Lets start with Little White Lies:
To the left is some layout ideas I particularly liked [from left to right, top to bottom]
1. This is a film review for We Need to Talk About Kevin which I think works really well. It is nice and simplistic with the main image acting as a header. Just underneath the title mentioned is the director, actors and the release date, straight away giving it a clear structure. The review is written in a clean serif font and the first letter is in increased, bold size - quite conventional as well as eye-catching.
2. This is a film review for Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, and has similar layout to the previous one. Instead, the main image is place to the right side, and has rounded edges, giving it a more modern look.
3. The third picture (bottom left) simply shows a page of a review, but I have focused on the space in the middle which is occupied by a quote from the page in bold. I've always liked this in a magazine - it makes really important parts stand out. The font of this is capitalised, in bold and in italics, clearly separating it from the rest of the text (this is shown in picture 4.)
5. This is another film review, with a layout similar to the first two. The colour was what I concentrated on here. Florescent pink is sort of the "trademark" colour for Little White Lies magazine, as well as standing out. Again, I just thought this was different, and perfect for my small scale film.
This picture shown on the right is my favourite aspect of Little White Lies film reviews - and most probably, I will incorporate it into mine somehow. Unlike many other film magazines, such as Empire, LWL rates the film out of five, in three different areas - different to the usual star-rating you find. I think this is a great idea as it sieves out different aspects of the film rather than having to weigh up each of them to come to a conclusion (however many stars they receive). For this, the three areas are anticipation (what the audience think about the film before they have seen it/how excited they are to see it), enjoyment (simply just how much the film is enjoyed), and in retrospect (after a while, how the film is remembered or interpreted ).
The Little White Lies copy of mine is actually a year old, so I had a look on their website to see if their layout had been updated since then - it had - and to the left are the screen shots I took of the magazine preview. I think I prefer this lay out to the old one as it is more modern. They still use the key image as a header, which I like, but the title and filming details are central to the page, which is different. At the bottom right hand side of the page there is still the A,E,R rating prospect that I love.
The whole feel of the layout of LWT's reviews I feel suit my film more - only as they tend to advertise similar types of film. They are also more simplistic, just like my film poster, and are more "classic" with their serif font and double lines (to separate text) - "classic" is how I want my film to be seen. However, there are still other aspects I would like to use from Empire magazine.
[obviously I will not be able to use all the design aspects found in both Little White Lies and Empire as it will look to messy and cluttered - however, I will be experimenting with my favourite aspects in order to get the perfect balance of simplicity and character]
1. This is a film review for We Need to Talk About Kevin which I think works really well. It is nice and simplistic with the main image acting as a header. Just underneath the title mentioned is the director, actors and the release date, straight away giving it a clear structure. The review is written in a clean serif font and the first letter is in increased, bold size - quite conventional as well as eye-catching.
2. This is a film review for Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, and has similar layout to the previous one. Instead, the main image is place to the right side, and has rounded edges, giving it a more modern look.
3. The third picture (bottom left) simply shows a page of a review, but I have focused on the space in the middle which is occupied by a quote from the page in bold. I've always liked this in a magazine - it makes really important parts stand out. The font of this is capitalised, in bold and in italics, clearly separating it from the rest of the text (this is shown in picture 4.)
5. This is another film review, with a layout similar to the first two. The colour was what I concentrated on here. Florescent pink is sort of the "trademark" colour for Little White Lies magazine, as well as standing out. Again, I just thought this was different, and perfect for my small scale film.
The whole feel of the layout of LWT's reviews I feel suit my film more - only as they tend to advertise similar types of film. They are also more simplistic, just like my film poster, and are more "classic" with their serif font and double lines (to separate text) - "classic" is how I want my film to be seen. However, there are still other aspects I would like to use from Empire magazine.
Empire
There are a few design ideas I really liked from Empire. The first is the use of the films title being overlayed onto the main image (as seen on the left with "Catfish"). I feel it looks really professional and the white stands out well with the picture, but still blends in with the white background of the text. It is in a simple, sans serif font, making it look modern, clean and fresh.
I like the big bold letters at the beginning of each paragraph as shown in the Star Wars review above. This is also done in LWL but the letters are much smaller. It reminds me of the beginning of a chapter in a fictional book and gives the review more character due to this.
Although I liked the black and white simplicity of LWL, I do like the mustard yellow and sky blue colour theme of Empire magazines reviews. The bright colours compliment each other well and stand out to the reader.
[obviously I will not be able to use all the design aspects found in both Little White Lies and Empire as it will look to messy and cluttered - however, I will be experimenting with my favourite aspects in order to get the perfect balance of simplicity and character]
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