In terms of styling the magazine, the editor always keeps to the same basic layout. However by doing this, he also adapts it uniquely so that it corresponds with its feature film based from the front cover. On the interior of the magazine, the style generally follows the same each addition of the magazine. By this I mean that paragraphing is often used to help represent a slight change of topic or to just simply break the text up a bit. As well as this i also noticed how there seems to be a little image to do with the film inserted into the middle of the text. This is quite neat as it gives the audience a little recognition that what they are reading about is the part that is portrayed through the image.
The text is also surrounded by a unique border, usually on the basis of the feature film, making each review valuable and special.
Because of the fact that the magazine is of a high quality and includes a lot of detailed information it is valued at a fairly high price of around £6. This is a lot more compared to the mainstream magazines that are found in every newsagents as they want their magazines to appeal to a smaller market but to be seen as more valuable, and this has worked. When looking back at the survey, 93% read almost all of the magazine and the same amount kept their copies of the magazines instead of throwing them away. This is mainly due to the fact that the copy of LWL is of a far better quality and so it would be a far more waste of money if the customer was to just throw it away after reading it once.
When looking at the style of the magazine, I noticed at how each paragraph was split into different areas. Paragraph 1 gave the initial contexts (historically and politically) to the audience. This would include information such as the director, the date it was set and the main characteristics of the characters involved in the film. This would give the audience a early understanding of what the film is about, the genre, as well as the characters involved.
Paragraph 2 again gave historical and political contexts but also linked it with the film protagonist. In Zero Dark Thirty, this was 'Maya', a fictional character who was based on real events, to play a CIA agent when hunting for Bin Laden.
Paragraph 3 talks more about the characters in the film as well as the director's aims and any possible genre conventions that are shown early on in the film. This helps set a early image in the audiences mind of what the film is likely to be about.
Paragraph 4 gives away the genre and the conventions of this particular film portray this. In Zero Dark Thirty, this could be the use of low key lighting in the most climatic scenes towards the end of the film. As well as this, other references are given throughout to hint at how other films have also followed a similar format when producing a film.
Paragraph 5 gave us the director's intentions for the film as well as the characters, and also gave us themes and aspects of the style.
Paragraph 6 showed us the genre and style again, however also included the key scenes from the film and the unique elements in making the film successful.
The final paragraph summarised the end scenes and why they were important as well as interestingly giving a positive last sentence about the film, whereas in other reviews, there has been a negative final sentence.
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