The review summarizes a BBC documentary called "Colouring Light" that will air on BBC 4. It describes the documentary as a pun on its subject matter and the title. It provides a positive quote about the documentary being a "blessing" and "once in a life time". The review is structured in columns for easy reading and includes an image used to break up the text.
2. The Radio Times is a
weekly UK television
Radio Times Documentary Review – Colouring Light and radio listings
magazine, owned by
The title is a pun regarding the BBC and also
the subject of the review and provides an online
the documentary. listings website.
Information about when the The pull quote is used to
documentary will be aired. ‘BBC engage and interact with the
4’ in bold. May have been audience. The noun
purposely designed this way, as ‘blessing’ includes positive
BBC own the Radio times connotations of miracle and
magazine. An example of vertical ‘once in a life time’.
integration
The main text of the article is
The capital initial for organised into structured columns
the first character of the for easier reading. Stereotypical of
main text within the magazine articles. When
review is a common producing my own magazine
convention within review will use this technique for
magazine/newspaper a similar purpose and to give a
articles. This enigma more professional finish.
code makes it clear
towards the audience
The target audience of radio times is
people who enjoy watching telling.
Image. Used as a The formal and occasional use of low
distraction to break frequency language indicates a more
down the text. Binary educated audience. My own ancillary
opposition of the magazine article will be targeting a
colours blue and red left wing audience, therefore
which represent warm informality and personalisation will
and cold, which in be used effectively
turn creates a neutral
The formal balance of the article indicates that this Date and Title
atmosphere.
documentary has a serious tone and attitude. Humour not
included.
3. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is an American weekly
Masthead – Includes news magazine published in New York City. Time is the world's
the name of the largest circulation weekly news magazine with a readership of
magazine. The sub- 25 million, of which 20 million are in the US.
heading ‘Television
DVD and Radio gives The black and white colour
an overall summary of scheme, indicates serious attitudes
the context of this from this magazine and
article. newspaper, perhaps targeting a more
right wing audience.
Images – Screen shots
The title and of television
pull quote programmes interest
introduce the and encourage the
proceeding text. reader to watch what is
being advertised
Taglines underneath the
images provide
The text again information about what
organised in is seen within the
structured columns screenshot.
for easier reading. Direct quotation – The
reader will be drawn
Extra smaller more towards this first as the
compact reviews. text is larger and of a
Giving other different font. Helps to
programmes a mention. persuade the reader to
Advertises programmes read through the whole
for audiences with article
different tastes- caters Mentions of the magazine
for a wider selection of title. Advertising the
people. magazine may help gather a
bigger audience, say this
magazine was left in a
hairdressers or dentists
waiting room