Viral Video: A Brief History of Conspicuous Product Placement in Movies Dan Koelsch, January 12, 2011 Product placement has been a staple of American filmmaking since the motion camera was invented. Sometime it’s done with subtlety, while other times it’s blatant (which comical, whether intended or not). Oliver Noble over at Film Drunk gives us a history lesson on product placement in movies, specifically the more obvious forms. Take a look after the break. Source: /Film Viral News Viral Videos Product PlacementViral video
Fan Tumblr Pages: “Fake Criterions” and “Memos From Fury” July 29, 2012Every once in a while we come across some funny or interesting Tumblr pages that are worth mentioning. This week we found two. Fake Criterions posts images of fake Criterion Collection DVD covers for modern movies, while Memos From Fury has some hilarious letters from the director of Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D…. Read More
How “The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty’ Viral Campaign Got Turned Upside Down (But All For A Good Cause) December 20, 2013December 20, 2013We’ve recently seen how Paramount Pictures has basically changed the way we view viral marketing campaigns when they put Anchorman 2: The Legend Continue‘s headlining character, Ron Burgundy, as the face of Dodge ads, Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, museum exhibits, and news broadcasts ranging from local to nationwide. That’s… Read More
Fan Made Work Filmography 2010: 270 Movies In 6 Minutes December 14, 2010June 6, 2011This must be Viral Video Week, as we have yet another cool fan made video. As the year draws to a close, I expect we’ll see a lot of compilation videos, as the trend has been growing the past few years as the technology becomes cheaper and more popular. Found… Read More