Midnight Movie Craze
The Online News Association, award-winning multimedia project, It Happens at Midnight, is a detailed show into the revival of midnight movies. Up until the late 1980′s midnight movie showings of cult classic films such as The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Night of the Living Dead were extremely popular.
There’s a great interactive map that list the theaters where the films are viewed, across the nation and also users are able to submit their own favorite movie houses where midnight films are shown. The map is an excellent feature to attract viewers and keep their interest throughout the site.
Another aspect that will keep people viewing content is the timeline. Users are able to receive the history of different cult classic films and the theaters that run them. The timeline starts in the 1930′s and ends at the revival in at the break of the new millennium. Each decade incoporates video, pictures and text. Once again engaging the viewer to continue browsing the information.
Overall the project is very well done. The topic isn’t overdone and is very interesting. You’re given an in depth look into the resurrection of this culture and how vivid the lifestyle can be.
