As it is the case with almost everything in this day and age, people look up movies and plays online, instead of in newspapers. Cinema and theater repertoires are listed on aggregate websites, magazines, local listings, but also on individual theatre websites. It’s clear that everyone in the film and theater industry relies heavily on the internet and on the way the information about films, plays and festivals is presented online.
The same goes for films and plays themselves. When a new film is released, and even months before the release date, websites are used as main vehicles for building the hype. A website is a great solution for this purpose. It is universally available, accessible to everyone, can be linked to social media and used for other promotional activities. A website is always the centerpiece of all promotional and marketing campaigns and PR activities.
Considering this, it’s clear that a movie, theater, cinema or festival website needs to be made professionally, with pristine, contemporary design and, of course, highly functional. It has to offer all the important information to the visitors. If it is a promo site for a film, it needs to include a teaser and a trailer, information about the actors, reviews, press clips, film stills, synopsis, production info and so on. Most importantly, it has to be visually appealing, following the aesthetics of the film or play itself.
Film and theater WordPress themes are just perfect for this purpose. A theme is extremely easy to install and use, and can, therefore, be handled by almost everyone within the production company or theater. And it comes with some unique features that help you build a perfect, functional and informative website.
There are many reasons why WordPress-based websites are better than custom-made ones, and the most important one is the cost. It is simply way more expensive to build a website from scratch than to use the world’s most popular blogging platform. After all, WordPress powers over one third of all websites on the World Wide Web, and all those users cannot be wrong.
But it’s more than just WordPress – it’s the themes that make it so great. They are like ready-to-wear clothes that you put on and perhaps adjust just a tiny little bit, and you’re good to go.
Most of the film and theater WordPress themes come with several homepages to choose from, each of them designed for a particular purpose. That means that one single theme can be used for a film festival, for a theater, a Cineplex, a production company, for promoting a movie, and so on. Just pick the homepage designed for your purpose. Of course, the themes come with a variety of inner pages, from About Us, Team List and individual Team pages to vCard, Contact and even Coming Soon and Error 404 pages.
As we mentioned earlier, when people want to see a movie or a play, go to a show or hear a concert, they want to have all the important information readily available, and they expect to find it online. Some companies and establishments use social media pages for this purpose, but the only truly professional way to go about this is to have a perfectly informative and functional website, which can then be linked to social media and parts of content can be shared where needed.
Because of this, entertainment WordPress themes come with some useful tools for putting the information out there in a way that is both relevant and engaging. For instance, there are tools for easy video integration, which is useful for websites promoting movies, for production companies and even for theatres that want to share excerpts from their plays. The shows and events module allows for easy displaying of the timetables and schedules of the repertoire and there are shortcodes for presenting members of the team, actors, directors, and so on.
Given the specific character of film and theatre websites, it’s always a good idea to add some interesting effects and animations to the website. They keep the visitors engaged and also help you establish your business as a modern, professional and up-to-date brand. From various scroll effects (horizontal scroll, animations) to fullscreen sliders and parallax effects for your best HD images, you have an excellent choice of effects to spice up your website.
When it comes to design, art WordPress themes for theatres, ballet and opera companies, movie production studios and films are quite diverse, ranging from dark, urban and minimalistic ones to modern, cool and bold themes. There are even themes with quite distinctive vintage feel. What unites all them in terms of design is the fact they are all extremely professional, sophisticated and perfect down to the last pixel.
Film and theater WordPress themes are compatible with some of the best plugins on the market. Specifically, they make a perfect fit with Tickera, the leading WordPress ticketing system. They are also compatible with WPBakery, one of the best and most intuitive page builders for WordPress, allowing for easy creation and customization of all your pages. In addition, there is Contact Form 7, the best plugin for creating contact and signup forms, as well as Slider Revolution for creating amazing sliders for your site. Finally, if you want to set up an online store, these themes are fully compatible with the WooCommerce plugin that takes care of everything, from product selection to post-checkout.
