Create An Avatar In Public With Morphing Stations Dan Koelsch, April 17, 2010April 17, 2010 A few months ago, we reported on a website that you could use to make a digital representation of yourself as a Na’vi from Avatar. With the film’s premise being that humans can use Na’vi avatars, it’s natural to want to see what you would look like if you had your own avatar. With that in mind, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has taken the tech to the streets of Los Angeles. Yesterday at The Grove, an outdoor shopping hub of Los Angeles, three morphing stations were installed. Similar to the website, you can create your own blue Pandoran avatar, this time using a touch screen and a photo it takes of you. The machines are designed and made by Inwindow Outdoor, who are known for their innovative advertising. Like what you see? You can email yourself the video on your transformation. Pretty cool. It’s unclear how long they will stay at The Grove, but plans are in place to have the stations in Pasadena near the end of the month. This is of course to promote the film’s April 22nd release, which is (as planned) on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Source: Wired.com via Jason Croddy Viral Marketing AvatarEarth DayJames CameronMorphing Stations
Dead Drop Activity Confirmed For Mission Icefly June 28, 2011June 28, 2011Yesterday we figured out that the Mission Icefly website was revealing cities throughout the United States. Now the letters are fully visible and instructions have been added to the bottom of the website, confirming our suspicions that a dead drop activity similar to the Flynn Lives campaign was imminent. Read… Read More
Director Starts Independent Viral for “Robot & Frank” on Tumblr August 10, 2012August 10, 2012Here at MovieViral we are usually writing about viral campaigns for big budget films that are run by studios or outsourced to firms like 42 Entertainment. Well, when you make and independent film, your budget is usually very small, so there isn’t a lot of money to market your film… Read More
Exclusive: Interview Answers Questions About “They’re Here” October 5, 2010October 18, 2011After we caught wind of the viral campaign for They’re Here, I thought it was a long shot to contact them to get any answers before the October 10th countdown ended. Fortunately, I was wrong, as I was able to get whoever is behind it to answer five questions with… Read More
The Morphing station are scheduled to be up through the middle of May. I’ve been a couple of times since it went up and it’s AWESOME!