codes and conventions

1. CODES AND CONVENTIONS
ANCILLARY TASK #1 – DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD/LISTINGS
HARMONY WILLSHER, TOBY ALLEN & EMMA NYAMARIWATA

2. 1. It is important for a TV listings article
to have a date and the time it will be shown to
inform the audience of the programme showing.
2. Byline is not always shown on double
page articles, however if there is a image which has
been taken then the photographers name will be
placed on the image to tell the reader who had taken
it.
3. The page number is always at the
bottom of a double age spread to make it easier
for the audience to navigate around the
magazine.
4. The main image establishes to the reader who is featured in the
article and also attracts the readers attention quickly.
5. This gives a brief outline of the article and sometimes
summarises the actors/ actresses involved in previous roles.

3. 1. Bylines are used in double page
articles, where an image has been used the
photographer’s name will be placed on the
image to show to the reader who has taken
it, however this is not always the case for
all double page articles.
2. Minor images often add more
interest to the double page article and also show
the reader a few captions of scenes of the main
actors/ actresses to attract them.
3. It is important for a TV listings article
to have a date and the time it will be shown to
inform the audience of the programme showing.
4. The main image establishes to the
reader who is featured in the article and also
attracts the readers attention quickly.
5. A pull quote if often used to
emphasise a main line that has importance
behind it. Also used to attract the readers
attention by making it interesting.
6. The page number is always at the bottom of a double age spread to
make it easier for the audience to navigate around the magazine.