“In Time” Twitter Contest: Win Tickets to the World Premiere Michael Lee, October 19, 2011October 19, 2011 Briefly: Andrew Niccol’s In Time, starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried, is a week away from hitting theaters and in anticipation of its release you can win tickets to its premiere in LA tomorrow simply by tweeting. All you have to do is log onto twitter and #intimepremiere to see a virtual map with the location of the ticket giveaways. Five people located in the Los Angeles area are secretly handing out pairs of tickets to the event. As the amount of tweets increase,the closer you’ll be to discovering the secret giveaway locations… until time runs out. . .The more you tweet the more the virtual map zooms in on the locations of the five people who are handing out these tickets. Be one of the first on the scene and say the passphrase “Every second counts” to claim your tickets to the LA premiere on Thursday, October 20th.Visit www.intimemovie.com to begin the race! Contests Viral Marketing Amanda SeyfriedAndrew NiccolIn TimeJustin Timberlake
Watch A Message From the Dean of “Monsters University” February 15, 2013Disney Pixar’s marketing campaign for Monsters University, the prequel to the 2001 hit Monsters Inc., has centered on the idea of promoting the school where the film is set. MU is where monsters learn how to scare, and the in-world website for the college does a great job of making… Read More
District 9 Facebook Page Posts Mysterious Video, But Not For District 9 February 21, 2011February 21, 2011It’s not about District 10, either. In fact, the video is in no way related to District 9, or any of the filmmakers behind the movie. It is, however, tied to Sony Pictures, the studio behind the District 9 campaign. This silent and mysterious video is from no other than… Read More
Viral Video: Gritty Superhero Reboot May 12, 2010College Humor has a great parody video that uses a medical emergency as a metaphor for how studios go about rebooting their franchises. This one in particular is in regards to Spiderman, as the doctor accurately explains all the problems with the third film in the franchise (which is why… Read More