To begin with I created a blank adobe photoshop document and presented it in a horizontal fashion so to allow my double page spread to be consturcted. The fist initial stage was to locate the middle of the page, this would help ensure the dimensions for the right and left page were an identical width and height, as it would be unconventional to have one of the pages significantly larger than the previous. I employed the use of the ruler tool and measured the full length of the document, then marked with a line where the centre of the page was. Finally I drew two rectangle shaped boxes on either side so to give two symmetrically sized objects which would represent the two pages of the spread upon its creation.
The secondary step was to insert the main image of interest onto the document, I recovered it from a USB device and dragged it into the photoshop programme. The blue rectangle box which had previously represented the left page of the double page spread was removed and the photograph replaced it in the correct position as to align with the right hand page.
Because I desire the image to be the central attraction and an important focal point for the audience I believed it would be necessity to extend the length of its dimensions so it overlapped with the right hand page - this would emphasise overall its major importance to the viewers of this magazine. To complete this manouver I selected the image and then used the enlargement tool which can be found in the corners of the photograph. I extended it right lengthways and then deleted the black rectangle shape as it was of no further use now that I had established where the text was to be inserted.
To gain an understanding of how the text would appear on the finished product I decided to include the title of the article in an attempt to see how it would be displayed visually to the audience one the product was finally created. Although this isn't the image I wish to incorporate in my final production, i thought it would be good experience to meddle with the colour and positioning of the text now as I will be operating with an identical colour scheme on the main photograph for the finished piece. I manouvered the text at the top of the document and filled it with a deep burgundy red, in correspondance with the shade I am preparing to use in my finished piece.
I filled in the text side of the document with a neutral grey tone as I wanted to view what the spread would look like with an additional colour as a background (disregarding the tones used on the image) After many attempts this was the shade that looked the most acceptable, however it still gives a very childish amateur look to the piece so I'm not sure I want a background colour for the finished product.
Because I was disgusted with how the grey hue appeared on the text side of the spread i removed it and thought it would be better to incorporate white as a primary method before I established whether I wanted a colour background or not. I moved the masthead back into its original central position and inserted a text box tool so i could create some typing to see how the text would be displayed on the page.
A slight adjustment was employed in this stage - the only noticable difference is that I lowered the masthead so it was directly above the text rather than being in the top within the crease line of the magazine alongside the image.
The penultimate stage consisted of me adding a byline to the article, a quote one of the girls mutters in the documentary footage. I included this as an addition to make the double page spread more conventional and professional as t is a common element used by editors within mainstream products. I highlighted it in the same burgundy red as the masthead to provide consistency and so it would be easily identified amongst the greys and black of the image. I positioned it between the photograph and text so it would not be overlooked by the audience reading the document.
The final necessity was to add the channel name and watershed time the documentary would be broadcasted on as this critical piece of information would allow me to achieve the largest potential number of viewers as possible. These vital word were added above the paragraphs for the article, essentially making it one of the primary focal points the reader would notice on first inspection of the spread. I adjusted the byline as I wasn't satisfied with its placement so I moved it slightly lower on the page from its original position.
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