Critical Analysis Of First Draft Film Review:

I feel that my first draft of my film review was successful due to the amount of research I did into what makes a good film review, where I checked a variety of film magazines and online reviews and articles and looked at the positive and negative aspects of them (things that I did and didn't like). Then I tried to apply these to my first draft things such as editors ratings, image captions from the film and films the audience may also like really appealed to me, however the main thing that didn't appeal to me was most companies graph of prediction where they created a graph on how well they predicted the film to do. I tried to take into account all of these features and use what I felt were the better ones to make my film review look authentic.

In terms of how my film review looks I am very pleased with the way that my film review turned out. The format is probably one of my favourite features as I feel that the review looks professional and could pass for something you would read in a film magazine or online. I am pleased with the ratio of picture to words as I feel that if you have too many words you can loose the readers attention quickly, the same with using too many images. However I felt that using one main image to draw in the readers attention was particularly effective. In the same way I thought that positioning the text around the page made for a more interesting read rather than traditional left to right format. I was pleased with the variety of fonts I managed to use as I wanted the article to be clear to read. I felt the size of the text was suitable for the target audience to read easily and I thought that keeping the text colour simply black was the best idea to reinforce a formal feel. I used a variety of other features such as editors rating and films the readers may also like to try and engage with the readers more because I feel a successful article engages a lot with the reader and makes them want to read further on.

Ansilary Text 2: Film review: Complete First Draft

Here is my complete first draft of my film review, the order of the page and the text sizes/fonts may change depending on whether I need to add or take away information.

Ansilary Text 2: Film review: Complete Text: First Draft

Here is my first draft text for my film review. I have looked at a variety of film reviews and all seem to point towards the positive and negative aspects of a film and then give it an overal rating and a predicted rating of how well the movie will perform in the box office. this is what I have tried to apply to my film review.

Let me propose a situation to you, your boss calls you in for a meeting with him and you only. He places a letter on the table in front of you and says "all you need to know is in here", what would you do? Would you merely accept the envelope and be on your way? or would you demand to know what is inside the envelope. that is the infamous scenario in Life, Death & Other Consequences.

You're allowed to leave and so go outside for a ciggarrette to try and calm your nerves down and open the package... Inside is a note and a photograph of a smartly dressed man, you read the note it says you have 4 hours or else... And then you realise.. your boss is after you so what do you do? Thats what lead actor Daniel Parslow has to work out...

As far as action films go there are not many like this as this is an action western hybrid that tells the story of three spies who are forced to either kill each other or get killed by their boss. the film uses a variety of unique shots, humerous dialogue and a variety of sounds to keep you on the edge of your seats as nowhere is safe anymore...

The cast line up shows an interesting choice by the director as he has chosen a limited number of actors to be in his film but nontheless they give a good all round performance especially James Hall whose role as "The Boss" shows both a humerous and serious side to the situation. Admitingly the acting could be better in some places by the cast however these are only minor details that do not seriously affect the films performance.

The director Graham forward shows an interesting variety of shots and effects especially the final stand off. The plot could possibly be improved a tiny bit to allow the film the possibility of it becoming a feature film. the budget of the film is around average and locations arent terrible which allow the film to tell the plot in a relistic environment. This Brit flick (James Bond meets the Good, The Bad & The ugly) has the potential to do well with audience members worldwide.

Although the film doesn't have a to be continued aspect to it there are some twists and turns throughout the plot that may still shock and suprise you, We can reccommend this film for film fans who like a not too complicated storyline but yet a not too simplistic one either.

Overall we have given this film 3 out of 5 stars but thats not to say that it is definately worth the watch the plotline puts the audience in a difficult position and keeps you on the edge of your seat wanting more where some aspects do let the film down however thats not to say that this is a gem of a brit flick.

Around The Page Features:

I am going to use my catchphrase right in the middle of the page "What Would you Do If Your Boss Was After You?"

Certificate: 15

Actors:
James Hall
Jordan Smith
Daniel Parslow
Lewis Harvey Mott

Director/Writer:
Graham Forward

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Shooting Schedule update:

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Ancillary Text 1: Film Poster: Critical Review

I feel that my first draft of my film poster is a good first draft as it has given me a rough idea of what I want my final draft poster to look like. I feel that I will have to change the size and layout of the poster and the font of the text in order to achieve synergy with my Final film review and short film, however the images that I have used shall be re-sized and reused. I felt that the ammount of research into film posters in general really helped me in terms of imagery and taglines to be used. i looked into blockbuster film posters as well as short film posters to understand the conventions of each and how I was going to apply those conventions to my poster.

In terms of how my poster looks I am pleased with the balance of text to images as this is key in a poster as if there is too much text people won't bother to read. However i feel that my text deffinately needs improving especially the font as not only does it not go with my other fonts therefore I am not achieving synergy with my other pieces, but also the fact that it is too small and hard to read. I felt that everything else was fine it is just those small changes that should be changed for my final draft

Ancillary Text 1: Film Poster:Rough First Version

Here is my initial, basic idea for a film poster, it is a good start however i need to make the poster stand out more, at the moment it does not look like a film poster that you would see advertising a new film/short film. The trouble with my poster at the moment is that it is very basic. As stated I have attempted to use the 24 style split screen effect in my poster as it is an important effect that relates to the story line.

My Initial 1st Draft:

24 Effect For Poster And Main Project

The T.V. show 24 has a really cool split screen effect that I hopeto use in my poster advertising the film and in my actual short film itself. Origionally I had planned to do a three way split screen with a line separating each part of the screen however instead I have decided to do a 24 style effect. Below is a clip to demonstrate what I mean. If I get time I shall also try to encorporate this effect into my short film as well.

24 split screen effect:

Tag Lines For My Short Film & Final Decision:

And You Thought You Were Having A Bad Day?...: I like this tag line as it is humerous and still relates to my short film and it is one of those tag lines that everyone can relate to were they have had a bad day and feel like it is the end of the world to them whereas it could be for the spies.

What Would You Do If Your Boss Was Out To Get You?...: I like this tag line as it takes a more serious apprach to the plot and puts the viewer in the position of my main character and really makes them think about what they would actually do in that kind of situation.

Three Men, One Package, One Life Changing Opertunity...: This tag line is really good as it really sells the short film as an action fast paced piece rather than a slow hard to get into confusing storyline piece. i like this tag line as it really shows the importance of the package and how it changes the spies lives when they open it.

Overall: I think my favourite tag line is What Would You Do If Your Boss Was Out To Get You? This is my favouritre because of the humerous side to it as well as it not giving away to much detail about the plot so the audience will not know what to expect or how to feel about the short film until they watch it.

Name Ideas For My Short Film & Final Decision

The Package: I thought of this title because of the whole basis around the plot is what is actually inside the package (a photograph of the other spies) this title also does not give much away about the storyline or the characters involved.

Life, death And Other Consequences: I really like this title as it is one of those titles that does and doesn't match my short film. The reason it does match is because the spies are all trying to kill each other to live and in the end the boss pays the consequences for betraying them. The reason it doesn't match is because the title does not give the film a western feel.

An Average Day: This is my least favourite title however it is probrably the best fitting for the short film, I don't like this title because I feel it is to plain and not interesting. The reason this title fits so well is because the idea is that what the spies are doing (going out killing each other) is exactly what an average day is for them.

Overall: My favourite Title would have to be: life,death and other consequences. I like this title as it is bold but yet slightly confusing at the same time.