Production

For my production, I created a double page spread to go along with the front cover of my magazine. My magazine is similar to “FourFourTwo” as it aims primarily at experienced readers, with detailed information and original photography. As mentioned earlier, my magazine would mainly be purchased by those place in categories ‘A’ to ‘C’ because of how expensive the magazine is and the type of detailed information it possesses.

My double page spread is focussed on footballer Ryan Bird, a former Derby County player who has made a big transfer move to one of the biggest clubs in Europe. It uses quick and interesting information to attract the audience. It is also laid out in the style of an interview to simulate what is seen in “FourFourTwo” magazine. This gives a good ideology as it is showcasing a new and up-coming talent in English football and meets the needs of whoever picks up the magazine. Interviews are very popular and so it will make the magazine unique, especially as the player is just making his big leap to stardom.

Along with the interview is a number of short, yet informative sentences, giving the reader an insight into one of the brightest young talents around. Having read this, the reader is more likely to want to read on as it supplies them with a huge amount of answers and insight about the player. This is exactly what you would expect from this, and magazines like “FourFourTwo” confirming to the audience that it is money well spent.

The striking photography introduces Bird to the audience, especially as he is making eye-contact, showing he means business. This is very common in high-end magazines as opposed to something like “KiCK!” which probably wouldn’t even take original photography if interviewing a player.

Strengths in the double page spread are that it supplies the reader with the kind of information someone in the ‘A’ to ‘C’ category would want to see. While it isn’t a huge article, it still establishes Bird as an individual and answers a lot of the audience’s questions. The photography is also good as it attracts people’s attention through eye-contact and presents a professional layout, with a good fonts and quotations. Disadvantages may be in the fact that there are only six questions or lack of photos. However it is common to see only one big image on a professional article like this one. The questions may also be quite short, but are answered in great detail by the footballer.