The document analyzes and summarizes two movie websites - Fishtank and Kidulthood. For Fishtank, it notes that the poster image portrays the main character as rebellious and suggests aspects of the plot. It also praises the direct link to the trailer. For Kidulthood, it comments that the simple layout is due to the film's budget, and that the title, quote, and image of the protagonist holding a bat accentuate the film's criminal theme in order to attract a young audience. The analysis concludes that while Fishtank's site lacks information, both sites provide basic film website elements and layouts that can inspire the design of the author's own site due to their
2. Fishtank Website
This website displays a girl dressed in sports clothing portraying her as rough and chavy, a stereotypically
rebellious girl. Her body language and facial expression show her anger and frustration suggesting one
aspect with regards to the plot of the film. The cloudy sky with the sunny undertones, allude to hope or
happiness which could come through towards the end of the plot. The link to the trailer under the title of
film is effective as it enables the viewer
to directly and easily access the
trailer prior to its viewing. This is
particularly useful when searching
for the trailer. Also the actors names
at the bottom of the image are used
to put emphasis on the names and
popularity of the characters within
the film world.
3. Kidulthood Website
The name of the website is clear and easy to read for
the audience. WIth a simple layout as a result of the
time and budget the film had to dispense. The font and
colour of the title make it stand out in particular with the
quote at the bottom left. The inclusion of this catchy
statement is used to entice the audience into viewing
the film. The image of the protagonist holding a baseball
bat accentuates the criminal/gang element of the film
whereby the young audience who may be interested in
such things will feel inclined to watch this in cinema.
The graffiti at the bottom further supports the
youth/gang, urban feel to the film. The image of the dvd
is not extremely effective as it draws attention away
from the title and the image to the left. This is not
4. What I will use from these?
I was relatively inspired by the websites I analysed, giving me inspiration and
insight into what I wanted to include in my own, in relation to the fonts, layout,
design, colours, synergy etc. Although Fish Tank’s website is not particularly
informing as it is from the BFI, it manages to address the basic criteria of a film
website: link to trailer, synopsis etc. Kidulthood, due to the date of its creation, is
somewhat outdated and relatively simple. On the whole I believe this is helpful as I
do not necessarily have the software or the means of creating an advanced
website and therefore I am able to use these as they are not only of similar genres
but also they have layouts I wish to imitate.