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Codes and Conventions: TV Listing: Double Page Spread

Autumn Dennis-Stephens

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+Article Title The title of the article is essential as it is what can be used to identify the nature of the article. As our topic is Domestic Violence it is important that the title reflects this. We have decided to title our article ‘Exposed’, as we feel it best reflects our investigation into the topic of domestic violence.

+MastheadThe masthead of the magazine is extremely important as it is what people use to identify the magazine. Our masthead will be titled ‘TV Weekly’, and we will use this masthead within the article to reinforce the fact that the article is a TV Listing.

+Date and ChannelThe date and channel of the listing is key as it is what people use to find out when the documentary is being shown on television. Our target audience is teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19, so the time that our documentary would be aired is past the watershed at 9pm, due to the nature of the issues being raised. We have also decided that we will screen our documentary on Channel 4, due to most well-known documentaries such as ‘Dispatches’ being shown here.

+Main Image The main image is a typical convention found within magazine articles. The image that we will be using will show a female domestic violence victim looking vulnerable. The image will link to the text, so people will immediately be able to gather what the article will entail.

+Font The font that we will use for our masthead will be the STENCIL font, as we want it to appear as though the title has been ‘stamped’ on. This has connotations of an ‘official’ document, which links in with domestic violence as a criminal offence.

+Statistics

We will use domestic violence statistics within the listing in order to give a brief insight into the seriousness of the issue and encourage readers to want to watch the documentary and find out more about the topic.

+Colour Scheme

The colour scheme that we will be using is red and black as we feel these are the colours that best reflect the issue of domestic violence. The colour red has connotations of blood and violence, however can also have connotations of love which links in with the violence that can sometimes arise in personal relationships. Black has connotations of darkness and is quite chilling, suggesting that domestic violence is an important issue not to be taken lightly.

+Byline

The byline will be what we use to highlight who the article was written by.