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SAMPLE PAGE - guide to layout for VideoVista reviews
cast: [top 5 actors billed?]
director: [or producer]?
runtime in minutes? (certificate?) year of production or copyright?
widescreen ratio? [if known]
Label? DVD or blu-ray? [region code?] rental or retail?
[date of release?]
RATING: ?/10 [score: 0-10]
review by [your name]
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Film Title
It would be very helpful if you could include as much relevant info - using this sample layout page's 'house' style - as possible in your review.
Also, we would prefer reviews sent via attachment to email, in MS Word (if possible), RTF, or text-only format.
If you can also send a packshot (email attachment in JPEG format) of the DVD cover, that would be very helpful as it saves time on picture research.
If you're covering a TV series, name the show's creator(s), not director(s).
If the film's director is also writer and/ or producer, add those credits, too.
If you mention a character - especially by name - remember to identify actor playing that role, by commenting on performance, or like this:
Character (Actor Name, Other Screen Credits).
If you cite any/ other films by title in your reviews...
Do not use inverted commas or quotation marks - "Film title", or _Film Title_ to denote film titles. If using Word, just put titles in
bold, but try to make make it clear from your writing that you are referring to another film, anyway.
Always use title case - The Lord Of The Rings (not: Lord of the Rings), unless the film has a foreign language title.
If reviewing a foreign film, use the English title first, whenever possible, like this:
The Beast (aka: La Bête, 1975)
- unless the film is being marketed for DVD release under its original title.
Please comment - however briefly - on every disc's extras, at the end of your review, and include titles of featurettes or short documentaries plus
their run-time/ duration, if known.
When you get two (or more) discs to review, it's essential to cover the extensive bonus material(s), even if you can only write a paragraph or two
about the DVD package.
Always include a rating - marks out of ten - with every review.
Follow these guidelines and editorial advice on reviewing, because [the golden rule!] a happy editor is one with nothing to do.
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