AimsAims
• To be confident with the codes and conventions of websites
• To practically apply website conventions
• SEAL/PLTS: To be creative thinkers
Website ConventionsWebsite Conventions
• You are to match up the website specific words to their definition.
What is the Purpose of a Website?What is the Purpose of a Website?
• Uses the web as a digital media platform
• Informs users of a product/service
• Can link to other resources such as moving images, other websites, or even blogs
Other Things to ConsiderOther Things to Consider
• House style
• Use of colour
• Use of graphics/animations
• Logo
• Title of film and slogan
Walk ThroughWalk ThroughDeconstruct one of the following websites, all for action-adventure films, released
in 2010. Features must be labelled as well as deconstructed; remember to think about the
connotations
Q: is it clear that the website is from an action-adventure film?Q:what strategies are used on the website to promote the film ?
Q: does the website promote any other companies/products?Who is the target audience and how do you know?
Tron: LegacyKick-Ass
Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
InceptionRED
Iron Man 2Predators
Your DesignYour Design
• Draw a rough flat plan of your film’s website of at least three pages including home page, gallery and an information page.
• Again, the conventions you have used must be labelled.
Denotation and ConnotationDenotation and Connotation
• Pick three things on your web page.
• Analyse them!
• What are the connotations? Can you justify why you have used them?
Reviewing the AimsReviewing the Aims
• To be confident with the codes and conventions of websites
• To practically apply website conventions
• SEAL/PLTS: To be creative thinkers
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