Z◦S ZHOVTEN SITES / A SPECIAL COMMISSION
THE BRIEF

An imaginary commission. A very real method.

How would you commission a website for Hitchcock's Psycho in 2026?

An imaginary commission for a new release: the website must invite the audience in without giving away the film's most important secret.

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CHOOSE THE FILM

Independent hypothetical design studies. Not affiliated with the filmmakers, studios or rightsholders.

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THE COMMISSION / PSYCHO PROJECT & GOALS
PROJECT & GOALS

Protect the secret. Sell the experience.

We propose an official pre-release destination for Psycho: a suspense-led homepage, verified screenings, and a professional press kit.

Deliverable: premium film landing + screenings + press.

DID YOU KNOW?

Psycho · the no-late-admission rule

Hitchcock controlled the way audiences entered screenings.

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AUDIENCE & MARKETS

Not everyone arrives for the same reason.

Viewers need an immediate, spoiler-safe path to showtimes. Journalists and festivals need a direct route to press.

Deliverable: separate audience journeys.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Blair Witch Project · its own world

A changing fictional mythology lived online.

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POSITIONING & MESSAGE

Do not explain the mystery away.

Build around a spoiler-safe promise and approved teaser copy.

Deliverable: message and spoiler policy.

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Alien · the egg on the poster

The 1979 poster showed a glowing, cracked egg. It invited curiosity without revealing the creature.

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CREATIVE DIRECTION

Restraint is an engineering choice.

High-contrast monochrome, geometric headlines, carefully timed rules.

Deliverable: accessible art direction.

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Longlegs · mystery across channels

Consistent breadcrumbs across media.

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CONTENT ARCHITECTURE

Keep the mystery in the story.

Plan home, screenings and press routes with approved materials.

Deliverable: content map.

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Cloverfield · information as a trail

Online clues can reward careful visitors.

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FUNCTION & CONVERSION

Send visitors into the cinema.

Teaser, verified screenings and press downloads drive real outcomes.

Deliverable: measurable conversion paths.

DID YOU KNOW?

Paranormal Activity · participation with purpose

Audiences asked for screenings in their own cities.

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CONSTRAINTS & DELIVERY

Define the work. Then make it real.

Responsive, accessible and spoiler-safe, with a clear acceptance checklist.

Deliverable: defined MVP and handover.

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William Castle · the viewer held the tool

Illusion-O was a physical choice that changed what viewers saw.

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THE COMPLETED BRIEF

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the entire commission.

Not a moodboard. A proposal with deliverables, constraints and the practical routes your film actually needs.

TO / IMAGINARY FILM PRODUCTION TEAM
FROM / ZHOVTEN SITES

THE PSYCHO WEBSITE BRIEF

Your film knows when to reveal its secrets. Its website should know too.

Our proposal is a restrained, accessible digital premiere experience. The site introduces a place and a question, and leads to the real film without disclosing its central secret.

Project & Goals

Official film landing, verified showtimes, press kit and spoiler-safe journey.

Audience & Markets

Audience and industry routes remain visible and clear.

Positioning & Message

Reveal atmosphere, not the answer.

Creative Direction

High contrast and restraint; no unlicensed art.

Content Architecture

Home, Screenings and Press.

Function & Conversion

Watch teaser, find real screenings, download press materials.

Constraints & Delivery

Accessibility, responsive build, rights clearance and acceptance checklist.

Independent hypothetical design study. No involvement with or endorsement by the filmmakers or rights holders. Prices, rights and release dates require real client approval.

YOUR FILM / YOUR COMMISSION

This was an imaginary commission.
Yours doesn't have to be.

Tell us what you're making. We can prepare a free personalized homepage prototype within 24 hours after accepting your brief, subject to availability. No obligation to proceed.

Submitting a request does not guarantee acceptance or start the 24-hour prototype period. We'll contact you as soon as we receive your request and confirm when preparation of your prototype begins.
YOUR FILM / START A COMMISSION

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Tell us what you're making. We can prepare a free personalized homepage prototype within 24 hours after accepting your brief. No obligation to proceed.

The form sends your enquiry to our contact service. The 24-hour prototype period starts only after we review and accept your brief.