“Elevator Murder Experiment” Viral Video Promotes “Dead Man Down” Dan Koelsch, March 4, 2013October 7, 2013 What would you do if you walked into a murder in progress? Our second prank video of the past week asks that very question by staging a murder attempt in a New York City elevator. The video was made to promote this weekend’s theatrical release of Dead Man Down, a…
Beauty Shop Patrons Get Hair-Raising Scare Thanks to “The Last Exorcism Part II” Dan Koelsch, February 26, 2013 In a prank to help promote this weekend’s theatrical opening of The Last Exorcism Part II, some customers at a beauty salon got more than a haircut when a two way mirror shows a possessed girl over their own reflection. Check out the reactions after the break.
“Chronicle” Viral Sends People Flying Over New York City Skyline Caleb Hamilton, January 30, 2012October 7, 2013 It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Supe- nope, it’s a plane. Or is it? The found-footage film, Chronicle, opens this Friday and to get people even more excited, a viral marketing campaign started over New York City and parts of New Jersey that will make you think you’re seeing…
Viral Video for “In Time” Feels Familiar…For A Reason Dan Koelsch, October 28, 2011March 4, 2013 A video hit the Internet this week that showed a guy taking a chainsaw to a parking meter. While this was definitely a cool sight, many people thought it was fake. Either way, the video got over half a million views on YouTube. So, what makes this MovieViral material? The…
Times Square Video Hack Turns Out To Be Viral For ‘Limitless’ Dan Koelsch, March 18, 2011October 7, 2013 On Sunday, a video was posted to YouTube that got people wondering whether it was real or fake. In it, a man shows off an iPhone transmitter he invented that allows video to be transmitted to any screen the receiver is near. He demonstrated it in Times Square, including on…