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Soon after the teaser trailer for the fourth season of “American Horror Story: Freak Show” was uploaded to YouTube earlier this week, it went viral. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of hits on YouTube, the creepy 21-second clip was circulated by news outlets around the world. That’s not, in itself, surprising given the crazy popularity of the FX anthology series created by Ryan Murphy, but here’s the catch: the trailer was fan-made.
Not surprisingly, Fox had the video taken down from YouTube due to a copyright claim. But never fear, we’ve got the video for you (below), as well as the back story about how the video was made.
Indiewire e-mailed with the video’s creator, Kellen Moore, who explained how he got the idea for the video and how it went crazy viral.
What prompted you to make the video?
I graduated Chapman University in 2012, and since graduating it’s been a challenge trying to get my footing in this industry. I have a close group of friends that collaborate with frequently- my producer, Andrew Ducote, and Cinematographer, Jonathan Bruno. We’ve had the opportunity to shoot commercials for some major brands such as M&Ms and Burger King. I am a big “American Horror Story” fan. I have a lot of respect for that show, but more specific to the promo we did, I’ve been a tremendous fan of the show’s marketing. I’ve followed Ryan Murphy’s promo work for his shows dating back to “Nip/Tuck.” His work was an inspirational guide through film school, so when my friends and I wanted to do something creative for ourselves, I suggested we go after a dream — do a promo for season four of “American Horror Story.” My professors always said, “if you want to create, create, and if you want to direct, direct”… even though the promo was unofficial, it was a total blast having the opportunity to put my stamp on a brand and television show I love and respect.
Watch Moore’s promo (now on Vimeo) below and check out his web site.
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