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So, uh, exclusive screening...where tickets are grabbed in mere seconds in an website gold rush...

Do they just not plan on making money off this movie?
 
Karma Kramer said:
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I'm sorry but you are completely underestimating the advertisement push this is going to get in a couple of months. The Las Airbender will wish it had as much of a broad appeal that Avatar will have.
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Well, it has one thing that Avatar doesn't. People knowing what the hell it is. Has FOX ever had a large successful marketing push? Star Wars yes, but that was all Lucas.

I was really excited about Avatar day. Now I don't get to participate in it. Nor will anyone else that isn't already sold on the movie. FOX or Cameron fucked up again. Hope the trailer is good.
 
woop! my mate got media tickets for the preview and emailed the publicist to see if i could be let in too. just gotta take photo ID and im in! leaving work early next friday ;)
 
julls said:
woop! my mate got media tickets for the preview and emailed the publicist to see if i could be let in too. just gotta take photo ID and im in! leaving work early next friday ;)
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Nice! Just remember, no spoilers!
 
Oh shit! Even all the local cinemas in Australia just sent out an email event (Greater Union and Village!)

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Dates in Aus:
Date: Friday 21 August 2009
Time: 5pm Registration for a 5.30pm start
 
Scullibundo said:
Oh shit! Even all the local cinemas in Australia just sent out an email event (Greater Union and Village!)

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yeah, the one i'm going to is at greater union in perth.
 
The more I hear about Avatar, the more skeptical I become. If they're going for a younger audience, that dashes all hopes that I had of this being a kick ass 80's action sci-fi.
 
PrivateWHudson said:
The more I hear about Avatar, the more skeptical I become. If they're going for a younger audience, that dashes all hopes that I had of this being a kick ass 80's action sci-fi.
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Judging from the Treatment, you won't be disappointed. The only inference that I had that they were going to do anything for the younger market was them embracing the Airbender confusion, and of course the first thing we see is toys and games.

The movie will be a work of art, unless the Treatment is LIES. The advertising however is what got me skeptical before that the movie was worth anything and now keeps me skeptical that the movie will make anything.
 
Scullibundo said:
Well today the advertising seems to have hit pretty large for Australian cinema sites.

Eg: http://www.eventcinemas.com.au/
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Also, thank you sculli. Through your efforts in propagating AVATAR. Even I had a dream about it last night.

Debating whether it was going to flop or not. My mind even showed me exclusive scenes. Imaging the horror I felt when I awoke to find it all visions of a reality that is not tangible.

The Na'vi were hot though. And the graphics were awesome.

Based on my dream, I tell everyone, this movie is gonna be great. I might sound like a crazy person, but then again, I'm a broke college student and it doesn't get any crazier than that.
 
If anyone lives in Australia and doesn't have tickets for the events, visit http://twitter.com/avataraustralia. Apparently they've been giving tickets away for the past week or so. If you can answer some incredibly easy questions(nearly everyone in this thread could) quick enough, you get the tickets immediately.
Tomorrow's the last day.
 
Golden Village has just opened their contest for 105 pairs of tickets for a screening on 21st Aug in Singapore. I should know by the 19th if I'll be watching this shit...
 
Well, I guess participating cinema chains from around the world are announcing their contests today. Good luck to everyone else out there!
 
Scullibundo said:
Duckroll, when the 21st rolls around, can we have a separate thread for those who saw the 15/20 min footage to keep spoilers out?
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Sure. If you want I can rename this one to a more general Avatar thread once the trailer comes around. I don't like the idea of having another thread just for the trailer. After all, it really is just a handful of us discussing shit until there's more marketing from Fox. :P
 
duckroll said:
Sure. If you want I can rename this one to a more general Avatar thread once the trailer comes around. I don't like the idea of having another thread just for the trailer. After all, it really is just a handful of us discussing shit until there's more marketing from Fox. :P
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Yeah I'm happy for you to do that, though I don't think another thread for the trailer is avoidable once it hits online. :lol
 
Scullibundo said:
Yeah I'm happy for you to do that, though I don't think another thread for the trailer is avoidable once it hits online. :lol
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Yeah, I dunno, it'll be weird to see multiple Avatar threads with actual discussion and info in them. I don't know if my brain will be able to handle it!
 
:( Anyone in the UK know where to get the tickets from? All the IMAX 3D theatres here don't mention a thing on there homepage. I even called my local BFI IMAX London and the lady on the other end said she wasn't aware of the screening, and that I should call back later. WTF gives?
 
This Avatar Day is either going to be a master stroke of marketing genius or it's going to blow up in Fox's face.

I can see the appeal of having people clamour to try and get hold of a 'golden ticket' for the IMAX footage, but there is also a real danger that this whole thing could pass as a 'non event'.

A producer I know (he worked on a big studio project recently) tried to get tickets for an IMAX screening only to be told that there were none to give. He asked if there was a 'media only' screening and he was told that the cinema had films scheduled for the rest of the day and they wouldn't have time or space to do it.

As I've said before, at this point the 2D Internet trailer needs to hit huge and really connect with the audience. Fox have basically painted themselves into a corner with this late in the game style promotion.

It really does feel all or nothing at this point.
 
We get it already.

Also, I wonder how long it will take for that 16 minute footage to leak onto the internet. I reckon it could leak before the US sessions even commence.
 
Busty said:
This Avatar Day is either going to be a master stroke of marketing genius or it's going to blow up in Fox's face.

I can see the appeal of having people clamour to try and get hold of a 'golden ticket' for the IMAX footage, but there is also a real danger that this whole thing could pass as a 'non event'.

A producer I know (he worked on a big studio project recently) tried to get tickets for an IMAX screening only to be told that there were none to give. He asked if there was a 'media only' screening and he was told that the cinema had films scheduled for the rest of the day and they wouldn't have time or space to do it.

As I've said before, at this point the 2D Internet trailer needs to hit huge and really connect with the audience. Fox have basically painted themselves into a corner with this late in the game style promotion.

It really does feel all or nothing at this point.
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The internet trailer will do nothing, absolutely nothing to sell this movie on the scale you're thinking of. I don't really see how you could come up with that line of thought. Avatar Day will have a larger impact than that for the time being. The usual methods of marketing will take place later in the month or some point next month I'd imagine; billboards, newspapers, tv spots etc. Fox will probably roll out this campaign soon, and when they do it'll run hard up until the film hits. If they don't and the chances of that happening are slim, then the movie will bomb commercially. Discussion of Fox's marketing team needs to die, and Avatar Day talk needs to rise.
 
Near said:
Discussion of Fox's marketing team needs to die, and Avatar Day talk needs to rise.
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What's there to talk about? Let's discuss how many friends/family we all roped in increase our chances of getting tickets for the event? :lol
 
Near said:
The internet trailer will do nothing, absolutely nothing to sell this movie on the scale you're thinking of. I don't really see how you could come up with that line of thought. Avatar Day will have a larger impact than that for the time being.
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What are you talking about? How can IMAX footage seen by a few of thousand people worldwide on a single day have a bigger impact than the Internet trailer that gives millions of Cameron fans worldwide their first look at the film?

That makes zero sense. I've got a call into a friend of mine to try and hook me up with tickets but I'm not hopefully. At all. My first look at Avatar will almost certainly be the net trailer.

That's what people are going to be discussing come the 22nd, not the IMAX footage.

Near said:
Discussion of Fox's marketing team needs to die, and Avatar Day talk needs to rise.
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I'm all for that. Because 95% of the people in this thread (Scullibundo the worst among them) don't know what the fuck they are talking about.
 
Just got information on the cinemas that are going with the AVATAR Day in Spain:

Madrid, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Vigo, Palma de Mallorca, Málaga and Leioa.

No luck for me then :(
 
Busty said:
What are you talking about? How can IMAX footage seen by a few of thousand people worldwide on a single day have a bigger impact than the Internet trailer that gives millions of Cameron fans worldwide their first look at the film?

That makes zero sense. I've got a call into a friend of mine to try and hook me up with tickets but I'm not hopefully. At all. My first look at Avatar will almost certainly be the net trailer.

That's what people are going to be discussing come the 22nd, not the IMAX footage.



I'm all for that. Because 95% of the people in this thread (Scullibundo the worst among them) don't know what the fuck they are talking about.
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Did I run over your dog or something Busty? What have I said that doesn't make any sense? Every post of yours is 'OH MAN, MAKE OR BREAK FOR FOX' 'OH SHIT, IF THEY DONT DO IT NOW THEY HAVE GONE AND BLOWN IT!' 'WHEW! CANT BELIEVE HOW MUCH IS RIDIN ON THAT TRAILER!' 'DONT THEY REALISE THAT THE IMAX SCREENING AINT WORTH A DAMN COMPARED TO THAT TRAILER! MAN I HOPE THEY KNOW THAT! HERE'S HOPIN!'

We get it already. You're like a rabid football fan raging about hypothetical injuries of key team members before the game.
 
Busty said:
What are you talking about? How can IMAX footage seen by a few of thousand people worldwide on a single day have a bigger impact than the Internet trailer that gives millions of Cameron fans worldwide their first look at the film?

That makes zero sense. I've got a call into a friend of mine to try and hook me up with tickets but I'm not hopefully. At all. My first look at Avatar will almost certainly be the net trailer.

That's what people are going to be discussing come the 22nd, not the IMAX footage.
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Because if what you were saying about the trailer being huge enough to get people talking, the chances are that the footage shown at Avatar Day will leave a larger impact on the viewers than a minute or two 2D trailer, with compromised visual and audio quality. Thousands of people worldwide seeing awesome footage at once is likely to start a flashmob of word of mouth, that's more meaningful. Anyway, my comment with in regards to how Fox can market this film was in you're context of 'the trailer needs to be huge'. :P

duckroll said:
What's there to talk about? Let's discuss how many friends/family we all roped in increase our chances of getting tickets for the event?
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:lol Or how we all failed to get tickets for our loved ones, in exchange for our self-pleasure, selfish desire and lust to see this footage, even if it means alone.
 
I think its a brillaint marketing technique. Too many studios reveal too much about a film way beforehand. I mean Fox has 4 months to advertise this movie, 4 months! Word will definently get around from from media/public/Sculli.

Also, yes, Avatar day will probably be seen by a few hundred thousand, but what about the media - newspapers, internet, TV. Word will spread.
 
Not sure if that been posted, but this how you cock munchers can get your Avatar Day tickets. :p

How to Get Your "Avatar Day" Tickets!
Source:Los Angeles Times
August 13, 2009


With "Avatar Day" fast approaching (read press release) on August 21, the Los Angeles Times has posted details on how you'll be able to get free tickets to the screenings of Avatar footage:

On Monday, 20th Century Fox will launch an unusual offer on the website for its Cameron-directed film "Avatar": free tickets for an early look at 16 minutes of footage from the futuristic thriller that will be shown in more than 100 Imax 3-D theaters around the world.

With two screenings on Friday, Aug. 21 (at 6 and 6:30 p.m.), the "Avatar" preview will include an introduction from Cameron and some new footage not shown during July's Comic-Con International convention in San Diego.

In what’s sure to be a mad grab among sci-fi fans, tickets will be given away a first-come, first-served basis on the “Avatar” website (www.avatarmovie.com) at noon PST Monday.

Look for the trailer online on August 21st as well. The James Cameron film opens in theaters on December 18.
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-Comingsoon.net

If it has been posted, my bad.

Edit - My bad, it has been posted.
 
Scullibundo said:
Did I run over your dog or something Busty? What have I said that doesn't make any sense?
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You guaranteeing that James Cameron had no influence over the way Fox was marketing Avatar was a particular favourite of mine.

Not just the fact the comment was so uninformerd but the fact you were actually guaranteeing it.

Scullibundo said:
Every post of yours is 'OH MAN, MAKE OR BREAK FOR FOX' 'OH SHIT, IF THEY DONT DO IT NOW THEY HAVE GONE AND BLOWN IT!' 'WHEW! CANT BELIEVE HOW MUCH IS RIDIN ON THAT TRAILER!' 'DONT THEY REALISE THAT THE IMAX SCREENING AINT WORTH A DAMN COMPARED TO THAT TRAILER! MAN I HOPE THEY KNOW THAT! HERE'S HOPIN!'
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:lol ...,man alive.

If you want your own private Avatar circle jerk thread where everything is butterflies, puppies and rainbows then have at it, but this is where people discuss Avatar for better or worse.

But I'm not trolling this film at all. Unlike most I'm very aware of the fact I haven't seen a single frame of it and I'm eagerly awaiting to see something. But in the mean time I'm free to discuss the frankly bizarre way this film is being handled.

If you don't like it go elsewhere.
 
Busty said:
You guaranteeing that James Cameron had no influence over the way Fox was marketing Avatar was a particular favourite of mine.

Not just the fact the comment was so uninformerd but the fact you were actually guaranteeing it.



:lol ...,man alive.

If you want your own private Avatar circle jerk thread where everything is butterflies, puppies and rainbows then have at it, but this is where people discuss Avatar for better or worse.

But I'm not trolling this film at all. Unlike most I'm very aware of the fact I haven't seen a single frame of it and I'm eagerly awaiting to see something. But in the mean time I'm free to discuss the frankly bizarre way this film is being handled.

If you don't like it go elsewhere.
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What I actually said was that Cameron has weight insofar as to what footage etc is shown. What I guaranteed was that he has no standing power over how FOX Marketing department run the show outside of selecting footage to use. He may suggest what he likes, but FOX marketing has always been their own entity and they have for a long time been far shittier than any other major.

You can troll the film all you like, raise whatever negative comments you like, my point is you never shut the fuck up about your hypothetical of whether the trailer/screening will have any effect? How many times must you express the same opinion about the same thing before you realise nobody gives a shit? Its like watching a dog chase his tail.
 
Scullibundo said:
We get it already.

Also, I wonder how long it will take for that 16 minute footage to leak onto the internet. I reckon it could leak before the US sessions even commence.
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I'm not so sure it will. I've heard Fox will be refusing entry to people with recording devices and doing the standard night-vision thing at the screenings.
 
Yeah, all the screenings will be handled like press screenings of major movies. No recording devices, security monitoring the screening, etc. I saw Star Trek at a preview screening like that, and the moron sitting next to me texting with his phone (he was late so he didn't bother checking it in) got hauled out and had to check his phone in before being allowed back in.
 
Sculli, I think Busty wants the movie to succeed (and for it to be good) as much as anyone else, but since we are relatively close to release and most people haven't heard about it, it gets people that want it to succeed nervous, or at least angry at what they perceive as marketing incompetence (i'm not gonna judge that).

I was expecting way more talk about Avatar Day everywhere at this point (way more talk than, well... none lol) but the trailer is what will create real public awareness, it's where they can't fail. I believe it will be truly awesome, these guys (Cameron and co.) are too good. If about a month after the trailer is released online and at theatres people aren't talking or even aware of it, then I'll "worry".

Perhaps they should release the internet trailer first and then after it got people talking they'd have an Avatar Day. We'll see what happens.

I have no idea if any theatres in Portugal are gonna show it. The official site should link to all the info about where it's gonna be shown. Meh.
 
Not many people will learn of Avatar Day until it's too late. I don't think that the idea was to get the masses to que up to try an see this, but to create a shortage of people who do and design a stir of hype and confusion. Most people are making out the event to be something it's not, the weight of Avatar's potential success is not riding on this event, though it will be a nice advertising ploy. Discussion of the event will really heat up when more people find out it happened.
 
duckroll said:
I really hope that's the case, since it'll increase the odds of me getting tickets! :lol
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But it also means the odds of not getting the tickets are high, because no one knows where to get them! At least in my country. :(
 
FirewalkR said:
I have no idea if any theatres in Portugal are gonna show it. The official site should link to all the info about where it's gonna be shown. Meh.
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Hey, I'm from Portugal as well, and seeing as there are no Imax theaters here (I believe there used to be one in Vila Franca de Xira, but it closed down) I've been entertaining the idea of taking a small trip to spain in december to watch it in IMAX.

I have a question for megateto about that. What is the likelyhood of AVATAR not being dubbed to spanish on the IMAX version?
 
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