Modern day Goldilocks, as told by only words.

Fairy Tale from Kori Dyer on Vimeo.

Classic Cinderella story, as told in a short film.

Cinderella from Maddy Shapiro on Vimeo.

Short film based on the tale of Cinderella.

Cinderella from Chris Armstrong on Vimeo.

Synopsis of our short film.

Interview 1.

Do's and Dont's of Review Writing

What makes a good review?

• Good exciting layout
• Enticing pictures
• Bold fonts
• Main highlighted points
• Star ratings
• Personal views
• Actual good review of the film
• Informal so it's easier to relate to
  
• Comparisons of similar films
• Predicted Interest Curves, to make it more exciting
• Not giving away to much of the plot
• Small credits
• Short, basic outline of the story

What makes a bad review?

• A full detailed synopsis meaning you know the ending of the film
• Basic layout
  
• Loads of credits
• Unnecessary information
• A small simple picture
• No personal views
• More like a directory than a film review
  

Film Magazines and Review Writing

Film Review Magazines

Empire Magazine

Sight & Sound

DVD Review

Total Film

Sight & Sound – Wild Child Review

· Gives you the synopsis and an overview of the film, so you know the ending of the film.

· Written more formally and is addressed to an older audience.

· Very critical in the way it is written.

· Only uses a small picture showing the review is more important.

· Doesn’t give much space for the actual review as the credits, picture etc take up much of the room, the credits take up most of the room so it's more like a directory.

Total Film – The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Review

· Uses a large image, visually grabbing your attention straight away. The picture is also of an action scene but it doesn’t give away much.

· Gives it an overall rating using stars.

· More visually appealing in the way it’s used the fonts and spacing etc.

· More informal so it can relate to the younger audience more.

· Highlights key points within the film like ‘What’s really missing is a truly boo-able baddie’.

· Compares it to other films out there so the audience will know if it’s the right genre for them.

· Gives it a ‘Predicted Interest Curve’, which is enticing as you hear the basic outline and what’s exciting but it doesn’t give away the full plot.

· Also gives a small amount of credits, as most people in the age range it’s focussing on don’t really care about things like that.