are occuring in the trailer, this gives depth to the show and entices the audience to want to know more and therefore watch the show. I think that another strength of the trailer is the running background music with the trailer, I think that it works really well with the fast paced trailer as the rhythm is quite fast and therefore adds tension and coincides well with the tempo. All of these evaluation points will be addressed in the final trailer in which I will analyse whether they have been applied successfully or whether they could be changed and corrected a stage further.

Final Draft Of Ancillary Product - TV Listings Front Cover

This is my final draft of my ancillary product - TV Listings front cover. As you can see I have totally re-developed the layout of the magazine to make it look more structured and therefore easier on the eye of the reader. This new layout will make the front cover easier to understand and make the different features clearer and more eye-catching. A new main feature is being used that is directly connected with my soap traielr and it is quite a controversial scene as it is about a gay relationship. Although homosexual relationships are very frequent in today's society certain readers will still be shocked when they see this on the front cover of the magazine and therefore they are more likely to pick it up and read it. I have used some traditional conventions that I found in existing TV listing magazines such as the days of the week up the side, the freebie inside the magazine and the main masthead that is the brand name.

Second Draft Of Ancillary Project - TV Listings Front Cover

This image shows the final draft of the TV listings front cover, it shows a strong image of the characters in our trailer, although the image shows a chracter that does not feature in the trailer we thought as a group that the image was strong enough to use as our final draft anyway. The masthead can clearly be seen with bright colourful wirting which grabs the customers attention, a cheap pirce is also a good feature next to the msathead. The main feature also has a tagline to describe it, also a smaller feature of our trailer can also be seen as one of the main scenes from our traielr is featured in the corner. The customer also knows that this is a 7 day guide as the week is labelled down the side of the magazine, a barcode and the magazine's website is also featured in the corner of the front cover. All these features contribute to the magazine looking authentic and professional. 

First Draft Of Ancillary Project - TV Listings Front Cover

Here is the first draft of my Soap TV Listings Front Cover, I have tried to include as amny of the typical conventions as I could to make my front cover look proffessional and authentic aswell as buyable from the customers perspective. The masthead, the name of the magazine, is the feature that the customer will notice first as it is in bold lettering and bright attractive colours are used, this is similar to the product below. Also I have used a main feature to grab the customers eye and also I have included other smaller storylines around the page. I have decided to do a draft so that I can see how these feratures actually look like when producing my product, and also how I can manipulate images so that they look more effective on the page.

Existing Soap TV Listings Magazine Front Cover

This image shows an existing Soap TV listings magazine, this will help me in my research on the conventions of a soap magazine to make my ancillary project look more authentic and professional. For example I can see a masthead with the name of the magazine on it, this is large and colourful in big bold writing. This shows me that this will be the main feature of a magazine front cover so that readers know what they are buying as there is alot of competition in this area of the market. Also on the front cover are numerous stories floating about the page which keeps the reader interested with so many storyliones to follow and therefore the customer is more likely to buy it which is overall the main target of the front cover. I can also see other features on the front cover such as a website, a barcode, the price of the magazine and the issue number. I will need to include all of these features on my ancillary project to make it as efficient as possible.