Supporting Piece-Magazine Article-Stage 1

The second supporting piece I am going to construct is a Magazine article based on the subject of the documentary, it will also be used to promote the programme to a specific audience, ideally young adults from 16 through to 20.

Firstly, like any task that has to be carried out, I had to do some research about the conventions of a magazine spread. A good place to start was to flick through magazines that were lying around the house, one obvious attribute that magazines have is that they are a lot more graphical and coloured content than, for example, The Times newspaper. Magazines also tend to specialise in particular areas of interest such as Football, Aviation or Fashion. Whilst both magazine and newspaper articles can be formal, magazines contain a lot of illustrative content, usually adding a visual angle to a story, this is one reason why they are a popular source of information.

By creating a magazine spread I hope to catch the intended audience, this possibility can be greatly increased by making an engaging article and publishing it in the most effective area, such as a teenage orientated magazine.