A Lightning Before Death: The Final Cut

Dear examiner,

Welcome to my A2 Media Studies blog, where you will be able to follow my progress from the start of the Advanced Portfolio right through to my final production. Below is said production; I hope you enjoy it. 

Ancillary Text: Radio Advert

Ancillary Text: Film Review

This ancillary text was great fun to make. I tried to emulate the style and layout of real magazines such as Empire, with the main article complimented by side features and adverts to upcoming articles and reviews. I wanted to make the article seem like it had been written by a review so although I did praise it very highly I did also write criticism of the film. The phrase 'Lightning does strike twice', is both a pun on the name of the film (a common convention used in headline writing) and a reference to the fact that this is my second Media Studies production. I enjoyed creating the back story for me and my group, and the graphic design element of this task was something I thoroughly enjoyed. This task also allowed me to express how pleased I am with the performances of the actors we used. Unfortunately the quality of the pictures has lowered when the file was uploaded to Scribd, however this is unavoidable.

A Lightning Before Death Review by Xav

Evaluation Question 1

Evaluation Question 2

This evaluation question has been answered in the form of a radio interview, as one of our ancillary texts was a radio trailer we thought this would be appropriate.

Evaluation Question 3

Evaluation Question 4

A2 Media Studies Evaluation Question 4

Ancillary Text Planning

I have been planning the ancillary text for my Advanced Portfolio. It will be short, as are most radio adverts, and will get to the point. I have written a script which will be spoken by our main character:

Have you ever heard the story of Jack and the Beanstalk? Well, have you? It's a pretty simple question! Good. Now I know I have, but I don’t like it very much, I have my own version that I think I like better. 

A Lightning Before Death: The new film by Joel Pickard, Xav Sinden and Joe Sandford. 

In cinemas 1st June.

Background: Atmospheric music as in car scene. 

We will use the most memorable line from the film for this as it will intrigue the listeners to find out more about the film. It is also good to start with a question as this will grab people's attention and make them listen on.