Codes and Conventions of Newspaper and Magazine Adverts

Magazine Spread 1


















This is a spread to advertise and to tell you more about the Lord Of The Rings The Return Of The King.

• There is a lot of writing about the story
• There are plenty of photos all around the page that help to convey what the editor is trying to say
• There are Quotes from the Director and the actors

Magazine Spread 2

This is a spread about the Black eyed Peas They are a band but the code and conventions are the same as an spread about a documentary because they both tell you what the show or band is about and what they do and they ave facts and other information form the documentary or the band

• Lots of writing
• Only one picture of the band but it is very big and take up the whole page
• Quotes from the band
• Effects on the picture to make it look interesting and stand out
  

Magazine spread 3
















This is about the film Rock and Rolla
A small amount of writing on the page

• One big picture that everything goes on top
• very big title that goes across two pages
• Quote from the film to help understand the film.
• Information about the film

What i Have Found Out

• Pictures are normal ether large and fill most the page or they fill the whole page and everything goes on top of the picture or there are lots of picture of all size spread out all of the pages.
• The Title again is ether huge across most of the spread or smaller on one page.
• There is normally alot of writing on the page to help explain what is going on.
• The name of the magazine is always in the top left hand corner and the page number is always in the bottom right hand corner of both pages.
• There are always quote about the documentary or film or band and from people making or who have been in the documentary or film of band.
• Most of the pictures have been edited in some way.

Newspaper Advert 1





















This is a very simple advert for a musical instruments valuation day.

• Picture of what the advert is about.
• Name of shop.
• Helpful information about the shop.
• Telephone number.
• Time open.
  Newspaper Advert 2
  
  

This is the advert for the new Toyota on sale.

• Picture of the product.
• Information about Product.
• Advertisement slogan.
• Price.
• Name of Company.
• Company slogan.
• Telephone number and email.
  

Newspaper Advert 3

This is an advert for American express credit card.

• Pictures on the page.
• Company Slogan.
• Information about card.
• Advert to try and get you to use American express.
• Picture of the card.

What i have learned

• There are lots of pictures on the advert not always related to what the advert is about.
• The name of the company or show is on the advert
• There is normal a slogan or a fact about the show or product.
• the background is normally a simple colour
• Information about the product is show on the advert
• Telephone number or showing time is on the advert.