Poppy Gordon Unit 2

How much money were they asking for? $250,00 How much did they get?  $255,564 How many backers were there?  2,712 Who is the director and why is this important? Vincent Regan. It is important as this is the first film he'll ever have directed. He is also a well known actor and has been in films such as 'Troy' and '300'.  How else is the project being funded? own money and favours  What was the funding for?  concept art, storyboards, scout locations and begin work on the costumes, sets, and a host of other things   Why do you think this was successful in gaining funding? As it offered rewards as an initiative for people to donate What has happened since it was funded? The film is still being produced as there were issues with the budget,

1. What is the film called? Unsound 2. What was the Kickstarter project for? Attorney fees Sound mixing Colour correction Travel 3. How long did they spend developing the concept? 3 weeks  4. How many days do the most successful campaigns run for? 30 days 5. What figure did they decide on? $15,000 6. How did they promote the project? Social media Private messaging friends and family Posting in crowdfunding Facebook groups 7. What is the pyramid marketing structure?  strategy that some direct sales companies use to encourage their existing distributors to recruit new distributors by paying the existing distributors a percentage of their recruits' sales add on a paragraph explaining what Kickstarter actually is and how it can help in pre-production. Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform to which anyone can set up a page or donate/ fund one (this is called being a 'backer'. Kickstarter has successfully helped over 130,000 project...

Resource production - written and produced around the resources available. Budget Location (ideally free or cheap without hassle) List actors (family and friends, note if experienced or not) Equipment (borrow for free or cheap) Props (borrow for free or cheap) Local events (APE free production values) Script writing  Keep locations to minimum (feature film 4/5 main locations. Short film 1/2) Minimise travel time between locations (save time and money) Have 4/5 main characters  Write to actors strength  Avoid scenes with extras  Avoid outdoor night scenes (expensive lighting) Avoid CG and FX Pre production  Location scout  Check actor and equipment availability (ideally well in advanced) Production Be selective with camera movement  Produce cheap bulk meals for cast and crew  Film during magic/golden hour (shortly after sunrise) Post production  Avoid copyrighted music  What was the...

Tax relief: -         One way that films can be funded is through a tax relief program. -         Up to 25% of the total expenditure of a film can be deducted regardless of its budget. -         This is available for all film makers. -         Can dramatically reduce the budget. Types of Media funding BFI film fund: - A lead UK film agency which invests £26 million of Lottery Funds yearly to support film development. BBC Films: Collaborate with filmmakers in order to create films to be shown on the BBC. Film 4: Invests £15 million annually in developing and financing films. Accepts proposals via agents and production companies. Creative England Fund: Offers to fund projects with regionally – based filmmakers and projects with a strong regional voice. Media – Creative Europe’s media sub-programme supports...