03 C AND C PRODUCTION

  

Real Life Story Magazines Codes and Convenons

 1.Predominant use of colour, especially red, blue, and yellow, to grab aenon.2.Masthead usually in plain white font, bold on red background. Oen using drop shadows. Universally placed in top le of cover.3.Straplines implying either familiarity with the reader or the importance of the publicaon. Both intended to encourage thereader to purchase the magazine by overstang the importance of the magazine.4.Tags like ‘exclusive’ and ‘unmissable’ further increase sense of importance.5.Cover crowded with sell lines.6.Use of Sans Serif Fonts7.All feature single large image of person, usually a medium close-up shot.8.Frequent use of pus to help draw aenon to specic stories.9.Sell lines feature ‘sensaonal stories’, oen about crime, to grab aenon.10.Use of informal language in order to appear more personable and inmate with the reader.11.Each story is contained in a box and features a picture to illustrate.12.Many oers, promoons and contests to encourage interacon. Usually in pugs13.Stories cover a range of subject maers including crime, lifestyle, money, and beauty.

Contents Page

14. Lists sensaonal tles of each arcle15. Get in touch secon (call to acon), e.g., website, email, phone number and social media16. Lists all prizes to be won and puzzles.17. Many have a small puzzle within the contents page itself 18. Features images also featured on cover