Magazine reviews

Magazine Reviews

Hannah Baker And Harriet Hearn

AVATAR

AVATAR

• What is the purpose of a magazine review?

• The purpose of a magazine review is to inform the audience about the film as well as advertise the film in order to persuade people to watch it. The review features other peoples opinions, so that the audience can examine a wide variety of critics opinions, so they can decide if they want to watch it.

• What types of magazine reviews exist?

• There are many different types of magazine reviews, some are written and include the views of the general public others however are just written in first person, and only include one point of view. A quantity of film reviews are also written critically whereas others are written for the purpose off advertising there product.

• How are they laid out?

• The magazine review is layed out with a very large main image it towards the right. Underneath this image and to the side there are separate smaller images highlighting important scenes within the film. On the left hand side there is also a small text box layed out in columns this shows that the review is fairly formal, and has the typical conventions of a newspaper.

• What is the ratio of text to visual imagery?

• The poster is layed out with pictures taking up significantly most of the space. There is only one small, main piece of text to the space of 5 same sized pictures. All of these images emphasise the modern CGI effects and techniques as well as highlighting and illustrating key events that happen within the movie, so we can get a feel for the storyline.

• What writing styles are used?

• The writing style is very persuasive. It explains the making of the film and how effective the film is. It’s also in an interview format, with quotes being added in from the actors and directors point of view.

• Who are the target audience for that magazine?

• EMPIRE Magazine – which is aimed at film fans and people who enjoy watching films we know this as it’s a magazine which specifically contains, reviews, films, interviews the stars, directors and producers. So the reviews have to be in detail and fairly accurate from the perspective of the majority of society. As the target audience are those who have a lot of knowledge about films.

• How are the audience being targeted through the mode of address? (the way in which they are being spoken to)

• The audience are being spoken to in first person, as though they are part of the film. This makes the audience feel more involved and makes them want to watch the film, as they feel like they are part of the set.

• How does the magazine genre reflect the film they are reviewing

• The magazine is empire and therefore includes many different film reviews from different genres. The target audience of empire magazine is very broad. This compares with the mass audience that would enjoy avatar. It is a very different, interesting film with CGI effects, which would appeal to families and any target audience of both genres.

MADE IN DANGENHAM

Made in Dangenham is based on a true story and is a drama/comedy about striking for women's rights!


• The purpose of a magazine review is to inform the audience about the film as well as advertise the film in order to persuade people to watch it. The review features other peoples opinions, so that the audience can examine a wide variety of critics opinions, so they can decide if they want to watch it.




• The image is placed at the top of the magazine review, it takes up most off the room, this gives the audience an idea of what the narrative of the film is about and what kind of characters it includes. It includes a brief outline of the story, the actors and actresses names, a star rating, a verdict and the running time in bold. So the audience can quickly navigate the most important information. It’s also set out in columns which gives out the impression of a newspaper which makes the review appear more formal and professional.


• There is a significantly bigger picture than text written. The ratio is one piece of text to two of the same size pictures.


• The writing style used is in the format of questions and answers, it’s almost in an interview style of writing.


• The review is taken from Star magazine. Star magazine is a weekly entertainment magazine, featuring gossip aimed at women 16+. It consists of gossip pages, horoscopes, real life stories and TV and music reviews and guides, directed towards a female audience as female stereotypically enjoy to read and talk about gossip.


• The audience are being spoken to as though they are there at the time (1968) as though as they are part of the events happening, this invites the audience and makes them feel as though they are part off it. This makes the audience empathise with the situation the characters are facing, and creates a stronger bond between the audience and characters.

• How does the magazine genre reflect the film they are reviewing (consider the relationship between the films target

• Star magazine is targeted at teenage girls and women who crave to know and talk about gossip. It is a very stereotypical femalemagazine as it also feature style, fashion and makeup tips as well as true life stories about real life women. This reflects the film as Made in Dangenham is a drama where female workers walk out in a protest against sexual discrimination in 1968 at the Ford Dagenham car plant. This emphasised the fact that the film is strongly relating to women and women’s needs, like the magazine does.

Braveheart

• What is the purpose of a magazine review? • •The purpose of a magazine review is to inform the audience about the film as well as advertise the film in order to

persuade people to watch it. The review features other people’s opinions, so that the audience can examine a wide variety of critics’ opinions, so they can decide if they want to watch it.

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• What types of magazine reviews exist?• •There are many different types of magazine reviews, some are written and include the views of the general

public others however are just written in first person, and only include one point of view. A quantity of film reviews are also written critically whereas others are written for the purpose of advertising there product.

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• How are they laid out? • The magazine review is layed out with a main image at the top and the text underneath; there is a star rating

underneath the main image. The title isn’t very prominent which is unusual for a typical magazine review.•

• What is the ratio of text to visual imagery?• The main image takes up the majority of the page; this visual image gives us an idea off the film. However there is

50% text and 50% image.

• What writing styles are used?• The writing styles used are very critical, but also are fairly persuasive. It explains the making of the film and how

effective the film is. It’s also in an interview format, with quotes being added in from the actors and directors point of view. The review is written in the 1st person, this gives more of an opinionated and personal point of view.

• Who are the target audience for that magazine?• The magazine review is taken from ‘What’s on TV’. This magazine is targeted at mainly at middle aged women due

to the other content within the magazine, consisting of soap news and gossip as well as puzzles and competitions . Celebrity gossip and soap gossip is generally targeted at women as women stereotypically crave the gossip of others lives. This magazine, however, can also be targeted towards anyone– families who want to check up on what’s on television, and who do not generally have sky where they could check up these TV listings.

• How are the audience being targeted through the mode of address? • The audience are being spoken too from the point of view of the making of the film. They also address the

actors/actresses with their full names for example, Mel Gibson.

• How does the magazine genre reflect the film they are reviewing?• The magazine review is taken from ‘What’s on TV’. This magazine is targeted mainly at middle aged

women due to the other content within the magazine, consisting of soap news and gossip as well as puzzles and competitions . Celebrity gossip and soap gossip is generally targeted at women as women stereotypically crave the gossip of others lives. This magazine, however, can also be targeted towards anyone– families who want to check up on what’s on television, who do not generally have sky, where they could check up these TV listings. This reflects the film ‘Braveheart as the film is an adventure film, which could be aimed at couples as adventure films generally appeal to both genders. ‘Braveheart’ is also certificate 15, which also reflects the magazine as it is specifically be targeted at middle aged women.

MINORITY REPORT

•MINORITY REPORT•What is the purpose of a magazine review? •The purpose of a magazine review is to inform the audience about the film as well as advertise the film in order to persuade people to watch it. The review features other peoples opinions, so that the audience can examine a wide variety of critics opinions, so they can decide if they want to watch it.

•What types of magazine reviews exist?•There are many different types of magazine reviews, some are written and include the views of the general public others however are just written in first person, and only include one point of view. A quantity of film reviews are also written critically whereas others are written for the purpose off advertising there product.

•How are they laid out? •There is a big image in the middle, and around the photograph there is little write ups framing the picture, with smaller photos in-between to add character and detail and interest. It is eye-catching to captivate the audiences interests and imagination.

•What is the ratio of text to visual imagery?• The ratio is 80% visual and 20% write up.

•What writing styles are used?•Its a very journalistic writing style, which is full off puns, alliteration and other poetic techniques. The lexis is very specific and it could almost be jargon as it is in the semantic field of science fiction eg. Interface.

•Who are the target audience for the magazine?•The film would be more for the middle age and targeted predominantly at males, due to the action genre which is stereotypically male. Also the actor featuring is Tom Cruise which appeals to the men and also the women due to his sex appeal.

•How are the audience being targeted through the mode of address? (the way in which they are being spoken to)•They are playing with the audiences imagination, in order to draw the audience in, to feel like they are part of the film for example, “Think of a world”. It’s written in a descriptive journalistic style, which adds to the sense of realism and feeling of bring present.

•How does the magazine genre reflect the film they are reviewing (consider the relationship between the films target

•The magazine article is taken from Sky TV magazine, therefore this will appeal to all sky viewers. Sky appeals to all audiences, especially young and middle aged who are more prone to getting new technologies. This compares to the semantic field of technology and sci-fi within the narrative.

I AM LEGEND

• What is the purpose of a magazine review? • The purpose of a magazine review is to inform the audience about the film as well as advertise the film in order to persuade people to

watch it. The review features other people’s opinions, so that the audience can examine a wide variety of critics’ opinions, so they can decide if they want to watch it.

• What types of magazine reviews exist?• There are many different types of magazine reviews, some are written and include the views of the general public others however are just

written in first person, and only include one point of view. A quantity of film reviews are also written critically whereas others are written for the purpose off advertising there product.

• How are they laid out? • The magazine review is layed out with a main image in the middle with a smaller image separating some of the text. It is also layed out in

columns this shows that the review is fairly formal, and has the typical conventions of a newspaper.

• What is the ratio of text to visual imagery?• The main image takes up most of the page; this is more of a visual magazine review with a total of 2 images one being big, and the other

separating some of the text. The main difference in this review is that the main image chosen isn't a still image from the film. Instead they have chosen an image which shows the making of the film. There is a fair amount of text which suggests the review is formal and includes lots of vital information.

• What writing styles are used?• The writing styles used are very critical, but also are fairly persuasive. It explains the making of the film and how effective the film is. It’s

also in an interview format, with quotes being added in from the actors and directors point of view.

• Who are the target audience for that magazine?• EMPIRE Magazine – which is aimed at film fans and people who enjoy watching films we know this as it’s a magazine which specifically

contains, reviews, films, interviews the stars, directors and producers. So the reviews have to be in detail and fairly accurate from the perspective of the majority of society. As the target audience are those who have a lot of knowledge about films.

• How are the audience being targeted through the mode of address? (The way in which they arebeing spoken to)

• The audience are being spoken too from the point of view of the making of the film. They also address the actors/actresses with their full names for example, Will Smith. This makes the review appear more formal.

• How does the magazine genre reflect the film they are reviewing (consider the relationshipbetween the films target audience)

• The magazine is empire and therefore includes many different film reviews from different genres. The target audience is broad and therefore the film review is portrayed in a way which is understood by both the audience and the genre of the film. The review fits in well with the magazine.

HOT TUB TIME MACHINE


• The purpose of a magazine review is to inform the audience about the film as well as advertise the film in order to persuade people to watch it. The review features other people’s opinions, so that the audience can examine a wide variety of critics’ opinions, so they can decide if they want to watch it.




• The magazine article is layed out with a large illustration taking up the whole of the poster and white writing embossed in the top left hand corner, so it does not take away from the key objects within the image. The biggest piece of text on the page is the catchy pun at the top ‘Rub-a-dub-tub’. This phrase gives the film a comical, fun, jokey appeal which would attract a mass audience.


• A picture takes up the whole of the magazine review, and the writing is embossed in the top left hand corner to make it stand out. The ratio is 1/6 text to 5/6 visual imagery. This emphasises the fact that the visual imagery – highlighting the key themes and storyline is the most important part of the magazine review as it gives a comical edge so that people want to watch it.


• This magazine style is written is a very effective, light hearted comical journalistic style. It is written in a very personal, fun style with very catchy phrases – ‘feel good’, ‘laugh-out-loud’ to make the article less formal, more fun and thrilling.

• Who are the target audience for the magazine?

• This magazine review is taken from Sky TV magazine, so is targeted at all sky viewers, especially a younger and middle aged audience who are strongly influenced by new technologies. The magazine consists of various film reviews which attract several different types of people and social groups.

• How does the magazine genre reflect the film they are reviewing?

• The magazine article is taken from Sky TV magazine, therefore this will appeal to all sky viewers. Sky appeals to all audiences, especially young and middle aged who are more prone to getting new technologies. This compares to the semantic field of technology and sci-fi within the narrative.

BURIED






• The image is the main focus of this magazine review, its slightly aligned to the right of the text. Unlike most magazine reviewsthe text isn’t aligned in columns. This is because the review is short so there is no necessary need for them. There is also a star rating


• Closer magazine is a magazine featuring celebrity gossip and news, glamour and fashion as well as shocking real life stories. Italso consists of a lifestyle section including a diet and health page, a problems page and TV listings. It is generally targeted at women ages 16+ as it consists of topics that most girls stereotypically love to read and talk about, for example, gossip and fashion and beauty. Girls are also stereotypically more focused on dieting than men.


• The ratio of imagery to text is one third text to two thirds imagery. This highlights that the main image is the more important part of the article. It’s used to initially to grab the readers attention.


• An effective, dramatic writing style is used through the use of description to create a sense of shock so that the audience can empathise with Ryan Reynolds. Emotive language is also “who makes up six feet underground... With only a lighter and a mobilewith hardly any reception or battery” so that we feel sorry for him and want to watch the film so we can find out what happens. The quote “six feet under” is a euphemism for death.


• They are trying to make the audience sympathise with the charecter, they do this by using emotive language. It also shocks the audience into wanting to know how the character reacts and the final outcome of the film.

• How does the magazine genre reflect the film they are reviewing (consider the relationship between the films target)

• The review is taken from the magazine closer. The magazine features celebrity gossip and news, glamour and fashion as well asshocking real life stories. It also consists of lifestyle section including a diet and health page, a problems page and TV listings. It is generally targeted at women ages 16+ as it consists of topics that most girls stereotypically love to read and talk about, for example, gossip and fashion and beauty. This reflects the film ‘Buried’ as the main character is played by Ryan Reynolds who is a stereotypical heartthrob for women, so women would be more inclined to watch the film. He has also featured in many well known hits that are popular to most women, for example, ‘The Proposal’. Therefore, women who have enjoyed his previous films, or find him attractive will be very willing to watch this film.

Hellboy




• There are many different types of magazine reviews, some are written and include the views of the general public others however are just written in first person, and only include one point of view. A quantity of film reviews are also written critically whereas others are written for the purpose of advertising there product.


• The magazine review is layed out with a main image at the top and the text underneath; there is a star rating underneath the main image. The title isn’t very prominent which is unusual for a typical magazine review.


• The main image takes up the majority of the page; this visual image gives us an idea off the film. However there is 50% text and 50% image.


• The writing styles used are very critical, but also are fairly persuasive. It explains the making of the film and how effective the film is. It’s also in an interview format, with quotes being added in from the actors and directors point of view. The review is written in the 1st person, this gives more of an opinionated and personal point of view.


• The magazine review is taken from ‘What’s on TV’. This magazine is targeted at mainly at middle aged women due to the other content within the magazine, consisting of soap news and gossip as well as puzzles and competitions . Celebrity gossip and soap gossip is generally targeted at women as women stereotypically crave the gossip of others lives. This magazine, however, can also be targeted towards anyone– families who want to check up on what’s on television, and who do not generally have sky where they could check up these TV listings.

• How are the audience being targeted through the mode of address? • The audience are being spoken too from the point of view of the making of the film. They also address the

actors/actresses with their full names for example, Ron Perlman.

• How does the magazine genre reflect the film they are reviewing?• The magazine review is taken from ‘What’s on TV’. This magazine is targeted mainly at middle aged women due to the

other content within the magazine, consisting of soap news and gossip as well as puzzles and competitions . Celebrity gossip and soap gossip is generally targeted at women as women stereotypically crave the gossip of others lives. This magazine, however, can also be targeted towards anyone– families who want to check up on what’s on television, who do not generally have sky, where they could check up these TV listings. This reflects the film ‘Hellboy’ as it is a fantasy/ action film which would appeal to both genders. It is certificate 12, so could be watched as a family film - reflecting the family aspect of the magazine. ‘Hellboy’. The magazine also contains puzzles for example Sudoku and crosswords, this shows a more educational part to the magazine. This relates to the film as it also has an educational appeal to it, for example, the mention of the fiery, historical ‘Rasputin’.

Layer Cake

• What is the purpose of a magazine review?• The purpose of a magazine review is to inform the audience about the film as well as advertise the film in order to

persuade people to watch it. The review features other peoples opinions, so that the audience can examine a wide variety of critics opinions, so they can decide if they want to watch it.

• What types of magazine reviews exist?• There are many different types of magazine reviews, some are written and include the views of the general public

others however are just written in first person, and only include one point of view. A quantity of film reviews are also written critically whereas others are written for the purpose off advertising there product.

• How are they laid out? • This magazine review is layed out with the picture taking up exactly the top half of the review and the text on the

bottom half. This allows our eyes to be immediately drawn to the top half – the picture, which is a key image and identifies key themes in the film, before focussing on the text below.

• What is the ratio of text to visual imagery?• The ratio is 50% text and 50% visual imagery. This highlights that both, the picture and the text are both equally

important. The text is extremely important as the audience can get a feel for storyline, however, the picture at the top initially catches our attention and identifies a key scene and key themes within the film.

• What writing styles are used?• This magazine review is written in a more formal, matter of fact style. The review just tells you the details that you need

to know about the film including the brief synopsis, who the characters are and the role they are playing. There is no description or humour to appeal to the audience and there is no suspense or nothing to play with your imagination.

• Who are the target audience for that magazine?• The magazine review is taken from ‘What’s on TV’. This magazine is targeted at mainly at middle aged women due to

the other content within the magazine, consisting of soap news and gossip as well as puzzles and competitions . Celebrity gossip and soap gossip is generally targeted at women as women stereotypically crave the gossip of others lives. This magazine, however, can also be targeted towards anyone– families who want to check up on what’s on television, and who do not generally have sky where they could check up these TV listings.


• This magazine review is written in a more formal, matter of fact style. The review just tells you the details that you need to know about the film including the brief synopsis, who the characters are and the role they are playing. Therefore, the audience are being targeted through the professional, more formal manner to make the film appeal powerful, rather than the audience being spoken to in a more personal manner, which would make the film appear fun and light-hearted.

• How does the magazine genre reflect the film they are reviewing (consider the relationship between the films target

• The magazine review is taken from ‘What’s on TV’. This magazine is targeted mainly at middle aged women due to the other content within the magazine, consisting of soap news and gossip as well as puzzles and competitions . Celebrity gossip and soap gossip is generally targeted at women as women stereotypically crave the gossip of others lives. This magazine, however, can also be targeted towards anyone– families who want to check up on what’s on television, who do not generally have sky, where they could check up these TV listings. This reflects the film ‘Layer Cake’ as the film is a drama. Drama movies are stereotypically aimed at both genders of all ages as it is such a broad genre. Sienna Miller is a an actress who is very popular with girls as she features in a lot of gossip magazines and who men generally find very pretty and sexy. Colm Meany and Michael Gambon are very popular male actors who have been in a lot of well known drama films, for example, ‘Harry Potter’, which appeals to both genders. Therefore, both, females and males are able to identify with the key actors/actresses. Drama is a genre that both genders are able to watch together and stereotypically both enjoy, unlike chick-flicks that are thought to be a lot more geared towards females.

27 Dresses

• What is the purpose of a magazine review?• The purpose of a magazine review is to inform the audience about the film as well as advertise the film in order to

persuade people to watch it. The review features other peoples opinions, so that the audience can examine a wide variety of critics opinions, so they can decide if they want to watch it.

• What types of magazine reviews exist?• There are many different types of magazine reviews, some are written and include the views of the general public others

however are just written in first person, and only include one point of view. A quantity of film reviews are also written critically whereas others are written for the purpose off advertising there product.

• How are they laid out? • The magazine review is layed out with the text taking up exactly half the page and the picture on the other half. This

emphasised the fact that both the image and the text are both as equally important as each other. The text is very important in order to get a feel for the narrative of the film and the picture identifies they key theme within the film – the fact that she has been 27 bridesmaids! Her brightly coloured dress highlights this and is extremely eye catching, giving the film a fun, girly, exciting look to it.

• Who are the target audience for that magazine?• Closer magazine is a magazine featuring celebrity gossip and news, glamour and fashion as well as shocking real life

stories. It also consists of a lifestyle section including a diet and health page, a problems page and TV listings. It is generally targeted at women ages 16+ as it consists of topics that most girls stereotypically love to read and talk about, for example, gossip and fashion and beauty. Girls are also stereotypically more focused on dieting than men.

• What is the ratio of text to visual imagery?• The ratio of this magazine article is 50% visual imagery and 50% text. This highlights that both, the picture and the text are

both equally important. The text is extremely important as the audience can get a feel for storyline and the picture identifies a key theme of the film – the fact that she has been 27 bridesmaids, as well as highlighting a well known Hollywood actress so that it looks like it is going to be a very good film.

• What writing styles are used?• This magazine is written in a fun, informal manner, for example, “Oh dear”. It is almost as though the writer is telling his

friend about the film as it is written in such a casual way. This makes the audience want to watch the film more as they feelthat the author is almost a friend advising them to watch the movie. Every time the writer makes a statement about the film he adds a little humorous punch line afterwards and a little knowing comment – “27 in fact" which makes the film appealing and sound like a feel good, fun loving rom-com.


• The audience are being spoken to in a very personal, friendly way as though we are friends with the writer and he is advising us to watch this film. The informal, fun manner targets the audience as it makes the film appear light-hearted and it is perceived to be a feel good film! The fact that the writer backs up every statement with a humorous punch line – “27 in fact” also makes the magazine more personal and have a more relaxed manner, making the film appear fun and exciting.

• How does the magazine genre reflect the film they are reviewing

• The magazine review is taken from ‘Closer’ magazine. This magazine features celebrity gossip and news, glamour and fashion as well as shocking real life stories. It also consists of a lifestyle section including a diet and health page, a problems page and TV listings. It is generally targeted at women ages 16+ as it consists of topics that most girls stereotypically love to read and talk about, for example, gossip and fashion and beauty. Girls are also stereotypically more focused on dieting than men. This strongly reflects the film as ‘27 dresses’ is a rom-com and a chick flick stereotypically geared and targeted towards women due to the themes of marriage, bridesmaids, fashion (wedding dresses and bridesmaid dresses) and love. The main character is a female in search of love, so women are more able to identify and empathise with her. Women also stereotypically enjoy the romantic genre more than men. The picture also emphasises the fact that it is going to be a fun, exciting, chick flick from her brightly coloured, girly bridesmaid dress.

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