Case Study - Film Review 2

This magazine review does not follow the codes and conventions of a usual film review. One of the first things you notice is the use of the large image which is brightly coloured to immediately grab the audience’s attention. The image is captured from action in the film and the large image takes up most of the frame, pointing out the two main characters. It is a double page spread as there is more space for images and some text boxes with relevant information. Smaller images show other clips from the film, the audience get a glimpse of the action and activities carried out during the film. The review page consists of one main large image, a smaller adjacent image and a series of smaller images along the bottom. The review is dominated by images, this suggests that the images speak for themselves therefore text is kept to a minimum. The Avatar characters are unusual and therefore individuals are intrigued to find out more about these creatures. This shows the use of special effects is huge in the film and this makes it appeal to all age groups, especially families. There is only two columns, the use of limited text connotes that the author of the article clearly thought the images would explain the film much better than text. However, the text used is of a consistent font and size from the title of the film which is in a larger font. Furthermore the text is in the same colour throughout the article. The only acceptation to this rule is the text under the title however this fits with the layout and design of the page.