At this level the accompanying third page to go alongside the main spread was almost nearing completion. I had adhered to my lecturers advice regarding the text of the anorexia symptoms box, by doing so I kerned each individual line of wording so they were equal in width and depth to one another - this allowed them to be in continuous prose to one another redeeming and elevating a professional look to the layout of my article. It allowed the statements to flow more coherently therefore they continued one after another displaying an element of continuity in my work. I also added in the anorexia helpline like i was recommended which contained a phone number for readers to call if they felt concern over a particular loved ones behaviours. This type of security is commonly seen in articles that focus upon general and mental health in the population so I feel I am conforming to mainstream standards by offering this option to the audience. The image was placed centrally to the text, offering enough space between the words and photo so they did not become contorted and overlapped with one another. Additionally I moved the pull quote up slightly so it was more centrally situated on the page, this would give it the advantage of being in the direct eye-line of the readers so it was not easily overlooked and gave it an emphasising effect to the content of the article. Finally at the bottom of the left hand page I added the twitter name of m company 'Mindscape Motion' , this gave the audience the opportunity to engage more with the the programme and distributor - by checking out their page they could discover more interesting publications and references to the documentary whilst also being informed about the company itself, seeing if any of their other media programmes would be of interest to them. This in general generates more publicity for 'Mindscape Motions' gaining them a larger viewing audience.
Here the drastic changes I made in the previous screenshot can be seen more clearly with particular attention to detail on the alteration of the factual box in terms of the image and text layout. As can be noticed, the pull quote which accompanies the main image has been altered slightly - 'anorexia' and 'choice' have been reverted to an italic form, I regard this as an ideal way of drawing emphasis upon these words as essentially they tell the story most effectively of one of the girls. It strongly displays towards the audience that this deadly illness is not a rational decision the individual may make, therefore removes all stereotypical 'self blame' concepts upon the sufferers. I kept the colour palette as red as I feel it effectively highlights the danger and death associated with the condition (such as the severe impact on the heart) whilst dealing with the medical point of view - particularly the hospital scenarios some patients are subjected to. The quote itself was moved slightly to the left as when the words overlapped with the black on the image it caused them to be difficult to distinguish as the colours clashed severely. By changing the position it allows the reader to recognise more clearly what is being said without any hesitance of confusion.
After numerous peer feedbacks and constant confirmations this is the finished completed first two pages for my double page spread article detailing about my documentary 'The Girls Who Wouldn't Eat'. Personally I am thoroughly pleased with how it appears, I'm confident the last minute image change I made for the main photograph was the correct decision as through evaluations from my classmates and lecturers they all agreed it personifies the emotional turmoil and despair this illness creates to the sufferer extremely well. In addition it was more easily placed in the centre of the page which I had struggled to do so with the original photo, this therefore grants me improved access of altering the position of the pull quote which now doesn't look like it is conflicting with the image, allowing them both to be distinguished easily from one another. I am happy with where the other co-joining elements are placed (this includes the headline, kicker and centre body of text) - the method which they have all been situated gives the impression they are in continuation of one another, showing they all relate and revolve around the same issue which provides perfect conventions within my product. The colour palette works accordingly with the nature of my documentary, the seriousness is emphasised through the dull colours of black and white and the contrasting brightness of the red which signifies the danger, death and devastation caused by anorexia. In conclusion I cannot pick many faults at all with my production as the constant peer feedback has made me confident all of the errors have been eliminated.
This is the final copy of the adjacent third page for my double page spread. As a minor alteration as instructed by my lecturer I made both of the added articles (the review and fact box) in the same grey tone, we both agreed they would convey well together this way, it would illustrate they both are separate from the main body of text but highlight they were also related to each other in content. My lecturer also felt that two different shades of the grey colour for the boxes would cause too much visual disturbance and it could be quite off-putting to the reader to view as they would not know which convention to focus upon as there would be so many dominating ideas together. Therefore I made the important correction of making them the identical palette to create unity within my product. Besides from the subtle change there is no overall difference in this page as compared to a few screenshots before
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