Return to Unfiction unforum
 a.r.g.b.b 
FAQ FAQ   Search Search 
 
Welcome!
New users, PLEASE read these forum guidelines. New posters, SEARCH before posting and read these rules before posting your killer new campaign. New players may also wish to peruse the ARG Player Tutorial.

All users must abide by the Terms of Service.
Website Restoration Project
This archiving project is a collaboration between Unfiction and Sean Stacey (SpaceBass), Brian Enigma (BrianEnigma), and Laura E. Hall (lehall) with
the Center for Immersive Arts.
Announcements
This is a static snapshot of the
Unfiction forums, as of
July 23, 2017.
This site is intended as an archive to chronicle the history of Alternate Reality Games.
  

The time now is Wed Nov 27, 2024 3:54 am
All times are UTC - 4 (DST in action)		 View posts in this forum since last visit
View unanswered posts in this forum
Calendar
 Forum index » Chaotic Fiction » 10Cloverfield Lane
[LOCKED] 10 Cloverfield Lane
View previous topicView next topic
Page 51 of 142 [2121 Posts]   Goto page: Previous 1, 2, 3, ..., 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, ..., 140, 141, 142  Next
Author Message
divjames
Greenhorn

Joined: 22 Jan 2016
Posts: 3

 		Charles Girard
Weird... Charles Girard is also the name of a French biologist:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Frederic_Girard

His name isn't on the Eiffel Tower though Confused

PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 1:06 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
aromerogern22
Boot

Joined: 23 Jan 2016
Posts: 37

 		Swamp Pop Q's
I sent Swamp Pop two emails yesterday.

1st one was asking whether or not there 15 year shelter supply would return?

And the 2nd one was asking if Swamp Pop helped calm down or even heal extreme stomach aches/cramps?

Hopefully I hear back from them.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 1:30 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
gimlet
Unfettered

Joined: 20 Jan 2016
Posts: 358
catherwood wrote:

Also, while i'm here, I wanted to clarify the puzzle artist. The description says "Lori Schory" but the category link says "Charles Girard" which is more likely, as he made a whole series of collage pictures for White Mountain Puzzles. Of course, this will only reinforce our conspiracy theory. Shocked


Huh? The Memory Lane puzzle? I'm looking at the website right now and it says "by Lori Schory" and it's under the catagory Artist: Lori Schory and I clicked on the "shop by artist" tab and went through Lori's artist page to get there. Her signature can also be found on the phonograph in the lower righthand corner.

I also found Lori's website. She is a sign painter, but it seems like at some point she also started doing paintings and photo collages for licensing to puzzle companies. Examples of both (though neither Cat Fish or Memory Lane, interestingly, but consistent with their surreal style) can be found in her portfolio website - which can be found easily but I'm hesitant to post as it contains her phone number.

EDIT: I'm gonna add in that puzzle art is almost always licensed art, and you can find many Artists across many brands, and in fact the SAME art on different puzzles by different brands - this along with different puzzle brands sometimes being manufactured by the same factory. So Lori has art on puzzles on not just White Mountain puzzles, but many other brands too. But I can't find Memory Lane or Cat Fish anywhere but on WMP's site/their puzzles. Cat Fish is also out of print.

EDIT 2: The puzzle "Memory Lane" is relatively new, but not brand new - it was however realeased in Nov. 2014 - the same month the movie began to shoot.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 1:43 pm
Last edited by gimlet on Sat Jan 23, 2016 2:21 pm; edited 4 times in total
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
ashleywasadiver
Kilroy

Joined: 23 Jan 2016
Posts: 1

 		Hello, everyone! I'm new to this forum, but I've lurked a lot in the past. I followed along with the original Cloverfield ARG, and I'm so excited that we're finally getting a new Cloverfield story!

I'm hoping that I can help even a little bit on this one, so I can't wait to see what unfolds.

Now onto the meat of my post: I know it's probably a long shot, but considering that John Goodman's character is supposedly a prepper and his concept in the movie is to stay hidden and safe, do you think there might be any black light messages written on those puzzle pieces?

PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 2:05 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Falco
Decorated

Joined: 09 Jul 2007
Posts: 156

 		[quote="catherwood"]
Pixiestix wrote:
Falco wrote:
i hope you're happy koala, you ruined the ARG...now we have to start all over Sad

((Twitch twitch *you're* twitch twitch))
I'm not sure why. Koala didn't do anything wrong. ... . Didn't mess up anything for anyone.
exactly. That was sarcasm. Falco just needed a winky emoticon instead. (also, i fixed your spelling Wink )


that was one hundred percent sarcasm haha sorry!!! late night/early morning with no coffee means i forgot how to internet. and how to grammar. i mean i already dont bother with good grammar but this was extra above and beyond my apologiesssss!!!

PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 2:07 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
catherwood
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee

Joined: 25 Sep 2002
Posts: 4109
Location: Silicon Valley, CA
gimlet wrote:
catherwood wrote:

Also, while i'm here, I wanted to clarify the puzzle artist. The description says "Lori Schory" but the category link says "Charles Girard" which is more likely, as he made a whole series of collage pictures for White Mountain Puzzles. Of course, this will only reinforce our conspiracy theory. :shock:


Huh? The Memory Lane puzzle? I'm looking at the website right now and it says "by Lori Schory" ...

My apologies. I looked at a lot of puzzles on various websites yesterday, and I didn't save the link. It might have been "Game Pieces" from an earlier discussion, instead. I'll try to recreate what I was seeing and report back. It was interesting at the time. Sorry again for the confusion.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 2:13 pm
 View user's profile AIM Address Yahoo Messenger
 Back to top 
Headman
Entrenched


Joined: 26 Aug 2007
Posts: 839
Location: Michigan

 		Swamp Pop Puzzle pieces have arrived
My mixed case of Swamp Pop has just arrived and included 3 puzzle pieces. Two were in the Satsuma Fiz and one in the Filé Roor Beer. I will post pictures shortly .

Here they are:


PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 2:15 pm
Last edited by Headman on Sat Jan 23, 2016 2:32 pm; edited 1 time in total
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Pixiestix
Resident Angry Midget


Joined: 26 Aug 2004
Posts: 2465
Location: Tomorrow's Talk Studios
Falco wrote:
that was one hundred percent sarcasm haha sorry!!! late night/early morning with no coffee means i forgot how to internet. and how to grammar. i mean i already dont bother with good grammar but this was extra above and beyond my apologiesssss!!!

Ah the joys of Internet inflection. I'm usually on the other end of that.... No harm, sorry I jumped on you.
_________________
I don't believe in Chaotic Fiction, I only believe in ARG.
Remember kiddles, bad PMs get the wrath of the Vulva Puppets
PROUDLY owned by Gizmo, the wonder ARG pug!

PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 2:25 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
gimlet
Unfettered

Joined: 20 Jan 2016
Posts: 358
catherwood wrote:
gimlet wrote:
catherwood wrote:

Also, while i'm here, I wanted to clarify the puzzle artist. The description says "Lori Schory" but the category link says "Charles Girard" which is more likely, as he made a whole series of collage pictures for White Mountain Puzzles. Of course, this will only reinforce our conspiracy theory. Shocked


Huh? The Memory Lane puzzle? I'm looking at the website right now and it says "by Lori Schory" ...

My apologies. I looked at a lot of puzzles on various websites yesterday, and I didn't save the link. It might have been "Game Pieces" from an earlier discussion, instead. I'll try to recreate what I was seeing and report back. It was interesting at the time. Sorry again for the confusion.


It's ok! If these puzzles are part of the ARG they are DEFINTIELY trolling us. There's so many of them to begin with and each individual one is incredibly dense with hundreds of other tiny images - it's very overwhelming and time consuming to go through them. Which is why I find it funny there is LITERALLY A TROLL DOLL in the Memory Lane collage. Looking at us. Judging us. Laughing at us.

But yeah, most of the collage puzzles on WMP seem to be by Charlie Girrard. His style is very different than Lori's. It's not nearly so surreal, it's consistant and pretty evenly patterned. He also uses similar colours and motifs - mostly bright and warm vintage and retro stuff. The stuff that really reminds me of Bad Robot's office, essentially.

An interesting thing, and where it starts to get extra confusing, is even though Memory Lane is definitely Lori's work (her signature is on it) - it seems like she has used some of the same items, references and even the exact same images as in some of Charlie's collages. Maybe there's an old timey stock photography bank they're both pulling from? Or an IRL antique shop?

PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 2:34 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Ednanight
Boot

Joined: 23 Jan 2016
Posts: 16

 		Hazmat barrel
As a few have mentioned here the three actors standing around a "hazmat barrel" however after reading the entire thread no one has really elaborated on this barrel's true identity. Some have said liquid nitrogen that may contain one of the parasites. I researched the hazmat warning sign sticker and I believe it is a Oxidizer warning label.
Now I'm no "chemist" but why would JG have a 55 gallon barrel of an oxidizing agent in a fallout shelter? Oxidizers are usually quite flammable....not the best thing to have in a underground locked down shelter.
Would a rubber glove protect you from liquid nitrogen? I don't think so. It's not liquid nitrogen. The barrel seems plastic. Any ideas.

Thanks for moving!

PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 2:47 pm
Last edited by Ednanight on Sat Jan 23, 2016 9:34 pm; edited 1 time in total
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Unmisterious
Greenhorn

Joined: 16 Jan 2016
Posts: 4

 		Im pretty sure the puzzle collage is not IG... Im sure you could pick any movie and find tons of stuff in one of their puzzle that relates to the movie. Each puzzle has hundreds of small things in it lol

PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 3:02 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
gimlet
Unfettered

Joined: 20 Jan 2016
Posts: 358
Unmisterious wrote:
Im pretty sure the puzzle collage is not IG... Im sure you could pick any movie and find tons of stuff in one of their puzzle that relates to the movie. Each puzzle has hundreds of small things in it lol


Yes that's not untrue, but what are the odds that puzzle would be by the same artist and brand as the puzzle that's actually clearly identified in the Trailer? That's a much larger coincidence.

I'm not saying it's a sure thing, it's just curious. And anything curious in an arg is worth investigating.

Especially since this arg seems to be using pre-existing products & websites instead of made up fake ones. Much like they turned a pre-existing script into a Cloverfield movie.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 3:21 pm
Last edited by gimlet on Sat Jan 23, 2016 3:25 pm; edited 1 time in total
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Pixiestix
Resident Angry Midget


Joined: 26 Aug 2004
Posts: 2465
Location: Tomorrow's Talk Studios

 		I sent off an email using their contact page under "some other thing"{paraphrase, dumb me forgot to copy it before hitting send}:

Quote:
I have two questions. I was interested in your Long-Term Shelter Supply which I understand is out of stock due to supply issues on this coast. I was wondering if I could be made aware when it is available again. I see you bottle in Scranton.
My REAL question, however is: I see you pride yourselves on all natural ingredients. I was wondering is you happen to use this new thing I've heard of called "Seabed's Nectar" which is supposed to be all natural and AMAZING!

_________________
I don't believe in Chaotic Fiction, I only believe in ARG.
Remember kiddles, bad PMs get the wrath of the Vulva Puppets
PROUDLY owned by Gizmo, the wonder ARG pug!

PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 3:23 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Ecks51
Unfettered


Joined: 19 Jul 2007
Posts: 644
Location: The Snow-covered Meadows
gimlet wrote:
Yes that's not untrue, but what are the odds that puzzle would be by the same artist and brand as the puzzle that's actually clearly identified in the Trailer? That's a much larger coincidence.

I'm not saying it's a sure thing, it's just curious. And anything curious in an arg is worth investigating.

The puzzles are fun, but nothing more than a distraction at this point.
There is zero verifiable evidence to suggest any of this is IG. Perhaps that'll change, but it hasn't yet.
_________________
Look out for Red Herring when you go fishing for clues.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 3:28 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
gimlet
Unfettered

Joined: 20 Jan 2016
Posts: 358
Ecks51 wrote:
gimlet wrote:
Yes that's not untrue, but what are the odds that puzzle would be by the same artist and brand as the puzzle that's actually clearly identified in the Trailer? That's a much larger coincidence.

I'm not saying it's a sure thing, it's just curious. And anything curious in an arg is worth investigating.

The puzzles are fun, but nothing more than a distraction at this point.
There is zero verifiable evidence to suggest any of this is IG. Perhaps that'll change, but it hasn't yet.


Well yeah. None of this is looking very solid at this point. I'm still pretty suspicious of Swamp Pop. It's a few pieces of an existing, commonly available 4 dollar puzzle that show a generic picture of something we already knew was of importance. And it doesn't seem like it's anything more than that yet. It's entirely possible they're stringing people along.

Or not? We don't know. Nothings IG or OG until theres a G in the firstplace. Which is why we investigate things that come up.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 3:43 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Display posts from previous:   Sort by:   
Page 51 of 142 [2121 Posts]   Goto page: Previous 1, 2, 3, ..., 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, ..., 140, 141, 142  Next
View previous topicView next topic
 Forum index » Chaotic Fiction » 10Cloverfield Lane
Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
You cannot post calendar events in this forum



Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group