Monday, 7 December 2015

Layout Conventions of 'Little White Lies' - Alex

After looking at various film reviews featured in 'Little White Lies', I have come to the conclusion that they have a very particular house style to stay consistent through each release. Here's an annotated version of their review on 'What Maisie Knew':
Here's what I've found:
  • The size of the page will be: 196mm x 245mm
  • The size of the image, (which can vary) will feature a coloured screenshot from the film. The height may differ, but the width will always be 168mm. The image will take up approximately 40% of the page and will feature the star/main character of the film.
  • Each column of text of text is 52.4mm wide. There are 3 columns, and will vary between 5-7 paragraphs depending on what the journalist has to say. Each review consists of approximately 550 words.
  • The only 3 fonts used are: Century Gothic, Yahei & Aparajita.
  • Smaller details include: 'REVIEWS' in captial letters, horizontal to one side of the review, halfway down the page. A 3-digit page number is also shown at the bottom.
  • The authors name is embedded within the last paragraphy
  • Bold, Century Gothic detail is used on the summaries for 'Anticipation', 'Enjoyment' and 'Retrospect'. Each summary is separated by line graphology, approximately 3px deep.
These details will come in handy when creating my own Little White Lies replica on our short film 'SOUP'.

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