Magazine Article This is our TV Listings magazine
We had to produce it for a specific magazine; the magazine we
had chosen for this was TV & Satelite. We looked through
different magazines such as Radio Times and TV Guide in order to
identify codes and conventions that are used across TV
listings.
Our TV listings magazine was based on TV & Satelite and I
also compared this with our magazine.
We recreated this box on InDesign following the style of a TV
& Satelite magazine; we did this as it allows the reader to
recognize that this double page spread is on documentaries.
A key convention on magazines is evident from the TV &
Satelite magazine where it shows that the main image takes up one
third of the spread this is so that it is noticeable. Therefore we
have adapted this and used a still from our documentary following
the conventions of TV listings. However, we have also challenged
this convention as some main images take up more than a page; we
felt that if we did this our article would be lost within our main
image. Also, the images that we used were so that when the audience
can see the image of the young people they can acknowledge
immediately who the target audience of this documentary is. We also
placed our main image on the left hand side of the spread as it is
a key convention but furthermore it is the first thing the audience
will come across when they see the spread and therefore will grab
their attention wanting them to read the article.
One convention that we challenged is the use of a title on the
main image that is seen on many magazines. We didnt follow this
convention as we didnt feel the need to add a title as we thought
just the main image of people using social media will be enough to
grab the attention of the reader.
A common convention in magazines is the use of page numbers;
this is an essential convention that must be added to the magazine
article. It allows the reader to know what page they are on and
also can let them find the page efficiently when on the contents
page.
Many TV listings magazines have other documentaries that are
also featured in the double page spread. However, we challenged
this convention as we felt that we wanted our documentary to be the
main focus and therefore only having the spread concerning our
documentary. Another convention that I have found in existing
magazines is the use of a pull quote that we also embedded into our
magazine. We used it to break the main body of the text up; we also
changed the color to red so it adds interest and variety to the
aesthetic. This quote was from one of our experts in our
documentary and the use of this quote helps the article support the
documentary and also highlights the main issue that is discussed in
the documentary.