Austen Season Advertising to begin Feb. 26
Alert Janeite Sylvia M. mentioned it in comments, and then Google Alerts sent us confirmation that a cross-media advertising campaign for ITV’s “Jane Austen Season” will be launched on February 26.
The M&C Saatchi-created outdoor ads will be unveiled on February 26 across London to promote the three ITV adaptations. Press ads will appear in The Observer Magazine, Independent on Sunday, the Mail on Sunday’s You Magazine and Sunday Times Culture.
Keep an eye out and send your cellphone photos and scannage to AustenBlog! Also check out the link for a new NA photo–hard to tell as we are moblogging on a tiny screen, but it looks like the siblings Morland and Thorpe.
ETA: Teeny tiny infinitesimal Fanny and His Lordship.
February 21st, 2007 at 1:36 pm
The link doesn’t work. Thanks!
February 21st, 2007 at 2:00 pm
For me it doesn’t work either…
February 21st, 2007 at 2:11 pm
the link is funny - all you need to do is open it in another window, and then remove the “austenblog.com” but from the beginning
February 21st, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Here’s the link, I just found it on Pemberley!
http://www.brandrepublic.com/bulletins/breakingnews/article/634514/itv-readies-marketing-campaign-jane-austen-season/
The picture is tiny indeed! If I’m not mistaken it shows (from left to right) Henry Tilney, Catherine Morland, Isabella Thorpe and I think James Morland, but it might also be John Thorpe…
Anyway, it must be fun to live in London and see those posters all around! On the other hand… JA televisionadaptations seem to be officially mass media now. :S
February 21st, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Sorry guys–incompetent copying and pasting. The link is fixed.
February 21st, 2007 at 10:51 pm
Franka the gentleman on the left is indeed John Thorpe and how like his sister he seems. Carey Mulligan looks so perfect as Isabella! James & Catherine look so much like real brother and sister it’s just lovely!
February 22nd, 2007 at 5:20 am
Will be on the lookout here in London for any advertising stuff I see and try to report back to AustenBlog. That is a pretty picture. Of all the upcoming adaptations, I am most looking forward to NA. No, the version with Mrs Allen sewing her fingers together and a Mr Tilney whose ‘muslin’ scene plays out as if he sews up a couple of yards to make a frock for himself doesn’t count.
February 22nd, 2007 at 7:33 am
I’ll be pleased to have more NA2 pictures for my file… This picture reminded me of the NA-Wishbone cast !
February 22nd, 2007 at 11:02 am
Carey Mulligan is Isabella? After her turn as Kitty Bennet, I had thought she’d have made a good Catherine Morland.
February 22nd, 2007 at 1:19 pm
FYI, the link to the old ITV teaser trailer (featuring mostly NA2 scenes) is no longer operative, but for now at least, the trailer is still up on ITV Media’s main page (click on ITV1 Winter Highlights). I’m guessing it will be replaced by the new advertisements, so if anyone wants to see it one last time, act quickly.
February 23rd, 2007 at 10:50 am
Agree, Julie P. But I think it could me a lot more fun to play Isabella!
February 23rd, 2007 at 4:37 pm
Hi! Does anyone know if they will publish a DVD of the adaptations?
Thanks.
February 23rd, 2007 at 5:03 pm
Yes Charo, they will!
You can read about it here: http://www.austenblog.com/archives/2007/02/14/mansfield-park-2007-northanger-abbey-2007-region-2-dvds-available-for-preorder/
February 25th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
Thank you very much, Franka!
I admire Jane Austen and have read many of her books, as well as I have seen many films about them. I admire Sally Hawkings, too. I hope the DVD (Persuasion) will also be published in Spanish.
I’ll continue to check this website to see any news about the Jane Austen Season. I hope it is successful both in Britain and the rest of Europe.