ANCILLARY TASK 2- FILM REVIEW

This is my final film review for my short film IN YOUR MIND. I thought it was very important to firstly include the release date, certificate and the running times at the beginning so that the readers are already aware of the most important details.

I've given a short overview of the plot without giving too much away so that consumers can read the review with their own informed opinion.

I worte the review from the perspective of someone interviewing me (The director)I felt that this was the most effect way to produce a review. When analysing other real life texts they were all written in the same way with similar content.The first image I have used is the main photo that on the film poster. I felt like using this image will draw the readers into reading the page as it is a very eye catching image. I also thought that if someone has seen my film, or even the film poster they will recognize this image which will almost act like a brand to the film.

By using Pixlr I was able to merge the images of my character through the post production stages. When taking the photos I made sure that I had a left, right, and centre shot in order to carry out this editing process. For the content of the review I separated it into columns as I thought this would look the most professional and fit the conventions of a film review. I think that the structure looks very organised and neat which will reflect the readers opinion of the review being well written therefore having a worthy opinion to listen too. I kept the font for this very simple. I used the Arial font from a Word document. I did not want to use something very fancy that would turn readers away. I thought if the text is simple, clear and set out neatley then this is what will draw consumers into reading this review.

I kept the colour scheme very neutral and basic however I do feel that it has a outlandish effect. I used the colours black, white and red because when looking back through my short film these were the colours that were most seen, for example the protagonist is mainly in black, untill the end of the film to which he is bright clothes because he is happy. The counselors room is red that connotes a love, care and empathy towards the character.

I also thought that adding an image from the film would possibly increase the chances of the readers wanting to go and watch the film. I also added a rating for this effect too.