![]() ![]() That followed the studio’s viral marketing campaign which for a year bore no Sony/Tri-Star logo on purpose so the pic wouldn’t have a big studio’s PR machine feel to it. (Thus, making audiences feel like they had organically discovered it. That’s when the pic exploded in popularity. By the time it opened on a Friday, it was the #1 most tweeted topic. The edgy and original content, the South African cast instead of Will or Adam or Brad, were thought to be integral aspects which the majors would have rejected during their own development process. “Audiences are driving the agenda and deciding for themselves what they want to see through Twitter and social networking sites,” one insider explained to me. When District 9 was screened at Comicon, American Idol‘s Jordan Sparks alerted 220,000 followers how good the pic was. The secret of the indie’s success, like Paranormal Activity, was that it was made outside the studio system and marketed outside the studio formula. ![]() “It’s just one of these great stories where the movie came out of nowhere and has performed globally.” All the backend is shared with the partnership of QED, Jackson and Blomkamp. “The good news is everybody in this wins,” an insider tells me. But distributing for MGM is Sony in Spain, Germany and Benelux, and Warners for MGM in Japan. MGM acquired Spain, Germany, Benelux and Japan. Here we get mysterious thumps from an attic, overly poised children, an old woman who peels her hand instead of a potato and, finally, generic-looking special effects that violate the D.I.Y. Also involved is Metropolitan Films, which has France. Sony paid a $25M advance so the studio shares in the film’s profits. Sony’s Peter Schlessel acquired the pic from QED at AFM for domestic, UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Russia, Italy, Latin America, Korea, Hong Kong, China, and some other territories. “On the other hand, every time something like this happens, it makes indieprods more attractive to institutional financiers.” ![]() “I wonder if in the current climate those institutions wuld have stepped up,” one of my insiders questioned. That enabled Block to organize the funding from Comerica back in 2007, well before the financial crsis. Only Peter Jackson’s name, which meant a lot in the marketplace. What a risk - because there was no star, no budget, no script. Block had to commit to fully financing the movie even before the American Film Market got underway. If you haven’t seen WNUF Halloween Special, do yourself a favor and check it out on Amazon ASAP.Besides producer Peter Jackson and director Neill Blomkamp, the biggest beneficiary has been Bill Block’s QED Intl which was given first shot to finance foreign pre-sales. If you want to find out more about the campaign, or better yet contribute, visit the GoFundMe page here. The perks include a downloadable version, DVD, and VHS copy of the film, your name, picture, or voice featured in the film, various producer credits, a Halloween party for you and your friends, and more. Of course, there are some awesome perks that come along with contributing to the campaign. I’m already excited about what those commercials will look like! 623 Bureau of Paranormal Investigation: The Sequel (, Mín diào jú yì wén lù hòu chuán ), is a sequel to Bureau of Paranormal Investigation, by Er Dong Shui Shou. He also says that the follow up film will take place in the 1990s. While LaMartina isn’t giving too much away about the sequel’s plot, he did state via the GoFundMe campaign that it is a continuation of the existing WNUF universe and will feature some returning characters. The money raised will go directly to costs associated with production, such as locations, costumes, and special FX. Now, director Chris LaMartina is looking to make a WNUF Halloween Special sequel and is seeking our help via crowdfunding. The parody commercials had me laughing (and missing my childhood), while the overarching haunted house story brought laughs as well as the fun scares. ![]() I went into WNUF Halloween Special blind the first time I watched, and I was instantly won over by its quirkiness. The story follows a TV news anchor, paranormal investigators, and an exorcist as they explore a supposedly haunted house on Halloween night. It was also presented as if it were an old VHS recording with some wear and tear. Presented as a 1987 television news special, the film featured a faux news broadcast and commercials that felt authentic to the late ‘80s in the best way possible. Back in 2013, the low budget horror/comedy WNUF Halloween Special debuted, and it was absolute gold. ![]()
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