Film Review
HOW TO WRITE A FILM REVIEW
Writing a successful film review is like baking really great cookies. As a chef you need to pay attention to essential ingredients to make the recipe work, but creativity and personal choices are what make the final result more tasty and interesting.
As a film review writer you must consider basic elements such as the story, character, technical details, sound/music and the theme or message in the film. A chef must think about who they are baking cookies for. A film reviewer, in the same way, should pay attention to their audience, who will read the review and what their tastes and interests might be. Not every element must be discussed in every review. The film you are reviewing will determine the elements that should be discussed.
As well, decisions about film are based on what you prefer (fantasy or science fiction) and what is happening in your world. To write a successful film review, it is important to lead or introduce your review with reasons for your choice and conclude with a summary of how all the elements, including the story, characters, technical details, sound/music and theme, work to make the film entertaining.
Lead/Introduction
A strong introduction is an important element to any writing assignment. Film reviewers call this a lead and use it to draw the reader into the body of their review. A lead provides a broad picture of the importance of the film. This may have something to do with the actors, the novel from which the film is adapted, the theme or social issues dealt with in the film or some other noteworthy feature. Once this broad or general introduction is made the rest of the film review should deal with specific details in the film (character, plot, technical elements, sound and theme). When you get to the end of your review after discussing specific details of character, plot, technical elements, sound and theme, the conclusion should relate back to what you discuss in your lead. The overall
Writing a successful film review is like baking really great cookies. As a chef you need to pay attention to essential ingredients to make the recipe work, but creativity and personal choices are what make the final result more tasty and interesting.
As a film review writer you must consider basic elements such as the story, character, technical details, sound/music and the theme or message in the film. A chef must think about who they are baking cookies for. A film reviewer, in the same way, should pay attention to their audience, who will read the review and what their tastes and interests might be. Not every element must be discussed in every review. The film you are reviewing will determine the elements that should be discussed.
As well, decisions about film are based on what you prefer (fantasy or science fiction) and what is happening in your world. To write a successful film review, it is important to lead or introduce your review with reasons for your choice and conclude with a summary of how all the elements, including the story, characters, technical details, sound/music and theme, work to make the film entertaining.
Lead/Introduction
A strong introduction is an important element to any writing assignment. Film reviewers call this a lead and use it to draw the reader into the body of their review. A lead provides a broad picture of the importance of the film. This may have something to do with the actors, the novel from which the film is adapted, the theme or social issues dealt with in the film or some other noteworthy feature. Once this broad or general introduction is made the rest of the film review should deal with specific details in the film (character, plot, technical elements, sound and theme). When you get to the end of your review after discussing specific details of character, plot, technical elements, sound and theme, the conclusion should relate back to what you discuss in your lead. The overall