The document outlines codes and conventions commonly used in film review pages, including placing the title and release date prominently at the top, using captions to summarize the film, including the plot in the first paragraph, listing directors and actors, providing detailed reviews that are balanced and not biased, including screenshot images from the film, and placing the reviewer's rating in a corner.

1. Codes and conventions of review
pages
By John Mania

2. Titles and dates
• The titles are larger and in bold to make it
obvious that they’re the titles
• They are placed at the top of the review page
• The release date of the film is normally near
the top of the review, most likely the top left
hand corner.

3. Captions
• The captions are normally an addition the
review puts to give the reader a quick insight
into the film
• Normally in a different font such as italic
• Could be near the top of the review page
under the title or in the middle of the review

4. Plot
• The plot is normally within the first paragraph
of the review.
• Short and without extraneous details to let
the reader know what the film is about.

5. Directors/Actors/Characters etc.
• The directors/ actors and various other
members of the film are usually placed at the
top of the review
• If the reader recognises the director this may
attract the reader to watch the film or
continue reading i.e. Steven Speilberg

6. Review
• The review normally takes the majority of the
page
• Normally in great detail
• Should not be biased, giving a fair balanced
review/opinion of the film

7. Screen shot/Pictures
• The review page will contain a screen shot of
the actual film within the review to give the
reader a greater understanding of the film at
first glance
• The picture normally takes up half of the
review page

8. Rating
• Deepening on the magazine/newspaper etc.
The rating can be placed at the bottom or top
of the review page but is normally placed
within a corner.
• The rating is the reviewers own interpretation
on the film and may be subject to discretion