Year 12 Homework ~ Fansites
Firstly, here is a screen grab from a Bridesmaids fan site:
According to the uses and gratifications theory, people would mainly access this fan pop website for social interaction. It is an inetractive website, allowing users to upload their own videos and pictrues, and leave comment on a film which everyone shares an inetrest in. They interact and communicate through this site. This webiste allows the audience to become much more active and involved in the film, and they have a much more prominant position. According to Maslow's hierachy of needs, this website would be in the very top category as it is not a neccessity for leading a successful and safe life. Information on the website includes photograph, clips, polls about the film, links to external sites and news articles which relate to the film, and the facility to leave comments. Every feature strongly relates to the film.
Below is a screen shot for a Vicky Christina Barcelona fan site,which is my second film case study:
There are significantly less fan sites for Vicky Christina Barcelona than there are for Bridesmaids, most probably because it is a low budget film and is not so mainstream. It does still possess some of the features which the Bridesmaids site did, such as it has pictures and the ability to leave comments. Fans are likely to want to access this type of website for social interaction, and this doesnt provide the oppurtunity as much as the Bridesmaids fan pop one did. People may also access this website for surveillance- it gives the user links to other movies similar to Vicky Christina Barcelona, and so it is the perfect place to gain information about other movies they may like. This relates to audiences being much more active. The feature which enables the audience to leave comments mean that the institution can quickly gage public opinion, and even improve future media products.
There are currently no fan sites for I Give It A Year, as it isnt released until later this month.
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