Short Film Website Analyses

Detainment

This is the home screen: 

Shows the title in capital letters to stand out with the statement saying it is a true story underneath. On the far right there are awards to show how successful the short film is. 

About the film:

This page explains what the film is about so audience members know what to expect, as well as certain aspects of the film that some viewers would need to know such as duration and language.

Trailer:

The trailer gives a brief insight on what the film is about without spoiling too much but gives enough

information to incise people to watch the film.

Cast:

A list of cast members is presented with the main characters being closer to the beginning of the line which could imply an order of importance. Each person has an IMDB link.

An extra screenshot of the casting picture:

The Crew

Each crew member has a photo and a comment on what their jobs are doing with a brief description of their background and history such as where they are from and awards they have received.

Galleries:

Behind the scenes show audience members the process it takes to make the film they saw. Film stills have screenshots of certain scenes that may be overlooked in the film when people are drawn into the story not the picture.

Awards:

This page shows all the awards the film has won, which is very impressive. This can help gain audiences as it shows winnings of best actor and director along with many film festivals.

Screenings:

Screenings allows members of the public see when the film is showing in the nearest cinema, theatre, etc. A multiple selection of screenings gives a increase in people going as the longer a film is screened for, it gives more of an opportunity to free up your time to see the short film.

Publicity:

Having publicly on the film such as posters, interviews or trailers, allows more people to view and know about the film. This will provide a wider audience. In interviews or ratings provide a good comment, for example, saying the film is child friendly, than parents are more likely to bring their children along to the film, which they might not of thought of doing before incase the film was unsuitable for a younger audience. 

Contact:

Having contact information allows people to get in tough, whether it be to as questions about the films, where to buy tickets or just a brief explanation to the film, anything is allowed to be asked when getting in contact. It also allows people to have updates about the film or could find other/new short films.

Credit:

At the bottom of the website is a whole list of names showing credit to people who took part in the films but were not seen or mentioned before. Such as make up artists are put down as they were extremely important to the film as they helped design the characters look on screen, but they themselves where not on screen so without having the credit there, people might not know they took part. 

ELO - Caroline

Main Page:

The main page shows multiple films that they have done and are going to do. This allows people to easily find and look at certain short films. 

About:

Shows the producers behind the films and the website. Shows were they are based/from and has contact information for people to get in touch. 

Credit and Awards:

Shows who took part in the film and how many awards they won. It is very clearly laid out to make it clear what they are showing as it isn't in separate places like Detainment had done it.  

Quotes and Comments:

This section shows comments from certain reviews which are from people who have seen the film and can give a fair judgement. This allows other members of the public to watch the film based on the reviews they have read. An IMDB link can be very helpful as it allows people to see the actors who took part.

Pictures:

Having photos, either direct stills from the film, pictures of posters or fans drawings are a great thing to have on a website as it shows the passion of the audience and the dramatic moments caught on film that might go missed when watching the film. Can give a slight hint on whats to come but without actually showing or giving away too much.