How to Write a Killer Music or Movie Review: 9 Tips
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Writing a movie, music, or book review is very easy, but crafting an interesting review can be slightly more difficult. There are a few straightforward actions authors can take to increase the reader interest in their reviews.
As authors, we must keep in mind the abundance of movie, book, and music reviews available online. They are widely available on Amazon, blogs, websites for film critics, and well-known websites for pop culture. You are what makes your review unique. I'll go through some pointers for making your reviews as distinctive as you can so they stand out from the competition.
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This "How-To" may be used for pretty much every review you post on Hubpages and elsewhere, even if it is targeted at pop culture-focused reviews (i.e. TV & Film, Music, and Books).
Special Note: I refer to a variety of article kinds as "reviews," including impressions, fan guides, and round-ups. The term "review" refers to analysis of a movie, television show, album, performance, or other activity for the purposes of this article. If you come up with something original, it doesn't matter if it doesn't fall inside the conventional "professional review" umbrella.
1. What to Review?
It's ideal to pick a product you already own to review if it's a product review. Reviewing movies, TV series, or books you haven't bought but have only watched or read is acceptable as long as you are well-versed in the subject. The same article might also review a collection of media with a similar theme.
Advice: It's better to pick an item that isn't likely to run out of stock if you're writing a review on your blog or Hubpages with an affiliate link. Reviews of films, TV shows, novels, and musical records are so frequently the most secure option.
2. Does it Have to Be a Positive Review?
Take a cue from the movie critics: not every review needs to be positive. It's usually a good idea to blend your favorite things with criticism, or things that didn't work for you. It's okay to write a review of a terrible movie since occasionally lousy movies may be quite enjoyable. It might be entertaining to just criticize a film or song that makes you angry.
Writing with a human voice is one of the secrets of writing that is interesting. You risk losing credibility if your review is only glowingly positive and exclaims that this is the BEST THING EVER and will FIX ALL YOUR PROBLEMS. While evaluations like these could be effective for a favorite movie, record, or book, you run the risk of sounding like an Internet salesman robot if you are reviewing a product.
3. Remember Remember Remember
Your memory is one of the most powerful tools you have as a writer. While a first-person account is not required by professionals for reviews of movies, shows, songs, or books, your personal experiences and anecdotes can nevertheless aid in the creation of an interesting piece.
You can still elaborate on when someone would like watching the movie or listening to the album you're reviewing even if you don't have a specific recollection to relate. This can be based on your personal perceptions and experiences. Is it a Friday night, gripping the edge of your seat, popcorn spilling out of your mouth sort of movie or a "lie in bed sick" kind of movie?
4. Get Specific
Good writing is specific—this is a well-established writing principle. Provide readers with concrete examples and concepts to grasp, and they'll be more likely to finish reading (and perhaps even share) your review.
Tip: Telling your viewer that "The Goonies is the funniest movie ever" means nothing. Better would be "One of the funniest scenes in The Goonies is when Chunk admits that he made a whole movie theater throw up on each other." You can also analyze how it compares to other movies, TV series, albums, or novels, explain why particular story lines work (or don't), or explain why a lead character is so endearing. When you find yourself lacking in specifics, consider "why," then explain it to your audience.
5. Avoid Lengthy Summaries
In the product listing, you can find a detailed synopsis of a narrative, all the details about a product, or the track listing for an album. Even if you repeat it in your own words, it is repetitious and will not contribute anything to the review. Determine why someone would choose to read your movie review over simply reading a synopsis of the film elsewhere.
Do all summaries now constitute a release? Definitely not! Just don't use it as the review's main point of emphasis. Write about the main themes of the book, an important scene from a movie, your favorite TV actors, or the best songs on the album (for example), but don't get too specific and don't add any spoilers. * If it's a movie, think about including the trailer or your favorite clips via Youtube; if it's an album, you can include a music video.
*In theory, you could include spoilers. You are a unique individual. Your life is yours to live.
Here's what I do: Generally speaking, if a brand-new movie is still playing in cinemas, I definitely steer clear of any spoilers. If the movie has been out for a while, I might relax my rule. If you find it difficult to control your emotions, it's best to warn your readers so they don't stumble into the spoiler and then break down in tears because you spoiled a movie they hadn't yet seen.
6. Use Unique Photos Whenever Possible
While using original images is always preferred online, including them when writing a review is more crucial. This is because if your review simply includes a generic product image, it will only have a generic image linked to it when someone shares it on social media (and found dozens of places online). Your review will become instantly more distinctive if you include your own image.
Make careful to give due credit when using a personal, creative commons, or public domain image that references a section of your review. A picture from the time the show was on TV, a picture of the DVD you have on your shelf, a picture of the vehicle you used to blast the record in, etc. are a few suggestions.
7. Don't Be Afraid To Break the Mold
The funniest pieces, in my opinion, are those that don't follow the conventional style of "expounding on the merits and shortcomings" of anything. Share your wonderful album-related story if you have one. Tell us how to play any games you enjoy playing while viewing a certain movie. Let us know if you have any more advice for using a fantastic product or interesting facts about it.
Make the unique, exceptional aspect of your experience the main focus of the review, and readers will find it to be both more informative and amusing.
Advice: It doesn't matter if your finished post doesn't read like a typical review; if it's interesting or unusual, readers will be more interested.
8. Give it a Theme
Are you reviewing a comedy film? Make it humorous. Are you penning a horror film critique? Make it eerie. Are you composing a Groundhog Day review? Make it truly Bill Murray. As long as you enjoy writing it, hopefully others will enjoy reading it.
9. Don't Be Afraid to Share It!
You can't always rely on search engine traffic, despite the fact that it is great. Share your review on social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, or the website(s) of your choice, if you want it to be read.
A review or article that does well on social media, in my experience, will eventually be "picked up" by Google. Be tolerant!
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