DVD MENU DESIGN COMPOSITION OF A MENU DVD

DVD MENU DESIGN COMPOSITION OF A MENU

DVD MENU’s • Created to allow accessibility of the DVD • In terms of composition they are made up: – Text objects – Graphics – Audio – Buttons – Highlights

TEXT OBJECTS • Allow us to know what film we are about to watch • Allow us to read what a link is called • The same font should be used throughout the entire design process

TEXT OBJECTS

GRAPHICS • Graphics are used to make up the background of the DVD menu • Sometimes video backgrounds are used • For this graphics are still created to mask off the video to allow accessibility • Graphics should tell the user what they’re about to watch – Stylisation/Colours

AUDIO • Menu’s usually have a soundtrack • Sometimes a collection of sound bites of the film • Occasionally a sound effect remix – Disneys “Wall. E” • More often than not the main soundtrack to the film

BUTTONS • A button is any interactive element of the DVD menu. • Each link you click to navigate the DVD is a button. • A hidden link is also a button. • Effectively, replace the word LINK with BUTTON and you’ve got the right jargon.

HIGHLIGHTS • On a PC you know where the mouse pointer is. • No mouse pointer on a DVD player • Highlights allow you to know what button you are about to select. • Without highlights users can get confused/lost • Highlights are critical for navigation

HIGHLIGHTS