Thomas Allison 0051
My previous research is on 5 random film trailers that I conducted towards the beginning of my coursework progress. I am now going to focus on 3 Thriller Film Websites.
(Case study 1) Saw 6 (http://www.saw6film.com/main.html)
To begin with this website is a thriller representing the film Saw 5 to the internet population. The idea with film websites is to help advertise and promote the film using widgets, trailers and some awesome designs to help attract the target audience. Firstly the background as expected is a dark dull layout, the main colour connotations displayed are black and gray which I associate with evil and death. The actual website background is a dark room with a flickering light and a vent with smoke coming out of it. This helps give the website a gloomy effect reflecting the codes and conventions of the Thriller genre. In the centre of the background is a door which is slightly wedged open with some type of light creeping through it onto the screen. This almost acts as a temptation for the target audience, trying to get them to watch the film to see what is behind the door. At the top of the page is a menu listed from left to right on a thriller designed grey menus background acting like a banner. This displays features of the film such as “downloads”, “gallery”, and “video”. This widgets/links help the film to be promoted and advertised to the target audience viewing the website to enable them to want to watch the film. The logo of “SAW” which is recognisable to all throughout all 5 of the films is presented in the centre of the page above the door with the words “Now Playing” underneath once again to help promote the film. This and the logo are coloured white to help contrast from the black and grey background to help it stand out as it is very important to be recognised. Towards the bottom of the page is various links also to help promote the film like “You can find us on....” and there are links to Facebook and Twitter. There are also links to games and websites linked to this film. One difference about this film from others is that the credits are not displayed in small fonts along the bottom of the page.
(Case Study 2) Hostel 2 (http://www.hostel2.com/)
To begin with Hostel 2’s website is different from the previous one I looked at in the sense of structure it is more basic. The background is a smudged grey effect, making the website seem gloomy and miserable adding to the diegesis of a Thriller. That is all the background consists of. The main image on the page is of a man’s face pulling a smug grin with the light positioned so he has shadow effects running across him. Also on the page are comments left by well known companies complimenting the film, for example “Marc Savlov”. This is a new feature which I have not noticed on a film website before. The next feature about this website is the video screen centred in the page with the guy just above it. This allows the most important feature of the website to be viewed almost straight away without the need to find it or avoid it. The trailer is available to be viewed to attract the audience to want to watch the film
(Case Study 3) The Dark Knight (http://thedarkknight.warnerbros.com/dvdsite/)
I have previously looked at this website but I am going to look at it in more detail due to its genre thriller, which I need to focus on for my website. To begin with without look at anything in particular I notice as soon as I go on the sight the colour codes which are black and dark grey giving it a dull effect showing signs of mystery and death. This follows the codes and conventions of a thriller as I already knew what type of film it was. The background is of dark clouds just like my magazine cover. The dark clouds are surrounding by sky scrapers peering over the screen making us as the audience look up as if something is going to fall down on us. The main logo of “Batman” is displayed centrally towards the bottom on the Menu. No name is needed as the Batman logo is instantly recognisable. This website also has animation effects such as the flashing arrows which states “one time limited event inside” which can be used to attract the target audience to use the websites facilities. To the left of the image is the image of Batman on Blu-ray and DVD which displays that the film has been released from cinema and that the target audience are able to buy it. The Menu displays familiar links from the other websites such as “Gallery, Videos, Cast and Crew” all used to help promote the film. Towards the bottom of the page in small font closed in together are the credits about the Production Company and cast. This is a common trait on a mainstream film website. Also presented next to the credits is the icons of the companies which helped to produce the film such as Warner Bros.
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