THE PROCESS OF

CREATING THE TV

LISTINGSBy Beth Cox

STEP 1.

We cropped all the pictures we print screened from the

documentary, leaving us with a neat image to use in our double

page spread.

We cropped all the pictures by using this tool…

which is found on

the sidebar within

Photoshop.

This is what it looked

like when we were

cropping the image.

You drag the box over

the area you want to

keep and let go when

you are happy with the

crop. Then you should

be left with only what

you wanted to keep.

STEP 2.

We then placed the images, we just cropped, into InDesign, and sized them to

what size we wanted them. We decided we wanted to use the image of the

phone as our main image in the article, therefore we enlarged it so it stands

out. Typically the main image is bigger than the rest.

STEP 3.

We have inserted some filler text into our columns so we can get an idea of

how much we need to write for the article, the size of font we want, and

whether we have the right amount of columns and the columns are the right

length/width.

STEP 4.We’ve made more progress here. In this stage, we chose the photos we want to use. Also

we’ve added the title on the main image, and added a caption on one of the photos. The

image of the police officer in the bottom right hand corner has been made transparent and

we’ve cut him out. This was all done on Photoshop. We’ve added a background behind

the police officer as this is going to include top tips about internet safety given by Adrian

Taylor, the police man.

Below Julie’s name, there is a

description (which is smaller

than her name) as to what she

does in the documentary. It

gives the reader a brief insight

as what to expect off her.

The name of the interviewee

(Julie Maitland) is stated so the

reader knows who is in the

picture.

STEP 5.

Here, we are creating the title for the column, down the right hand side of the article,

about ‘Top Tips on Internet Safety’. We have made it transparent and added a blue stroke

around the text, to make it stand out. We have chosen the colour blue as this is a

common colour used within social media e.g. Facebook and Twitter. We will go onto

adding this to InDesign and placing it in the blue box.

STEP 6.We then placed the text we just created in Photoshop, into InDesign. We resized it to the

size we wanted and placed it where we wanted it to be. It’s the title for the article down

the right hand side of the double page spread. The title ‘Top Tips for Internet Safety’

gives the reader a clear understanding as to what that article is going to be about.

STEP 7.

We then wrote the text that was going to appear in the blue box. The text

involved a brief insight as to what was going to be involved in this part of the

article. We then went onto write 5 top tips about internet safety that officer

Adrian Taylor though were most important.

STEP 8.We added the text in the box, but dragged the blue background away so

we could see the text properly, checking the size and font was okay. We

also numbered each tip, from 1-5.

STEP 9.

Then we went onto dragging the background back into the article and placing it

behind the text to make the text visible. Also we added a light blue background.

We chose to do this just to make our magazine look more colourful and

appealing. Also we picked the colour blue as it relates to social media.

This is what the page looked like before and after a background:

Before:

After:

STEP 10.

Here, we have added in a

quote from officer Adrian

Taylor. His name is by the

sides of him so people

reading the article know the

quote is coming from him.

Also people know he’s said

it as the text is in quotation

marks- “…”

STEP 11.This is what our double page spread looks like so far. We’ve neatened up the Top

Tips article, making all the text equal and placed correctly. Also we’ve made sure

that all the text is visible and readable. This is a print screen of what the article looks

like without the guide lines, giving us a more realistic view of what the final product

will look like.

STEP 12.

We then wrote a summary of the article which appears just above the actual

article. We wrote 2 possible summaries. We decided to go with the second

summary as it is more clear to the audience what the article is going to be

about. Furthermore, it doesn’t give too much about the article away making it

intriguing for the audience and making them want to read on.

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STEP 13.

Here we added a frame so the

text fitted around the image.

This is a typical convention in a

magazine article, having an

image relating to the article

appearing in the article. It

creates a visual interest for the

reader.

STEP 14.

Here, we’ve added our article. We’ve decided to do a Q&A article, interviewing the

directors and producers of the documentary ‘Greedier for Social Media’, that being

us. Therefore, someone else, an outside source, has interviewed us and asked us

questions about the documentary, digging deeper into the meaning of it and why we

chose to create it on social media.

Also, we’ve made Adrian’s name bolder and white so it stands

out more. And we’ve made the quotation marks bigger as this is

a typical convention used.

STEP 15.Here, we’ve made progress on our article. We’ve highlighted the questions being

asked and the person answering the question by making the text bold. Also for the

person we’ve highlighted the names in blue to make them stand out even more.

Again, we’ve used the colour blue to carry on our theme.

We’ve added the name of the documentary ‘Greedier for Social

Media’, and the time it’s being aired and the channel it’s being

aired on, into the article. The title has been made more bold as

this is what is typically done and then the time and channel has

been made smaller. This has been placed above the article as

this is where it would normally be placed in a professional TV

listings magazine, therefore following the conventions.

STEP 16.

Instead of having an image in the article, we’ve decided to replace it with a

pull quote. This is a quote from the article, made bigger and bolder, the

attract the audience to the magazine article. Therefore the quote needs to be

interesting. Even though the image was interesting and visual for the eye, we

already have 4 images on our double page spread, therefore it looked a bit

crammed with 5 images. Also adding a pull quote includes another

convention to our list of conventions we have used.

STEP 17.Here, we’ve made the pull quote larger to make it stand out more within

the article. Pull quotes are typically large if they are appearing in the article

itself.

STEP 18.

The date and page number of the article have been added to the bottom of

the magazine article in the typical places.

STEP 19.

We’ve come to the

decision to change the

background back to white

as it makes the article look

more professional and by

researching into

professional TV listings,

generally they all have a

white background too.

We’ve tried to wrap the

text around the pull quote

but it hasn’t worked. We

had an issue with this and

tried several ways to try

and make it work. Finally

we found a way.

STEP 20.Firstly we print screened the article and imported the

image into Photoshop as that’s where it’s going to

edit it. Then we cropped the image and make it

transparent so there was no white background for

when we imported it back into InDesign.

STEP 21.

We then imported the image that we saved from Photoshop, used a pen

tool to add little points around the box of the text, and then pulled each

point in which dragged the text around the quote. We added points and

dragged them until we were happy with how it fitted in the text. Personally I

think the end result looks neat and professional.

STEP 22.

We changed the font of the

summary and made it bold

so it stands out and catches

the readers attention. Also

we highlighted the words we

want the reader to see

instantly in blue (our theme

colour).

We also added these blue

lines around the text including

the programme name and

date/time/channel of showing.

These lines just add some

colour to the article, make it

look a bit more appealing and

more professional.

STEP 23.As you can see, here, we have removed one of the picture we previously had

in the article. Our reasons for this were; we looked at a variety of TV listings

and found that a review section was a convention and the reader may want to

hear about an opinion another has.

STEP 24.

We picked to have the review off ‘The Guardian’ as they usually give reviews on

documentary articles, so they were perfect to use.

We then went on to deciding what the review should say. As the article is a Q&A with

us (the directors) we wanted the review to sell the article to the reader, therefore we

focused on The Guardian expressing why the documentary is ‘One not to miss’ (as

highlighted in the review to grab the audiences attention).

FINAL PRODUCT

Overall, I am happy with the outcome of the TV Listings double page spread. I think

it looks professional, intriguing, and fun. The use of the blue colour scheme makes it

look fun and not boring which will attract the readers attention, making them more

likely to read the article. The font type and size are readable and the images and

pull quote are the correct size and positioning within the article. By following the

conventions of TV Listings, I am happy with the article we have produced to

advertise our documentary

‘Greedier for Social Media’.

OVERALL…