Conventions of TV listings articles

Introduction

• Here we have produced a piece which is listing and describing the conventions of TV listings magazine articles. We have labelled an existing TV article to address the knowledge we currently have.

Title - This is typically placed at the top of most articles. This usually informs viewers off a brief idea so that they know what the article is about. Here as you can see the title has been played around with and used to capture the attention of the reader to show that the article is about famous Roald Dahls daughter.

Drop capital – This establishes the start of the article and is a way of recognising magazine articles because of its common use. The colour of the drop cap makes the page look attractive and appealing as it matches with the lime green at the top of the page.

Main image – Purpose of the main image is to grab the readers attention so that they are aware of who features in the article. Here an image of the food and the celebrity herself is shown A reason for this is to make a bold statement to the readers so that they know what the article is about and also the program.

Layout – In terms of layout the write has gone for a three column layout, meaning that another convention of articles has been followed. This is a typical layout used in articles to make it easier for the readers to take in.

Page number – Another typical convention used to make it easier for the reader to navigate though out the magazine. They can use the contents page to find the specific articles and pages they seek to read about.

Pull quote – Often used to insert words spoken about the celebrity featuring in the article. It makes it a good way of catching the readers attention because the public are genuinely interested on what the views of celebrities are and usually try to follow celebrity advice. Pull quotes h=give a high authority personalised feel to show that the celebrity has input their view into the article.

Minor images – The images are used to inform the reader a bit of background of the writers daughter and also it can be used to give an insight to the TV program which would be airing.

By line – The use of this credits the photographer for capturing the photos used in the article. It is usually the smallest text on the page and it is a way of promoting and recognising the photographers work. In this case it is on the right hand side in small print making it less noticeable.