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Question 2) How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts? By Emma Grimes

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Question 2) Howeffective is the

combination of yourmain product and

ancillary texts?By Emma Grimes

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ImagesIn our documentary, we have used the same images on our doublepage spread taken from our documentary. For example, we have

used Mike Pattison as the expert, a voxpop from Solihull, anestablishing shot of Solihull Sixth Form and a still shot of our

archival footage which all play a key part within ourdocumentary. This is effective as these images are the main keypoints within our documentary. They would all target the same

audience as they all target teenagers; the image from the voxpopis teenagers and therefore would target teenagers effectively asthey would be able to relate to them. The use of the expert wouldperhaps appeal to our secondary target audience (Parents) as heis older, and looks more professional. However, by using this in

both the documentary and the double page spread, we haveeffectively advertised our documentary so that the target

audience knows what to expect. Our radio advert also includesvoxpops and experts, but not in the form of images. The theory of

binary opposites is highlighted here proposed by Levi Strauss,who states that within any story, there are always two

conflicting opposites. We have put together a binary opposite ofexperts vs. voxpops within all of our products to gain a vast

variety of views.

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DPS

Documentary

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SoundWe have used an effective use of sound throughout both of our

documentary and radio trailer. In our documentary, we have

included a music track in which we used the same track within

our radio trailer. This is effective in appealing to the same target

audience because if they like the music within the radio trailer,

then they are more likely to watch the documentary. On

reflection, the music was not as effective as we though it would

have been. This is because we had to adjust a music track that

was around 10 seconds long, and stretch it over to fit the whole

of the documentary. This meant that the music track sounded if it

kept stopping and starting, which might have not appealed to the

target audience. However, we have effectively used a

combination of our products to appeal to the same target

audience. We also used sound effects within our radio trailer,

however we did not use sound effects within our documentary.

Sound effects are not a major code and convention of

documentaries but are within a radio trailer. Even though we

have not included sound within our DPS, we have mediated

sound through the use of language. E.G: “Who better to explain

why it’s so popular in the youth than those who experience social

media daily?” which creates a light and fun tone, similar to the

music that we have used within the radio trailer.

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Voice Over/PresentersWithin our documentary, radio trailer and double page spread, we

have used an effective combination to appeal to the same target

audience. Within our documentary, we have used both a voice

over and two presenters. The mode of our documentary was

expositional which was why we decided to include a voice over

and presenter to act as a “Voice of God”. The radio trailer also

includes a voice over, but we have used a different member of our

production group from the ones we used in our documentary. This

was deliberately done because in a radio trailer, you do not

typically have the same voice over from the documentary within

the radio trailer otherwise the audience might become bored. We

have also quoted the presenters within our double page spread,

which shows an effective link between the 3 products. The

audience becomes aware that all of the products are in some way

effectively combined to advertise our documentary. Ferdinand’s

theory of structure and patterns is also implemented here as we

have followed a storyline within our documentary and radio trailer

whilst using the voice over and the presenters to create a

sequence of events.

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This screenshot from our DPS includes the presenters names whichcreates an effective link between the three products

This is a screenshot from our documentary which showstwo presenters, which are the same people that feature

within the magazine.

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Gender

Our documentary is targeted at both females and males in an equal

way.  We have included Vox Pops of both females and males as well

as experts of both genders. This was also consistent within our radio

advert and double page spread, where we have used a range an

effective amount of both female and male voxpops within our radio

trailer, equally. We have also used one image of a voxpop within our

DPS, that includes both a teenage girl and teenage boy. This will

appeal to the same target audience, as they will recognize the

voxpops and experts from our documentary from the radio trailer and

the DPS. However, we have used all females for our voice­overs and

presenters as our production group consisted of 3 females. Here, the

theory of Stuart Hall can be implicated, as there may be a negioated

view of who the target audience actually is. The target audience of

males may think that the documentary is not aimed at them if they

only heard the presenters and voice over.

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This screenshot from our documentary shows a voxpop of both a female andmale which will appeal to our target audience of both genders.

This screenshot from our magazine shows the same voxpop taken from ourdocumentary, effectively linking them together. (Our radio trailer alsoincludes the same one stating "I could live without it" (Male Quote)

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Title

The title of the documentary is “Social Media, How does it effect your

everyday life?”. This is also highlighted through our DPS “Social Media,

How does it effect your everyday life?” and finally within our radio trailer.

On our DPS, we have made our title in an effective way by using images

from actual social media apps, which will visually attract the audiences’

attention. We have not done this in our documentary in the same way;

instead we have made physical pictures on paper of different social

media apps. On reflection, we still have done an effective combination of

all 3 media products to create a symbolic idea about social media.

Therefore, the theorist Barthes can be applied here as he suggested

there were 5 codes of action; one of which includes the symbolic code

relating to connotation. We have connotated the use of social media by

using social media apps in both our documentary and the DPS in a

creative, visual way. This will symbolise what our

topic is all about. 

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This is ascreenshot from

our DPS ofdifferent social

media apps.

This is ascreenshot

from ourdocumentary

which alsoincludes social

media apps;showing an

effective link.

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We have created a brand identity by using a connection

between the three products. For our documentary, we have

decided to use BBC Three as our channel to advertise on

as we decided that this would be most suited to our target

audience of teenagers as BBC Three is generally targeted

at young people. On our DPS, we decided to use

RadioTimes as our magazine producer as this is also

linked with the BBC and the target audience will see an

effective link. As well as this, we have included BBC Three

on our DPS so that the target audience know the channel

that they could find it on, along with the date and time. For

our radio trailer, we have used BBC Radio 1 as this is also

linked to the BBC production company, with the date and

time also attached to this.

Radio Times/BBCRadio 1/BBC Three