Indie Director Makes “TwitFlicks” To Fund Movie Dan Koelsch, October 27, 2011 What 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 looking for, so he is actually turning the project, titled Deal, into a feature-length film. Watch Terstall’s video about how he did it after the break.That’s a pretty inventive way to get your funding. How have you seen social networks used to fund a project? Let us know in the comments below.Source: Mashable Social Networks Viral Marketing DealEddy TerstallTwitter
Social Media Monthly: September September 7, 2012Welcome to our only monthly feature here on MovieViral. A day or two ahead of time, we’ll list the various social media accounts (specifically Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube for now) for all the major theatrical releases each month. We hope that this allows you to follow your favorite films more… Read More
Check Out This Fan Art for The Boondock Saints March 17, 2010March 17, 2010As our contributing editor Scott will tell you, The Boondock Saints film series draws a huge cult following. The film’s visceral style lends itself to different artistic representations, and after the break we have a great video showing you the making of one of those pieces. The canvas was made… Read More
“The Muppets” Want to Wish You a Happy Halloween October 31, 2011November 23, 2011The Muppets’ latest trailer may have been the final parody trailer, but it isn’t necessarily the last we will be seeing of the parody campaign. To commemorate Halloween, the studio has sent us an exclusive Halloween card from The Muppets featuring Ms. Piggy, Kermit the Frog, and Rizzo the Rat… Read More