7 days
+50k took the quiz
Picturehouse asked us support them with the UK release of The Lobster; a quirky Arthouse Blockbuster with an all-star ensemble cast including Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Ben Whishaw, John C. Reilly, Olivia Colman, Lea Seydoux and many more.
The brief was to build intrigue around The Lobster’s unique concept, draw on the film’s comedic elements in order to generate social conversations and establish the release as the next big arthouse blockbuster, (without giving the plot away!)
INTRIGUE
To build interest in the film in the weeks before release we developed a campaign that focused on one key scene; ‘Man Eats Alone’. This scene demonstrates to the characters the potential perils and pitfalls of being single, and generally how much better life is when you are in a couple.
In the world of the film, being single isn’t an option, you are either in a relationship, or you are turned into an animal and released into the woods.
We created a series of shareable social content that provided fun, quirky and dark examples of propaganda echoing wartime-era public-service announcements.
The 'announcements' were well received by fans across social channels for the BFI, Film4 and The Lobster, providing a great talking point for social and a place for users to share from and start their own debates around the themes.
EXCITE
We put cinemagoers in the place of the characters and asked them what they would be if they had to choose. We gave them some help though and created a darkly dangerous quiz that starts off restrained and ends with some evocative questions that really get to the heart of the user's psyche.
Our quiz then recommends which animal you should choose and provides a handy sharing asset allowing you to brag about being a Bear or congratulate yourself on being a Cat.
RESULTS
Within the first 6 days, over 50,000 users completed the Facebook App. Each completing and sharing their results across their profiles, creating an even wider reach of organic likes and sharing.