User talk:Kyra Paterson

This is the user talk page for Kyra Paterson (talk) 15:04, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Wiki Assignment 1
As I am finding the task of choosing a website/video/blog quite difficult, I have decided to make use of a website which I use frequently: The International Movie Database (IMDb). I find this website extremely useful and often find myself actually enjoying scrolling through all of the upcoming films being released. People may think that this website is just for searching films and actors, but it has much more depth than that. I use IMDb as a news source for upcoming films and television series as there are many different sections to the site. For example, when you first enter the homepage you are transported essentially into a realm of advertisements for new and old films along with trending news articles. The IMDb is, in my eyes, another search engine focused on providing information on films, TV and celebrities. I find that having the IMDb application on my technical devices provide me with another source of entertainment as I regularly find myself browsing through the latest film trailers and news after having exhausted my twitter feed. The interesting thing about this website is that the database holds potentially every type of film. This means that it is not only blockbuster hits that reach the site but also the independent or avant-garde art house film in which the majority of people have never heard of. This wide range of films means that I can search any film and get information on it. Coming back to the idea of using IMDb as an entertainment source, the website has a link on almost every film page which provides trivial facts regarding the particular production. I find this element of the website very useful as it is interesting to find out fun facts regarding a film I have recently watched. Furthermore, it has only been recently that I discovered there was a way of adding your own facts to a page making the website to some extent interactive. I also find the aesthetics of the page make it more interesting as it is set up with movie posters and advertisements down the sides. Furthermore, a large amount of the home page focuses on advertisement and uses a large amount of images making it easy enough to navigate round. I should also mention that IMDb does not only hold information of actors but it holds information on practically every individual involved in the production of a film. Being a Film and Media student, this is extremely useful to me as this allows me to search for specific film directors and discover other films they have created. If you haven't visited this site go for a browse: http://www.imdb.com/ Kyra Paterson (talk) 17:16, 9 February 2016 (UTC)