OCR Media Studies – A2 Level

Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio

Mind Map and Research

Name: Feargus BrackenCandidate Number: 4009Center Name: St. Andrew’s Catholic SchoolCenter Number: 64135

Generation of Ideas for Ancillary Product 2) –

Poster

Research

Name: Feargus BrackenCandidate Number: 4009Center Name: St. Andrew’s Catholic SchoolCenter Number: 64135

• Theme Ideas • Conflict – Between S+J and M • Obsession – Focus on S from M’s point of view• Breakup – Can be either gentle perspective or from perspective of Maximillian which

would affect what graphic techniques used in the theme

• Tagline (Slogan to help “hook” the audience in) – What language will you include? Why? Where will it be positioned?

• Aim for possible play on words to generate interest• Use of punctuation to create suspense, question marks, ellipses etc.• ‘Gunning for Her…’ Blocky font, very visible over background. To the side of the image

(Could potentially be gunning for him, connoting jealousy/aggression)• Aggressive language

• Font – Harsh, edgy with stark colour scheme.

• Manipulation of shot to seem as if subject of photo is in the crosshairs of a weapon• Manipulation to dim/darken the edge of the photo. • Manipulation of photo to create artificial tunnel vision/blur effect. Would cause the

viewer to focused entirely on the firearm and James• Manipulated with reticule to be over Shannon or inbetween Shannon and James.

Connotes ambiguity of target, creates interest.• Borders of poster are black, or have small bits of information to make a sinister

impression. Green on black for smaller text.• Synergy with Social Media – Synergise with a # in lower corners of image. Synergising

with social media creates free advertisement and hype. The more traffic that social media generates, the more interest there is. Case in point, frequently used # are recommended to users.

• Synergy with your magazine – Use of hashtags and various different aspects of social media, such as icons with the names of pages. Or a collection of logos and all accounts with one name. Creates streamlined platform for easier access to potential audience

• Point of Call information – Date, time of showing and possible tagline. Emphasis on Logo. If the logo is easily recognisable.

Name: Feargus BrackenCandidate Number: 4009Center Name: St. Andrew’s Catholic SchoolCenter Number: 64135

Research

Research- Conclusion

Name: Feargus BrackenCandidate Number: 4009Center Name: St. Andrew’s Catholic SchoolCenter Number: 64135

• I will need to take the photos that I will need to use, which will be done easier when filming of the trailer begins. I will also need to research further editing techniques to add to quality of the manipulation of the photos taken.

• I can search for suitable fonts on the internet with websites like dafont. The props used within the photo shoots that I would organise are similar to those I am allocated to bring on the prop list. My photo shoot either after filming of the trailer, as the models will be able to assume character with ease.

• Adobe Photoshop CS5 will be used to edit all images created, and the poster will be created with Photoshop, as I will be able to use the skills learned on my previous course and from tutorials available online.