Viral Video: A Brief History of Conspicuous Product Placement in Movies Dan Koelsch, January 12, 2011 Product placement has been a staple of American filmmaking since the motion camera was invented. Sometime it’s done with subtlety, while other times it’s blatant (which comical, whether intended or not). Oliver Noble over at Film Drunk gives us a history lesson on product placement in movies, specifically the more…
Short Film Round Up: “Star Wars Bounty Hunter”, “3 Minutes”, and “The Trashmaster” Dan Koelsch, January 12, 2011 The last day or so I’ve seen a few cool short films, so I thought I’d do a round up to feature them all. First, we have a 20 minute Star Wars film from Aaron Burke titled Star Wars Bounty Hunter, which features more Boba Fett than the entire original…
SNL Parodies “The Black Swan” Dan Koelsch, January 11, 2011 I know, we’re a bit late on this, but with the MovieViral Awards and site redesign, we’ve been a little busy. In case you haven’t heard, Jim Carrey hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend, and he did a pretty funny skit that spoofs Black Swan. Check it out after the…
Viral Marketing Buy an Album, Get “Fringe” Spoilers? Dan Koelsch, January 8, 2011January 9, 2011 I’m not a big fan of the J.J. Abrams sci-fi television show Fringe myself, but I watched a bit of the first season and thought it was interesting. Part of my problem was how complicated the plot was (as should be expected from an Abrams show, even on FOX), but…
Apollo 18 Document #4 Shows Rocket Ready For Launch? Dan Koelsch, January 7, 2011January 9, 2011 NASA has a major leak on their hands, as we now have the 3rd Top Secret document in a week on the Apollo 18 mission, and the 4th overall since mid-December. After the last document explained what would be needed to prepare for a launch, this new one shows that…