1. Amy Longworth
Media Film Reviews
Rule of thirds (Guttenberg design principle) is used
because the character is close to the centre of the page.
This tells the audience that he is the main character.
Film credits – gives audience
more information on who
made the film, when it is
released etc. Gives publicity
More information about the film,
written in bullet points, catches the
reader’s eye
The text itself is the main focus of the article. Gives an
Fire and sparks is a genre
insight into the film e.g. plot, characters etc. and
convention. Indicates that this is
persuades the reader to go and watch the film
an action movie and attract the
target audience

2. Amy Longworth
Media Film Reviews
Image gives the audience an idea of the genre of the film.
Man laughing with a teddy on the bench shows that this is
going to be a comedy film. Attracts the aimed target
audience.
Attracts the target audience again, synopsis of
the film tells the reader what the film is going to
be about. Helps the audience decide if they
want to watch the film.
Film credits tell the audience who is in the
film, who it is made by, when it is released
etc. This could attract the target audience; There is an informal balance of text and
they may be interested in watching the imagery. This shows that the review is
film because they like other films the more formal and could be aimed at the
actors have been in before etc. target audience. Even though the film is a
comedy, it could be aimed at an older
audience.

3. Amy Longworth
Media Film Reviews
Image objectifies this character as a sex object.
Gives an idea on what the film will be about,
male dominated.
Images and text attract female attention
Film credits, gives details of film release date,
producers, actors etc. May attract audience if
they have seen previous films with the same
people.
Text shows informality of the
review which could give away the
Synopsis of the film tells the audience
genre. Sans Serif shows informality,
what the film will be about. Builds
gives away the genre of comedy.
target audience.

4. Amy Longworth
Media Film Reviews