There are two types of TV magazines - trashy magazines that appeal to soap opera audiences or more serious publications. The document discusses creating a trashy magazine to suit their target audience and represent the genre of soap operas. The magazine would use colorful mastheads, headlines, and tabs to attract readers and promote shows in an engaging way without revealing details. It would also leverage social media and websites to build the brand and allow digital access.

2. There are two types of TV magazine, Trashy (like TV easy) or a more serious publication
(such as TV & Satellite).
We decided on making a trashy magazine as it suits our target audience and represents
the genre of the soap – not serious.

3. Rhetorical questions are a
persuasive technique to get the
reader to watch the show and find
Masthead – Dominates the top out the answer
third of the cover, basic language
Cheap price represent how it is
weekly and thrown away, not Colour coded days of the
expensive to publish, not looked week tabs make it easier
after for the reader to find a
specific day of the week
Star’s eye positioned middle
third, strong eye contact and
performance to attract audience
TV Easy is a ‘trashy’ TV
guide/magazine. There are lots
of colours that reflect the
Headings and sub headings are house style and purpose of the
precise and straight to the magazine.
point, yet don’t give away the what
happens in detail- promotes shows
Mode of address created
through the names of the
soaps, magazine assumes Website creates brand identity and use of
audience know the shortened technological convergence enables audience
names of the soap to access the publication

4. Masthead – Top left of page so
its visible on the news stand
Twitter hash tag – Star – strong
synergy and modern performance with eye
audience consumption contact involving and
trend. Brand reach attracting the audience.
Almost seeking
forgiveness off the
Conventional features (date audience – looking for
and price). Cheap price understanding?
represents nature of the
magazine and its frequent use Colour coded tabs – Match
through out week with stories on the cover and
their corresponding areas
Secondary feature – Primary within the magazine
source image with name of
show included in heading –
mode of address with the
font colour of each heading Sub heading –
representing the day of the Rhetorical question to
week that that particular involve the reader
show can be read about in directly and get their
the magazine – colour attention
coding
Strap – extra
information, extra incentive
to buy magazine,

5. Stars in costumes that reflect their character
profiles and their personalities – in character – Mise en scene connotes the genre of the
involves all the cast member to introduce them to show and the types of topics that will be
the audience with each performance apparent
representing that individual person
Two characters on the left are separated from Character placement and positioning connotes
the rest of the cast. Connotations of them not whose friends with who and who are similar to
fitting in with the others? each other.

6. Main cast members each in character and in costumes that Stars anchored together – connotes individual
represent that person – gives the audience an insight into relationships /friendships and differences and
each character and what their personalities are like similarities in personality
E4 branding and logo represent the channel with the twitter hash
tag increasing brand reach thought the audience consumption
trend of social networking