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