New Mouth-Taped-Shut.com Update Samples Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ Score from “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Michael Lee, October 4, 2011October 4, 2011 Mouth-Taped-Shut.com has been doing an excellent job marketing the mystery that shrouds David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and its newest update is especially puzzling. In this new video we see the process of a crew painting and cutting the first posters onto a shape of a metal razor-blade. This clip is unnerving and will drive a chill down your spine in the four minute run because of four minutes of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ score that is mixed into this video. The way it matches with the printing process could make your hand shake. Hit the jump to see the entire video.The marketing for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo isn’t as clean cut as other viral sites and that makes it all the more fun. No games, no scavenger hunts, no tweeting, just a random set of photos from the set or behind the scenes. And this works for this kind of film. News Viral Marketing Viral News Columbia PicturesDavid FincherSony PicturesThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Bring “Attack the Block” to Your City! August 1, 2011One of this summer’s most raved about films, Attack the Block, is getting released in 6 markets across the United States and Canada: Boston, Orlando, Atlanta, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and a sixth undetermined market that will be chosen by fans. Want to learn how to bring the movie to your block?… Read More
The Umbrella Corporation Wants To Recruit You in New “Resident Evil” Viral May 31, 2012This September, Resident Evil: Retribution opens in theaters to become the fifth film in the internationally successful zombie franchise based on the video game series. The Umbrella Corporation, having created the zombie virus, is the arch nemesis to Milla Jovovich’s heroine Alice. However, the job market is still tough, so… Read More
Viral Marketing Viral Teaser Arrives Online For Vampire TV Show “The Strain” December 3, 2013December 3, 2013If you were watching The Walking Dead‘s midseason finale, you might have seen what’s actually the start of a viral campaign for the upcoming vampire TV show, The Strain. The new FX show is based on Guillermo del Toro’s The Strain Trilogy books, which he cowrote with Chuck Hogan and later turned… Read More