While not exactly Lost related, JJ Abrams has been working on a new film currently sending shockwaves across the internet. Tagged onto the beginning of Transformers, the trailer for this film depicts a group of students, partying. However, all is not as it seems. Outside, flames burst everywhere, explosions......explode......and alien ships/rocks/objects start crashing. The trailer ends with JJ Abrams name appearing on a black background, with its release date, 1-18-08. What is the name of this film, you ask? Erm.....I don't know.

      Codenamed Cloverfield, this film is rumoured to be a remake of a classic monster film- some speculate Godzilla. However, nothing has been confirmed, and an ARG has emerged- www.ethanhaaswasright.com .

     Similar to the beginning of The Lost Experience, this ARG revolves around this one main website so far, and suggests Ethan Haas is not a nice guy. To complete the tasks set on the site, one must complete five puzzles. If you need help with this, drop the cut now!

Help

If you wish for help before the game, 'look to the stars'. By this, I mean click on the left hand star at the top of the page. It will open up your email client. Send an email to the address that appears using the title given. You will receive this auto-reponse:

If you're receiving this auto-response message it means that I've gone into hiding. You should be careful now, too. They're likely to start coming after all of us in an attempt to keep the balance of power in their favor. But remember, as our numbers increase as a group, the weaker they'll become.

As you recruit new people to our cause, you might need to share this message as guidance for how to navigate the 5 locks to the key code...

1) The first lock will test your memory. Follow the trail of light and sound, but be careful -- one wrong move will send you back to the beginning.

2) For the second lock, you may need to look to the stars. They will help you find HAAS who will lead your way.

3) The third lock will require you to extinguish all lights but one. Only with one light remaining will you be able to proceed.

4) The fourth lock will let you move all 4 pieces through the control of one. However, unless the three key pieces are simultaneously placed into position, you will not be granted access.

5) The fifth lock will be the toughest. Seek help again from the stars to reveal your key and the message that you must decode. The two working together will open the way.

Good luck.

Van  

Alternatively, by visiting www.ethanhaaswasright.com/helpme you will find this message:

 

Share this message as guidance for how to navigate the 5 locks to the key code...

1) The first lock will test your memory. Follow the trail of light and sound, but be
careful -- one wrong move will send you back to the beginning.

2) For the second lock, you may need to look to the stars. They will help you find
HAAS who will lead your way.

3) The third lock will require you to extinguish all lights but one. Only with one light
remaining will you be able to proceed.

4) The fourth lock will let you move all 4 pieces through the control of one. However,
unless the three key pieces are simultaneously placed into position, you will not be
granted access.
↑←↓↓←→↑→↑←←
5) The fifth lock will be the toughest. Seek help again from the stars to reveal your
key and the message that you must decode. The two working together will
open the way.

Good luck.
Van

 The directions given above only appear when highlighted. These will be of great help when confronting puzzle 4.

Although not particularly helpful, this quote can also be found in the site source code:

 

the sun upon the Earth. The children of the gods were again too few, scattered and divided and among them walked the ancients and those whose thoughts were not as to the towers and the marvels, but to the End and the destruction of the Earth and to the fires from which nothing could escape.

  ...war came, no longer from the elemental nor from the star's rain of fire. The world was again remade, and the glow was as the coming of the sun upon the Earth. The children of the gods were again too few, scattered and divided and among them walked the ancients and those whose thoughts were not as to the towers and the marvels, but to the End and the destruction of the Earth and to the fires from which nothing could escape.

Puzzle One

Puzzle One is a simple memory game. All you must do is watch and remember the sequence shown, and then reproduce it yourself by clicking the appropriate tiles. Easy as pie.

Puzzle Two

 Slightly harder than the first, this puzzle requires you to use the right hand star to display a sequence of symbols. These symbols represent the alphabet, and must be used to work out letters H A and S. Then, HAAS must be spelt out on the sphere, with HA written vertically and AS written horizontally. This will allow you to proggss to puzzle three.

 For the decoded letters, which will save you time counting across to work out which symbol equals which letter, click the following image to enlarge.

Puzzle Three

Puzzle three is a game of skill and luck, and unfortunately no guidance can be given on this one. The object of the puzzle is to leave one light shining, by jumping over other lights to extinguish them. The game can become tedious, but once completed you will progress to stage four.

Puzzle Four

Puzzle four is another game of skill and luck, which, without a clue, would be totally unfathomable. However, hidden in the page www.ethanhaasisright.com/helpme is a clue. The aim of the game is to more 3 circles in sync into their designated areas, with the help of another blue circle. The directions are as follows:

 ↑←↓↓←→↑→↑←←

Completing this puzzle will allow you to progress to puzzle 5.

Puzzle Five

Puzzle five is complex, and takes a little time decoding the symbols. However, using the symbol decoder above, the process should be a little faster. The objhective of this puzzle is to work out what to enter into the sphere (in symbols) and then.....erm....enter it. In this case, you must enter THEBEGINNINGISTHEEND. By entering this, you will trigger the final video.

The Final Screen

During the final video, you are told to return to the site on the first of August and enter the special code, which flashes up at the end of the video: 54312. After this, a screen appears, prompting you to enter your email address and name so they can remind you to return closer to the date.

Notes

• This ARG is related to Cloverfield.
• I have not published links to any of the videos: this is because Paramount are trying to remove them all from the internet.
• To discuss this ARG or the film itself, go here for the film discussion or here for the ARG discussion.
• I'll be keeping this up to date; check back for anything new!

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