Case Study: Actor and Performing Artist Websites

An actor has two goals with a website; one goal is to interface with an existing fan base while another goal is to seek new bookings and assignments. These goals at first glance appear incompatible but can be integrated. The fans often want to know the same information that producers and casting directors want to know; previous movies, shows and commercials done, physical statistics and of course lots of head shots and video clips.

Using a theme of XinJiang grasslands, we produced a light and playful design. Of note are the butterflies with realistic 3D motion. They can interact with the user and will run away from the cursor should the reader need to shoo them away.

The all-important photo gallery was nicely combined with a video gallery in one attractive interface. Displaying the images via flash also helps reduce image theft as the right-click save option is unavailable. Image zoom and pan allows hi-resolution photos to be used without taking up a lot of screen space. The slide show starts automatically and adjusts speed to accommodate slow internet connections. The viewer can watch the show or directly select images and videos to view.

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