Ancillary product - Poster

1. Soap Opera Genre –
Ancillary Product 2) - Poster
Name: William Hennegan
Candidate Number: 3057
Center Name: St. Andrew’s Catholic School
Center Number: 64135
OCR Media Studies – A2 Level
Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio

2. Main Image – the main image in this poster is a collage of different people in different
situations. The connotations of this allows it to relate more to different members of the audience.
The image has had its saturation edited, making it appear darker and more somber.

3. Image – Image – The main image in this poster is a close up shot of a woman facing the left of the
poster. The connotations of this allows it to relate more to different members of the audience. The
image has had its saturation and colours edited, making it appear darker and more sombre.
Institution Logo – the
logo of the channel the show is
featured on.
Tagline – this statement
has an impact on viewers as it
makes it seem as though an
important plot point has
occurred or will happen soon
Synergy between social
media and the show using
#EastEnders

4. Student Exemplar Work – Textual Analysis
Image – Image – The main image in
this poster is a collage of two men, a
woman, a church, a wedding cake and
extreme close up shot of a hand holding
a knife. The connotations of this makes
the ceremony of marriage, usually a
positive celebration, appear more
sinister and negative.
Tagline – This statement
has an impact on viewers as it
makes it seem as though an
important plot point has
occurred or will happen soon.
Institution Logo – the
logo of the channel the show is
featured on.
Main title – the title of the show
being promoted.
Sub heading – informing the
audience of screen times.

5. Task
I would repeat
The use of important and strong sounding language that attracts the attention of
viewers. This would be a statement or rhetorical question as these create suspense
and tension.
The editing of colours and saturation of the image to create a more somber tone
overall. This will attract more viewers to the product as it creates suspense and
tension.