Lights Out Short Film Review
As we can see from this short film review, the title is very simple and clear stating what is going to read. Below the title it consists of the date the review was posted and the website's name, which tells the reader how recent the film was released and where the review came from. It also shows who the film was directed by and who is starring within the film as they could be names that the audience seem to recognise, which could draw their attention towards the film. Throughout the review there is a frequent use of colloquial and short sentences, which is conventional for short film reviews. This is due to the fact the audience appear to be quite a young, lower class audience compared to those targeted for much larger, high-budget films. Within this review of Lights Out, particular names are highlighted in a bold text, which stands up towards the reader and these names could be popular or well-known people within the short film industry. The review includes two images from the film, one being the titles and the other being a shot of one of the characters that is seen throughout the short film. Including images within a film review, gives the reader an idea of what genre the short film is and can even give an insight into the action and plot of the film, without giving away too much information. In this example of Lights Out, there seems to be no negative aspects of the short film pointed out in the review. The writer of this review has decided to talk mostly about the strong points and successful moments of elements seen within the film, which could be different in contrast to blockbuster film reviews as they include both positive and negative aspects of a film. At the end of the review there is a link, which leads to more short film reviews on the website. This allows the audience to continue reading more short film reviews of a similar genre and this can cause a word-of-mouth situation where the audience communicates and shares the short film review to others, leading to a wider audience altogether.
Fantastic Beasts Film Review
Firstly, the title of the film review includes more than just the name of the film but it also uses a pun, which can appeal towards the audience by adding a comedic element to it. Underneath the title of the review the newspaper article incorporates a star rating, which isn't usually seen within short film reviews. This rating for the larger blockbuster movies can be seen as a percentage or out of five stars, five being a very successful film. Below the title of the review there is also a short sentence describing the overall narrative of the film and the main character that is starring in it. The review begins by including an image of the main character with a small caption showing who they are in the film. The style of language used throughout this review compared to the short film review is quite different as it uses a lot of jargon and much more formal lexis than the Lights Out review. This is due to the fact that newspapers such as The Guardian are targeted towards a much older and upper class audience than compared to the short film reviews. This film review includes various links to different articles and themes that are common within the film, which allows the reader to read further into certain elements that are included in the film itself. Towards the end of the review, the writer has decided to add in the trailer of the film, which allows the audience an insight into what happens and who stars within the film. However, in short film reviews writers cannot include trailers as they do not exist due to the short length of the actual film. This means the audience will have to watch the actual film through before making their own judgement on it. This blockbuster review finishes off by summarising the themes and a positive sentence describing the film overall. This summary can allow the audience to skip reading the whole review and get a brief overview of what to expect when eventually watching the film.
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