Review+Writing


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 * [[image:writtencom/dreamstimefree_1943743[1].jpg width="160" height="239"]] || = Structure =

Do you think reviews follow a set structure? If so what is this? Does it have a particular order?
Starts of talking about previous albums then works way into the new stuff - Blake

Reviews seem to follow a three paragraph structure. The first paragraph is the writers overall opinion of the film; highlighting both the positive and the negative aspects of said film. The second paragraph explains what the film is about, who directed it, starred in it, whether it's available in 3D or not. The third paragraph is basically a more in depth analysis of paragraph one. The writer goes much deeper into the details of the film and exposes more of the films strengths and weaknesses. He/she sums up this paragraph with an overall statement the film, " returning to sci-fi for the first time since 1982's iconic //Blade Runner //– shows you what cosmic terror can feel like in the hands of a true visionary. Buckle up" and this is known as the "sell". The writer is trying to convince the reader whether the film is worth seeing, or if it's in their best interests yo give it a miss. Reference: Travers, P. (p. 1, 2012). //Prometheus. // [|http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/prometheus-20120607]

yes they do they start with who the artist is there style followed by happened at the gig then they always end it a quote from the artist liana

I think that reviews don't have a "set structure. It depends on the type of review, what you are reviewing, and who the author and audience of the review are. For example, the movie "Ted' may be reviewed in a more casual manner compared to a review of a science expo. -Crystal

It starts off the reviewer thinks about the movie starts relating back to the old spiderman movies - Sarah

1:Introducing the Band/Artist, what you will be discussing. 2:Adding a story line 3:Slowly bringing the story together using relevant information 4:Speaking about other similar Artist/Bands 5:Concluding the review

- I think reviews follow a 3 paragraph structure. With reviews they usually start with an opening statement to catch someone's eye. They then start to talk about they are reviewing in the 2nd paragraph and the 3rd paragraph usually talks about their opinion and why should watch/attend etc. what they are reviewing -Phylisha

The content includes what happened at the event and what the writer thought about it. The writer sometimes includes a couple of facts about some of the people at the event or in movie. – Corey.

Yes, most reviews do have the type of structure like what is listed above. A review's main purpose is to capture you at the beginning then to give you a more detailed description with the reviewer's points of view to go with it. They then concluded it with what they think of it over all. Lyvonne Riki

Yes, All the reviews I read seemed to follow a clear structure as they explained what they liked about the film and what they didn't like about the film. Concluding final thoughts at the end. - Tony J

Yes, generally reviews do follow a set structure. They typically begin with a brief description of the artist and their product, whether it be a film or album, before expanding on individual aspects of the product reviewed, then ending with the reviewers overall opinion. - Lise

Yes He/She does use set structure, they began by introducing what they were talking about and so on. At times the story was a bit all over the place but in the end it came together - Jamie-Lace

Yes i think reviews do follow a structure. The reviewer follows the outline listed above. They give u an introduction of the product, followed by the pro's & con's. Then a conclusion (which is their opinion basically) of what they thought about the product over all. Jaimee

Yes, reviews do follow a set structure. It starts off with the name/s of the band/artists and then information about what's going and where. It finishes off with a positive comment and what the reviewer thought about it. Ma

Yes, I do think reviews follow a structure, they start with introducing the director and main actors and also the story line of the film. Then follow with what the liked and disliked about the film. Kristyn

The reviewer gave a brief description of the movie and highlighted the important scenes and bits and pieces he/she particularly enjoyed. Seb P.

The reviews does follow the set structure. It Introduces the band/artist at the start then a brief summarise of the movie is discussed. - Isabel

All three film reviews followed well structure so I can say that reviews follow a set of structure. Reviewer does mention in introduction director's and artist's name. Reviewer mentions main points of story and slowly bringing the story together using relevant information by this everyone can easily understand whole story.He compares with other films that helps to understand the theme of film. In the last reviewer conclude the whole review. cheers Sandhaya Tripathi

Yes reviews usually do follow a set structure, they often introduce the film, and the director then start talking about the film in general and the main parts/ important scenes and what its based around. -Brooke Freeman

Reviews do seem to follow a specific structure. An Intro, followed by the Body, and ending in Conclusion. However, the structure seems to be a lot looser than that of say a business letter. - Chris Hunt Some do and some don't. It depends on the content. Usually if they do, it will begin with introducing what media they will be reviewing, possibly the author/director and a description. The critic may also write their opinion, stating whether they think it is good or not. - Abee In my opinion, reviews seem to follow a certain structure which starts off introducing the topic that is being reviewed and then in decent sized paragraphs, describes in decent detail what the content of the topic is. There is definitely a clear introduction, body and conclusion in a good review- Jackson Rogers-Luxton ||
 * [[image:writtencom/dreamstimefree_1943743[1].jpg width="160" height="239"]] || =** Content **=

** What does the reviewer mention? What is important to mention if reviewing a film/gig/album/exhibition? **
Reviewer mentions previous albums and the similarities between them and the current one - Blake The reviewer includes all basic information e.g. the title tracks, album name, release date. It is important to do this so the reader knows what they're looking for/listening to. - - Chelsea P when writing a review i noticed that the reviewer compared the albus to other albums from the same artist. delilah The Band/Artist Relevant information/facts on the Band/ Artist Adding information from other similar Bands/Artist about similar situations and information Adding a story line to make review more interesting - in film reviews it is important for reviewers to mention the director and the name of the movie. -Phylisha I noticed the writer referenced other films by the same artist and would often compare the film to his/her earlier works, for example; the review of 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo', Peter Travers made comments about Fincher's other films, and expressed his disappointment in Fincher for not showing us the best of his talent. As well as the director's filmography, the writer also mentioned previous films the cast members had appeared in. I think this information is important because means people looking on information on the film can see what has done before and use that knowledge to form the basis their decision to see the film. The example above is a good one, I really want to see 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo', but not because I'm interested in the film (I've never read the book or anything) it's because I am a fan of David Fincher and his previous work like 'Se7en' and 'Fight Club'. reviewer mentions different tracks the album, but what is written is fairly negative. So a lot of bad things the singer  the content of the songs. However the reviewer gets you thinking by posing questions. Melissa What is important to mention in the content of a film, gig, album or exhibition to me is the release date and the venue so people are able to see what the review is about. Lyvonne Riki The reviews followed the structure including: introduction paragraph first, story-line paragraph, opinion paragraph and summary paragraph last. – Corey. The reviewer will often talk about the background of the Artist or Band. (Yuxin) Each review I read payed worthy reference to the names of actors in each movie, the director and occasionally even the producers. They also covered a basis of the plot and a good analysis of the flaws and highlights of the films -Tony J The reviewer does mention some background information of the director, the real actors name and their characters’ name.Charnele H  reviewer mentions different tracks  the album, but what is written is fairly negative. So a lot of bad things the singer the content of the songs. However the reviewer gets you thinking by posing questions. Melissa A reviewer must mention the key details of the product, such as the artist(s) involved.  - Lise It is important to mention the genre of film or music that they are reviewing. - Josh C The content mention in the reviews i read was the artists name, examples from the album they had reviewed, which they considered to be bad or good. Then followed with an overall opinion about what they thought about the album. The reviews typically seem to follow a set structure,starting with a introduction and description,followed by positive and negative points.They then generally add in some relevant information about other similar aspects,then followed by an overall opinion.-Janna

The mention, usually, the key points of the movie/album etc, and the names and sucesses of the main people involved: director, main actors, etc. :) - Crystal Typically in an album review a brief summary of the background and career of the artist is given as the Intro, as well as an introduction to the material being reviewed. Then the material is analyzed in-depth in the Body, before the whole review is summarized in the Conclusion. - Chris Hunt

The review in which I read, was about the new Bob Dylan album. The review was very informative and helpful in finding out what the album would be like and it's style before I listened to it. Now after reading this review I am very keen to hear it. The person reviewing this album has pointed out that this is Dylan's 35th album- Jackson Rogers-Luxton ||
 * [[image:writtencom/dreamstimefree_1943743[1].jpg width="160" height="238"]] || = Style =

Is the language used formal or informal? Is the review written in complete sentences? What about paragraphs?
The language used is formal, in the review the spelling and grammar is good and they have used full and complete sentences. The paragraph layout is good and makes sense, is set in a way that is easy to understand and read. language used is informal. the correct grammar is used aswell as paragraphs and complete sentences also used in the review-liana this was informal, the way it was written makes it seem though the reviewer was talking to a friend, although proper punctuation is used. It was relatively short, only one it was written shows how the reviewer feels about the album. Melissa Some of the reviews that I have reads are formal written-Each paragraphs they are full sentences. Charnele Most of the reviews i had read were written informal because they were probably trying to capture audience attention. - Isabel - there is some informal when writing reviews, so they seem interesting. and some sentences are because they like to leave the audience.. wondering. Phylisha i think language is both formal and informal in the way a film is reviewed. delilah

Depending on the audience the review is directed to, it can go either way. Some reviews use a mixture of both but they flow well. G rammar and paragraphing is used accordingly. - Abee || ||

Most reviews are written informally, this is usually done to appeal to the target audience. Samuel H

There are both formal and informal writing styles i have noticed depending on the target audience.They vary as some have one paragraphs and some have many.-Janna

Some of the reviews that I have reads are formal written-Each paragraphs they are full sentences. Charnele H

this was informal, the way it was written makes it seem though the reviewer was talking to a friend, although proper punctuation is used. It was relatively short, only one it was written shows how the reviewer feels about the album. Melissa

I find that most reviews are informally written, but with proper spelling and grammar. - Josh C

the reviewer uses both informal and formal language in both reviews, but it all ties in together well. - Jamie-Lace

The reviews usually use formal writing, although some reviews do use informal depending on the target audience- Brooke Freeman

Yes all the film reviews I read were formal, had proper sentence structure and correct grammar - Tony J The reviews I read had complete sentences and paragraphs. In one review I read 1 complete sentence made up 1 paragraph. Ma

The language in the reviews I read from Rolling Stone were informal, but was still written in complete sentences and paragraphs. Kristyn


 * [[image:writtencom/dreamstimefree_1943743[1].jpg width="160" height="239"]] || = Audience =

Is the review targeted towards a particular audience. How does the reviewer do this?
The target audience they are trying to connect with is a mature and older audience that is very aware of who these bands are, They have done this by adding relevant and true facts , whilst using a mature language style and tone. - Reviews will enjoy the genre that the film/gig/album/exhibition is about. for example in a movie review they could start their reviews by saying: Are you a comedy fan or like to a laugh? then movies for you.... etc. -Phylisha Different language tone s and styles of the reviews according to preference of their audience.For example,the review about Rock Music.They use the words like "badass" and 'kickass" which the people who like Rock music might love to use. (Yuxin) The reviewer uses different types of language for different audiences, if a band's audience is aimed at the youth/teenagers, the review may include different types of slang and simpler descriptions to something aimed at an older audience. - Chelsea P  Most reviewers will use specific slang that the target audience will understand or relate to. They may also make references to other similar films that the audience may have seen.  Samuel H   Some of the reviews that I have read ,they target towards a particular audience. Reviewer mentions the age or symbol of audience like ADULT, KIDS etc. Reviewer use the reason in review, why can or can't see this film.Always he use mature language  style and tone. cheers Sandhaya Tripathi ||