Manipulation of Images

I had a very clear idea of how I was going to manipulate the images to meet the needs of my double page spread. To make my double page spread look professional, I need to edit some of the images I intend to use. The image which I had to manipulate was:

• the main image of the presenter

Here is the original image of the presenter.

Draft Content

Text
This is the first draft of the article which will be in my double page spread.

Faceless: Who’s following you?

We chatted to Emily Keens, the presenter

of the groundbreaking new documentary ‘Faceless,’ to discuss social networking and her new documentary.

Draft Layouts

I created four rough draft layouts of how I could set out the different elements in my double page spread. The elements I have included in these diagrams are:

• Heading
• Lead paragraph
• Text
• Main image
• Image 2
• Captions
• By line
• Name of magazine
• Page number

House Style

This is the house style I will be using when making this double page spread.

Text size

I have experimented with a range of text sizes to see which would be most appropriate for their individual tasks. Here I have experiemented with different font sizes for the heading of the double page spread. After looking at the different sizes, have I have decided that I will use size 60pt as it is large and eyecatching. I have also decided that I will use size 20pt for the lead paragraph of my double page spread as it is large enough to be easily read but not draw attention away from the title.

Production Schedule

This is the production schedule I will aim to stick to when making my double page spread.

Mindmaps of Ideas

Here are the mindmaps and drawings I created when I was coming up with ideas for my double page spread.

I have mindmapped the following things:

• Heading of double page spread
• Content 
• Images and colour scheme
• Basic layouts I could use

Subject Matter

As my main production is the subject matter for this article I can use the same information I gathered in my planning for that to provide information for this article. However, I will need some additional information on the documentary. I will need to answer the following things:

• When the documentary will air and on what channel?
• Who presents the documentary?
• Who are the special guests?
• Who produced and directed the documentary?

Target Audience Research: Analysis

The results show the following about my target audience’s TV listings magazine consumption habits:

• The majority of my audience read TV Choice to find out TV listings. However a lot of my target audience didn’t know what TV listings magazine they got.
• The majority of my audience sometimes read the articles featured in the different TV listings magazines.

Target Audience Research: Results

These are the results I gathered from the questionnaires I distributed.

Target Audience Research: Questions

Today I asked 10 16-19 year olds to find out more about their expectations of my product and what their current consumption habits of double page spreads are like. These are the questions I asked them:

1. What TV listings magazine do you get?

• The Daily Mail: Weekend TV magazine
• TV Choice
• Radio Times
• TV Times
• Other (please state________)
• I don’t know
• None    

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.

Similar Products

I have deconstructed three double page spreads to see what the generic codes and conventions they include are. I will also be able to see what works well and what doesn't so I can make my own double page spread successful. The first double page spread is taken from The Daily Mail's TV listings magazine, 'Weekend.' It goes behind the scenes of the BBC1 drama, 'Merlin.' The second double page spread is taken from 'TV Choice' and is a summary of the new 'Spooks' series. The third double page spread is from the Radio Times and is about the new Doctor Who.

Chosen Brief: Ancillary Task 1

I have decided to make a double page spread from a TV listings magazine as my first ancillary task. I have chosen this brief because I enjoy creating print media products and I like writing.