Film Review Plan
One section of the 'Ancillary Task' was dedicated to creating a plan for how the official film review would be like. For this mini project i hand wrote/drew three film reviews modeled after reviews from prestigious review sites such as Rotten Tomatoes, The Telegraph and MetaCritic. Since this task was done by myself i wanted to gather as much information as possible on how a film review should be displayed in hope that we could bring it to life in the final cut.
Film Review Flat plan # 1
In the initial illustration, i created the idea of how the film review could potentially be displayed, from scratch. I began by constructing the topics in order of how they would typically be presented. (Genre, Headline, Author, Main Image, Sub headline and Text) Above the main image are icons which link to different social media websites; Social Media is very important in modern day film reviews as methods of sharing the link to a film review has evolved. In addition to these key aspects, a sub headline is a very commonly used piece added to a film review in order to help grab the audience. In fact, it is used in mostly all film review and is placed strategically under the main image in this illustration.
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The second flat plan illustrated was a little more complex than the original. Although most of the elements from the intitial illustration were used in the exact same order, new aspects were added such as an Opening Statement, a Film Trailer and a run down of all the individuals involved in the making of the film. The film trailer is placed to the right of the text with a text overlap technique. A film trailer is very important when reading a film review because it allows the reader to gain more insight into the film while they are in the process of reading the thoughts of a film critic. |
Film Review Flat plan # 2 |
FIlm Review Flat Plan # 3
The third film review was evidently the most complex one. The layout was unlike the other film reviews as it included social media, a brief of individuals involved in the film, a snapshot of scene and the films trailer. This film review was used more than the rest of them as a model or blueprint for how our official film review would be. Although the review is more complex than others, it is very easy to gain information from. The social media links are presented at the left side of the review and on the opposite side of the page the film director, writer and more are showcased right before the opening statement is displayed. The opening statement (which is very important in all film reviews) is located right below the prior details of the film, social media icons and main image. The statement leads directly into the main text of the film review. A snapshot of the film which correlates with the topic of the text was then implemented in the middle of the text in order to visually represent the idea of what was being spoken about to the audience.
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Digital Film Review Flat Plan 1:
Digital Film Review Flat Plan 2:
Process of Developing the Film Review
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Final Film Review
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