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The last review page I am using is from Total film. The main focal photo on the magazine is placed on the left side which throughout my research I have found is uncommon. This photo is very eye catching to an audience member due to the use of the main character and the 3D effect. This also connotes a lot about the narrative, it almost looks magic which represents what is included in the film. A second image is included in this which shows the behind the scenes of the film. Although commonly these are not shown, it makes the review more personal. By seeing the behind the scenes, the audience commonly feel more involved with the film as well which could potentially encourage them to watch the film. The length of the review is long enough to give insight to the film and the overall review however no clear large title is given regarding the name of the film. ‘Fantastic beasts’ is written above the page with the body of texts, although its noticable it doesn't stand out as much...

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 o...

The first magazine review page I decided to analyse was from New films. I feel as the overall effect of the review is good due to the use of one main focal image which takes over half of the page. As the image is directly of spider man it automatically indicates what the movie is about. As there is a chain of spiderman and marvel movies one photo is enough for the audience. The black title stands out in the corner of the left page as it contrasts the red text and blocks placed around the pages. The colour scheme largely reflects the movie as a whole considering Spider-Man’s two main colours are black and red, this shows that when contrasting an article it is important to think of relative colour schemes to the film itself. The photo draws more attention to the article than the title. This would probably the main aspect that would draw the audience into reading the piece whilst flicking through the magazine. The article length is standard length when comparing it to other review ...

Magazine film review pages are set out to review a certain film to audience members who may be interest in the films critics or in seeing the piece themselves. There are set codes and conventions for magazine film review pages which help audience identify them. Examples of magazines which include these would be ‘Empire’ and ‘In cinemas’. Titles/Tagline: Many review pages will identify the title as a major selling point or a way to gain interest into the review. The title usually will be of a large, black font so it is clear to the reader what they are reading about. Typically the colours are natural as it is easier to read.  Taglines often sum up important details from the film and depending on the genre is a sometimes play on words designed to be humorous. Commonly the titles will relate to the reviews, therefore as someone who avidly enjoy films/reviews will be interested. Director/actors: This information is also seen a main selling point as many people will identify fam...

The second ancillary task was to create a magazine review page for our own short film. To begin, I researched into the codes and conventions which then I could apply to analysis and my own construction of the product.

This is the final poster design:

At the beginning of the Photoshop process, I had already chosen the image that I wanted to use therefore it made it easier to start the overall process. The first initial step I took was fairly small and was more of a reassurance to make sure that if anything went wrong I could go back and restore the original photo. This step was creating a double layer of the original photo, by having this there throughout the process was helpful as I'm not 100% familiar with Photoshop. As the original photos lighting is bright I wanted to keep this a common theme throughout the style of the photo. To replicate this through my characters/model I used the 'patch tool' & 'spot healing tool' to retouch and brighten their completions. I tried to focus on Anya (right) as within my plot her presence is meant to be similar to an 'angel' figure. Therefore where the lighting was brighter, it could connote this to the audience. I also believe that most posters tend to feat...