Ancillery Texts-Guide

Ancillary Texts: Planning

            A Magazine Advertisement

                 A CD Cover

Conventions of Digipak

Front panel displays the name of the artist/band and the title of the album

International DVD logo appear on spine and back panel alongside the record label logo and other corporate / organisation

Track listing on back panel

Copyright and regional information of the edge of the CD/DVD

Barcode on the back panel to allow retail sale

Copyright, DVD classification & legal information on the back panel

Magazine Advert for Digipak

Establish publication that the advert will be placed

Decide the dimensions of the advert. Perhaps do multiple versions – full page, half page and quarter page

Ensure that the artwork reflects the design of the digipak or features a digipak pack shot

Look to include conventions

Distribution “Available at ……”

Formats that the release is available in download, vinyl……

Website url

Release date

Ancillary Texts Checklist

The Brief – the 2 selected ancillary texts

Analysis of codes & conventions

Textual analysis of 3 existing texts – use LIIAR

Draft designs, photographs, video stills & graphics produced

Step by step guide to the production of y

Ancillary Text Production Checklist

Maintain a consistent house style through all 3 media texts – same colour schemes, fonts, design layout, mode of address (targeting the same audience)

Tangible link between all 3 media texts – eg use still frames from a video sequence within a poster or digipak cover / or embed clips of video within a webpage.

Create a logo for the artist/band that will brand the media product across all three media products

Ancillary text mark scheme and how to meet criteria

awareness of conventions of layout and page design	Conventions analysis of a minimum 2x digi packs Conventions analysis of a minimum 2x advertisements Does the artist have a motif/ logo, if so explain this and why/where it features.
awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text size	Research in to different font types
accurate use of language and register	Using the correct language and explaining your choices.
the appropriate use of ICT for the task set	Using Photoshop well.
framing a shot, using a variety of shot distances as appropriate	Image research, look at the imagery used on existing products of the artists, how are they posing, how does it have continuity with the music video. Take images and post them on to your blog.
shooting material appropriate to the task set; selecting mise-en-scène including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting	Compare and contrast existing artists to gain inspiration to design your own, what do you like about them and why does it reflect the genre?
Manipulating photographs as appropriate, including cropping and resizing.	Video your construction (use quick timer on the mac to video the screen) or screen shot progress
Where a candidate has worked in a group, an excellent contribution to construction is evident.	All group members are to make their own ancillary texts.