Research & Planning Blog Tasks - XYZED
Print Create a front cover and a three-page feature article for a fictional TV listings magazine. The front cover will feature a full-page image to promote the crime drama. You can choose your approach for the three-page feature article. For example: an interview with the writer of the programmed or cast member an article on the popularity of the genre a report from 'behind the scenes' another approach of your choice. Research and planning blog tasks 1) Give an example of 5 similar magazines with roughly the same conventions. 2) Note down the design elements you notice in each front cover example you research and look for aspects you can use in your own work (e.g. camera shots, page design or cover lines). Camera Shot: Most of the Shots usually include a medium close up shot or a close up show to really capture the facial expression but is also used to fill most of the magazine with the overlay-ed image. Page design: Title and main bold text always contracts the colour