How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

Looking at all 3 of the texts we can clearly see how

they're linked:The iconic image of the protagonist is

used as the main feature in all 3 images

Dark, low key lighting used to

represent the dark nature of the film

All 3 shots were taken in the

same setting, showing continuity

Intense

stare with

the

camera

His slightly slumped posture

Throughout the film the motif

of tablets is repeated

The angle of all 3 shots is the same

Background is the same as the

ghosting on the film poster

In terms of genre all 3 products are instantly recognisable as being part of the

psychological thriller due to the dark settings and enigmatic codes running

throughout. The ghosting layer on the film poster is particularly effective in

showing the creepier side of the film but still upholding the enigma.

As well as all 3 products linking together, they link to Shutter Island,

another film of this genre.

The close up, partially covered image of the

protagonist in both posters creates a striking

effect, whilst the title is clear and prominent.

In the Shutter Island poster

he is holding a match which

is a key element in the film.

In the same way, my character is holding the

tablets, a main feature of my film.

The representation of the protagonist is a teenage boy struggling with mental health

problems. This isn't a common theme in films as it's typically seen as women suffering with

mental disorders, and adults rather than teenagers. However, what with the rise of mental

disorders in teenagers and young adults and the increasing negative stigma around them I

am happy with my choice to film a teenager, in the hope that it could be used to create

awareness around teenagers and their mental health. This meaning behind it means it could

be used in PSHE classes at school or on teen health websites.

My film exposes a man dealing with issues and grief because of it; this goes directly against

the common societal view that men are meant to be strong and unaffected by things like

this. But roughly 50% of people diagnosed with schizophrenia every year are men; there is a

higher chance of men being diagnosed with an antisocial, paranoid or schizoid personality

disorder than women; ADHD is seen in far more young boys than girls; and in the UK

suicide rates for men are higher than for women across all age groups. These all show how

men are affected just as much as women are and why the representation of my main

character is important.

By combining my main product with my ancillary texts it

helped the audience to clearly understand

the narrative and nature of the film. The semiotics

throughout enabled the audience to create meanings and

responses based off of the conventions of psychological

thrillers and their own ideas. The polysemic motif of pills

and medication running throughout my work creates a code

that the audience might interpret in different ways; a help

for a headache, medication for mental health issues, and/or

a way to commit suicide.