Campaign (book)

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Campaign
Illustrator Shia LaBeouf (photographer)
Karolyn Pho (photographer)
PublisherGrassy Slope Entertainment, Inc.
Publication date
2011
Media typeHardcover
Pages64
ISBN 978-0-615-52986-8

Campaign is a coffee table book by Shia LaBeouf and Karolyn Pho which is attached to the project that accompanies Marilyn Manson's eighth album, Born Villain . [1] [2] It was released on August 28, 2011, by LaBeouf's Grassy Slope Entertainment production company through various retailers. [3] [4]

Contents

The book, accompanied by a short film DVD, is a visual accompaniment to Marilyn Manson and LaBeouf's Born Villain joint project. [5] It is a collection of photographs taken by LaBeouf and his girlfriend, Karolyn Pho, of posters they put up to promote Born Villain, retracing the steps of a night LaBeouf spent traversing Los Angeles with Manson. [3]

The book was made available for pre-order on August 28, 2011, preceding the screening of the Born Villain short film at L.A. Silent Theatre. [3] By ordering the book, purchasers gained entry to a book signing event followed by private screening of Born Villain at 10pm of September 1, 2011, at Hennessey + Ingalls outlet in Hollywood. [5]

Promotion

Born Villain Campaign was launched on the streets of LA by way of illegally pasted handbills and via the website the CampaignBook.com by Karolyn Pho and Shia La Beouf. [6] The website dedicated to the promotional campaign was discovered via a poster on August 27, 2011.

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References

  1. "Campaign Official Website". Shia LaBeouf & Karolyn Pho. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
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