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Sungkoo
Greenhorn
Joined: 01 Oct 2006 Posts: 3
[TRAILHEAD] Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was: (Comes Forth in the Thaw) I stopped by here to see if there was any news about this possible viral marketing site and was surprised that no thread has been started. Hope this is appropriate to post in this forum.
This is official "Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" media. A recent photo of Trent Reznor from a Tumblr site connected with the film, www.mouth-taped-shut.com , has lead to this site: www.comesforthinthethaw.com
So far it seems to be nothing but music and a few movie stills. If you listen long enough, some sound effects and voices can be heard.
EDIT - Just noticed, to my surprised, that I've never posted before, though have been a member for 5 years, lol. Greetings all.
Edit: Clarified topic title per grifta's request . -SpaceBass
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:30 pm
tongue tied
Unfettered
Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 353 Location: Waterloo, Ontario
I saw that too and immediately thought ARG!
I went to the site and watched/listened to it, it went through a couple different images that the frost revealed and then obscured again and had some brief sounds from the movie.
I'll keep an eye on out out of curiousity, but at this point I think it's just a teaser site for the movie, nothing more.
(source code looks normal, no hints at anything else really, unless I've missed something?)
And welcome!
(Although I haven't posted in years )
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Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:18 pm
Nostromo
Decorated
Joined: 16 Jan 2011 Posts: 174 Location: Germany
found a related link http://whatishiddeninsnow.com/
the same grid as seen on http://mouth-taped-shut.com/
btw look what's in the html code of mouth-taped-shut.com,
some great ascii art
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:27 am
tongue tied
Unfettered
Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 353 Location: Waterloo, Ontario
I hope it turns into something.
Trent Reznor did an arg for one of his albums so it's possible!
I found this from last month-
http://campaignofshockandawe.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/trent-reznor-and-the-mysterious-surprise/
I commented on it and asked what happened with it, (comment is awaiting moderation)
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:20 am
Sungkoo
Greenhorn
Joined: 01 Oct 2006 Posts: 3
Nice find! I was suspicious of that grid on the Tumblr site but couldn't find anything otherwise unusual about it.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:15 am
liveinskin
Boot
Joined: 07 Sep 2011 Posts: 17 Location: New Jersey
Trent Reznor? ARG? I'm on board, hope this turns.
Any idea on how many images are on the comesforthinthethaw site? I notice even when I close out the page and go back, it loads back to where it was last left off.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:34 am
tongue tied
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Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 353 Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Here's the response to that comment I made on the blog where Mr.Reznor was looking for people in various cities last month -
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You know, I don’t have the damndest idea. Local news (even the weekly “hip” independent magazines) didn’t report anything happening. It was clearly tied to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo film that Trent Reznor has been working on. So, I dunno…private screenings of early cuts of the film? Preview of the soundtrack? Neither Kurvball nor I, being residents of Toronto, heard anything. Sorry guy.
ETA- "Comes forth in the thaw" link is now on the tumblr page.
Every time I go to the frost image page it's a different string of pictures, I think there must be a whole bunch of them maybe set to randomly show?
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:05 pm
Republik
Kilroy
Joined: 15 Oct 2011 Posts: 1
Something? Hi guys. I literally just found out what an ARG is yesterday. I still don't understand that much about it but I wanted to see if I could follow along with the posts in a forum, and I came upon this one. I guess was trying to see if I could recognize an ARG if I saw one, and I found something that I don't think has been mentioned here yet. Here goes.
(Disclaimer: I know nothing about computers, any sort of programming language, or anything other than clicking on things and seeing what happens.)
If you go to www.comesforthinthethaw.com, you can click on the words to launch another page, where it shows you seemingly nothing but ice. (This is where I start to not know what I'm doing). I'm using Google Chrome and I can right-click on the ice and hit "inspect elements." That launches a little box which I've never seen in any other browser, but it lets me click on something called "Resources."
In that tab are a couple things within a folder called "Images". From what I can tell there are photos layered under the photo of the ice. As you go through these the ice melts and we can see a picture of some fancy lookin' ladies in a car. It looks like they're in a parade, maybe around the 50's.
Here's the "semi-frozen" image: http://www.comesforthinthethaw.com/images/background
Here's the "thawed" image: http://www.comesforthinthethaw.com/images/background2
If you leave that box up long enough, another folder pops up called "Other." It has the following in it: http://www.comesforthinthethaw.com/ambients/clip
There appears to be multiple sound files that play if you refresh. I can't tell if I've heard them all or not, but this is what I got so far:
1. Someone washing their hands
2. Sounds a little like feet walking
3. Contains a conversation, which cuts out periodically to the sounds of a car driving. People are talking about "Trauma...look it up."
4. Distant footsteps, someone entering through an old door.
5. Subway.
6. Clothes in a dryer and a ticking clock?
7. Slow, quiet creaking of an old door
phew. Anyway, not sure if there is anything to all of this. It'd be awesome if this turned out to be something!
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:33 am
Lisis_M
Boot
Joined: 13 Jul 2011 Posts: 33
Wow another Trent Reznor related ARG, Republik's finding was great!! maybe the image will "defrost" as time pases??
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
I have seen the original european movie, but have not read the books, the image from the retro parade is quite relevant on the story
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:12 am
Sungkoo
Greenhorn
Joined: 01 Oct 2006 Posts: 3
Nice work Republik, but I'm afraid its nothing new. If you leave the window open that appears from clicking on the words, the images cycle through, thawing and freezing, and the sounds play at random times.
EDIT - Well... it seems the ice isn't thawing anymore after all...
EDIT EDIT - Someones compiled the images from comesforthinthethaw.com - http://www.flickr.com/photos/12359637@N03/sets/72157627877113964/ - seems to be just a bunch of stills
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 2:18 am
MeridianStorm
Boot
Joined: 20 Sep 2011 Posts: 36 Location: Toledo Ohio
Awesome, thanks for the find! Seting this as one to keep an eye on...
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:30 am
Nostromo
Decorated
Joined: 16 Jan 2011 Posts: 174 Location: Germany
a new video is online on www.mouth-taped-shut.com
its telling us to go to
Hint:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
One of the car licence plates has the word 'glance' writtem backwards (at 0:51)
but when i entered it ,a timer was already finished and "too late" was written
does anybody know what this is, or was about?
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:16 am
ZeroSum
Veteran
Joined: 22 Sep 2011 Posts: 70 Location: UK
I'm absolutely in on this one...... If Trent Reznor has anything to do with it it will be awesome... Year Zero was my first ARG!!
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:22 am
Zobot257
Unfettered
Joined: 21 Feb 2011 Posts: 655 Location: Wandering...
Just sorta watching this one for now. Maybe I'll join in later.
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:19 pm
labfly
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Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 717 Location: nyc or the haunted house in maine
seems we missed this in San Diego... bummer.
http://www.mentorless.com/2011/10/20/is-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-going-transmedia-on-us/
and
http://www.mentorless.com/2011/10/21/girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-clue-2-unlocked-one-of-harriets-flower-as-a-prize-with-finchers-signature/
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 1:29 pm
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