The websites used:
http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/S/shipwrecked/index.html
http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/S/shipwrecked/gossip/
The Shipwrecked website is based on the programme which is shown on both Channel 4 and E4. As the show is predominantly targeted at teenagers aged around 15-20, the website represents this. The layout of the site is very island-based – the theme is clearly sun, sea and sand.
The site offers the public a number of things to do, including finding out the latest gossip on the islands, see who’s on what island and you can also join the forum and interact with other Shipwrecked fans.
Like our own theme of keeping blogs, the team members also get the opportunity to do this. Every week a different member of Shipwrecked gets to write a blog about the week’s events – on the homepage, we are welcomed with the most recent one, then underneath that, we have a catalogue for the backdated blogs. This feature of the website enables audiences who may have missed that week’s episode to catch up by reading the blog, therefore offering the public an option of coming onto the website, and reading more information about the programme. From this, they are invited to vote for their favourite Shipwrecked member – this involves the audience and from this Channel 4 are able to rely on the opinions of the public in order to carry out certain features for their shows, such as the team member who receives the highest number of votes at the end of the series, wins a prize.
The gossip section of the site shows recent video clips of events that have happened over the past week. At the moment, there are videos of Stevie’s 21st Birthday, love-making going on, on the islands and also a video showing how some of the members are going to break the rules. This feature of the website enables the audience to watch more specific parts of the show, and they may even get to see things that aren’t actually shown on the actual programme – a bonus for all Shipwrecked fans.
This website is very interactive – the audience can get very involved in the show; this is always a good thing as it means that Channel 4 can give the public what they want.
http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/S/shipwrecked/gossip/
The Shipwrecked website is based on the programme which is shown on both Channel 4 and E4. As the show is predominantly targeted at teenagers aged around 15-20, the website represents this. The layout of the site is very island-based – the theme is clearly sun, sea and sand.
The site offers the public a number of things to do, including finding out the latest gossip on the islands, see who’s on what island and you can also join the forum and interact with other Shipwrecked fans.
Like our own theme of keeping blogs, the team members also get the opportunity to do this. Every week a different member of Shipwrecked gets to write a blog about the week’s events – on the homepage, we are welcomed with the most recent one, then underneath that, we have a catalogue for the backdated blogs. This feature of the website enables audiences who may have missed that week’s episode to catch up by reading the blog, therefore offering the public an option of coming onto the website, and reading more information about the programme. From this, they are invited to vote for their favourite Shipwrecked member – this involves the audience and from this Channel 4 are able to rely on the opinions of the public in order to carry out certain features for their shows, such as the team member who receives the highest number of votes at the end of the series, wins a prize.
The gossip section of the site shows recent video clips of events that have happened over the past week. At the moment, there are videos of Stevie’s 21st Birthday, love-making going on, on the islands and also a video showing how some of the members are going to break the rules. This feature of the website enables the audience to watch more specific parts of the show, and they may even get to see things that aren’t actually shown on the actual programme – a bonus for all Shipwrecked fans.
This website is very interactive – the audience can get very involved in the show; this is always a good thing as it means that Channel 4 can give the public what they want.
1 comment:
kirsty, you have an unhealthy obsession with shipwrecked, one of them in particular eh eh?
but otherwise, your blog is good. but the pink hurts my eyes.
paul x
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