Saturday, November 22, 2008

Coraline Magic Box

*I'm posting links to all of the boxes as I find them here. And I started a website that's all about the Coraline ad campaign.

I received a magical box from the makers of Coraline, who after all, are basically the world's greatest custom toy makers.






















You can see another box here that's completely different from the one I received.

One of the items in my box was a key, and the tag on the key is labeled with a password for the official site for the Coraline movie. Below are the codes I'm aware of. Each one reveals a different short video:

stopmotion [Making of the figures and sets.]
buttoneyes [Introduction to the "cast."]
moustachio [A stop motion short about Bo Henry's dancing mustache]
puppetlove [Henry Selick considers how we look to the puppets.]
armpithair [Suzanne Moulton shows how she gives the puppets armpit hair.]
sweaterxxs [Althea Crome knits tiny sweaters.]

My deepest thanks to Coraline team. I was absolutely touched to receive this.
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12 comments:

  1. Hi,
    I just saw the trailer and now I cannot wait to watch the movie in February.
    Do you know by chance if there's anyway a paper model available for Coraline or any other character from the movie?

    Thanks
    Claudia
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  2. I haven't seen any. Haven't seen any mention of merchandise yet, either.
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  3. I saw the line of static figures that will be sold by Forbidden Planet but only starting from next year
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  4. Would you mind posting the paragraph of the letter that tells why your blog was selected to receive the gift? Thanks!

    Number 37
    Stephen Worth
    www.animationarchive.org
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  5. That is so awesome!!! I just posted about mine here if you are interested:

    http://www.stainlesssteeldroppings.com/?p=1028
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  6. Hello hello. I stumbled across an alley while lost in lower east side Manhattan. Upon the wall was a strip of Coraline wallpaper and stapled to the base was a key. A black key of exactly the same shape as the ones in your photos. I had never heard of any of this before. I am intrigued. Is there something I could, or indeed should, do? I am titillated.
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  7. I assume you mean a black key with a button shape at one end and the Coraline url? Like one of these:

    http://evilbuttons.blogspot.com/search/label/key

    I'd love to see a photo and know exactly where you found it. They've been found in various big cities, but I haven't heard of anything you're supposed to do with it. (Other than visit the official site).
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  8. Aweeeesssommmeeee!!!!!!!!!!!

    jriggity
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  9. Hey there! I was at a book store in Boston, Massachusetts today, and came across a whole PILE of the keys in the children's section! I had no idea their significance at the time, and the employees just told me it was free to take, so I took three home with me.
    I'm still pretty clueless as to what we can do with these... (if anything?)
    Great blog, btw~
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  10. You should give them out to friends that don't already know about Coraline. As far as I know, they're just cool keys. (But if you're hard up for money, they're selling for a decent amount of money at eBay.)
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  11. kewl i do love this movie i guess im going to go go see it after all , very popular by me , im going to see with my button eyes
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  12. i need to buy original coraline doll pleaseeeeee,my name is Mariam Rurua...Tnx
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