Interactive meida report.

Interactive Video Report



Interactive media platforms

The Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web

the web is a widely used platform; it contains things like the BBC iplayer so that you can catch up with your programs, five on demand, YouTube. Many sites host films, YouTube hosts films in parts due to the film being too long to post in one go. Many people use the web to catch up with programs or to entertain themselves, i.e. the YouTube phenomenon Fred. Many TV programmes use YouTube to set up YouTube pages that show their videos and clips from their shows which boosts viewer numbers for the program on TV.

Email Attachments: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mail_attachment

Many many things get sent form email to email address, jokes, letters, work files, general catching up and staying in contact with people from around the world. Many people send each other ecards or send videos directly from sites (yahoo music you can email the video to a friend) which means that the sites get more hits as they send a link to their site with the email constantly advertising themselves.

DVD: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD

Many DVDs in today’s age have interactive menus, extra bits that you can view during the film and extras like making of documentaries which you get to all through interactive click through functions. Majority of DVDs feature an introduction before they get to the menu and there are always adverts advertising other films while you wait for the film to start. The Matrix for example had a white rabbit function, you went into the features menu and turned on the white rabbit which meant as the film progressed and things started to happen, a white rabbit would pop up in the corner of the screen and if you selected it you would see a special short films/documentaries about how they done that set, or shot that scene.

CD-ROM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-ROM

CD-ROMS contain music files and sometimes pictures, more and more they are containing files that can only be reads by computers which means that when you put the CD into your computer you can view ”hidden” files. They are used in school for educational viewing or for showing documentaries.

Kiosks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_kiosk

kiosks are intractive stands in tourist centers on the side of the street that have many different ways to browse around town without having to walk anywhere. they play videos, short films about the place your in and displays information about what you are trying to find out. Many compnies create media specific for this platform trying to draw people to certain points in the location of the kiosk. many of them host free internet searchs and email checking facilities, some even allow you to send free text messages and will tell you where the nearest resturant or take away is.