“Star Trek Into Darkness” Viral Campaign Wants Your Original Artwork! Caleb Hamilton, May 9, 2013May 9, 2013 Briefly: We’ve been following the lackluster Star Trek Into Darkness Are You The 1701 campaign quite closely since it went live last week. The first “mission” was to submit pictures to Instagram and videos to Vine that were inspired by Star Trek or “the future.” 1701 fans were rewarded with a special advance screening of the domestic trailer rendered in anaglyph 3D. Now fans are asked to submit original 1701 artwork to Instagram. Just use hashtag #1701 when you post your art. If anything comes of this, we’ll let you know. Be sure to check out the rest of our Into Darkness coverage here! ARGs & Campaigns Social Networks Viral Marketing Viral News AreYouThe1701Bad RobotInstagramStar Trek Into Darkness
Director Starts Viral Campaign for Film, “The Garlock Incident” June 7, 2012June 7, 2012Evan J. Cholfin and his wife, Ariana Farina, have started a viral campaign for their film, The Garlock Incident. The film takes cues from The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity, telling the story of a group of students who went out to make a film, but disappeared when they… Read More
Mysterious ‘It Starts With the Flu’ Countdown Ends In One Week, What Is It For? August 31, 2010September 2, 2010Over a year ago, a mysterious website was found by Unfiction members called It Starts With The Flu. On the simple one-page site, a countdown has been running, with the time ending at midnight on the morning of September 8th, just over one week away. The question “Will You Survive?”… Read More
Hukilau Brings Slate App to iPad April 20, 2010You may remember the website Hukilau that we first reported on in January. The service helps provide low budget projects, like independent films and alternate reality games (ARGs), funding through a concept known as “crowdsourcing.” Now the company has a made a movie slate for your Apple iPad. Check it… Read More