1. A star rating is presented at the end to sum up the review and
give a overall score. It isn't oversized like some magazine
which makes you read the review instead of glancing at the
score given. It is rated out of 5 which is common for review
websites and magazines.
The background for the double page
spread is a still from the actual movie.
This gives it a more professional feel to
the review and focuses more on the
content provided.
The issue date of the magazine
and the name is presented at the
bottom along with the page
number.
The image used is used in
conjunction with the review
strap line which is ‘A chick
flick with serious bite’. This
relates to the film being
about vampires but also
engages the audience and
makes them get an interest
into what the ‘serious bite’ is.
The review is written in a small font
and is laid out in columns which is
typical for a film review in a
magazine or newspaper. The text is
infront of the image with no
distractions in the background so
the text is clearly readable and
allows the reader attention not to be
drawn elsewhere.
The title of the film is in bold and makes it stand
our from the rest of the text. It is the same colour
as the rest of the text of the page and gives it a
classy and glamorous look to it.

2. The title of the film is usually the main
title followed by a strap line linked to the
movie.
A rating for the film is given in
picture form., this is so the
audience can easily see the
rating and if its high they may
seem interested and read or go
watch the film reviewed,This is
followed by credits for the film
itself, containing the length of
the film, director and actors
involved.
A picture or still from the movie is normally
included within the review to help visualise the
film. This contains the main character and
shows her in water which links to the storyline.
The author of the article normally
puts his name at the end,
sometimes with just his name or
with using ‘by’.
A quote is one of the main
conventions in magazine
reviews. These can either be
from the film itself or of what the
author of the review is saying.
This quote is important as could
be the deciding factor is
someone reads it or not so will
either support the film or not.
To show it is is a magazine, the
title of the magazine or page name
is normally shown with the page
number. Magazine release dates
differ for it may be weekly or
monthly and this could be shown
here.
Other films are in bold which stand out
from the rest of the text and break up
the text for the reader. This is
sometimes used to illustrate actors or a
main topic/name.
The column layout is used here and
is the favorite layout with magazines
and reviews. This visually breaks up
the text and is the norm in
newspapers and helps the reader
identity with what they are reading.

3. A summary of what on different
pages in the magazine. This helps
readers navigate through the mag
and takes them to the content that
they want.
Other films the reader may have
watched will also like this one. This is a
good comparison to include as it easily
is seen by the reader and entices them
into the review.
In short, it is a short paragraph to sum up
the film if the reader doesn't have the time
or want to read it. It is located at the end of
the review in bold to differ itself from the
main review.
Screen is the name of their film
reviews and this is positioned at
the top of the page and in the
biggest font size. It is followed
with a scale of the stars and
how many stars represent what
for the film.
One page is taken up of a
still from the movie being
reviewed. It doesn't take
the whole page and allows
for our feature to be
included to get the readers
attention.
A sticker like circle is used
to show the audience that
this is ‘Movie of the month’.
This is normally seen in
more informal magazines
and ones that are less
about depth of content but
more about opinions and
short articles which are
easily readable.