CINEMAX – WEBDESIGN, TYPO3, Disadata connection
Cinema network in Slovakia and Romania
Project details
For the CINEMAX cinema network, we have created a comprehensive solution ranging from creating a website, its mobile version, designing online ticket sales, displaying the program in cinemas in front of the auditoriums, and connecting it to the cinema and cash register system. We created the website by using the TYPO3 content management system and linked it to the DISDATA system. The website contains filters, and works at the same time with more than 70 theatres throughout Slovakia.
Project challenges
Due to the high daily visit rate of the website, we had to address several challenges:
One of the most difficult tasks in this demonstration was to design the most intuitive logic of the entire ticket process. The company’s original website was built on an entirely different logic and was not suitable for use on almost any mobile device. Another problem we had to face in the development was the variation in the size of the viewing rooms, and visualising such during the purchasing process. For these reasons, we had to process a completely different layout for the computer version and a special layout with a completely different look and functionality for the mobile version.
Another challenge was to debug the loading speed of the web page and reduce the loading speed on the web server.
To see how the whole project turned out you can click on the link below…
Special mobile version
Since 80% of Cinemax visitors visit this site via a mobile phone, our goal was to create a website with the easiest navigation process for mobile phone users. If in this case the classic responsiveness is used, the page would be too long and movie descriptions would only load after a click through to the site-link. That’s why we’ve decided to design a mobile version so that the movie selection page is as short as possible while making all the elements, that users use most often, are simpler and more transparent.
Special superstructures
In addition to the website itself, we also provided the Cinemax cinema network with a link between the website and the screens in front of the viewing rooms. This way the Cinemax admin will load a movie and, depending on the time and the film, this system will also indicate where the particular movie is screened. In addition to this special functionality, we have also created a tickets generating system along with a QR code.