'Total Film' Film review research

'Total Film' layout research:
Total Film predominantly go for a layout which has a main picture situated at the top of the page which comes down to around halfway. The photo usually has a short explanation which appears within the photo and the title of the film cutting into the bottom left section of the photo. In the top right section of the magazine another indentation to the photo is made in order to show the audience films that are similar to the main focal film- these usually come alongside a brief summary of the film mentioned. In the top left hand corner of the 1 page layout, the area of the magazine, that the review can be found, in is stated in a bold black font (this font is easy to read and has a slight curve to the letters.) Additionally, within the writing itself there is a small red box with the first letter of the article within it in order to make the page stand out even more than usual. Situated above the red box is a star rating which is paired with a small tag line in order to describe the film. The article itself also uses a pull quote just off the centre right of the page which is usually an eye catching and engaging statement from the paragraph to the left of it. Another noticeable element is the graph at the bottom left of the page which describes the predicted curve (view) rate of the film with small annotations and a red outline. This therefore shows me that when creating my own film poster I should be looking to stick to a black and red colour palette and make the font easy to read and slightly curved (possibly elephant font). Furthermore, when designing the layout I will have to make sure I accommodate space for the graph in order to make it as close to the original as possible.