Hoyts Facebook competition to meet & interview Mark Wahlberg in Sydney

[griffin]

I saw an ad about him on some show as well. With him being in the country for a couple days, he should pop up on a number of shows as a featured guest... not because of the TFs movie, but because of it being him. (they'll still mention the movie, but interviews will be about all sorts of things just to have his face on their promos)

[griffin]

It sounds like there must have been other fans able to attend, or competitions, as reports have been posted on TFW and on youtube, showing that it was held at a Cinema complex (It should be at a Hoyts, but I saw Event in the background of one of the shots - does anyone recognise it, or heard where it was at?).

There was a black (red) carpet, fenced off for spectators and media, visual cardboard displays, a screening of the 10-minute advanced footage that has been screened at other global events, followed by the Q&A. They were also giving out free stuff as well, of toys and booklets.

Considering the set up, at a public location, I'm not sure why Hoyts were telling me that it was a secret, private event that was not for Fans. The TFW report says that there were fans (and he was obviously another fan there, as MayzaPrime was going), and the theatre they screened the footage was full of people.

At least the marketing company for the first movie promotions actually looked up the fan-community to get as many of us at an event that wouldn't exist without the dedication of the fans over the years.
Whoever the marketing company was for this promotion, obviously thought the fans aren't worth bothering about when they have to target the mass media (who are mostly there for Mark, not Transformers).

A bit annoyed by the handling of that... as there are quite a few here who would have liked to have at least gone to the black carpet entrance, even if it was just for a few minutes, just to witness the event and atmosphere.

[Paulbot]

On Facebook (but should be visible to the public), there's a photo gallery and a video*

* The video has scenes from AOE that I've not seen before, but I've only watched the Teaser trailer so it might be stuff from the most recent trailer.

[griffin]

It was at the George St cinema in the CBD, so people would have gathered while they were setting up everything during the afternoon. (I didn't see anything noted on the Facebook page to tell fans to go to it, or a competition... so Hoyts must have been the giving out more free tickets, as most of the cinema crowd were not media)

[5FDP]

That's a shame. I really would've considered going.

[griffin]

I would have too if I lived in Sydney.
And I would have liked to have helped promote it, just to get more of the fans there that Mark will have to deal with (or avoid) more often after July. Help get him desensitised by us...

[MayzaPrime]

Check me out!!! The have put footage of the event wrap up

I am in the shot at 2.56 mins in

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=845120572169330