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Excelsia wrote:But that still begs the question, what else can we come up with that hasn't already been mentioned that will get people like ET interested?
Right now there isn't much we can do to get people hyped about Freeborn since casting and filming still haven't begun. Once Freeborn and other werewolf movies have release dates set, however, ET and other similar programs will discover it on their own.

The only other aspect of Freeborn I could really imagine generating some anticipation would be the fact that Tim Albee is designing the werewolves. He isn't exactly a household name, but being the mastermind behind the one-man four-figure CGI movie, a lot of people within the entertainment industry should be familiar with his work. Like I said in a previous thread: I've seen what he could do with five thousand, so it should be really interesting to se what he can do with a few million.

In other words, Freeborn is the movie that people within the entertainment industry should be the most interested in.

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I wouldn't say there's so much an increase in interest in furries so much as there's a decrease in CBS's and MTV's ratings. Both networks seem convinced that people are more interested in half-a** freakshows than shows with, I dunno, plot, so whenever things look bad for them, they just move to slander furries, D&D players, or any other net-based culture they can get they can find.

But while I don't think a sudden interest in therians / furries will influence Freeborn, I can imagine that Freeborn will influence a sudden interest in therians / furries. Since casting calls still haven't begun, the only people any interested media outlets can turn to for info right now are the Brownriggs and Tim Albee. After that, the next step would be to talk to us, or at least to any members that Anthony attribute key ideas to (like Xodiac and I for the use of rubber ducks, or Figarou for the constant throwing of them). If they do decide to seek out pack members for info, one of the questions they'll be sure to ask will be how we found out about the Pack, in which case our therian or furry origins become apparent. That might, in turn, perk an interest in therians or furries in general.

Ultimately, I think the best marketing strategy would be to continue to say as little about the movie as possible; if curiosity is the movie's best selling point, best to keep it that way.

Remember the first teaser trailer for the Matrix? That was ingenious -- I'm convinced half the people went to see the movie on opening night just to find out what the Matrix was. Something like that could be a good way to market the pack: wait and see what the true werewolf experts have to offer. :wink:
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Start an Internet phenomenon! I still think we should make the Freeborn teaser the next "All your base are belong to us."

Post pictures of executives telling Jack from the Jack-in-the-Box commercial, "you can't take her with you, Jack."

Have the cast of Dilbert reinacting the "please don't be afraid" scene.

Show a Windows message prompt saying, "If someone told you that werewolves exist, would you believe?" With the usual "Yes" and "No" buttons.

The more offbeat and out-of-context, the better. Remember that "All your base are belong to us" appeared on re-edited beer ads, photos of Times Square, and so forth.

We could even do the teaser to the "All your base" Zero Wing intro:

(spaceship in background) "If someone told you werewolves exist"

(explosion) "Would you believe?"

Operator: We have problem.

Pilot: You can tell me anything.

Captain: I can't force kind of choice on her!

Operator: I think its time somebody forced hand.

CATS: She finds out about us she have only two choices

Captain: Please don't be afraid

CATS: Only one means she can live. Ha Ha Ha...

Captain: You have to trust me...
Taking a Gestalt approach, since it's the "in" thing...
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Scott Gardener wrote:Start an Internet phenomenon! I still think we should make the Freeborn teaser the next "All your base are belong to us."
Well... My big dilemma with that would be the possibility that such would just make everyone sick of the movie before they even know what it's about, but hey, as long as we're daydreaming:

"Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" edit:
Q: If somebody told you that werewolves exist, would you believe?
A) You can tell me anything.
B) I will not leave her behind.
C) They were furry all over.
D) *duckie shower!*
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I work at a radio-station (Rockzooi tonight! 8) ), so maybe I can say something. :lol:
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Scott Gardener wrote:Show a Windows message prompt saying, "If someone told you that werewolves exist, would you believe?" With the usual "Yes" and "No" buttons.
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If:

No >> "Prepare to die"
Yes >> "Join us"
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Morkulv wrote:If:

No >> "Prepare to die"
Yes >> "Join us"
If:

No>> "Prepare to be duckified"

Yes>> "Have a duckie"


either way...you still get bonked!! :lol:
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Haha, note the '!' at the end of "Yes". :lol:
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Morkulv wrote:Haha, note the '!' at the end of "Yes". :lol:
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Morkulv wrote:Haha, note the '!' at the end of "Yes". :lol:
Since you pointed it out......



*presses yes! button*
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