Andrew Shermin shares his experience of making a film and using crowdfunding.
This summer I shot a documentary about Paris that I produced myself, and am now trying to use crowd-funding to finish it.
The concept was simple: a vision of Paris that was taken straight from reality, just a camera and a tripod on the street, offering a vision of the city that both confirms and subverts the fantasy of Paris that different media create. The images are like “moving postcards.”
I was able to shoot everything with my own resources, but when it came to a musical score for the movie, I was going to need to hire a professional, so I had to raise some money. I turned to Kickstarter because it is currently the most popular crowd-funding site and I thought it would be a good way to get people more involved and interested in the production because I was able to offer rewards and incentives for financial participation.
I researched Kickstarter for several months ahead of time and I learnt several things about the way it works.
I’m very happy with the image and I think that a musical score will complete the cinematic experience.
If you are interested in helping with this project, please follow this link
23.11.2011 | ÉCU-The European Independent Film Festival's blog
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