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Shell's Epic Party Fail/

The story behind the story of Shell's epic failure—the fake one

Full gory story coming soon! Meanwhile, see this excerpt from our third movie. Also, check out the story of ArcticReady.com, that came out of our fake Shell self-condemnation.

See more "behind the curtain" stories

Components

Launch party gone wrong
Photos
"Shell" threatens activists
ArcticReady.com
Reveal press release
News piece
Meet the perps
Movie excerpt
Selected press
Behind the curtain

Lessons

  1. If you must lie (and you must), lie honorably
  2. Goofy humor can convey very serious things (laughtivism)
  3. The media will have their own story, but you can shape it
  4. Always, always punch up. Never, ever punch down.
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Make a fake newspaper filled with good news.

We did this one

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Go impersonate the villain of your choice.

Here's one way to do it.

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Go build a website for an entity you wish existed.

Learn how here!

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Do something.

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Dress up as zombies and take over your city.

Kinda like this...

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Dig a pipeline right through the middle of a city.

Including the graveyards. 

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Join us on our next project... or forever.

And no, we're not a cult.

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Get a job at Walmart.

Or just pretend to.

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