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+ | <div style="background:black;">[[image:Super8 banner.jpg|500px|Super 8]]</div> | ||
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+ | Welcome to the viral campaign community wiki! This site is a reference intended to track all the information about the viral promo for the ''Spielberg''-produced, ''Abrams''-directed, ''Area-51'' film '''Super 8''', currently slated for release '''June 10, 2011'''. | ||
+ | * Official movie site: [http://super8-movie.com Super8-Movie.com] | ||
+ | * [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1650062/ Super 8 on IMDB] | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | <center>'''Calling all wiki-folk! This wiki would love to have more hands helping update it with information, pictures, and more, especially where pages are empty or incomplete. Feel free to make an account and help out!'''</center> | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Quick links === | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width="100%" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" | {{section|color=blue | ||
+ | |||
+ | |header=Spotlight | ||
+ | |content= | ||
+ | * [[Super8-Movie.com#Trailer Clues|Super8-Movie.Com]] - examining the trailer two variants and the puzzle pieces they contain | ||
+ | * '''[[Fleets|Flavour Fleets!]]''' - Did you get a [[Rocket Poppeteers]] certificate in the mail? | ||
+ | * '''[[Timeline|Timeline, Story so far]]''' - Get started here! | ||
+ | * [[Super8 teaser analysis]] - examining the first trailer contents | ||
+ | * [[Technology of Super 8]] - examining the Technology of the movie and the ARG | ||
+ | * [[Link in Portal 2]] - the interactive Super 8 element in the new game Portal 2 | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | | width="50%" | {{section | ||
+ | |header=[[SiteRef|Website Reference]] | ||
+ | |content= | ||
+ | * <span style="white-space:nowrap" class="plainlinks">[[Scariestthingieversaw.com]] [http://www.scariestthingieversaw.com --^]</span> | ||
+ | * <span style="white-space:nowrap" class="plainlinks">[[Rocketpoppeteers.com]] [http://www.rocketpoppeteers.com --^]</span> | ||
+ | * <span style="white-space:nowrap" class="plainlinks">[http://www.twitter.com/RocketPoppeteer RocketPoppeteer Twitter]</span> | ||
+ | * <span style="white-space:nowrap" class="plainlinks">[[Hooklineandminker.com]] [http://www.hooklineandminker.com --^]</span> | ||
+ | * <span style="white-space:nowrap" class="plainlinks">[[Revalistic.com]] [http://www.revalistic.com --^]</span> | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | | width="50%" | {{section | ||
+ | |header=[[Characters]] | ||
+ | |content= | ||
+ | * ''[[Josh Minker]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Evelyn Minker]]'' - Josh's Mother | ||
+ | * ''[[Josh's Father]] | ||
+ | * ''[[Sarah]]'' - Josh's Supervisor | ||
+ | * ''[[Mystery Person]]'' | ||
+ | * The Creature ''[[http://super8.wikibruce.com/Creature/]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Gordon Cooper]]'' | ||
+ | * ''Clive'' - Josh's Co-Worker | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|width="100%" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" | {{section|color=blue | ||
+ | |||
+ | |header=Wiki Links | ||
+ | |content= | ||
+ | *[[Rocket Poppeteers]] | ||
+ | *[[Craigslist Estate Sale]] | ||
+ | *[[Hooklineandminker.com/photo_slider|Rare Fish Gallery]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | === OOG Quicklinks === | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| width="100%" | ||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | | width="50%" | {{section|color=blue | ||
+ | |||
+ | |header=communities | ||
+ | |content=<span class="plainlinks"> | ||
+ | * [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/index.php?f=261 Unfiction discussion] | ||
+ | * [http://www.super8news.com Super8news.com] | ||
+ | * [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Super-8/119732268054336 Super 8 Facebook group] | ||
+ | * [http://unfiction.com/chat irc.chat-solutions.org, #super8] | ||
+ | * [https://www.mibbit.com/chat/?url=irc%3A%2F%2Firc.chat-solutions.org%2F%23super8 www.mibbit.com/chat #super8, same chat, another platform] | ||
+ | * [http://merzmensch.blogspot.com/search/label/Super8 Kosmopol/Merzmensch about Super8 ARG (in German)] | ||
+ | </span>}} | ||
+ | {{section|color=blue | ||
+ | |||
+ | |header=helpful links and tools | ||
+ | |content=<span class="plainlinks"> | ||
+ | * [http://www.giantmice.com/arg-quickstart What's an ARG?] | ||
+ | * [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/index.php?f=9 Online Tools (Unfiction)] | ||
+ | </span>}} | ||
+ | | width="50%" |{{section | ||
+ | |||
+ | |header=Media | ||
+ | |content=<span class="plainlinks"><!-- for links to significant media articles, not EVERY one --> | ||
+ | * [http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/05/jj_abrams_super_8_has_absolute.html NY Magazine: S8 not Connected to CF2] | ||
+ | * [http://www.aintitcool.com/node/44927 AICN: Teaser trailer announcement] | ||
+ | </span>}} | ||
+ | {{section|color=blue | ||
+ | |||
+ | |header=Randomness | ||
+ | |content=<span class="plainlinks"><!-- fanmade stuff, parodies, fun stuff, etc --> | ||
+ | * Super 8 is [http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/05/jj_abrams_super_8_has_absolute.html NOT Cloverfield 2] | ||
+ | * What is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_8_mm_film Super 8mm film]? | ||
+ | * Super8 [http://www.super8.com/ Hotels] | ||
+ | </span>}} | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | | | ||
+ | {|cellpadding="3" width="100%" style="padding:3px;background-color:#FFEEEE;border:2px outset red;" | ||
+ | |<search/> | ||
+ | |||
+ | == The nutshell == | ||
+ | '''''The latest...''''' | ||
+ | :*'''Feb. 13th''' [[Super8-Movie.com#Trailer_2_-_13th_Feb._2011|super8-movie.com]] and Apple Trailers updated with new pictures. | ||
+ | :*'''Feb. 12th''' [[Super8-Movie.com#Update_2|super8-movie.com]] and Apple Trailers are updated for the second time in a day. | ||
+ | :*'''Feb. 12th''' [[Super8-Movie.com#Trailer_2_-_12th_Feb._2011|super8-movie.com]] and Apple Trailers updated with new pictures. | ||
+ | :*'''Feb. 11th''' [[Super8-Movie.com#Trailer_2_-_11th_Feb._2011|super8-movie.com]] and Apple Trailers updated with new pictures. | ||
+ | :*'''Feb. 9th''' [[Super8-Movie.com#Trailer_2_-_9th_Feb._2011|super8-movie.com]] and Apple Trailers updated with new pictures. | ||
+ | :*'''Feb. 8th''' [[Super8-Movie.com#Trailer_2_-_8th_Feb._2011|super8-movie.com]] and Apple Trailers updated with new pictures. | ||
+ | :*'''Feb. 7th''' [[Super8-Movie.com#Trailer_2_-_7th_Feb._2011|super8-movie.com]] and Apple Trailers updated with new pictures. | ||
+ | :*'''Feb. 6th''' [[Super8-Movie.com#Trailer_2_-_Super_Bowl_-_6th_Feb._2011|super8-movie.com]] A new trailer is shown during the Super Bowl. Hidden images provide picture and plot clues. | ||
+ | :*'''Feb. 5th''' [[Adverlicio.us|Flash ad]] appears with images from a new trailer. Hidden images provide picture and plot clues. Text at end leads to clue "VITASRELIC". | ||
+ | :*'''Jan. 28th''' [[Scariestthingieversaw.com#Dec._28.2C_2010:_New_image_-_A_Map|Scariestthingieversaw.com]] photo file is updated with new jpeg of a map, unlocked with the same password as the chat and previous picture. | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''''From the beginning...''''' | ||
+ | :On '''May 7''', with the premiere of Iron Man 2, a teaser trailer for Super 8 was revealed, then quickly bootlegged online. On [[Super8 teaser analysis|analyzing the final few seconds]], the phrase "[[:Image:Frames arranged.jpg|scariest thing I ever saw]]" was found, leading to [[Scariestthingieversaw.com]]. The site is a terminal into a machine with a [[:Image:STIES-Console100507_Printout.jpg|mysterious print-out]], and an [[:Image:STIES-Console100507_Text.png|80's era text interface]] indicating a file is being downloaded - estimated to complete on May 13th at 9pm PT. (JJ Abrams also confirms that Super 8 is ''not'' Cloverfield 2) | ||
+ | :The teaser is made available online in HD on '''May 11''' at [http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/super8 Apple.com] | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :On '''May 13''', the countdown on [[Scariestthingieversaw.com]] ended at 11:00pm EDT. Shortly afterward, [[Scariestthingieversaw.com#May 13, 2010|a new menu]] became available. Inputting one of the commands from the menu led to a [[May13-Newspaper|new puzzle]] and a new [[Rocketpoppeteers.com|in game website]]. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :On '''June 1''', a new file [[braegen14]] appeared on the [[Scariestthingieversaw.com#June 1, 2010|Scariestthingieversaw.com]] desktop, leading to an audio clip containing a number of tones. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :On '''June 21''', the [[:File:STIES_20100621_Printout_200pct.png|mysterious print-out]] on [[Scariestthingieversaw.com#June 21, 2010|Scariestthingieversaw.com]] was updated to include an extended conversation containing a [[:File:STIES_20100621_Printout_Image.jpg|picture]]. The picture contains a reflected image of a sold item, leading to an [[Craigslist Estate Sale|estate sale]] in WV. The ads' photos contain portions of a phone number. On calling it, we find [[Josh Minker]] and the late [[Evelyn Minker]], and are led to [[Hooklineandminker.com]]. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :On '''July 15''', individuals who mailed in the Rocket Poppeteers completed maze and coupon from the [[May13-Newspaper|May 13 newspaper]] began receiving [[Rocket Poppeteers#Postal Responses|responses]] in the mail. | ||
+ | :<BR> | ||
+ | :On '''July 23''', the twitter [http://twitter.com/RocketPoppeteer RocketPoppeteer] became active, posting [[SDCC2010|pictures]] from a traveling Poppeteers recruiting truck at the [[SDCC2010|San Diego Comic-Con]]. People who show RP letters get a 'special surprise'. The special surprise may have been limited to a Rocket Poppeteers hat or shirt. | ||
+ | :<BR> | ||
+ | :On '''July 28''', [[Rocketpoppeteers.com]] became active allowing new recruits and established [[Rocket Poppeteers#Postal Responses|candidates]] to register or confirm their registration, respectively. [[Hooklineandminker.com]] and [[Scariestthingieversaw.com]] were also updated; the latter's update stating that the mysterious contact's intentions deal with Josh's father (as of yet unnamed). Josh was told to immediately take down the [[Craigslist Estate Sale|listings]] due to their importance. All listings have been removed and the phone number no longer works. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :In '''August''': | ||
+ | :On '''August 2nd''' [[Rocketpoppeteers.com#August_2nd.2C_2010:_Fly_the_Rocket_SSF1|Rocketpoppeteers.com]] fly the Rocket SSF1 icon becomes active leading to the spaceship control panel. Nine different messages from Poppeteers Mission Control. Plus the five flavor fleets. | ||
+ | :*[[Hooklineandminker.com]] was updated twice. | ||
+ | ::[[Hooklineandminker.com#August_4th|August 4th.]] | ||
+ | ::[[Hooklineandminker.com#August_21st_.28112.29|August 21st.]] This post is used as a clue for the password to the chat session. | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | :In '''September:''' | ||
+ | :*On '''Sept. 7th''' [[Hooklineandminker.com#September_7th|Hooklineandminker.com]] was updated. | ||
+ | :*On '''Sept. 9th''' [[Scariestthingieversaw.com#September_9.2C_2010|Scariestthingieversaw.com]] was updated with a new printout message and a new folder icon behind the main window with an audio file 'audio/untitled.mp3'. | ||
+ | :*On '''Sept. 27th''' [[Rocketpoppeteers.com#Sept._27.2C_2010:_Email_and_Survey|Rocketpoppeteers.com]] sent out an email directing people to a survey on the site. | ||
+ | :*On '''Sept. 30th''' at [[Scariestthingieversaw.com#Sept._30.2C_2010:_Chat_Icon|Scariestthingieversaw.com]] a new chat icon was discovered on the lower tool bar after clicking on the left hand arrow. | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | :In '''October:''' | ||
+ | :*On '''Oct. 14th''' [[Scariestthingieversaw.com#Oct._14.2C_2010:_4D_.26_5O_printout|Scariestthingieversaw.com]] updated the printable chat log. "Meet me at 4D & 5O's last leg. Bring the foghorn and the unexpected title." | ||
+ | :*On '''Oct. 20th''' Josh updated his [[Hooklineandminker.com#October_20th|Hooklineandminker.com]] blog. | ||
+ | :*On '''Oct. 21st''' the [[Scariestthingieversaw.com#Oct._21.2C_2010:_Chat_Icon_Active|chat icon at Scariestthingieversaw.com]] becomes active, requesting a password. Used Oct. 14th STIES update to determine password and time/date of chat session: Oct. 21st at 11:09PM Eastern Time. (Josh's timezone.) | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | :'''November''' | ||
+ | :*On '''Nov. 13th''' [[Scariestthingieversaw.com#Nov._13.2C_2010:_Badges_Update|the PDP-11 terminal at Scariestthingieversaw.com]] was updated with new .DAT files, which included 4 ID badges. All badges have 3-Dots on them. One of them has the word TROGL handwritten on it. | ||
+ | :*On '''Nov. 23rd''' Josh updated his [[Hooklineandminker.com#November_23rd|Hooklineandminker.com]] blog. He mentions that he will have a COELACANTH delivered early December and provide photos and regular updates. | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | '''[[Timeline#Latest|View the latest Timeline News -->]]''' | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Top Videos == | ||
+ | {|align="center" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !'''''Super 8 Bootleg Trailer''''' | ||
+ | !'''''The Mystery Box''''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<youtube>TkvKfmaVFJg</youtube> | ||
+ | |<youtube>vpjVgF5JDq8</youtube> | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | {|align="center" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !'''''Super 8 Trailer 2''''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<youtube>80DXVBYGLL8</youtube> | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | === [http://www.backpackunion.com Swiss Gear Backpack] & [http://www.pursehandbag.org Discount Handbag] === | ||
+ | ==== To-dos/Outstanding ==== | ||
+ | * [[Rocketpoppeteers.com|RocketPoppeteers]] updates | ||
+ | * [[Home|The nutshell]] "From the beginning" updates |
Current revision as of 14:42, 1 May 2012
Welcome to the viral campaign community wiki! This site is a reference intended to track all the information about the viral promo for the Spielberg-produced, Abrams-directed, Area-51 film Super 8, currently slated for release June 10, 2011.
Quick links
OOG Quicklinks
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Top Videos
Super 8 Bootleg Trailer | The Mystery Box |
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Super 8 Trailer 2 |
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Swiss Gear Backpack & Discount Handbag
To-dos/Outstanding
- RocketPoppeteers updates
- The nutshell "From the beginning" updates