Empire magazine film review analysis

Total Film magazine review analysis

The picture at the top of the page informs the reader that these two are probably the protagonists or have a lot to do with the progression of the narrative. The title of the film is just off centre making it easy to see. The review page as a whole looks very professional and it is not too over complicated. The text in red diverts the readers eye to important information. The red section in the bottom left hand corner is titled ''predicted interest curve''- I was unfamiliar with this feature at first and so I decided to look into it. The graph tells the audience when the most interesting parts of the film are throughout the whole running time. The graph adds something unique to the page. The columns break the text up and make it look less wordy, the reader will not want to read a page which is all text. There is a small 'The verdict' box in the bottom right hand corner which gives the audience a quick overview of how the film is doing, a long with a rating out of five stars. The last feature is the ''See this if you liked..'' which lists films of the same genre or similar narrative. It allows people to widen their film library by listing films they they may also be interested in. 

Sight And Sound magazine review analysis

Sight and Sound magazine is an international film magazine published by the BFI. 

The review page itself is simple and easy to understand. The title of the review ''Memory bliss'' has been placed at the top of the page, in an easy to read black font. The title is situated just below this, the text is smaller but uses the same font and colour. Just below that is a short summary of what you will find in the review page, informing the reader of the journalists name. Next comes the credits, which tell the reader who made the film, how long it runs for and who you can find starring in it. The actual review has been split into three columns, breaking up the text which is not as daunting as having a page full of wordy analysis. A picture, probably of a key moment or strong shot within the film has been placed in the top right of the page, keeping the layout simple and not too crowded. 

I think this type of review page would be most suitable for us as the magazine promotes experimental and niche films where as Total Film and Empire magazine rave about blockbusters with well known actors. The layout will suit our film well and we would be able to choose one of our strongest shots to feature alongside the review. 

  

Poster Analysis- Harlem 16

This poster has been taken from the experimental film Harlem 16. I chose this particular poster because there were no characters and the text is limited. Immediately you can tell that this is not a blockbuster film, there are no well known actors plastered across the page, just the title and a silhouette of a fence. The red/orange sky suggests danger, and the fence for me, represents some sort of secret. From this poster I think the film itself will be of a realist nature.  The title incorporates the red sky and the texture of the fence, the black silhouette background makes these colours stand out. 

I don't want our poster to be overly complicated. Our film is experimental however the images are not hard hitting or overly complicated. Therefore something simplistic, but just as eye catching will suit our film better than the other Blockbuster posters I have looked at. 

Poster Analysis- Salmon Fishing In The Yemen

The two protagonists are featured in the picture which takes up the entire page. The characters themselves are situated in the top right of the page, allowing the rest of the space to be used for information. There is a fun aspect about the text, the quotation marks are either yellow, pink or blue and these match the colouring of the title which has been capitalised. Two quotations take up the majority of the top half of the screen and certain key words have been highlighted using the colour theme which runs throughout. Again, the small print gives information of the directors, distribution company and actors etc etc. From this poster design i get the feeling that the story being told will be somewhat heart warming with a comical side to it.

I particularly liked the text on this as it reminded me of the lights in our production. As we do not have any characters, our poster will have to rely on the images we produce, and the way we design it.

Poster Analysis- Martha Marcy May Marlene

The poster itself is very eye catching. The different layers require you to look into the images and figure out the different shapes and figures that you can see. The images dominate the page, leaving a small area on the left for the title and other information such as a quotation, awards and the actresses name. Not only are we supplied with this information but we are also told- in the small print at the bottom- about the directors, editors, writers, other cast members, production company and the distribution company. The title has been capitalised and the colours fit in with the colours of the images. 'MARTHA' is in a slightly pinky red where as the rest of the title is white and a slightly smaller font. Immediately we know that the story is going to revolve around somebody named Martha- no doubt the woman that we see before us. The smooth overlapping of the pictures suggest a narratie in which we are going to sympathise and be drawn into.

Film Exhibition

As our film is not