12 Days of Viral – DAY NINE Scott Caldwell, December 21, 2009December 20, 2009 On the ninth day of viral, my movie gave to me….. Cell phones for calling Back on day five, I talked about 800 numbers that you could call and get some information. This one goes about twenty steps further and actually gives you a phone. Some can be simple, others can incorporate different ways to get that phone into your hand. If you remember, back towards the end of the 2012 campaign, they had numerous drop sites all over the country. Most of these contents will be discussed in future days in this series, however, one of the items was a cell phone. The down side is that when the phone finally came in to use, it was information that we have all heard before. Thanks to unfiction for the following recording:Phone Message Now you take a film that created all new levels of viral, that again, will be discussed in future days. With The Dark Knight, you found cell phones hidden in “old fashioned” gangster ways like a cake or a bowling ball bag. Not only do you get the phone, but once you have chosen your side, you are kept posted on what to do next based on that decision. This campaign could have gone in all sorts of different directions had it not been for this one particular form of viral. It opened up so many levels and split the two sides perfectly. Other Days In The “12 Days of Viral” Series: A trailer without a title A Twitter account with the truth Three Websites My face on the site 800 Numbers Password protection Facebook interaction Contests and winnings Viral Marketing 2012The Dark Knight
The Crazies: Blogden Marsh January 28, 2010January 28, 2010I just wanted to run a few quick updates by you in case you are keeping score. A couple of posts have made their way onto the SaveOgdenMarsh blogspot. Why is this news? Well, for starters, there never were any posts on this blog before. Now, we have a couple… Read More
Viral Video: “Black Swan” Visual Effects Reel January 31, 2011Fox Searchlight has released a visual effects reel for Darren Aronofsky’s The Black Swan, which shows just how those creepy shots were achieved. Take a look after the break, but beware of major spoilers. Read More
Sherlock Holmes: To know, to dare, to will, to keep silence… August 21, 2009June 6, 2010Yesterday on twitter @wbpictures posted a link to a Sherlock Holmes related viral website. The website displayed a video after typing in the password IRENE, which is the name of one of the characters. Evidently the words spoken are a direct quote from a book by Éliphas Lévi called Transcendental… Read More