15 Beautiful Websites With Video Backgrounds

Websites with Video

HTML5 and CSS3 has undoubtedly given web designers more freedom in creating websites with video effects.  The result has been some beautiful and engaging websites. I believe many of the sites in this article below give a hint to the future of web design which will be far from a static experience as it so often is today.

The sites in this showcase show that web designers are now more comfortable using moving video in a more creative way without suffering all the cross browser issues with embedding video and problems with flash. HTML5 does not solve all these issues, and Internet Explorer still wants to make life difficult for web designers, but we are now entering a period where the visual experience of a web design will determined more by the creativity of the designer and not the limitations of the technology.

The websites below all have large full screen videos embedded in the background of their home pages above the fold so the visitor sees a moving image straight away. Some have used this effect to promote their product or service whilst others have done so to create a certain mood and atmosphere in a similar fashion to that of a TV ad director or music video producer.