thanks for the plug, I love you brass goggles

From me to you, Steam Driven, a free How-To for future incidents of this nature:

Step 1) "Would you mind removing the link to the trailer for now? We were not ready for its release and don't feel it represents the film as well as we'd like. We will definitely let you know when something better is online so you might link to it. Thanks for the plug!"

Sytep 2) There it no step 2.

Oh this looks great! Thanks for publishing the link to the trailer Tim. I will pay to see it in spite of the little misunderstanding. The artwork alone is worth the coin.

The damage was kind of already done, Tim. Once something of that nature is on the net, it won't stay put for very long, no matter what your intentions are, and especially considering the subject matter. To get all bothered that someone liked it enough to link to it before you were ready is rather counter productive. The moment someone linked to it, the cat was out of the bag and you should've just accepted that you made the mistake of putting it on the net before you were ready and went with it, and in fact used it to your advantage. Chosing to fight against something like that ultimately hurts your cause and alienates potential fans. If you were worried about people not liking it due to it being incomplete or rough, you could've just explained the situation. I think most out there would be very understanding. There are lots of film makers who post clips and trailers of movies that aren't complete, Terry Gilliam included. Far from being off-putting, work-in-progress trailers can be very enticing. I suggest you let this trailer spread viraly from now on and let interest in your project grow, start a movie making blog that you update regularly (if you don't already have one), and you'll begin building yourself a fan base, a potentially very loyal one depending on how responsive/inclusive you are with them. That's exactly how I'd promote my movies, or whatever it is I'm crafting for an audience, be it a TV show or book or web comic. And I have to say, posting your response here was a good move on your part and I for one greatly appreciate it. I wish you the best of luck!

Hi, Sorry about the strong copyright comment, to be honest we were worried you were all going to slag the trailer off, It's early days yet, and the trailer got posted accidentally
which is why it takes so long to download, but please bare with it ! You are of course correct... if it was not meant for steam punks to look at who is it meant for? Terry Gilliam likes it, I just hope you do ! remember the trailer is made from test footage (there is also 38 minutes of d.v. from a previous script version). The trailer can be looked at at http://www.alanmarques.com/1884_trailer.html or if you type 1884 trailer in google I think you can get to it. I'm sure the trailer is on google as 1884 trailer if you type 1884 yesterday's future. The presentation there is pretty much as you see it on Brassgoggles. We have not posted the 38 minutes, as it is test footage. Sorry we sounded snotty, pleas take a look.

I have to agree with Chief Librarian. This entry should be changed or just deleted since the film makers obviously don't want anyone seeing their movie, which is an incredibly counter productive stance on their part. I know that if I ever made a movie, I'd be doing everything I could to get the widest possible exposure for it, especially amongst those most likely to want to see it. But since they insist, we should abide by their wishes and avoid this movie of theirs and any others they have made or may make in the future.

I can't help but wish the editors would change the entry. There is no trailer on the site. And honestly, the article should mention that the company doesn't want anyone to really see the picture at all. I certainly won't be paying to see it.

veggiecar: Google for it with the title of film. I don't understand what copyrights that vid violates neither. Maybe the film makers could tell us why we aren't allowed to see their trailers. ;D.

can't find it. That's irritating. Can you tell me what I should search for?

That's insane. I really would like to know why they wouldn't want their trailer on Brass Goggles. If they aren't advertising to Steampunkers where are they advertising? TMZ? Do they hope to have the trailer run on ESPN?

It is a very strange affair... trailers are to be seen, surely? I've watched the trailer and I'm sure the film would draw a large non-copyright infringing audience if the internet was allowed to do what it does best.

The film makers may be good at their trade but they certainly need to learn something about marketing. Demanding that someone remove a link to a trailer? Obviously their alternative world doesn't include concepts such as 'free advertising', 'viral marketing' and 'target demographic'.

Rather odd, surely the whole point of a trailer is to, you know, let people preview a film and drum up interest? No?


But whatever. Looks cool!

I found the trailer and what I've seen looks quite brilliant. However, not being able to link to the site that links to the trailer seems a bit odd. Quite odd, actually.

Ah, well. Good stuff. Thanks for telling us about it.

Please remove the link to the 1884 trailer immediately. It is in contravention of Steam Driven Films Linited's copyright and may result in legal action..

I'm glad you like what you have seen and you are welcome to keep the stills on the website.

I think it looks fantastic. Displays a superior sense of humour and self-awareness. Can't wait to see the full length version. Any idea of the timescale?

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