analysis of other magazine reviews

1. Photograph of two main actors in the film at the top of the page catches people’s
attention and may draw them in to reading the review. The photograph has also
been edited to match the genre with the use of cool toned, dark colours including
black, grey and blue. The facial expressions of the characters in the photo also
help to portray the genre of the film through the review.
The filmtitle is in a
bold capital font and is
coloured blue so it
stands out against the
dark background of
the review. Sub
heading also mentions
Daniel Radcliffe who is
a well known actor
which would draw
audiences in to
reading the review
and watching the film.
The main body of
the review is
written in a
white font so it
stands out
against the black
background. It is
also divided up
into a review and
an interview with
Daniel Radcliffe
about the film.
This would
attract Daniel
Radcliffe fans
into reading the
review and
watching the
film.
Features of this review which I would take forward into my own
magazine review include the use of the dark background and white font
as I think this is good at representing the genre. I would also consider
using an image in my review.

2. Using images from the film help to portray the genre of the film
through the review and also draw the audience in as the images
would catch their attention. The images also use cool toned,
dark colours such as black and grey and blood is also used which
is conventional for the genre.
The title and sub title of
the film are in a bold
capital font to make
them stand out. They are
also red and white which
makes them stand out
against the dark
background and are also
colours that a used
stereotypically in the
horror genre. The use of
ellipsis also creates a
sense of mystery and
encourages the audience
to want to read the
review and perhaps
watch the film.
The main body
of the review is
written in a
white font so
that it stands
out against the
black
background. It
is also in the
centre of the
page which is
where the
audiences eyes
are drawn to.
Features of this review which I would take forward into my
own magazine review include the use of the dark background
and white font. I would also make my title bold and big to
stand out against the background and be more attention
grabbing.