Wednesday, 4 November 2009

Codes and Conventions od music magazines double page spreads

  • Mainly one person - on one side
  • Quotes on image
  • Interviewer and photographer name - by lines
  • Drop capital at the beginning of the article
  • Colour scheme is limited as it it a cost issue
  • Usually more than two columns about 2-4
  • Name of interviewer in the headline is in a different colour
  • Magazine name at the bottom of the page
  • Page number, issue date and website
  • Headline is accompanied by the stand first, this introduces the article and explains what it will be about. E.g. "Abandoning their day-jobs with artic monkeys and the rascals".
  • Article has an informal mode of address.

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