Inside Out Fathom Event Early Screening- worth it?

[1937Fan]

Is anyone going to the early screening on 6/16 for Inside Out? I saw it on the Disney Movie Rewards site.

Has anyone been to a Fathom event? Is it worth it?

 

[Yellowstonetim]

TOTALLY!!!!!!!!!

In my humble opinion.

 

[1937Fan]

TOTALLY!!!!!!!!!

In my humble opinion.

Thanks! Got my ticket.

 

[supernova]

Maybe to hear that Q&A with Docter, sure. To see Lava three days early? Not worth it at all.

 

[Yellowstonetim]

I thought it was special invite only until I went to the link! I'M GOING! What fun! A live satellite telecast with the director, producer, and Amy Poehler, a poster, lanyard, and an early showing of the movie. They are doing this because the movie is so good, they know those of us who go will give good word-of-mouth reviews!

 

[Sleepless Knight]

My understanding is that it also features a video tour of Pixar. I once had the privilege and thrill of visiting Pixar for a special screening of WALL-E and that was special.

 

[Yellowstonetim]

I am going in a little while. And yes, there is a behind the scenes tour of Pixar. Remember, this is a live event. That is something different than just watching the movie. for a live event, $20-22 is reasonable and what they are providing sounds fun. This is an event for Pixar nerds to be sure. The event is 2 hours and 40 minutes which means there is almost 50 minutes of other items before the movie. Here is a link to the page:

http://www.fathomevents.com/event/insider-access-to-disney-pixars-inside-out/more-info/details

Date: Tuesday, June 16

Time: 7:00 p.m. ET, 6:00 p.m. CT, 7:00 p.m. MT, 7:00 p.m. PT

Run Time: 2 hours 40 minutes (approximate)

Ticketing: Tickets are available by clicking on the orange “Buy Tickets” button. If online ticketing is not available for your location, you can purchase your tickets by visiting the box office at your local participating cinema.

Special Fathom Features: Experience exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from Pixar Animation Studios and a Q&A with director Pete Docter, producer Jonas Rivera and the voice of Joy, Amy Poehler. Event attendees will also receive a limited edition Inside Out commemorative poster and lanyard that includes a special code for access to digital extras.*

Fathom Events and Disney are bringing Disney•Pixar’s highly-anticipated Inside Out to theatres nationwide on Tuesday, June 16 in a special advanced screening.

This one-night event will include exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from Pixar Animation Studios in addition to the full-length feature Inside Out and the Lava short three days before its official release. PLUS following the showing of Inside Out, audiences will enjoy an exclusive Q&A with director Pete Docter, producer Jonas Rivera and the voice of Joy, Amy Poehler, live via satellite from Australia. Tweet your questions aHead of time using #InsideOutAllAccess. Event attendees will also receive a limited edition Inside Out commemorative poster and lanyard that includes a special code for access to digital extras.

Be aHEAD of the game, and don’t miss this exciting once-in-a-lifetime event in select theatres on June 16 only!

Disney Movie Rewards Code and tour content expires 09/30/15. Disney Movie Rewards membership required. Visit DisneyMovieRewards.com for eligibility requirements, details, terms and conditions, point collection, redemption details and expiration dates.

 

[Yellowstonetim]

The video tour of Pixar was great. You got to meet a lot of people and get a real look at the building, rooms, and offices. The short, Lava, was cute - basically a music video volcano love song. I will wait to say more about Inside Out, but basically it was FANTASTIC! Very original, fun, but very deep. This movie could definitely be used by parents to talk with their children about dealing with differing emotions. And it was based in reality in many ways at the same time it was totally fantastical. I also enjoyed the Q&A after the movie. I really learned some things about making the movie and how they got where they were going. I really hope both the Pixar tour and the Q&A end up on the Blu-ray special features.

This is going to be a hit. No doubt about it.

 

[Kenny1113]

Saw it tonight too! I agree, the movie was great!!!! Hilarious! The Pixar tour was neat. Lava was really cute. The "live" Q andA was a waste of my time-or at least at my theater it was. We sat for about 20 min or so in the theater after the movie waiting for it to begin...the we caught a glimpse of the Q and A but no sound...then more waiting. Then the Q and A started- from the beginning! So...not live.

 

[1937Fan]

I just got back from the event. I was surprised at how few people were at my theatre. I'd totally do this kind of event again. There were only previews for zootopia and good dinosaur- not the usual 15. I really enjoyed the studio tour as well. I didn't mind paying the extra in part to avoid the crowds this weekend and the extras were fun and enjoyable.

 

[Yellowstonetim]

Such events are NOT done to get a large number of people in the theater. They are to draw in the true fan. (We had about 20 to 30 people in our theater,) The purpose is to bring in the rabid fan and show them enough of what you already know is a great move, and then send them out to spread the word-of-mouth which will help pack seats in over the weekend.

 

[BrianL]

I think I would have loved this event, but it wasn't offered in my area that I know of. It sounds awesome! I did see a regular screening of the movie last night and it is fantastic, possibly Pixar's best to date. It was great!

 

[supernova]

I just got back from the event. I was surprised at how few people were at my theatre...

How many people did you expect from an event that was so poorly publicized?

Such events are NOT done to get a large number of people in the theater. They are to draw in the true fan. (We had about 20 to 30 people in our theater,) The purpose is to bring in the rabid fan and show them enough of what you already know is a great move, and then send them out to spread the word-of-mouth which will help pack seats in over the weekend.

I think we both know that isn't the case. No movie house owner wants to run a film for a theater that is only 1/10th full. Theaters don't traditionally run events they feel aren't going to generate a ton of cash for themselves. Between the staffing and other costs that go into running a movie, it's hardly worth opening their doors if only a handful of "true fans" are going to show. Wouldn't they rather play the movie to a packed house? Sell 200 tubs of $6 popcorn instead of 20? Five rabid fans telling THEIR friends about the movie is hardly the buzz I'm hoping to generate by agreeing to host such an event. I'm sure Disney promoted this heavily to them, promising the world. I would be curious to hear how many tickets were sold across the country.

 

[Yellowstonetim]

How many people did you expect from an event that was so poorly publicized?

I think we both know that isn't the case. No movie house owner wants to run a film for a theater that is only 1/10th full. Theaters don't traditionally run events they feel aren't going to generate a ton of cash for themselves. Between the staffing and other costs that go into running a movie, it's hardly worth opening their doors if only a handful of "true fans" are going to show. Wouldn't they rather play the movie to a packed house? Sell 200 tubs of $6 popcorn instead of 20? Five rabid fans telling THEIR friends about the movie is hardly the buzz I'm hoping to generate by agreeing to host such an event. I'm sure Disney promoted this heavily to them, promising the world. I would be curious to hear how many tickets were sold across the country.

No we don't both know that because you are incorrect. What you are forgetting is that this was on a Tuesday night. Tuesdays are notoriously bad for theaters and local theaters here in PA have cheap popcorn and soda. The theater will show a movie even if 2 or 3 are in the room, it doesn't hurt and the workers have to be there anyway. Tuesdays this is often the case. Also, this event cost $20 to $22 which also helps make it appealing to theater owners. (20 people times $22 means our theater grossed $440 for the event.) Our local theaters now fill in with opera, plays, and anything else like this special event that they can use to make a few bucks during slow days. Most of the money is made by a theater on the weekends, anyway. Packing the house was not the goal. The theater had a few more people on Thursday, decent numbers, and then was packed on Friday through Sunday. We nerds helped put some butts in the seats by broadcasting on Facebook, here, and other places how great the movie was after Tuesday. That is exactly what Disney and theater wanted. Smart marketing really.

BTW: Pixar came in second to Jurassic World this weekend but still broke a huge record: It is now the highest grossing opening weekend of any original property (live or animation). That means it had the biggest opening of any movie not a sequel, franchise, or based on another property (book, comic, etc.) The previous record holder was Avatar with a $77M opening weekend. Inside out blew that away with a $91M opening weekend!! And broke some other records, too.

Go Pixar! Watch this baby roll on for a while. It. Is. That. Good. Still 98% on the Tomato Meter!

 

[supernova]

BTW: Pixar came in second to Jurassic World this weekend but still broke a huge record: It is now the highest grossing opening weekend of any original property (live or animation). That means it had the biggest opening of any movie not a sequel, franchise, or based on another property (book, comic, etc.) The previous record holder was Avatar with a $77M opening weekend. Inside out blew that away with a $91M opening weekend!! And broke some other records, too.

Go Pixar! Watch this baby roll on for a while. It. Is. That. Good. Still 98% on the Tomato Meter!

Haven't seen the film yet. The commercials haven't gripped me, so I'm holding off. I was in the Disney Store in Times Square and merchandise was just sitting on the shelves. No tourists were purchasing any of it. I suppose they're doing the right thing and giving it a couple of weeks to hit the clearance shelves. For some reason, merch is hit or miss with Disney. Great with Cars and Frozen, lousy with Monsters University. Let's see how this junk moves. As for the film, I'll probably just pick it up on DVD from the old Chinese woman one day this week.

 

[Yellowstonetim]

Haven't seen the film yet. The commercials haven't gripped me, so I'm holding off. I was in the Disney Store in Times Square and merchandise was just sitting on the shelves. No tourists were purchasing any of it. I suppose they're doing the right thing and giving it a couple of weeks to hit the clearance shelves. For some reason, merch is hit or miss with Disney. Great with Cars and Frozen, lousy with Monsters University. Let's see how this junk moves. As for the film, I'll probably just pick it up on DVD from the old Chinese woman one day this week.

You bring up an interesting point: I love the movie and think it is Pixar's best yet. However, the movie as a whole is fantastic and the characters are good, but they don't grab you as toys like other movies. I have read that kids aren't dying to buy the little Anger guy or the little Fear guy. Same with Monsters Inc/University. Really cool creatures, but not the big sellers like Frozen and Cars. It is not a reflection on the movie, just the difficulties of sizing up what a large number of kids will want. First you have to make a great movie and worry about products later.

 

[supernova]

You bring up an interesting point: I love the movie and think it is Pixar's best yet. However, the movie as a whole is fantastic and the characters are good, but they don't grab you as toys like other movies. I have read that kids aren't dying to buy the little Anger guy or the little Fear guy. Same with Monsters Inc/University. Really cool creatures, but not the big sellers like Frozen and Cars. It is not a reflection on the movie, just the difficulties of sizing up what a large number of kids will want. First you have to make a great movie and worry about products later.

And yet, this being Disney, I'm sure the merchandise was piling up before the movie was even half way done. I heard an interview with Lewis Black, who said that he had over 18 pieces of merchandise in his house at that moment with his character's likeness on it. I guess they were hoping for a Dopey/Grumpy sort of thing, but I don't see many people gravitating towards that the way you would with those two dwarfs. I think they saturated the market before the was a demand. But then, there apparently won't ever be a demand. Olaf was huge, but now you can easily find products for him. But he might also always sell. Three years from now, children will still be carrying around plush snowmen. I don't think the same will be said of Anger.

 

[Yellowstonetim]

Yes, that is the difficulty. It is a crazy balance. If you make too many toys they may not sell, not enough and you have the Frozen problem. It can be difficult to determine the right amount. I shop the Disney store Clearance shelf all the time and get some surprisingly good toys really cheap, even Star Wars stuff, because it is left over. It takes time for marketing to pick the items, have them manufactured, and shipped to the store. I am sure all the toys Lewis Black has were copies of various test toys, some which won't even be for sale.

But, despite my great deals in clearance and occasional Frozen like problems, they are making piles and piles of money.