I'm starting this thread for two reasons. The first is to announce small improvements to the site that aren't worth posting a news story or WotS or whatever, but bits of info that people might be interested in knowing about. I'm always working on improving the site (and so are several other people!), whether it be the image gallery or the FAQ page or whatever, and I'm not sure how often it's noticed. I'm mean, there's a LOT of info on here.
The other reason I'm starting this thread is because if you feel like there's some information that you know about that you think other people would be interested in, but it's not here on NarniaWeb? Post it here! We'll decide whether or not it's worth putting up and then we'll add it to our to-do list.
So here are some things people may not know we've added/updated since we moved the site over...
LWW Tokyo and London premiere galleries.
PC Israel premiere gallery.
A completely new and improved Merchandise gallery (still under construction).
VDT Filming locations galleries.
VDT Cast and Crew gallery.
VDT Videos and Trailers page (still under construction).
I'm always updating the FAQ page to try and keep it accurate, and I think I just updated it again last week or so, so check it out here.
And finally, my big project I've been working on today (oh, it's so exciting ) is I got the Crew pages updated for all three movies. (I just added in the VFX Companies ) So now there won't be any more confusion as to which company worked on what movie.
And the VDT cast page is pretty up-to-date as well.
Crossed off another item on my to-do list today. I got what I hope to be all of the LWW action figures uploaded into the merchandise gallery.
http://www.narniaweb.com/image-gallery/merchandise/?album=9&gallery=37
Now I did not do a "Buy All" link for these because many are sold out on various sites, but I did hopefully put enough information that you can just google them and find a site that has them.
ETA: I have also updated the VDT Cast page to include the known Narnian creatures. Tavros, Caprius, Randy, Cruickshanks, and Jemain.
I thought it would be a good idea if you made where you could see who was on chat from the Board Index like the old one......
~Benjamin
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I suppose I should have been a bit more specific about the kinds of suggestions I'm looking for. Anything that involves programming falls outside of my abilities. Suggestions like the one you mentioned Benjamin should probably be sent to Tirian via the Contact Us link at the top and then submit a Feedback form.
What I am looking for here are for things like...
- Improvements to the image gallery. Am I missing a set of pictures where the four actors who played the Pevensies are at a gathering of some type?
- A popular frequently asked question that we don't have on our FAQ page.
- Character profiles we don't have completed yet that you really want to see.
- Also corrections to any information that we have that might be wrong or incomplete.
Make sense I hope?
Alrighty, I managed to check one thing off of my to-do list that's been on there for forever....
The Action Figure gallery in the Merchandising section is very nearly complete. I should finish it up today I hope. It includes all of the action figures I've been able to find for sale on various toy websites that were made by Disney, Hasbro, and Play Along Toys.
The LWW action figures are NOT linked to the NarniaWeb marketplace. For the most part, many of them were sold out and it's easier to find them via googling toy stores or eBay.
But I did link all of the PC action figures to our marketplace so if people wish to purchase them, they can.
As always, if you find something missing or incorrect, please post here or shoot me a PM!
I suppose I should have been a bit more specific about the kinds of suggestions I'm looking for. Anything that involves programming falls outside of my abilities. Suggestions like the one you mentioned Benjamin should probably be sent to Tirian via the Contact Us link at the top and then submit a Feedback form.
What I am looking for here are for things like...
- Improvements to the image gallery. Am I missing a set of pictures where the four actors who played the Pevensies are at a gathering of some type?
- A popular frequently asked question that we don't have on our FAQ page.
- Character profiles we don't have completed yet that you really want to see.
- Also corrections to any information that we have that might be wrong or incomplete.Make sense I hope?
Oh Ok I'll Contact Tirian then thanks for the all the Help Kitty! You do Great!!!!
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Got Steven Rookie added to the cast page and started working on the Toy Gallery.
Added a bit more info to the Gael (MLG) entry... the young actresses first name is Arabella, still don't know the last name.
On a bit more of an interesting note, we're in the process of reworking the comments on the front page since neither Tirian or I are even remotely happy with the way they work now. (Resembling something along the lines of IMDb is NOT a good thing. ) You may notice over the next few days some changes to a few of the news stories as the comments section will now be merged with the forum thread. (ie the forum thread will show up in the comments section and you must be a forum member to post)
It's not finished yet, but this story here is probably the closest to what it will look like.
Got the VDT Production Photo gallery started tonight with our first three production pics
On a bit more of an interesting note, we're in the process of reworking the comments on the front page since neither Tirian or I are even remotely happy with the way they work now. (Resembling something along the lines of IMDb is NOT a good thing. ) http://www.narniaweb.com/2009/11/reeps-coracle-sighted/
Very good news! Some people might moan i guess, but im sure most people will be glad to see an end to the generally unmoderated, unordered, unregistered free-for-all that was the pre-existing comments section. Not least because it has been gradually sucking all the life out of the forums since the 1-post limit was removed. I've noticed many prominent NarniaWebbers have stopped posting on the forum altogether in favour of the comments section! lol. Anyway, thanks very much Tirian and Fantasia Kitty. Its very much appreciated.
I suppose I should have been a bit more specific about the kinds of suggestions I'm looking for.
What I am looking for here are for things like...
- A popular frequently asked question that we don't have on our FAQ page.
Ooh, there are potentially thousands of cool things you could probably add, but i think you guys have probably got a fair few of those in mind yourself, what with the Character Profiles now residing on its own wiki page which im sure you have lot of plans for,
However, while im here, and since you mentioned the FAQs, i had been thinking you could perhaps expand the FAQs section a bit, maybe tied-in to an expanded Resource Library section.
At present most of the movie FAQs tend to be about the production of the movie, rather than about the content of the movie itself (i.e. specific scenes, characters, changes). For instance, one question which always gets asked is about the scene in Prince Caspian where Miraz slaps Glozelle and asks him how many men were killed. Or the scene in LWW where the professor throws the cricket ball. There are numerous other such questions which tend to get asked quite alot, not just here but elsewhere across the web as well. Perhaps each movie could have a seperate section for movie-based questions, as well as production-based questions?
Again, that could perhaps tie-in to the resource library, since most of the essays there tend to deal with frequently asked questions concerning the books (order, ages, timeline etc). Perhaps you could get a few of the expert Narnia people out there to collaborate on some new essays regarding the movies.
For instance, an article/essay explaining the reasoning and logic behind the nature of the Prince Caspian adaptation would be something very useful. Not necessarily an opinion piece to defend or condem the movie, but one that objectively states why certain things were done the way they were, and how certain things which would at first appear to be changes are actually heavilly grounded in the book, using quotes from the crew members and books and such. Its the sort of "large" issue that tends to come up alot, that can't easilly be answered by a quick forum post, so having a pre-written essay to refer people to would be very handy indeed. But anyway, im starting to get carried away with myself. I'll stop now.
P.s. actually also, have you seen the Narnia Movie Location Maps that Ceppault has been working on in GoogleMaps? They are mightly impressive, and very useful. Is there a way to feature them as embedded content in the resource libary or somewhere?
actually also, have you seen the Narnia Movie Location Maps that Ceppault has been working on in GoogleMaps? Is there a way to feature them as embedded content in the resource libary or somewhere?
Yes, I have been meaning to get that added to all three FAQ pages for each movie and haven't gotten around to doing it yet. But thank you for the reminder, I shall add it to my official to-do list.
Meanwhile, I found much higher rez pics of the first three official production pics of the movie and have replaced them in our image gallery.
Ok, I believe that both the Toy Gallery and the Collectibles Gallery are done. As always, if you own a toy or collectible that I don't have in the gallery, please let me know!
Whew... been busy today. I'll be so glad to be done with the image gallery. Course by the time I finish we'll (hopefully) be getting official pics from the movie.
Finished up Sets at Warner Roadshow Studios gallery I think.
And I am also very nearly done with the Clothes and Jewelry gallery.
Finally, I couldn't believe I hadn't added the old BBC and Animated Narnia movies to the DVD gallery before, so I got those added in as well.
Finished up the Cleveland Point gallery today. Added the last few pics from Bayside Bulletin that shows the Dawn Treader being dismantled and returned to the studios.
I also updated the VDT FAQ page (question 3) to include ceppault's awesome VDT Google map. I'll get the LWW and PC ones updated later. Just waiting on my main editing woman wisewoman to get this one touched up.
Finished up the Narrowhaven Wharf gallery today. Added about two pages of early set construction pictures. And I do believe that concludes all of the VDT filming location pictures unless I discover some that I missed.