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allenjaelee — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:00:42 +0000

Prometheus. You guys are probably getting tired of my posts about this upcoming film by now, but hopefully this will be the last one. Earlier this week, the viral campaign for Prometheus dropped another segment with their further introduction of David-8, the latest humanoid android from Weyland Industries. The android/character is played by Michael Fassbender in both the film and the viral videos. The video showcases the fictional technology where the robots can mimic human emotions even though they don’t actually feel anything. He also mentions that he can perform tasks that humans might find questionable or unethical, which leads to some questions about foreshadowing events in the film..

This video is the second major addition to the viral campaign, with the first being the fictional TED Talk video. The team behind the film is really doing a great job with the marketing by using the viral campaign to create the hype, rather than using film trailers. As Lee (I love her.) from SourceFed said, “They seem to be doing everything right”. I can’t wait for this movie.

By the way, does that David signature look super familiar or is it just me? I’m thinking David Choe right now, but not sure.

via Slashfilm

Space Jockeys in Space.

allenjaelee — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:39:21 +0000

The full theatrical trailer for my most anticipated film of 2012 came out last Saturday and man, its amazing. I mean, the teaser for Prometheus itself was amazing, so I had no idea how they would top that, but they did. This trailers features a good idea on what the film is about and a lot of references to the first Alien film (SPACE JOCKEY!), which means that its definitely not just a spritual or spin-off prequel anymore. I still can’t believe how beautiful this film looks in both its CG and non-CG aspects. The art direction is perfect and really depicts an updated world from the Alien series (although it takes place before time-wise). I can’t stop geeking out over this trailer. Time to re-watch Alien. Prometheus comes to theatres June 8, 2012.

TED 2023.

allenjaelee — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:00:52 +0000

The TED Talks series is some of the best videos ever in terms of pure inspiration and education in what’s going on with the technology, entertainment, and design industries. They feature all kinds of important people in the industry, where they talk about what they’re currently working on and such. This new TED Talk that just premiered is by a man named Peter Weyland and its from.. the year 2023.. (and yes, its a real TED Talk, kinda)

TED Talks collaborated with the makers of the film, Prometheus, for one of the most interesting viral marketing campaigns in a while. If you guys know your Alien lore, you know that Weyland is one part of the company heavily involved in the Alien films. The upcoming film, Prometheus, is a spiritual/spin-off prequel to the Alien series and it seems that Peter Weyland and his Weyland Industries is heavily involved in the film. The short film, of sorts, (none of the footage is from the film) is actually really well written and shot in a way that it feels like an actual TED Talk. There’s some really dope one-liners in it.

Here’s the Prometheus teaser for those of you who haven’t seen it yet. Its so beautiful.

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