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

As we have created our products thinking about conventions and the real world they all connect well. The biggest link between the media products is the link with nature and the pink rose which is seen in all products. As well as this the music video includes lots of shots of greenery to set the scene outside of Chelsea’s house, for example the shots of trees outside of his house. The theme of nature is also used when Chelsea singing, laying and walking around for the exterior shots on Whitchurch Green. In order to make the link fluid, all of the exterior shots were filmed on the same day so that the lighting would not change dramatically or the weather. 

For the main image of the digipak, we used a picture of Chelsea on the field holding a rose, linking it to the shots of her during the music video where she lip synced with the rose. As well as this the image used for the advert was taken in the same place as the breaks fro the music video was, connecting them again further. 

      

Outside Charlie's House 

As well as the nature aspect that links the texts together, the landscape advert and the music video can be liked as they both have the outside of their house visible. Although only in the music video is the interior of the house shown to the audience. This helps to link the products as it is easy to recognise as the same location as the music video. 

Another factor which links the music video and digipak is the pink rose. During the filming process we tried to include the rose as much as possible so that our audience would be able to recognise it quickly and relate it to the song.  The rose is first shown as the last flower in the vase and then towards the end of the music video when Chelsea is led on the grass. It is then also shown in the main image for the digipak, both on the exterior and the interior, which links to the mise en scene of the music video. 

We also linked our digipak and advert by placing the front cover in the corner of the advert. This was added to our advert after we conducted our research and found that other successful artists such as Rhianna and Adele have done the same. This helps to link the two products together as it allows the audience to recognise the album and artist, especially with the feature of the rose. This would make the album easier to but when in a shop. 

Another feature that links all three products together is  the font used on the text. During the process we used the same font, Luna,  every time we used text such as the song title, in order to keep it consistent across the products.  It was used at the satrt of our music video, the front cover of our digipak and  both magazine adverts. We also used it for other text that was placed onto the products. An example of this is that we used it for our track list and the acknowledgements page text for digipak. This ensures that people are able to link our products together, as they follow the same conventions. 

It is also obvious all of our products link together as Chelsea is in each product. She is the songs artist meaning that she is in the video, both of the magazine adverts and on the front cover of the album. Some artists, such as Sia do not always show their faces on their products, but are still able to link them together by using similar conventions. 

We also linked together the two ancillary texts, by adding the logos of the companies that Chelsea is signed for, Syco and Sony. We also added these to the magazine adverts and the digipak to show their relationship and link the products together. 

Finally, in all of the images that we used Chelsea is wearing the same outfit. We did this as we thought it would be beneficial for her to wear the distinctive top. As well as this, it was easy to ensure the outfit did not change as we filmed the exterior shots and took pictures on the same day.