Website Analysis
- 1. WEBSITE ANALYSIS (12 YEARS A SLAVE) Thisis the website analysisof the movie 12Years a Slave.The genre of my filmisDrama,whichissimilar to the genre of this movie,thisiswhyI chose to analyse thisparticularwebsite. THE MAIN PAGE: The front page of the website isverysimple-lookingyetdynamicatthe same time,it statesthe name of the movie clearly, andunderthatisa little descriptionof the film.If youlookmore closely,onthe right- belowof the,mainpage,the awardsnominated andwonbythe filmare alsomentioned,thisistoshow the successand outcome of the film.Onthe right top,are linkstofindoutmore about the filmorto purchase the filmandalsoa signuplinkisavailable fortoreceive free curriculartoolkits. Thisisawayto connectwiththe audience whovisitthe website. The backgroundof the mainpage is not justa still backgroundimage butisa short videoclipof the movie playingonthe whole screenasthe background,itdoesnotdominate the whole imagerybut blendsinperfectlywiththe littleintroductionof the filmonthe mainpage.
- 2. OTHER: Clearand simple instructionsare given onhow tonavigate throughthe whole websiteasitmay seema little more technicallyadvancedcomparedtootherusual websites.Scrollingdownasadvised,the main star of the film’spicture appearsasbackgroundwithhiscurrentandfuture activitiesstated.Alsoa quote bythe actor ismentionedunderthe text. Similartothe mainactor’s professionalinformation,eachscroll leadstothe otheractors’information.
- 3. RESOLUTION: As the website isabouttocome to itsresolution,there are afew clipsof the filmavailablewithquotes fromthe filmitself. The last page of the website requeststhe viewerstoconnectwiththe distributors/filmthroughother social networkssuchas FacebookandTwitter, also,helptofindtheatrestowatch12 Years A Slave,near youis given.Andfinallythe namesof the actorsin the filmare presentasthe resolution.
- 4. IN A NUTSHELL: The whole website hadabasictheme throughout,the colorwasdark andgloomy,there isnotmuch textas itis kepteye catchingand simple.