YOUTH: Making of the Magazine review

Below is the review we created for the magazine before editing a template in photoshop.


The real Dawn (Meabh Kavanagh) seems to have disappeared into a dystopian daze, causing concern for her companions Mick (Hugh-Kelly Bogue) and Steve (Ethan Yandall). It is up to Mick and Steve to understand what has happened to her before it catches them too.


'For Christ's sake Steve, we have to do something! This has been going on three days now!' exclaims Mick, worried and upset about the condition he has found his older friend Dawn in. The dialogue between the two of the men is presented in such a way that we can observe both of their personalities and emotions. Steve is less fussed - suggesting that maybe Dawn has had 'some sort of breakdown'. Insisting that they go in and assess the situation, Mick leads Steve into something entirely different from his suggestions.



At the heart of the film lies a question - do we really know as much as we think we do? There are so many unanswered queries, it leaves room for the viewers to find their own answers. The film shows Mick and Steve tapping on the door of the unknown, with safety fraying beneath their feet. Their curiosity goes a little too far when the earpiece is removed from Dawn's ear and she falls to the ground - dead. It is at this point the film turns dark and tense. The cinematography is second to none in capturing these moments through the shot types and camera work.


Mick (Bogue), in a desperate attempt to find answers to all these questions, tries on the earpiece that Dawn (Kavanagh) had originally worn, and what happens next is confusing and disturbing. Capturing the panic and confusion felt by Steve perfectly, Yandall removes himself from the situation to clear his head. When he comes back, a young child resembling Mick, wearing Mick's clothes, is standing there. Hauntingly, the soundtrack from the start of the film begins to play again, and with this comes the symbolism of rejuvenation and rewinding.

 This film shows a conflict between youth and age; the desired effect of the earpiece is to restore youth and it fits fitting with a materialistic view of society which puts youth on a pedestal.

Overall, Youth is well presented and captures the eeriness and sarcasm of the situation and characters; as well as asking us the overarching question - how much do we really know? Putting me in mind of other thought-provoking dramas such as Black Mirror, this film is a breath of fresh air and something entirely different.

I followed the codes and conventions of the following magazine reviews especially the double page spread

We experimented and changed our magazine review a few times as we felt it didn't look professional enough but after spending a few more hours on research and photoshop I am really happy with the outcome of our film review magazine spread.

 

We changed the right hand side spread as many film magazines follow the same layout of using columns and we didn't want to break these codes and conventions