Little Miss Sunshine + Misfits

Little miss sunshine

Look at the official website for Little Miss Sunshine and answer the following:

 types of information can we learn about the film and actors from this website?

When we click on the different sections on the little miss sunshine website we can see the different actors and actresses and we get a small description of what they have done and how they contributed to this movie. This gives us a good overview of who they are and why they have become successful and will be able to offer something good to this film. We also get a lot of information on the background of the movie including how it was made and pictures of the main parts. 

Is the website interactive for the consumer and in what ways?

This website is very interactive for the user because there is a lot of different options that they can choose to look at and there is also a chance for them to be creative by creating their own Volkswagen bus. This will attract people to the website because they can go on their to find out anything about the movie including the way it was made. 

Which marketing strategies are evident on this website?

By allowing you to see all parts of the movie such as how it was made, pictures and key scenes it will interest the consumer and encourage them to go out and buy this film. It is impossible to get past the clips of key scenes because they show one after every option you choose, this means you cannot move on without seeing them. They also offer the chance to download some add ons which means that people could enjoy these and therefore want to buy the full movie. 

Why do you think these methods are being used for this film?

I think that the creators of this website have decided to use these techniques because they make the film very accessible and in the readers face because it is shown to you at every possibility. They also use the chance of downloads because people are already online and will be interested to see things about the movie. This can lead to people wanting to see the full movie.

Misfits

What types of information can we learn about the show, characters and actors?

We can learn a lot from looking at the misfits website because there is a lot of information available on all areas of the show. There is a whole separate section called about the show for people who want to get an idea of what goes on i misfits and the basic storyline. There are also links to all the the characters twitter websites which means it is possible to follow them on twitter and be linked to the characters. 

How many links are there with other forms of social media e.g. Facebook?

There are two main links with other forms of social media and they are with social networking sites. The two social networking sites are facebook and twitter. It is possible to go through links that lead to pages on both these websites for the different characters. They also work with Itunes and make it possible for people to follow a link from the website to a itues page with the soundtrack on and available to download.

 

Is the website interactive in other ways?

This website is very interactive because there are many different things that the person using the website can do. It is possible to play games which are related to the website which will interest the younger viewers. It is also possible to watch video clips and view pictures of the different scenes and the making of the different episodes. You can also view the music that they use in the series and download it through itunes, this will again link misfits to other companies and computer programs.

Is the website easy to use and accessible for all?

I think that the website is very easy to use because everything on the website is easy to find because of how well it posted on there. this means that everybody will find it easy to get around different sections of the website. They also make it appealing to everybody that visits the site by having a lot of different things that they can do when on the website.