Dragonball Evolution Review - Sight and Sound Magazine, June 2009.
Layout
My initial thought of this page was that the layout is very basic. It is split up into three areas, the review, a short synopsis and half the page is taken up with the credits. Although not my favorite type of layout this is appropriate for the type of reader Sight and Sound target (film critics and academics) as they will be interested in this very text heavy article and the basic layout makes the text easy to read, appealing to the audience. There is a small picture of the main characters at the top of the page which entices audience to read the review, using a picture of the main characters of the film is a good idea as readers may be more inclined to stop at the page if they notice that their favorite actor stars in it. Although the credits take up a lot of space on the page I would not class this as a big design flaw as the majority of people who read Sight and Sound, as stated before, are interested in finding out who is responsible for the different parts of the film. One disadvantage to this review I think is the balance of images and text. The review looks very wordy, although really it has about the same amount of text as the other two magazine review I analysed, I think this is because there is only a small picture at the top of the page. The review could do with another picture to perhaps break up the credits in the bottom right hand side. Although the review looks quite basic I think that it does look professional thanks to the basic colour scheme. Within our magazine review we are going to have to consider whether we want to go for a more fun and interesting look or a basic but professional type style review.
Features
There isn't any features included within this review. I personally find this makes the review very plain and uninteresting as I like to have some engaging features on the page (such as the 'interest curve chat' in Total Film magazine) however Sight and Sound magazine targets an audience who are more interested in reading the bare analysis of films rather than look at unnecessary features. Again within our magazine review we need to think carefully about who we are targeting and add features only if we think the audience are going to be interested.
