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.