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This document provides recommendations for designing a double-page article based on an analysis of other such articles. It suggests including illustrations from the documentary to provide visual interest and preview the content. As the topic is a formal documentary, the article recommends using serif font for a formal tone. It also advises including a pull quote to engage readers and entice them to continue reading. The goal is to incorporate design elements that preview the content, set an appropriate tone, and keep readers interested through visuals and excerpted text.
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The document discusses a student's A2 coursework which involved creating a 5 minute documentary opening, radio trailer, and double page magazine article on the topic of whether police should be armed or unarmed. The student analyzed how their media products used conventions of real documentaries, radio trails, and magazine articles through their use of shots, sound, editing, mise-en-scene, and layout. They also discussed how effective the combination of their media products was through their targeting of BBC channels and Radio Times magazine. The student learned from audience feedback that they needed better music, font, and sound levels. A variety of media technologies were used in the research, planning, construction and evaluation stages including cameras, editing software, music software
Original images
This document appears to be about images from an original source. It includes a front cover image, contents page, and a double page spread. The images provide visual representations of elements from the source document like the front cover, table of contents, and a two-page layout.
Magazine analysis
This document analyzes the design elements and style conventions used across multiple issues of a music magazine called Masthead. Some key elements identified include the use of serif fonts to convey a classic, traditional feel targeting the magazine's audience. Color schemes are consistent within each issue but may change between issues, with white, black, red and yellow commonly used. Images typically relate to the musical artists or genres featured and include group shots, solo portraits and action shots. Captions, quotes, and other elements aim to engage the target readership assumed to already be familiar with the subjects. Layouts generally follow a three column structure with balanced text and images.
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Double page spread research
- 1. Double page spread Research By Emma Reeve, Becky Blay and Max Fox
- 2. Headline in bold red which makes it Pull quote used to stand out and eye keep the reader catching engaged. Illustrations Drop cap used to give used to the reader a liven up break from the article. reading and gives a preview Channel, time, genre and This article uses documentary sans serif font. name Seen as a more informal font which fits in with Byline the article as the Caption show is a spoof comedy.
- 3. Illustration, use of large image lets the readers Headline Stand first feel more involved. They can feel the emotion shown from the women’s face. Use of serif font, serif Caption. font is a formal font and goes with the article as it is for a serious documentary. Documentary Pull quote name, channel Drop cap and time
- 4. From the double page articles that I have analysed I found that in our double spread page article we need to ensure we have illustrations from the documentary to give readers something else to look at and a preview image of what the documentary looks like. As our documentary is formal then the use of serif writing is best for the article. Also the use of a pull quote would be good as it will keep the readers a taste of what is to come will keep them reading the article.