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I have tried to raise few funds either by financing or crowdfunding for a WWII based movie which has star cast from Japan, UK. Canada and India. Shooting locations also have many locations - Thailand, Japan and India. However, I failed to raise funds for the film. It seems crowdfunding is not for a...
Expand postI have tried to raise few funds either by financing or crowdfunding for a WWII based movie which has star cast from Japan, UK. Canada and India. Shooting locations also have many locations - Thailand, Japan and India. However, I failed to raise funds for the film. It seems crowdfunding is not for a new director or production house. Or is it based on location of the production team. I would be happy to get some information on correct way of starting campaign.
Crowdfunding is not free money. It takes a huge social networking effort and if you do not have a huge social network presence on Twitter, Facebook and others, and if you are not going to work your ne...
Expand commentCrowdfunding is not free money. It takes a huge social networking effort and if you do not have a huge social network presence on Twitter, Facebook and others, and if you are not going to work your network every day, your crowdfunding WILL fail. There are NOT millions of people looking at kickstarter and indiegogo hoping to find someone to givemoney to. You have to bring them there... those are just deal sites where you close the sale and get the money.
Don't give up, Mohen! Get your logline and screenplay up on your stage32 website, and start pitching to execs that match your project right here on st32. If it's a dream worth fighting for, keep fighting for it =)
Hi Mohen, my creative partner and I ran a successful Rocket Hub crowdfunding campaign for our independent TV pilot, Farm Story, and I can tell you that what Shadow says above is correct. I'm not sure...
Expand commentHi Mohen, my creative partner and I ran a successful Rocket Hub crowdfunding campaign for our independent TV pilot, Farm Story, and I can tell you that what Shadow says above is correct. I'm not sure what exactly you did with your campaign of course but you HAVE to be relentless in pushing it, working your social media, working your email lists, pestering your friends and family to share it around. The big trick though is to do this in a way that doesn't seem like you're pestering people. Be funny, be sharp, be honest and emotional about your project, whatever it is that you can do to give people a reason to support you. Remember there are thousands of people out there trying to do what you're doing, and tap into your unique qualities, and those of your project. If you have any marketing gurus in your circle call on that friendship for help, or barter with that person and exchange work with them. Put up pictures and videos. Update regularly. Be real and passionate. DON'T GIVE UP!! =)
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Thx Ondrej! Looks interesting. Will sign up but honestly don't think would pay anything up front, would prefer to pay cut/fee for any deal directly made through your site. Your videos are very appealing! Good luck with the site.
Thanks for the add, Ondrej!
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Hello everyone! We have been focusing on and working in the Film industry for many years, travelling around film markets and meeting producers from small companies to the biggest companies. That made us realise that producers don't have much support in terms of personal growth. Which is why we creat...
Expand postHello everyone! We have been focusing on and working in the Film industry for many years, travelling around film markets and meeting producers from small companies to the biggest companies. That made us realise that producers don't have much support in terms of personal growth. Which is why we created Filmplix. It helps producers to connect with industry leading companies, to raise money or just to check if someone from the film industry would be interested in their new idea. Registration is for free and as a Producer and UX / UI Designer of Filmplix, I advice checking it out! :-) www.filmplix.com Wish you all the best success!
Hey guys, I am currently producing my own short film. I need assistance on how to go about raising money. I have an Indie GoGo campaign started but have not had a good response to the campaign. I can use all the help I can get. Thank you, -Sarah
Hi Sarah! Congrats on taking the plunge! I liked your trailer but I wanted to see a pitch video telling me about you and why this film is important for you. Also, the written summary should tell me mo...
Expand commentHi Sarah! Congrats on taking the plunge! I liked your trailer but I wanted to see a pitch video telling me about you and why this film is important for you. Also, the written summary should tell me more about the story. A paragraph or two about who it's about and what challenges that she or he faces would be really helpful. Also, for perks, you should offer a DVD or download of the short. A question about the trailer, has the film already been shot? If so, what is the funding for? Hope this helps. Good luck! Kenny Hargrove Filmmaker, playwright
Hi Sarah! This app helps you with looking for potential investors. It also allows you to link your new product with kickstarted or indiegogo for better crowdfunding. Registration is for free so I reco...
Expand commentHi Sarah! This app helps you with looking for potential investors. It also allows you to link your new product with kickstarted or indiegogo for better crowdfunding. Registration is for free so I recommend checking it out! www.filmplix.com
Best of luck!
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Expand postHello Ondrej -
Welcome to the community! I'm Amanda Toney, the Managing Director at Stage 32. Since 2013 I've been proud to oversee Stage 32's Next Level Education, which provides you the most up-to-date tools necessary to become a better creative.
Over the years Stage 32 has worked with over 500 industry executives and professionals to teach online webinars, classes and intensive labs exclusively for you - our Stage 32 community. We bring you instructors who have worked directly on some of your favorite films, TV shows or theater productions to teach you in-the-trenches information that you won't find anywhere else on producing, directing, financing, writing, packaging, acting and more.
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Expand postHi Ondrej. I'm RB, Founder and CEO of Stage 32. As a screenwriter, producer, actor and filmmaker, I know first-hand the challenges all creatives face finding work, landing representation, launching projects, securing funding and simply making the connections that will make a difference in their careers. That's why I created Stage 32. Since our launch in September of 2011, the community has grown to 400,000+ members representing every country on the planet making Stage 32 the social network uniquely populated with the most creative people on Earth.
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I'm soon to launch a IPTV/OTT service that will stream to web, mobile devices, RokuTV, AppleTV ect...Live Pay-Per-View & Ondemand content...The live stuff will be mostly Sports & Music related content as we shoot for MMA & Boxing and some Music concerts, but we need filler film/movie content for the...
Expand postI'm soon to launch a IPTV/OTT service that will stream to web, mobile devices, RokuTV, AppleTV ect...Live Pay-Per-View & Ondemand content...The live stuff will be mostly Sports & Music related content as we shoot for MMA & Boxing and some Music concerts, but we need filler film/movie content for the site for free viewing(Yume ads) and subscription viewing...Also, if you have an event to stream live ie Film/Movie premier or Live talent competition we would be interested in discussing things with you. Add connection and send me message. Thanks! Anthony
Are or will you be dealing with TV series as well ???
Hi Anthony, If you are looking for some interesting content or would like to let other industry professional know about what you are looking for - I recommend checking out this app (www.filmplix.com)....
Expand commentHi Anthony, If you are looking for some interesting content or would like to let other industry professional know about what you are looking for - I recommend checking out this app (www.filmplix.com). Registration is for free, it allows you to browse through actual content and also you can post a content request there!
Hi everyone, I am pretty new to Stage 32 but love all the information and connections that I have made! I have a question for those familiar with Film Festivals. I have written a screen play and it has been filmed and is now in post production. We are a romantic comedy (you can check us out on Faceb...
Expand postHi everyone, I am pretty new to Stage 32 but love all the information and connections that I have made! I have a question for those familiar with Film Festivals. I have written a screen play and it has been filmed and is now in post production. We are a romantic comedy (you can check us out on Faceback or IMDb, "The Trailer Bar Book Club.") Would love anyone's thoughts on what you see regarding the film. Also, we want to take the film to a film festival and was wondering what film festivals are more interested in and open to romantic comedies? If anyone has some thoughts on that I would love to hear them! Thanks so much and look forward to participating through Stage 32! Sincerely, Lynne
I don't think my advice qualifies as expert advice, but if you already feel that you have some quality issues, well...that's not good. If a distribution expert confirmed that, then I would imagine tha...
Expand commentI don't think my advice qualifies as expert advice, but if you already feel that you have some quality issues, well...that's not good. If a distribution expert confirmed that, then I would imagine that, at best, your current version would serve you best as a demo to a production company that would partner up with you and that could make a better version. Or that you can use it and try to raise the money on your own from someone with capital in order to re-shoot it. I would probably try to get a distributor to review it first, and take it from there. Good luck, Lynne.
Thanks Bill. I think that is great advice. I hadn't considered that. I will talk to some local contacts regarding distributors but if you also have any contacts that you could recommend I would appreciate that. Thanks again for your help.
Just wanted to update everyone and thank you again for such great advice. We went back and fixed some of the audio (reshot one scene with lapel mics) and added music throughout the film. We then had o...
Expand commentJust wanted to update everyone and thank you again for such great advice. We went back and fixed some of the audio (reshot one scene with lapel mics) and added music throughout the film. We then had our premier of "The Trailer Bar Book Club" at the actual Trailer Bar where we filmed and it was a great success! We had copies of the DVD there for sale and sold out! I then took the advice of people here on this blog and submitted to local film festivals and we have been accepted to the Eastern North Carolina Film Festival! We are so excited! They have also stated they can help with distribution. I have not looked into that yet and hope the festival can provide us with some support in that regard. Thanks again to everyone here for your advice! It really made a difference!