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double page spread draft 3

Double page spread drafts

Image editing

In order to make my photos presentable for my magazine and to make them relevant as well as accurately portraying the Opera genre I will edit them using different forms of software such as Photoshop as I have already

Double-Page spread

The image in this draft needs to be enhanced and the colours need to stand out more and pop to also keep inline with the brighter colours that will be featured on the front cover. Also a page number needs to be added as this article which will be featured on the front cover, and it will be highlighted in the contents page and the numbers need to match accordingly to help the audience navigate through the magazine. Also more information needs to be added to the fourth paragraph as it is a little shorter than the rest of the paragraphs and makes the page look empty as it is on a white background and this is not intended space. They eye is naturally drawn to this empty spacing especially because it is white and contrasting to the image on the right hand side. Also paragraphs 1 + 3 are a lot more narrow which makes the page look heavier on the once side.

I feel I will keep the background with the white because I feel that it looks crisp against the earthy coloured background of the image. This gives a more professional feel and most of the magazines in the genre of Opera tend to use a white background on which to put the text. I feel that the key items in the page have been placed correctly as they eye will naturally scan a page in a 'Z' shape, so firstly the audience will see the quote, then the title of the article and finally down to the dress which is a key concept of the image.

Language and Register (add image)

The language used in magazines needs to be appropriate for the target audience and after analysing and looking critically at various magazines within the opera genre, we can see that the language used may be very different from that used in a different genre of magazine such as a pop magazine.

The language used, such in that of the below double page spread taken:

The language style and typography used is quite sophisticated with no colloquial language which accurately represents the target audience of the opera genre. The words in the passage have not been contracted to shortened words such as ‘do not’ to ‘don’t’.  The magazine has used formal synonyms for everyday words to keep the formality of the magazine and portray a higher standard, such as instead of the word ‘very’ the magazine has used the words ‘intensely’ where as a different brand of magazine may have stuck to the word very which would make it easier for their target audience to read. The sophisticated language would suggest that the target audience are capable of reading more difficult words.