Post #7: Website Pages

Besides the intro page, I intend to have pages for Music, Videos, Characters, and Artwork. The selection of these four topics was done carefully to focus on the fan-based production of the Dr. Who television series, which I feel most lends itself to many of the ideas discussed in the Manovich text.

The first section, music, was selected because the show relies heavily on a supportive soundtrack, largely consisting of character motifs. The way that a song (especially one without any lyrics) can be produced and marketed in such a way that it makes a connection with a character on screen is a very interesting aspect of the way that this show functions. The music, when made available to the fans, undergoes even more change, often it is remixed, added to, or simply performed in different ways. I think that most of the topics I have chosen could be associated with Manovich's discussion of viralness, but the ability to send out, in digital form (Numerical Representation) the music used for the show, creates a system by which the fans may edit and adjust it however they want to.

The second section, Videos, is meant to target the large amount of speculation, criticism, and reaction to the show in the form of home-made videos. The amount of such videos is extremely high, and range in quality, both of content and of production, from very good to terrible. Every season there is an uproar within the fan community surrounding the season finale, especially if it means that the main role, that of The Doctor, is going to be re-cast.

The third section, Character, is going to focus on the representation and development of each of the characters (or species in some cases) in the Dr. Who Universe. This section will include aspects of the way in which the character developments have changed in terms of the audience's reactions, as well as their development throughout the show. Major revisions or upgrades to the ideas of characters such as those common to the Doctor and his companions, but also such as the revisions to the Cybermen in Nightmare in Silver will make up a discussion of the changing nature of the content.

The fourth section, Artwork, will focus on the fan-made production of artistic content, including that which goes beyond the imagery of the show itself in order to provide a commentary or revision of some kind. This has been done, for example, in the form of depictions of romantic relationships that don't actually exist in the show, but which fans would like to see happen. In addition to the traditional forms of artwork, I would also like to address the issue of costumes that are developed for comic-con or cosplay events, as many of them are of good quality and an interesting nature.