Ancillary Product 2 - Magazine Review - completed Review

By looking at the Web-Magazine http://www.rottentomatoes.com/ I have been able to create a small magazine review for HammerSpace, using the Alice in Wonderland as a template. I have created a basic review of the film along with incorporating my first ancillary product, the movie poster.

This web magazine incorporates all the needed factors of a print magazine, such as;

• The title of the film- this is shown in the top third of the page and also states when the film was released. 
• A visual image- this is shown on the very left hand side and uses a minimal movie poster.
• User/Critics ratings- these are shown in the middle third of the page. The "Tomatometer" shows the professional critics ratings of the film. This is shown as a percentage for ease of use. Beneath this is a summary of the average ratings, the number of the reviews counted, and the number of positive reviews vs the number of negative reviews. The "Audience" allows the user to review the film, giving the audience a no professional point of view. 
• Readers Opinion- this allows the reader to respond to the magazine. This makes the web magazine more interactive than a print magazine. 
• Movie information- this gives an in-depth written review/plot synopsis. This can be extended for a more detailed text, or left as a slightly more minimal read which would  more suitable for a more passive audience. The details such as age rating, writer and director are also shown. 

I chose to use a web-magazine because of their growing appeal. Due to the advances of modern technology, such as wireless internet, smart phones and portable computers mean that web magazines are becoming more portable and easy to share than their paper counter parts. Digital media is also constantly being up-dated, where as print media is out of date by the time it reaches the shelves.