Main Task - Magazine Article - Draft 1

After researching the various different styles of film review presented in film magazines I have decided that in order to appeal to my primary target audience of young people, the magazine ought to be in the style of Empire or Total Film rather than Sight and Sound magazine due to the lexical choices and general aesthetics (as discussed in the previous post regarding Magazine analysis).

Therefore I expect the layout to look something like this:

This shows a heavy focus on the still image from the film as well as having a large quantity of text.

This is the first mock-up for the film made on the computer:

As is clear from the image, the text has not yet been added however, the image chosen is of the group which in the woods, the woods being a focal point in the plot. In addition, at the top of the page, like Total Film or Empire, I have included the title in big, bold eye-catching neutral fonted text to make it stand out from the page whilst blending in stylistically.

In keeping with Total Film and Empire, the magazine article also uses a 5 star rating system and has "Reviews" in a blue tab at the top of the screen. This blue colouring is then used again on the staring system giving the magazine article a clear colour coordinated look, akin to that of a real film magazine, for example Total Film use red, Empire favours blue and yellow.

Finally an eye catching, witty phrase has been added beneath the title, this has been added to replicate that of Total film, who often make a jovial remark in this space, lowing the seriousness of the piece.