Magazine Codes and Conventions

1. Codes and conventions
Review magazines

2. PHOTO
A COMMON CONVENTION OF FILM REVIEW MAGAZINES IS TO HAVE A
SNAPSHOT OF THE FILM INVOLVING ONE OF MORE CHARACTERS (THAT
DOESN’T GIVE AWAY THE PLOT) WHICH TAKES UP A THIRD TO A HALF OF
THE TOTAL REVIEW SPACE. THIS IS DONE PRIMARILY TO GRAB THE VIEWERS
ATTENTION AND DRAW THEM IN WHEN LOOKING THROUGH THE MAGAZINE.
THE PICTURE IS ALWAYS SITUATED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.

3. EXAMPLES

4. TITLE
ANOTHER CONVENTION IS TO HAVE THE FILM TITLE ON THE PICTURE ITSELF IN WHITE
TEXT. WE SAW BEFORE WHITE TEXT WAS USED IN THE POSTERS AS IT STANDS OUT.
THE TITLE MAY ALSO HELP TO AID DRAWING THE VIEWER IN AS THE TITLE IS
NORMALLY INTRIGUING.

5. EXAMPLES

6. ANOTHER CONVENTION IS THAT WITHIN THE BLOCK OF TEXT THERE IS A QUOTE. IT IS
USUALLY IN A DIFFERENT COLOUR AND IS INTERESTING, THEREFORE ENCOURAGE THE
READER TO READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE.

7. EXAMPLES

8. ANOTHER CONVENTION IS TO HAVE THE FILM TITLE ON THE PICTURE ITSELF IN
WHITE TEXT. WE SAW BEFORE WHITE TEXT WAS USED IN THE POSTERS AS
QUOTE FROM ARTICLE-USUALLY DIFFERENT COLOUR
TOP LEFT THING?
BOX OVERLAPPING PHOTO
LINES IN TEXT=BREAKING UP?
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