STRUCTURE+OF+A+FILM+REVIEW


 * Structure of a film review **


 * Paragraph 1: Overall impression **
 * Make your general reaction to the film clear
 * Identify the following information:
 * Title
 * Genre
 * Director
 * Lead actors
 * Year of release


 * Paragraph 2: Plot summary **
 * Don’t explain every little detail
 * Identify the premise (the scenario that drives the action). Is this convincing and engaging?


 * Paragraph 3: Acting **
 * How did the actors portray the key roles? How did they convey the lives of the characters?
 * Did they fulfil your expectations? Were they believable characters?
 * Refer to other films made by the main actors, and assess their performance in this one


 * Paragraph 4: Film techniques **
 * Describe and assess the mise-en-shot and mise en scene (camera angles, editing, lighting, set production, costumes, etc.)
 * Identify other notable successes/failures of the film – for example, the soundtrack, special effects, etc.
 * Place this in the context of other films (ie compare and contrast to other films from the same genre/director/period)


 * Paragraph 5: Themes **
 * Identify the message (s) of the film and how it is/they are conveyed
 * Is this done effectively?
 * Place this in the context of other films (ie compare and contrast to other films from the same genre/director/period)


 * Paragraph 6: Conclusion **
 * Justify your opinion of the film by ranking it alongside others that you may or may not have already mentioned
 * Suggest to the reader that this may be a film to see/avoid