Get up and do Something!!!
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UPDATED: Thursday, May 4, 2006 00:54
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You ask, and I provide. 
Also, I agree that it's best just to do this with already-purchased copies of Serenity. Of course, if you were to buy out your video store's supply before you put the cards in .... 
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Originally posted by Agatsu:
We probably all own several copies of Serenity already, but I guess everyone can save 20 bucks until June 23rd for another one. Charity-like. And then give it to someone who hasn't seen it yet, or a library - or just leave it on your seat in the bus for someone to find.
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Hey, we could do a browncoat version of bookcrossings! http://www.bookcrossings.com
People 'release into the wild' copies of books so that others can enjoy the same books they like, but we can release copies of the BDM! This could be fun, getting us lots more recruits and making Universal and that which shall not be named to sit up and take notice.
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RMMC
I have never 'Crossed, but I want to start with Serenity. So I have taken it upon myself to redesign the Bookcrossing label to suit our DVD.
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This can be printed onto any sticky label and affixed to the inside (or outside I suppose) of the DVD case.
I hope this gets off the ground - it sounds like a great way to promote the BDM !!
So buy a copy, put the label on it, and leave it under a tree, or on a bus, or outside your local DVD store! Please!!
OOohhh! Kryten3, that's very shiny! May I make some copies to put in DVD's?
Hmmmm....and now where to leave them? A movie theater? Coffee shop? Bus stop? Some festival/public shindig? Wadda ya'll think? Should we try places that have some nebulous tie to FF/BDM or just anywhere?
Anyone? Bueller?
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RMMC
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I would love these to be used! If you want permission, you have it! Thanks 
And I would recommend leaving them ANYWHERE ... but I think some measure of care should be taken that they reach people who have probably never seen Serenity, and that it is easily noticable and won't sit unnoticed in the elements for weeks.
But perhaps leave them on the seats at a movie theatre playing a genre movie ... sure ... but it might be too dark to see it ?
Coffee shop ... sure ... but the chances are good that the person who picks it up will be one of the staff.
Under a tree in a park ... sure ... if the weather is good.
On a table in the public library ... sure.
On the bus/train/subway/tram/taxi ... sure.
On the ground outside your local DVD store ... well, you could try it.
Random letter box drop, even 
Honestly, the possibilities are endless, and they all have their pros and cons. It's really a trial and error thing, I think.
EDIT: I should point out I've never done this sort of thing before, so if there's someone out there with experience in 'Crossing, please feel free to butt in and contradict me.
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I could cry. That's just brilliant, Kryten. Make sure it gets put on the official website (once we get it).
I have a fun and possibly unique addition: my parents have just started running a self catering cottage in Ireland. Now if I can just find a way to 'stick' the BDM in the DVD player...
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One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
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kryten3, the traveling DVD is a wonderful idea!
Just a couple of thoughts...
Maybe some kind of insert could be added where people who watch the DVD can jot down some thoughts about Serenity. The travelling DVD could include a chain of messages from all the people who saw it... like putting travel stickers on a steamer chest as it goes around the world... you can see where the DVD has been... and all the people that Serenity touched.
11th Hour
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Originally posted by kryten3:
You ask, and I provide.
That's service!
But now it's a bit dark around the Serenity. Could you add a lens flare effect right under the middle of her? That should brighten the whole thing up a bit without making the text hard to read, and bring out Serenity's beauty better. It's also a shiny effect.Well, if it's as easy as asking.. ahem...
I think stickers would be better than cards, because cards can be lost - or just thrown away if the finder wants to keep the movie just because it's free. (Shame upon anyone with a stickered DVD on their shelf for more than a few days! Shame, says I! And Crabs!).
Maybe we could ADD a card to the sticker, and the card is for putting on your name and one or two sentences about the movie, as suggested here.
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
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I whacked this up pretty quick - I may redo it later...
Stay tuned for card designs.
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Oh! Wicked-clever idea!
Already planning where to leave a copy or two!
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Well, here we go. Hope they're what you were looking for. 
Comments/feedback/critiques/insults?
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Originally posted by kryten3:
Well, here we go.
Just my thoughts... maybe have the insert be more casual... keep to the stickers on the steamchest feeling, or messages in a bottle, more romantical. We don't want it to look too controlled... loose and personal is better. A chart might come off like we're taking a poll.
The space should be like when you sign a yearbook. If folks want to include the city where they live, that's cool... especially if the DVD gets some miles on it.
I'd just leave a nice open space... an insert that's folded so it can expand out. Ask folks to just write a sentence or two... it's not about writing a review or passing on long stories... just sharing snapshots of how the Serenity DVD affected people, messages to fans yet to come, or whatever! (Gee I hope folks keep it clean and positive... heh... )
11th Hour
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"Because teenage pranks are fun when you're about to die!" - Hoban Washburne
Firefly/Serenity Guerilla Marketing Posters ~ http://the11thhour.home.att.net
Serenity Inspired Cafe Press Shop ~ http://www.cafepress.com/11thhourart
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