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
Flurry of Marketing Ahead of “Snow White and the Huntsman” Home Release September 3, 2012September 3, 2012Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman comes out on DVD and Blu-ray on September 11th, and there are a plethora of promotions leading up to the release. Check out the press release after the break for details. Read More
“Prometheus” Viral: Weyland Industries Studies Noomi Rapace’s Face May 16, 2012May 19, 2012Amidst of all the spoilery Prometheus TV spots and trailers, there lies a viral campaign that is being used lightly but quite effectively. It all started off with the incredible Peter Weyland speech at TEDTALK 2023, but the last time we saw some real meaty viral activity was when Weyland… Read More
Black Swan Viral Website Has Secret Video, Plus Feathers Mailed Out November 5, 2010Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan looks to be a pretty demented film (as is par for the course with the director). In it, Natalie Portman plays a ballerina trying out for ‘Swan Lake’ who starts to turn into a swan herself. A viral website debuted a few weeks ago, and now… Read More