Viral Bits: Real “Inception”, Clever “Law & Order: UK” Ad, Fan Made “Source Code” Poster, and More! Dan Koelsch, January 14, 2011 Sometimes we get viral news that’s just too small and too much to divide into individual posts. This is one of those times. So, sit back and relax as we give you Viral Bits ranging from fan viral videos to how to perform a real life Inception. Lifehacker has a pretty detailed article about how you can actually plant ideas into people’s minds. While it’s not quite like Inception, with the going into dreams and stuff, it can be pretty effective. Universal’s alien comedy Paul has released a behind the scenes clip that shows us a little of the major reconstruction of San Diego Comic-Con that plays a role in the film. At last year’s convention, the crew told us they couldn’t film at the real SDCC because it would have been too crazy. [via io9] In more official video news, BBC America has released a 3 minute commercial for Law & Order: UK that attempts to satirically introduce the show to an American audience. This is actually rather clever. [via /Film] Did you know that the name Michael is said 114 times in the classic vampire film The Lost Boys? Dan Nixon did, so he made a video mash-up to show us them all. [via /Film]Every Line of Dialogue in The Lost Boys is “Michael” from Dan Nixon on Vimeo. Lloyd Sta has a great collection of fan made movie posters, and his latest for Source Code was actually re-tweeted by director Duncan Jones. Lastly, we have kind of a weird fan video that has seen some life on Reddit. It takes the audio from the emotional scene in Good Will Hunting where Robin Williams tells Matt Damon that “It’s not your fault”, and combines it with footage from Wall-E. Check it out below. Fan Made Work Viral Marketing Viral News Viral Videos Comic-ConGood Will HuntingInceptionLaw and OrderMash-upPaulSource CodeThe Lost BoysViral BitsViral videoWall-E
New Service Gives Low-Budget Films, ARGs a Chance January 17, 2010January 17, 2010A new service called Hukilau is offering low budget projects, like independent films and alternate reality games (ARGs), funding through a concept known as “crowdsourcing.” The service allows members of the Hukilau community to become producers of independent films or remain consumers, by watching and rating the films. Read More
Mystery Box That Inspired Brad Bird’s “1952” Has Viral Possiblities January 24, 2013March 4, 2013To say that Damon Lindelof has an affinity towards immersing the audience in mystery would be an understatement. We’ve seen it in Prometheus and we are seeing it again in the Brad Bird-directed 1952. Like Lindelof’s previously penned script, details on what the film is about are slim, hell we… Read More
See Inside Peoples’ Nightmares With “Twixt” Website July 22, 2013Francis Ford Coppola’s experimental film Twixt is out on Blu-ray and DVD tomorrow, and now you can get rare access inside real peoples’ nightmares and explore a chilling gallery of posts to Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram tagged with “#nightmare”. Visit www.twixtnightmares.com to experience the horrifying, and downright “twixted”, nightmare. Read More