Website Comparisons

When designing our website we decided to research existing horror film websites that we have taken inspiration from. When designing the website we were concentrating on stereotypical conventions such as the colour scheme, continuity regarding colours, pictures and typography, etc. 

The Devil Inside website was a useful one to look at, as we realised the teaser trailer opening up as soon as the viewer clicks on the website is a good feature to use as it pops out at them and allows them to watch it without clicking on a further link. The colour scheme for this website is also similar to our own, classic colours with horror connotations are used, black, red and white. We also knew that critics reviews were pivotal on a website and like the positioning of the text on the page, as it is in a prime position so it draws the audience's attention to it. 

The Possession website was useful to look at also, on our own website we decided we wanted to include tabs to other pages to add authenticity and make the website more interesting for the audience. Here, tabs are used and it looks very professional and the website is very engaging for the audience with a lot to do on it. 'The True Story' is also a page which tells of the story the film is based on, we thought this was a good feature and considered including it on our own website. Social networking links are also used on the website which we planned to use on our own website, here you can see millions of people have interacted with the website using the social networking links, which is a very good form of advertising. 

The Case 39 website follows a very dark theme, with a black background and a picture blurred into it, we thought this was effective as it focuses on the picture and typography more. The teaser trailer also starts automatically on this page which again is a good feature to include as it allows the audience to watch it without clicking on a link. The DVD of the film being advertised on the website is a very good form of advertising, as the audience know it's available on DVD or Blu-Ray and know what the front of the box looks like. 

All 3 websites provide different important features we wish to include on our own website, some conventions such as the classic horror colour scheme we wish to conform to, but we want to subvert the stereotype by having a basic and more simplistic website so the focus is more on the teaser trailer and the picture rather than on the background and when a website has too much going on, it is hard for the viewer to focus on single things.