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Urgent news, M. Night fans! 
Shyamalan's next movie, originally titled "Sundowning", has received a new title: "The Visit". The movie is reportedly completed, and has been bought by Universal Pictures to be released on September 11, 2015.
Thankfully that's many months from now, and no official marketing campaign has begun. So we fans still have plenty of time for us to contact the Executive/Producers give them the fan-input they need to make this movie as big a success as possible.
Firstly, all comments in this entry will be hidden, as I don't want any divided attention or diversions from this subject. However, if you have any ideas/advice you think I should add to the following list, I'll gladly think of a way to add them.
I will provide a list of all the Executive/Producers of the movie, but first I'll explain what you need to talk about in your E-mails:
Tell them that they must consider changing the title back to "Sundowning":
Explain to them how “Sundowning” is a much better, and a more original title. Its uncommonness is precisely what grabs your attention immediately. “The Visit” doesn’t sound nearly as interesting. Explain to them that even if there are people in the world who are unaware of what the term “sundowning” means, *creative marketing* could remedy that.
Tell them "Don't be afraid to pull a LORAX or MAN-OF-STEEL" with their marketing campaign.
This does NOT necessarily mean the movie has to be promoted through vehicle commercials, or shaving-product commercials, or military commercials. It just means "Search as hard as you can to find dozens (or even hundreds) of Marketing Partners that can connect to the themes of Sundowning and are willing to contribute to the movie's marketing campaign". Tell them they should be creative about how to tie-in the movie's themes to any popular products.....Expalin to them (this is a quote, but you don't need to say so) The studio and marketers "can achieve success when the marketing tie-ins are separate and distinct both in message and in target audience," said Tom Meyer, president of the entertainment division of Marketing Arm. "Likewise, when there is category overlap and the campaigns are targeted at similar audiences, you can cause consumer confusion, which is worse for the marketer than the studio."
Tell them "DON'T BE AFRAID TO TRY USING M. NIGHT'S NAME AS A SELLING POINT"
Explain to them why that ONE VIDEO...ONE...that manged to go viral, showing the Trailer for "Devil" (played before Scott Pilgrim), was NOT SHYAMALAN'S FAULT. It was the editor's fault for not crafting the trailer properly. When a filmmaker's name is included in a trailer, it's supposed to be shown with dramatic music in the background, emphasizing the importance of the filmmaker.
.....Devil's trailer failed for only 2 reasons:
[1] Bad timing (too soon after the backlash of The Last Airbender)
[2] More importantly, it tried to show his name with no background music to give us any meaningful impact about seeing his name. Therefore, the audience only focused on thinking about The Last Airbender (recently released) when they saw his name, because the WAY his name was shown didn't try to give the audience anything else to think about.
To increase the chances of this NOT happening again when they see M. Night's name, they just need to tell the EDITORS to make sure:
[A] M. Night's name is included at the BEGINNING of the trailer, with music playing while his name appears.
[B] IF they decide to include his name half-way through the trailer, make sure the trailer is crafted to have INTENSE MUSIC already playing when his name appears.
[C] They can easily include From the Director of The Sixth Sense (because that movie will remind film fans of the greatness the director is capable of, and both movies are thrillers) or they can use that quote INSTEAD of M. Night's name if they want to.
Here are the steps to contacting Universal (specifically the ones who will distribute Sundowning)
Step One: write down everything you're going to say in your message, and keep rewriting it (take your time and proofread) and make sure you apply LOGIC to your explanations about why all of the above subjects are important. Make sure to make FOUR copies, each one directed at one of the following 4 producers.
Step Two: once your message is finally ready, THEN go the following 4 links and find "Contact Info" on any one of them, which will offer you a Free Trial at IMDb-Pro. This should give you the opportunity to send your E-mails to all 4 of them. We don't know which one of them is going to fund Sundowning's marketing campaign, so we must send the message to all 4 of them.
THE LIST
Jason Blum (producer) www.imdb.com/name/nm0089658
Marc Bienstock (producer) www.imdb.com/name/nm0081514
Ashwin Rajan (executive producer / producer) www.imdb.com/name/nm2248864
Steven Schneider (executive producer) www.imdb.com/name/nm2124081
Shyamalan's next movie, originally titled "Sundowning", has received a new title: "The Visit". The movie is reportedly completed, and has been bought by Universal Pictures to be released on September 11, 2015.
Thankfully that's many months from now, and no official marketing campaign has begun. So we fans still have plenty of time for us to contact the Executive/Producers give them the fan-input they need to make this movie as big a success as possible.
Firstly, all comments in this entry will be hidden, as I don't want any divided attention or diversions from this subject. However, if you have any ideas/advice you think I should add to the following list, I'll gladly think of a way to add them.
I will provide a list of all the Executive/Producers of the movie, but first I'll explain what you need to talk about in your E-mails:
Tell them that they must consider changing the title back to "Sundowning":
Explain to them how “Sundowning” is a much better, and a more original title. Its uncommonness is precisely what grabs your attention immediately. “The Visit” doesn’t sound nearly as interesting. Explain to them that even if there are people in the world who are unaware of what the term “sundowning” means, *creative marketing* could remedy that.
Tell them "Don't be afraid to pull a LORAX or MAN-OF-STEEL" with their marketing campaign.
This does NOT necessarily mean the movie has to be promoted through vehicle commercials, or shaving-product commercials, or military commercials. It just means "Search as hard as you can to find dozens (or even hundreds) of Marketing Partners that can connect to the themes of Sundowning and are willing to contribute to the movie's marketing campaign". Tell them they should be creative about how to tie-in the movie's themes to any popular products.....Expalin to them (this is a quote, but you don't need to say so) The studio and marketers "can achieve success when the marketing tie-ins are separate and distinct both in message and in target audience," said Tom Meyer, president of the entertainment division of Marketing Arm. "Likewise, when there is category overlap and the campaigns are targeted at similar audiences, you can cause consumer confusion, which is worse for the marketer than the studio."
Tell them "DON'T BE AFRAID TO TRY USING M. NIGHT'S NAME AS A SELLING POINT"
Explain to them why that ONE VIDEO...ONE...that manged to go viral, showing the Trailer for "Devil" (played before Scott Pilgrim), was NOT SHYAMALAN'S FAULT. It was the editor's fault for not crafting the trailer properly. When a filmmaker's name is included in a trailer, it's supposed to be shown with dramatic music in the background, emphasizing the importance of the filmmaker.
.....Devil's trailer failed for only 2 reasons:
[1] Bad timing (too soon after the backlash of The Last Airbender)
[2] More importantly, it tried to show his name with no background music to give us any meaningful impact about seeing his name. Therefore, the audience only focused on thinking about The Last Airbender (recently released) when they saw his name, because the WAY his name was shown didn't try to give the audience anything else to think about.
To increase the chances of this NOT happening again when they see M. Night's name, they just need to tell the EDITORS to make sure:
[A] M. Night's name is included at the BEGINNING of the trailer, with music playing while his name appears.
[B] IF they decide to include his name half-way through the trailer, make sure the trailer is crafted to have INTENSE MUSIC already playing when his name appears.
[C] They can easily include From the Director of The Sixth Sense (because that movie will remind film fans of the greatness the director is capable of, and both movies are thrillers) or they can use that quote INSTEAD of M. Night's name if they want to.
Here are the steps to contacting Universal (specifically the ones who will distribute Sundowning)
Step One: write down everything you're going to say in your message, and keep rewriting it (take your time and proofread) and make sure you apply LOGIC to your explanations about why all of the above subjects are important. Make sure to make FOUR copies, each one directed at one of the following 4 producers.
Step Two: once your message is finally ready, THEN go the following 4 links and find "Contact Info" on any one of them, which will offer you a Free Trial at IMDb-Pro. This should give you the opportunity to send your E-mails to all 4 of them. We don't know which one of them is going to fund Sundowning's marketing campaign, so we must send the message to all 4 of them.
THE LIST
Jason Blum (producer) www.imdb.com/name/nm0089658
Marc Bienstock (producer) www.imdb.com/name/nm0081514
Ashwin Rajan (executive producer / producer) www.imdb.com/name/nm2248864
Steven Schneider (executive producer) www.imdb.com/name/nm2124081
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The Academy Award nominated filmmaker who created such classics as "Unbreakable", "Signs", and "The Sixth Sense"---is currently working on a $200Th dollar independent film called "SUNDOWNING".
And now he's auctioning off a day on set and an extra role for his current film. (The money will go to his charity foundation.) The auction ends on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 4:00:00 PM EDT.
Here's the link to the Auction: www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_it…
The M. Night Shyamalan Foundation supports remarkable leaders, through their organizations, working to remove the barriers created by poverty and inequality, which prevent individuals and communities from unleashing their full potential. They do this in the United States by closing the educational achievement gap focusing on MNSF’s five tenets. They do this in developing countries by assuring that basic human needs are met and rights are protected, and ultimately providing increased access to educational opportunities.
Learn More at: www.mnsfoundation.org
And become a fan of the Master of Suspense, at our Shyamalan-Fanclub:
And now he's auctioning off a day on set and an extra role for his current film. (The money will go to his charity foundation.) The auction ends on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 4:00:00 PM EDT.
Here's the link to the Auction: www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_it…
The M. Night Shyamalan Foundation supports remarkable leaders, through their organizations, working to remove the barriers created by poverty and inequality, which prevent individuals and communities from unleashing their full potential. They do this in the United States by closing the educational achievement gap focusing on MNSF’s five tenets. They do this in developing countries by assuring that basic human needs are met and rights are protected, and ultimately providing increased access to educational opportunities.
Learn More at: www.mnsfoundation.org
And become a fan of the Master of Suspense, at our Shyamalan-Fanclub:
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"Scary house", eh? Looks like this movie will be a thriller afterall.
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