2. Using stills from the movie that is
One popular convention is to use being reviewed is also another
a double page spread and use good convention to use, as it
large images from the film as this makes you want to see what else
really catches the eye and there is.
promotes the film well.
Big clear title so
you can easily see
what film is being
reviewed.
Facts about the
film are also
another good
convention
The other because it really
important gets the reader
convention is the interested in the
review it’s self film in just a few
witch is often lines.
small, because
else the reader
won’t bother to
read it if it’s lot of
text. It is white on
a black
background to
help it become
more eye catching.
3. One
convention of
this review is
that they have
included their
own branding
at the top of
the page.
They put the
title very big
and bold in all
capitals so it
stands out and
the reader can
easily see
what film they
are reviewing
and they also
include the
age limit of the
film.
A very good convention this In this review they use a one
review uses is the verdict and image that takes up a full
stats section (with a graph) page and a bit more, this is a
where if the reader doesn’t good convention as they use
want to read all the text they a very strong, iconic image,
can simply just look at this with gains eye contact with
and get a summary. the reader.
4. On this magazine review On this review they use the
they use a big bold title generic convention that all
that stands out so you can film reviews do of putting a
instantly see what film movie still as a large
they are reviewing. picture as it shows people
the film and also the main
characters in the film.
One good technique they
use is this banner, it’s got a
green background and
yellow writing so it stands
out from the rest of the
page, and gives you a quite
from the critic and it’s full
of strong emotive words.
They have a verdict section
at the bottom of the page
which gives you a summary
of the film and their rating
witch is easy to read.
