Film review research

Not many magazines I have found purely contain lots of different film reviews. The ones that I came across during my film review research were:
- Empire
- Total Films
- Sight & Sound

Empire

• Blue or black title - draws attention to the reader
• A short plot - informative so people can quickly read what the film is about
• List of cast, directors, running time, certification - allows audience to quickly become aware on all of this information without having to look for the information in the text.
• Large picture - eye-catching to the audience
• Verdict - stating the writers opinion
• Blue font
• Informal
• Aimed at any audience - especially younger generations
• Clear star rating

Sight & Sound

• Not many colours used
• Large amounts of text
• Small pictures
• Formal 
• Aimed at older generations and students who enjoy reading analysis reviews

Total Films

• Red colour theme 
• Aimed at younger generations and middle aged people
• Slightly smaller pictures than Empire 
• Clear star rating
• Slightly informal
• Bold empire logo - recognition 

From comparing my research on different review magazines, I found that the review most suited for my short film would be Empire. I think this because my film targets an audience of a younger generation and the empire magazine is quite informal and targets young people also. Therefore, it is likely that my short film would gain more recognition if placed in 'Empire', rather than in ' Sight & Sound' or 'Total Films'. Even though 'Total Films' is also slightly informal, I preferred Empire due to its layout and how empire stands out more with having larger pictures and titles.