Panic Attack Short Film - Two Step Flow Theory

Panic Attack is a science fiction short film, directed by the independent Uruguayan filmmaker Fede Alvarez. The short film was made in 2009 and the plot of the film was giant robots appearing out of the mist and attack Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Accompanied by a squadron of spacecraft, they fire weapons at the city and destroy key buildings, leading to mass panic. The military fights back to little avail. At the end of the film, the robots fuse together to form a giant sphere, which then detonates and engulfs the city in a fireball. No explanation is given for the attack.

• There was a trailer uploaded in 2006 onto YouTube, including some scenes from the finished version.
• The budget of the film was $300.
• Fede Alvarez wrote, edited, directed and created the CGI visual effects himself.

Release

• Premiered on 31 October, 2009. At the Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Film Festival.
• Uploaded on YouTube on 3 November, 2009.

Two Step Flow Applied:

Applying Panic Attack to the theory of the two-step flow, Fede Alvarez success was greatly influenced by this. The opinion leader for this short film was Kanye West.

Applying This To My Future Actions:

From this, I will distribute my short film online, on means such as YouTube, because without this, there wouldn't be the possibility of the two-step flow to occur.

This means that my film will gain a larger audience from this and is most effective in possibly gaining from two-step flow.

Results:

• Ghost House Pictures signed Fede Alvarez.
• Made fourth Evil Dead.
• Had $300 million budget to make Don't Breathe.