Magazine review page analysis #2

When researching review pages to analyse, I came across two different layouts for the magazine new films. I thought it would be beneficial to analyse both due to the large difference.

In comparison to the last review page, this review only consists of one page. The length of text is the standard amount compared to other reviews, if anything it may be slightly shorter. As the review is landscape rather than portrait, the text appears to be broken up differently by the use of dotted lines. This makes it easier for the reader to follow. The colour scheme consists of whites, black, blue and red which through all the research I've done seems to be a common theme due to how well the compliment each other and still give a professional appearance. Only one photo is use on the review which overall does not connote much about the narrative, however through the use of taglines underneath the title, more is given away to the audience.’art and death meet in superb biopic’ Although the one photo does not denote not much about narrative it does give away the period of film slightly more through the use mise-en-scene. For this particular film, more photos should be used in order to give more to the audience. The extra information on the left side of the page states the basic info about the film such as director, starring etc. The plot is also stated along the side of the extra info in order to give the audience a quick idea of what they will be viewing. The verdict is also a key aspect of this magazine review and is an easy way for the audience to determine if they want to watch the film themselves. Another key aspect of new films reviews are the ‘predicted interest curve’ which is unique to the institution and give a clear indication of the review. In comparison to the previous new film review page, the logo is a lot smaller and placed in a better area. As it is not bigger than the title, more attention is drawn to the review which is more important.