Serenity - Subject, R. Tam (5th viral marketing clip added!)

[Sir Brennen]

Surprised no one has mentioned this yet:

Covert Serenity Promo Afoot?

Two short film clips have appeared online that may be the beginning of a viral marketing campaign for the upcoming SF film Serenity, based on the short-lived FOX TV series Firefly. The first film clip, which features a title card reading "R. Tam, Session 416, Second Excerpt" was posted on the iFilm Web site on Aug. 16. It features a man who appears to be choking, followed by a brief appearance by Summer Glau, who plays a character named River Tam in the film.

A second clip, labeled "Session 1 Excerpt," was discovered on Aug. 23 and shows more of Glau being interviewed by a man possibly portrayed by Serenity writer/director Joss Whedon himself, with clear references to characters, situations and places mentioned in Firefly. The existence of the second clip was revealed on various Firefly fan groups and message boards by a poster using the name "John Dowses" which, as noted by several fans, is an anagram for Joss Whedon.

A representative from Universal, the studio releasing the film, told SCI FI Wire that she had no knowledge about the origin of the footage. Universal is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM. Serenity opens Sept. 30.

Here's links to the clips:

(EDIT: Added Session 416, First Excerpt. Some people have recommended viewing in order of release, not numerical order. If so, watch them in release order of 416 [excerpt 2], 1, 22, 165, 416 [excerpt 1]. After seeing the last clip, I'd have to agree.)

Session 416, Second Excerpt

Session 1 Excerpt

Session 22

Session 165

Session 416, First Excerpt

 

[Berandor]

Awesome.

 

[KaosDevice]

I really enjoyed those, they had a nice 'The Ring' sort of vibe to them. Hmm...was Samara a proto-Tam?

 

[takyris]

Gah!

I'm going, I'm going! Just stop freaking me out like that!

 

[Berandor]

Will I still be allowed to dance?

 

[Kesh]

This is a very cool thing, and further cements my thinking that Whedon is a genius.

There should be two more clips coming up, one per week, according to Session 416.com.

 

[Sir Brennen]

There should be two more clips coming up, one per week, according to Session 416.com.

Thanks for that, Kesh. There's another clip already, and I've added the link to it to the original post.

 

[KaosDevice]

Very, very cool stuff.

 

[PhoenixDarkDirk]

I just got a lot of crazy text when I tried to watch Session 22.

 

[Sir Brennen]

I just got a lot of crazy text when I tried to watch Session 22.

Hmmmm.... still works fine for me. They're all .mov files. Here's the link again to the site which, in turn, has several links to the files in different locations: session416.com