Over the past month, the Newbury Film Series website has undergone some stylistic updates, a little re-organization, and a bit of a re-alignment (a la the Cameron Moll method) to nudge it in the direction of becoming a more resourceful destination for Boston-area filmmakers.
Stylistically speaking, the site is a bit smoother and softer than before, though the changes are subtle. Who doesn’t love gradients and dashed borders?
To keep things a bit more orderly, I worked up consistent local navigations for sections that required them (such as the youth filmmaking and events pages) and put every page into its own directory, thus keeping the URLs tidier.
In terms of ‘re-aligning’ the site (a great concept that can push redesigns beyond cosmetics), I created some homepage features that allow filmmakers to interact with the site by sending in photos from their film shoots and encouraging visitors of all ilk to submit their own ’7 Questions,’ a feature we hope to grow over time. I am teetering on the edge of loading the site in to Expression Engine to make updating it remotely a snap and to allow greater user interaction. But one major sitewide update at a time.
Have a look (and be sure to check out some of the PSAs and Documentaries created by the NFS’ youth filmmaking participants!): http://www.newburyfilmseries.org/