The document summarizes the results of a questionnaire evaluating a magazine review produced by the author for a film they produced. Based on feedback from 12 people, 100% said they liked the review and found it informative. Over 50% rated the review 5 out of 5. Positive feedback included explanations, screenshots, and layout. Suggested improvements included using more media language and providing more details about the film rather than people involved. The author was overall pleased with the feedback and thought their magazine review was successful.

1. Magazine Review: Evaluation

2. My task was to make a magazine review for the film that I have produced. For me this included writing the review, deciding on extra features for the page, taking promotional pictures, capturing screen shots and producing a front cover (as explained earlier) After completion I produced a questionnaire to help evaluate my review. Here are my results.

3. Review Questionnaire Closed questions

4. Q: Did you like the review? As can be seen from my results, out of the 12 people asked 100% said that they liked my review.

5. Q: Did you find the review informative? Once again, when asked whether they thought the review was informative, all the people asked said yes.

6. Q: How would you rate the review out of 5? This was my final closed question. My review was given the highest mark by over 50% of people asked but for the lower marks there were suggestions of improvements given.

7. Open questions

8. Q: What did you like most about the review? I liked the comparison with the last film The explanation about silent films because I wouldn’t normally want to watch one but I think I’d watch this one. The screenshots – they’ve made me want to know more about the film I like the things about the music because you don’t always get that from film magazines I liked the way it was laid out – I didn’t feel over faced by all the writing.

9. Q: Is there anything else you would have done ? I think there could have been more media language used. I think that there could have been more said about the film rather than the people involved I would have made the text smaller, I think it’s a bit too big I’m still unsure about the idea of a silent film. My response: Although these are quite critical comments, I was happy that these were the only ones, and personally I don’t think they are particularly bad.

10. On with the evaluation…

11. Front cover. A tagline for the magazine A name for the magazine – I checked that this wasn’t already in use A headline that is similar to the one used inside the magazine for my review Other headlines to make it look more realistic Barcode Date & Price - I have had many comments about this but the date shows 2010 which would be 20 years since Cry Baby was released

12. Page 1 Pun in the title A box with the basic information of the film and the rating from the magazine – I did the stars blue as that is the colour of the title Sub heading explaining which film is being featured Bold first paragraph. Also through out the review, I made sure film names were in italic Posed picture of the two actors, although there is a nod to the content of the film, it doesn’t give anything away Film name and page number

13. Page 2 Two stills from the film to give readers another view of what the film might be like. A quote from the review in a larger font to draw the reader in. A brief summary of the film. Release date for the film.

14. Overall I think that my magazine review was a success, as can be seen from my questionnaire, nobody really had anything bad to say about it. I think that I managed to include the necessary features of a successful magazine review although if I was to re-produce it I would take into consideration the suggestions that people made.