Category: Viral Marketing

Final Parody Trailer for “The Muppets” Takes on “Paranormal Activity” & “Twilight”

The success of The Muppets marketing campaign is coming to an unfortunate end and after parody trailers for The Green Lantern, The Hangover II, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, this final parody takes all of that and combines it with the box office smash Paranormal Activity 3 and new upcoming movies like Puss…

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Indie Director Makes “TwitFlicks” To Fund Movie

Indie Director Makes “TwitFlicks” To Fund Movie

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…

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Universal Buys “Grim Night” After Trailer Goes Viral

Universal Buys “Grim Night” After Trailer Goes Viral

You know your work never goes unnoticed when you have studios vying for your indie work. That’s what happen when Universal won the rights to Brandon Bestenheider and Allen Bey’s Grim Night. Basically the films is about two people who lock themselves in their homes in an effort to hide from creatures called Grims. But…

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Steven Spielberg Hires Unofficial “The Adventures of Tintin” Opening Sequence Animator

Steven Spielberg Hires Unofficial “The Adventures of Tintin” Opening Sequence Animator

A opening title sequence says a lot about a film, besides telling you who directed, edited, stars in etc, the opening title sequences basically sets the tone for the film. From the lighting, camera panning, and music, you will understand the context of what you will see for the next hour and a half. But…

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“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Viral Has Fans Hunting Flowers

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Viral Has Fans Hunting Flowers

What I love about movie virals are the scavenger hunts, the fan interaction, and most of all the way it draws you into the world of the movie. The Dark Knight, Limitless, and Tron Legacy have all done that, and now the people behind The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo are working on a little…

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