Planning Film Review

To plan the content of my film review I have been searching for film reviews to use as inspiration, specifically short film reviews. The best website I have found is thelondonfilmreview.com . i found this website helpful in planning the content for my review, i liked the style used on the website as it came across more chatty and colloquial with the reader. this is the same style that I am aiming for in my short film review. I also found that the website reviews a range of different types of film which was helpful to see how different genres are reviewed in different ways.

This is an example on one film review that I read and used when creating the content for my own review.

Film Review Page Plan

this is the outline and plan that I will be using to create my review page. I made it in publisher as it is easy to use and has allowed me to create a simple plan. I used different shapes to outline the positioning of feature son the page and then colour coded the shapes with the text so I know what goes where on the double page spread. I have planned to only use one image as I think this will have a greater impact on readers. I think focusing on one image gives less of the film away to readers which is especially important when making a short film because there is less fro readers to watch. I also think this will add a sense of mystery with readers as they will be unaware of what the majority of the film looks like. The layout on the left age is also very simple ensuring there isn't too much on the page to distract readers. It just shows the text a side column of features then headlines and titles.

Film Poster Plan

I have created a plan for my film poster using publisher. I will use this as a guideline for the positioning of the features on my film poster. Using publisher I used different shapes and colours to outline the position of the elements on my poster. This will be useful for me during the creation process as I will have a guideline to follow outlining where items need to be placed. My poster will follow conventional rules in film posters by using only one image, as I think this will have the strongest impact and it is very rare to see more than one image so I think audiences will be more drawn to familiarity. Other features include a billing block, cats members, title and slogan. These are all elements typical of film posters so I have followed the stereotypical positioning of a film poster.I think the image will be the most important part of the poster as that is what will lure the audience in.