Codes and conventions evaluation
- 2. Something that my double page spread doesn’t have is any secondary images as I felt that could be distracting and wouldn’t fit with the layout. This could be seen as breaking conventions as most double page spreads have more than just one image.
- 3. This headline is placed in where it follows conventions. It is the biggest and first thing that the audience will see along with the two images. This follows conventions of a tv listing double page spread as it’s across the top of the page and in big font. It also gives an idea about the conflict in the Above the headline my double page spread features the name of the documentary, date, time and where it will air. This is a part of the RadioTimes branding. This is also sticking to conventions. This pull quote is used to get the audience’s attention without giving much away. It also follows the conventions of a RadioTimes magazine as it’s separated off by a dotted line and the font is much bigger than the rest of the article. It is also placed in the middle of the article but making is separate so that it clearly stands out against the rest of the page.
- 4. Having two main images could be considered the only convention that this double page spread didn’t follow. However, these two images are interacting with each other and can be considered one image, which is still following codes and conventions. These two images show the binary opposition that the little eluded to and help anchor the title. The standfirst is the slogan that is featured in the documentary, it’s a key piece of branding and also gives information about what the article will be talking about. This follows conventions of a double page spread. We decided to stick to this convention as it’s not just used in tv listings but in any magazine and if we didn’t stick to these conventions it would seem odd and of place.
- 5. The page numbers, branding and date fall into RadioTimes conventions. This is a part of branding so that RadioTimes is recognisable just from it’s page layout and fonts. We decided to follow these conventions as we wanted the double page spread to fit into RadioTimes as much as possible and also make it seem as real as possible.