Student-made Magazine Article

Before even beginning to think about designing the magazine article for my short film, I thought it would be very beneficial to research into existing magazine reviews to see how companies design the layouts of their articles and what features they include. I began by researching into student re-makes of magazine articles to see what I would be able to produce, realistically as a student opposed to mass-developed companies, an example can be seen below:

The main focus of the article is the snapshot of the film being reviewed with the title and tagline, immediately giving the reader expectations of what to expect, from both the article and the film itself. Underneath is the information regarding the film, such as, age certificate and release date with a brief description and analysis of the film, detailing to the reader what they can expect when watching the film. The text is presented a mass heap halfway down the page with no real break-up by the use of photos or quotes, making it appearing heavy which may discourage the reader from reading the whole article.On the right-hand side of the article is more photos, making the article more appealing, including the feature on 'the history of the duo' which gives the reader background information of the actors and which films they previously started in with snapshots from each film - giving the reader a visual representation of what to expect. The photos additionally include captions alongside the photos to briefly explain to the reader the purpose of the images. The article also includes the basics of an article such as the name of the magazine, the page number, issue date and even a web address.