Viral Video Trend: Remixes Dan Koelsch, January 13, 2010January 21, 2010 Thanks to the wonders of technology, it is easier than ever to edit video and showcase your talents online. We’ve seen these editing skills in all sorts of ways, with my particular being recut movie trailers to make them look like another genre (check out this Sleepless in Seattle horror trailer). Another trend that is more recent is adding Auto-Tune to pretty much everything. Add those together and you get the most recent trend: Remixing films to create a music video. Not sure what I mean? Check out these popular videos below that remix Up and Terminator 2, both created by YouTuber Pogo. Apparently these videos are created using only sounds from the respective movies, which is even more impressive. What do you think? Check out Pogo’s YouTube channel to see even more videos. Viral Marketing TerminatorUpViral video
Follow Up: Details on the Mortal Kombat Short June 10, 2010June 10, 2010On Tuesday we brought you a short film titled Mortal Kombat: Rebirth. As suspected, the short was proof-of-concept for a gritty ‘R’ rated version of a feature film for the video game franchise. The video was directed by Fame director Kevin Tancharoen (surprising, right?), and thanks to Collider’s interview with… Read More
Toy Story’s Pizza Planet Hiring Drivers April 8, 2010April 8, 2010You may remember about a week ago we reported on Disney and Pixar setting up college screenings for the first 2/3 of Toy Story 3. Well, now they’ve got an interesting way of advertising for it that might actually make some people upset. Read More
Halo Reach Uses New Interface, 4 More Live-Action Commercials To Come August 21, 2010August 22, 2010Bungie is not new viral marketing for the Halo series. Both Halo 3 and ODST had interactive games, but this new viral campaign takes us to a whole new level. Find out how you, your facebook, and a robot arm will make a “Light Sculpture” after the jump. Read More