Codes & Conventions

After looking at two double page spreads I have identified the features that must be included in a double page spread to make it successful.

• Outside comments/quotes from cast, crew or critics to make the views expressed authentic. 
• House style with colours and text fonts which complement each other and grab the reader’s attention. 
• By line which says who wrote the article at either the beginning or end of the article. 
• A reminder to the reader when the program will be airing to make them aware in case they didn't know. 
• Website information about where to find out more information
• Interesting and engaging heading. 
• Introductory paragraph to engage the reader’s attention and to summarize what the article is about. This is also name as the 'lead paragraph.'
• Pictures which relate to the program which have captions underneath to help the reader understand what’s going on. 
• Page numbers and the name of the magazine at the bottom of the page. 
• Language and tone which has been tailored to suit the target audience of the article.
• Drop capitals at the beginning of the article.
• Quotes pulled out of from the text.
• The use of serif fonts to allow the text to be read easily once printed.
• Boxes with facts and statistics in.
• Margins of: top- 12.7mm, bottom- 18.3mm, inside- 13mm and outside- 3.5mm.