1. The Jungle Book (2016)
Website and Convergent Media
Howhas theproducerused convergenceto marketits products? Analysethe website andconsider
the differenttypesof mediawhichexistcomparedtoastatic, oldwebpage. Whateffectdoes
includingthese productshave onthe audience?How isitbetter?
The website producerusesvideos (aformof pull media) asconvergentmediaonthe jungle book
website,thisgivesthe audience aglimpse of the filmwhichcreatesinterestandmakesthemwantto
watch the film.Prominentsocial mediabuttons encouragessharingof the websitewhichincreases
circulationandmakesmore people aware of the product.The websitesproduceralsousessoundto
create an atmosphere. More convergentmediaisthe The Jungle Book Mowgali’sRungame which
there a linkstodownloadfromthe appstore,thisis pull mediaandalsoencouragessharingand
competitionbetweenfriends.The navigationisinteractive andanimatedwhichmake the website
appealing,there are linkstothe Disneywebsitewhichhasintertextualityandlinkstolotsof other
Disneyfilmsandproducts.Thisisbetterthana static website because itmakesitmore interesting,
interactive andvisuallyappealingwhichhasapositive impactonthe audience makesitmore
effectivemarketing.