1. CODES AND
CONVENTIONS OF TV
MAGAZINE DOUBLE
PAGE SPREAD

2. EXAMPLES OF „RADIO
TIMES‟ LAYOUTS:

3. Conventions
:
RULE OF THIRDS:
Within a double page spread of a TV
magazine, it is compulsory to have
the layout set into the rule of thirds.
The reason for this is so that the
double page spread looks neat,
professional and sets a serious tone
to the reader. The rule of thirds is
efficient so therefore it allows
blocking to work with so that there
are no blanks spaces.
The footer of a double
page spread is a
necessary convention
to tell the reader the
date of when the TV
magazine issue has
been published and
the name of the
magazine which for us
will be „Radio Times‟.
The headline is used to advertise and inform the
reader what the double page spread is about. The
headline is always in a larger and possibly bolder
font compared to the other text in the article. In
addition, it usually takes up the top line of the rule
of thirds and occasionally spreads over onto the
right hand side page, so therefore it stands out as
a key feature and catches the readers eye.

4. DROP CAPS:
Drop caps are used
to show the
beginning of the text
so the reader knows
where to begin
reading from. We will
use this at the start
of the text in the first
column as an
introduction and
THE COPY: additionally use it as
The copy for Radio Times have
the article will include
the statistics usedfacts which we
and it several times
which we are using
have used within the documentary
as our research.
itself so therefore it will link. The
copy is one of the most important
parts of a magazine double spread
as that‟s the information the reader
will take in and process so we need
to make it professional, accurate and
appropriate.
IMAGES:
Images are a main focus for the
double page spread as it makes it
look more appealing and helps give
the reader a further understanding
as they will relate to the text on the
page and generally what the article
is about. We will be using
screenshots of clips from our
documentary making the article
more personal which is also a
convention of the Radio Times
magazine. As images are the main
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focus they should be appropriate
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and relevant to the article itself.
This is where
somewhere on the
double page spread,
there is text
informing the reader
when the
program/documentar
y is on such as: the
date, the time, the

5. SUB HEADING:
The sub-heading is a necessary
convention for a magazine article so
that straight away it gives the reader
an idea of what the article is based on.
Our sub-heading will say “As the
outcome of cyber-bullying increases,
BBC Three explores the extent of
social networking today”. This is
basically outline of our documentary in
one sentence to inform the reader
directly.
THE TEXT:
The text within the article has to be an
appropriate size which would be size 10
so that there can be enough information
being given to the reader about the
documentary and furthermore, to
persuade them to watch it. The copy
throughout the article will be in the font
„times‟. The headline saying „social
networking‟ will size 90 in Helvetica Neue
in bold, whereas the part of the headline
saying „Behind the screen‟ will be in the
same font but the ultra light version to
show the impact and emphasis on „social
networking‟. In addition, all of the
headline will be in white upon a black
background. The font with all be in white
apart from the quotes which will be in
purple.