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Film review page: Empire.

Empire has lots of film reviews within its skins. I looked at a review of 'Up In the Air' which was in the 'IN CINEMAS' section. The review was edited by Ian Freer and written Ian Nathan. It includes the release date, the certificate, the director, the cast, the screenwriters, running time and plot all within a quick information box right at the beginning of the review, which appears underneath the title. There is also a boarder of a double black line, which makes it look all included and together, which makes it look neat, this would attract me in the way I would like my review to look like. It also has a large image which takes up a whole page, which is usually a screen shot, that takes up a single page. The colour scheme of the review pages is orange, black, maroon and white, this is a simple colour scheme which is sweeet and effective. They also have a 'LOOKCLOSER' box that gives detailed information about the people in the film.
Empire also has a range of page spreads, for example 3 page spread consists of on the first page, a title, info and text, then second page is the large image, with the details on the film box, then the third page has another image at the top then 4 columns of writing below it, with quotes to stand out to a reader.
They also have a star system... ***** Classic, **** Excellent, *** Good, ** Fair, * Tragic. Which is quite fun and interesting...


With inspiration from Empire I will concentrate on Banner, By-line, caption, column rule, x-head, drop cap, font, footer, headline, house style, masthead, proofs, pulled quotes,runaround, spread, strapline and teaser.

More production shots.

These productions shots show the setting for the tube scenes. The use of the maps and seating connote a true London underground system, which relates to our film of typical London setting.

Here, we used the station of 'Hampstead' as our first setting on the tube, as it was not too busy so we could film easily without disrupting other commutors (falling in love haha)
Here the actors are playing around with positioning and getting to know the area.

My Film Review Page.

My Film Review Page.
I looked at many different film orientated magazines where I reviewed them and concentrated on the balance of authenticity (related to my short) with production values.

Empire Magazine: this magazine is priced at £3.99 and is released monthly to the general public. Constructed by Denise Parkinson who is the head of film at the magazine, and edited by Colin Kennedy, this racy and vibrant magazine is aimed at almost anyone; I would suggest usually over 15s depending on the certificates of the usual films reviewed and not specifically directed at neither men nor women. The magazine unlike any other magazine, concentrates almost fully on films and reviews of films, with interviews with cast members or directors and film posters or advertisement. Glancing at an actual review page it has large screen shots, which attract a reader, lots of interesting images, eye-catching layouts, then when it is coming out, starring and director to appear to an audience of the USP. It also has a change in format from one review to another which makes the magazine as a whole more effective.

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Sight and Sound: This is a £3.95 monthly magazine that is actually funded by the BFI where Geoff Andrew is the head of film positioned at the BFI building on the South bank. Unlike Empire, this magazine is more applicable to older more sophisticated readers, maybe more like adults 20+, due to the lots of text and lack of many photos to look at. Within the magazine there is a selection of gripping film reviews that attracts a more mature reader and also many mentions of film festivals as well, which gives a feel of knowledge to read this magazine. In the specific film reviews there are large pictures, with lots of small, blocked columned text, as the whole page merges with dark tones which appear somewhat boring, that is why it would not immediately relate to a young audience. http://www.whosdatedwho.com/what/publicity_view.asp?RD=000128801m

Little White Lies: this is a funky, stylish magazine that is also £3.95, but bi-monthly. It is created by a publishing company called ‘The Church of London’. It too appears to a more adult audience, as there is lots of knowledgeable information about the films which could not attract a young audience. Within the magazine there is lots of ads, lots of other information, and only a few selected film reviews, which makes it a limited selection which would also restrict the reader. The reviews themselves are within small fonts, laid out in columns with a few photos, that could lack interest to a fresh audience, but they do have a few interesting screen shots and/or movie stills, which appear above the text and not necessarily included in the actually text of the review.

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Short List: is a free magazine that is released every weekly Thursday that is funded by advertising and edited by Terri White. Its range of information, from fashion to sports, it could attract everyone and most importantly collective daily commuters. With all this stuff added, it seems to loose the film reviews finding them is hard. They consist of a small tight layout, maybe just a column or two of text with a promo connected.

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Time Out: is £2.99 weekly, coming out on Tuesdays. Time Out Magazine Ltd. Is edited by Mark Frith and head of film at the magazine is Dave Calhoun. This magazine is attracted to mostly everyone, there is a huge amount of different information, that is not just significant to films. It has ranges between sport, other entertainment, ads, interviews, fashion, music, theatre, TV and then film. The actual film reviews are a more interesting layout, with lots of colour and blocking to make it clear and stand out. The text is still in columns, with a selection of photos, but they do have more than one review on a page, it can make it look a little cramped but gets a lot of films out there at once, but hard for a reader to remember the ones to watch. The magazine also include the ratings which means that they are actually telling their audience how good the film is, and that they might listen makes a huge difference on the actual film release.

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Sixth Sense: is an annual school magazine at Camden School for Girls (and Boys), that has been free in the past but is now £1. It attracts to only the sixth form and maybe teachers and parents. There is a few film reviews in the magazine, (2/3) that are quite small, only having a page each of quite big text. There is a confused layout, that seems quite simple to imply a non-professional editor, but I did enjoy the selection of photos and film posters, with their own chosen film rating, with lots of information and true facts.

Total Film: is a £3.99 monthly mag, it is created by a mainstream publisher which is a huge business, while put together by editor Aubrey Day and reviews are done by Matthew Heyland. There is a general film interest throughout the magazine where it shows interest to true enthusiasts and populist films, where they have a huge selection of different films from different genres. The reviews themselves are also in columns of lots of writing, with a strict colour scheme of red, black and white surrounds the large photos and screen shots, with poignant quotes and good attractive layouts. http://www.whosdatedwho.com/what/publicity_view.asp?RD=000284401m

To conclude: I feel that empire is the best magazine for reviewing my short film, not only is it very much out there and advertised to a huge audience, its layout, images and colour schemes grab my attention and inspires me in the way I would display my film review.

What is the language of editing? : Media Language editing.

• Cut – straight cut : creates a full stop.
  
• Fade : creates change of time or fade into the ending credits.
  
• Wipe
  
• Dissolve
  
• Sound – music – sound effects – diegetic sound
  
• Jump cut
  
• Cut away
  
• Slow motion
  

Editing

There is an old adage that films are edited, not made. Much important work is done in the edit suite. While a good editor may not always be able to salvage a bad film, a bad editor can certainly ruin what might otherwise

• continuity - continuous action shown in sequence
  
• montage - a series of seemingly unrelated shots that the audience must work to connect.
  

Hollywood movies tend to go for continuity editing, a style also known as transparency (ie you don't notice it). Actions flow smoothly from one frame to another, and the audience simply follow the dialogue. Oppositional to this, and the style employed by many art-house films is framed editing, where the audience are continually reminded that they are viewing an artificially created text. Jump cuts, sudden stoppages of sound,

When shots are placed next to each other in a sequence the link between them is known as a transition. The simplest of these is a cut, ie a straight splice from one section of film to another. There are many others - fades, dissolves, wipes, plus those offered by sophisticated digital software.

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