How are semiotics used in relation to a Film Review?
'The Road' - The main picture takes up the top third of the page that shows they are in a road in connection with the title. The caption given is a humorous one as it plays on the words ‘muddy’ and ‘Glastonbury’ – “After another muddy year, they vowed it would be their last Glastonbury”. This caption in combination with the fact that there are only two columns show that this is a mainstream magazine which could be Total Film as they are known for using every opportunity to make a joke, expressing there funny mode of address. The fact that there are only two columns in combination with the two breakout boxes makes it more visually easy on the eye and easier to read. This shows what kind of audience they are aiming at: a younger audience who are looking for a short article to read. The image that is selected is a screenshot from the movie which is used to give anchorage to the article. The dull beige and red colours show the hardship that these two characters have been through on their journey. The breakout box is in relation to other films that are like this one in the review, and is not used to go in depth about the actor or director of the film because unlike for instance; a Sight and Sound magazine it doesn’t want to give a detailed review of each aspect of the film, director, actor performance etc as it doesn’t see Film as an art. The typography of this article is quite a large font, with big spacing between the lines to create the illusion that the article is full when in fact there is only minimal information placed there. There are quite a lot of graphics, to make the article more appealing and taking up space, showing that the audience reading this is a young one.
'A time to love and time to die' - Unlike ‘The Road’ article, this article consists of six columns which instantly convey to the audience that this is an article that will include a lot of detail. The typography is a small size of writing and little spacing between the lines, showing the full amount of detail that is in this article. This, like the Total Film review, shows what kind of audience it has, as it’s clear that what is included in this article will be in-depth, intellectual descriptions/discussions. In comparison to the breakout box in ‘The Road’ this breakout box is used as another chance to get an in-depth insight into the director, his ideas and thoughts on the issues looked at within the article. Even the picture used in the breakout box shows the sophistication of the magazine as it is a very serious picture of the director, as he looks into the eyes looking very refined with the iconography of the glasses. The dark lighting in the picture shows how serious the actor is, and how serious the article will be. Unlike the Total Film review of ‘The Road’ in this article there are barely any graphics, the only graphics seen is the blue bar at the top. This shows how plain the article is as it focuses more on the written part of the article. The main picture is quite big and in comparison to ‘The Road’ caption, this caption gives a full explanation of what is going on, to give anchorage to the picture. The actual picture looks fun and light hearted to tie in with the ‘A time to Love’ bit of the title and could also be used as a contrast to the serious tone of the article.
'The Road' - The main picture takes up the top third of the page that shows they are in a road in connection with the title. The caption given is a humorous one as it plays on the words ‘muddy’ and ‘Glastonbury’ – “After another muddy year, they vowed it would be their last Glastonbury”. This caption in combination with the fact that there are only two columns show that this is a mainstream magazine which could be Total Film as they are known for using every opportunity to make a joke, expressing there funny mode of address. The fact that there are only two columns in combination with the two breakout boxes makes it more visually easy on the eye and easier to read. This shows what kind of audience they are aiming at: a younger audience who are looking for a short article to read. The image that is selected is a screenshot from the movie which is used to give anchorage to the article. The dull beige and red colours show the hardship that these two characters have been through on their journey. The breakout box is in relation to other films that are like this one in the review, and is not used to go in depth about the actor or director of the film because unlike for instance; a Sight and Sound magazine it doesn’t want to give a detailed review of each aspect of the film, director, actor performance etc as it doesn’t see Film as an art. The typography of this article is quite a large font, with big spacing between the lines to create the illusion that the article is full when in fact there is only minimal information placed there. There are quite a lot of graphics, to make the article more appealing and taking up space, showing that the audience reading this is a young one. 
'A time to love and time to die' - Unlike ‘The Road’ article, this article consists of six columns which instantly convey to the audience that this is an article that will include a lot of detail. The typography is a small size of writing and little spacing between the lines, showing the full amount of detail that is in this article. This, like the Total Film review, shows what kind of audience it has, as it’s clear that what is included in this article will be in-depth, intellectual descriptions/discussions. In comparison to the breakout box in ‘The Road’ this breakout box is used as another chance to get an in-depth insight into the director, his ideas and thoughts on the issues looked at within the article. Even the picture used in the breakout box shows the sophistication of the magazine as it is a very serious picture of the director, as he looks into the eyes looking very refined with the iconography of the glasses. The dark lighting in the picture shows how serious the actor is, and how serious the article will be. Unlike the Total Film review of ‘The Road’ in this article there are barely any graphics, the only graphics seen is the blue bar at the top. This shows how plain the article is as it focuses more on the written part of the article. The main picture is quite big and in comparison to ‘The Road’ caption, this caption gives a full explanation of what is going on, to give anchorage to the picture. The actual picture looks fun and light hearted to tie in with the ‘A time to Love’ bit of the title and could also be used as a contrast to the serious tone of the article. 
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