Official Super 8 Trailer Now Online! Dan Koelsch, May 11, 2010May 11, 2010 Paramount has released an official online version of J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 trailer, and let me tell you, it looks much better in high definition than it did bootlegged. As Alex from FirstShowing mentions, there’s strangely some extra footage at the end that’s just black and has no sound (that I could hear). We’ll see if it ties into the viral at all. You can download the trailer for yourself in HD on Apple, or watch it embedded after the jump. We’ll break down the trailer later, and make sure to check out our Super 8 Viral Page for all the coverage on this mysterious film. News Viral Marketing J.J. AbramsSuper 8Trailer
Effie Awards: HBO and CNN Win Gold, CBS Wins Silver June 10, 2010The Effie Awards, founded in 1968 by the American Marketing Association, recognize the most “effective advertising efforts” in the country. This year’s event was held on Tuesday night, and while most of the categories and winners were regular campaigns, a viral campaign and a few networks got onto the list. Read More
Indie Director Makes “TwitFlicks” To Fund Movie October 27, 2011What do you do if your Kickstarter-like campaign to fund your independent short film isn’t working? If you’re Dutch director Eddy Terstall, you take requests for mini-movies on Twitter for a fee, calling them “Twitflicks”. By doing just that, Terstall raised about €120,000, way more than the €20,000 he was… Read More
Exclusive: Watch Partial Walkthrough of the “Godzilla Encounter” At Comic-Con! July 18, 2013July 18, 2013Last night, Joshua and I got to go into the Godzilla Encounter at SDCC. We were encouraged to take photos with the special app released for use inside of the experience to unlock special information about Godzilla’s history. However, I had the great idea to do a video, but as… Read More