Client
20th Century Fox
UI Design
- Visual Design
- Layout & Wireframes
- UI Copywriting
Frontend Development
- Mobile Website Development
- Mobile Hosting
It's the end of a world where a series of violent and inexplicable deaths are occurring all over the country as a seemingly apocalyptic threat strikes out of nowhere. The cause of the terrifying phenomenon remains a mystery, prompting a science teacher, his wife, and a colleague to attempt to elude the invisible killer. Soon, they realize no one is safe.
THE HAPPENING was the eighth film directed by M. Night Shyamalan and was distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was panned by critics, but delighted investors, grossing $163 million worldwide. Part of the film's box office success was attributed to its slick advertising and marketing campaigns - particularly to mobile consumers. Publicis' Zenith/20th Century Fox tasked Warbasse with art direction, design, and mobile strategies to support its release in the U.S.
20th Century Fox
2008 marked the beginning of the mobile era in Hollywood. Major film studios were some of the earliest adopters of mobile advertising. 20th Century Fox was one of the first to promote their feature films to mobile audiences, successfully connecting with consumers who had slowly begun to migrate away from television and radio exclusively.
As the technology in mobile handsets began to advance, especially in areas related to delivering video, movie studios were intent on streaming the film's trailer to interested movie-goers. In 2008, the two major players in the burgeoning smartphone space were Apple's iPhone and Microsoft's Windows Mobile. In the earliest phases of mobile advertising, mobile interfaces prompted the user to choose the most appropriate selection - this would begin to change by 2010 with the introduction of mobile detection technology.
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