All About Indie Filmmaking: A Crowdfunding Campaign Success for Our New Short Film Plain Clothes!

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

A Crowdfunding Campaign Success for Our New Short Film Plain Clothes!

I LOVE crowdfunding. It allows us direct access to our fans and supporters. We can build awareness of what we are working on and get our audience involved at the inception of the idea. And the funds can be raised quickly and used within a week after the campaign is over.

One of the most appealing aspects of crowdfunding is that we don't have the added pressure of investors who are looking for a return on their investment. It's complete freedom to be creative and service our audience. That is huge!

We just ran a new campaign for our short film "Plain Clothes." And it was a success! We wanted to raise $5k to make the film and we did it! We chose to use IndieGoGo as our crowdfunding site because they have an option whereby you can keep whatever you raise even if you don't hit your goal. I think that's essential.

It's so awesome to get this support for "Plain Clothes" - it's a huge infusion of positive energy. And now we're moving on to prep for the film.

To learn more about our little film, check out our Plain Clothes Tumblr site here, LIKE us on Facebook here, and follow us on Twitter here.

Thanks all!

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Filmmaking Terms

Abby Singer - The second to last set up of the last shot of the day.
Adaptation - A screenplay based on a written work, such as book or short story.
Attachment - Verbal or written agreement attaching talent to a film project.
Day Out of Days - Calendar detailing the days each actor will work on the film.
DDACS - Detailed Dialogue Action Continuity Script
Deal Memo - Short form deal between film production and cast or crew.
Development - The period in which the screenplay is finalized for pre-production and other key elements, like financing, cast, and crew, may be attached.
Digital Intermediate - The process of digitizing a 35mm or 16mm film print, resulting in a digital version of the film that can be corrected and from which a final output to film or tape is made.
HD - High Definition; a higher resolution than standard definition.
High or Low Hat - A camera mount that allows for filming low angles.
Magazine - Lightproof film container that attaches to the camera and holds both exposed and unexposed film.
Martini Shot - Final set up of the last shot of the day.
One Liner Schedule - Shooting schedule condensed with each day's schedule on one line.
Pay or Play Offer - An offer from the producer to talent stating that the talent will either be paid or played (required to perform) by a certain date.
Pick Ups - New shots to be filmed that were not part of the original shot list.
Post Production - The period following principal photography in which the film or TV episode is completed.
Pre-Production - Often referred to as Pre-Pro; the preparation period prior to principal photography.
Principal Photography - The primary period of shooting the film or TV episode.
Production Draft - The version of the script that is used during film production.
Reshoot - A period of filming during which shots of the movie or TV show are re-filmed.
Screenplay - A script for a movie or TV show.
Script Breakdown - Detailed list of items and people needed for each scene in the script, from which a schedule and budget are made.
Shooting Schedule - Detailed schedule of principal photography, including lists of items needed from each department.
Shot List - List of shots to be filmed during principal photography.