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Dan Riesser
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Los Angeles, CA
I am a 27 year old filmmaker living in Los Angeles, CA originally from North Carolina. I studied film and television in Washington DC before moving to LA in 2005. I work in television production with E! Entertainment's THE SOUP. I have made several short films and hope to move into indie feature filmmaking in 2010. I am particularly interested in horror & comedy.
Projects by Dan Riesser (1)
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Recent Posts by Dan Riesser
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Dan Riesser
commented on a project updateAh Sarah! I didn't recognize the name. Thanks! I'll see you guys in a month.
Robyn Parker & "scttiger08"
Thanks so much for your pledges! I don't recognize either of these names, and its always a humbling and exciting feeling to get pledges from strangers. I really appreciate it. Thanks again!
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Posted project update #32Thanks Again!
Hey Backers! Thanks again for your support of the project. Most of you should be getting a message requesting your mailing info for the rewards. If any of you who didn't request a reward are interested in getting a TEASER POSTER anyway, just message me with your mailing information and I'll send one your way when they go out.
Gonna try to send posters out before the holidays. The DVD's won't be available until sometime in the spring or early summer of 2010.
THANKS AGAIN!
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Dan Riesser
commented on a project updateAh Sarah! I didn't recognize the name. Thanks! I'll see you guys in a month.
Robyn Parker & "scttiger08"
Thanks so much for your pledges! I don't recognize either of these names, and its always a humbling and exciting feeling to get pledges from strangers. I really appreciate it. Thanks again!
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Dan Riesser
Posted project update #31Robyn Parker & "scttiger08"
Thanks so much for your pledges! I don't recognize either of these names, and its always a humbling and exciting feeling to get pledges from strangers. I really appreciate it. Thanks again!
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Posted project update #30Mike Karnell
Thanks for the $10 pledge! One teaser poster coming up. I'll be contacting people for their mailing info and getting those in the mail next week after the final tally is in! I appreciate the support!
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Posted project update #29Joe Schell
Joe, you are truly a king amongst men. Joe is a friend of mine from the old college days. For the longest time, I thought his name was Joe O'Schell... I'm not sure why exactly. But do this day, I still want to call him O'Schell. He'll always be O'Schell to me. Thanks Joe!
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Posted project update #28THANKS A MILLION!
We did it! Reached the goal of $1,500. This is great news. The cast & crew is going to get well fed, everyone will stay happy, and we'll crank out a great little horror flick for you all!
Big ups to ADAM CHAZEN for the last donation to put us to the top! You're the man.
And also another thanks to "Mickey Rourke" for another $50. I still don't know who you are in real life, but thank you so much for your kindness. If you happen to for some strange reason be the real Mickey Rourke, I have a cameo part for you to play.
THANKS SO MUCH EVERYONE! It means a lot to me.
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Posted project update #27Pete!
Peter Joseph is the first kid I befriended in college. I remember being at our orientation weekend and thinking "This college is full of frat boy looking jerks" and being super bummed out. Then, I randomly met Pete. A kid with good taste in tunes, and a good attitude.
When I got back to campus for real, there was a QUEERS (old punk band) show that first weekend in DC. I was new to the city, didn't have any friends, and wasn't sure if I'd get to go. But then I found Pete and he came along with me and we became friends. We played some tunes together, and he was the funniest part of my first real "short film" in college - http://www.irrationalfilms.com/nicotine.html
Thanks so much Pete! I want to see Parrotburger live someday.
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Posted project update #26Ken Ochalek!
Thanks for the pledge, dude! Ken is a talented buddy of mine who used to live out here in LA but now resides in Michigan. But he'll be in LA this weekend, so looking forward to seeing him again.
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Posted project update #25Erica Schrag!
Gets the first teaser poster! Thanks Erica. Erica used to live with us out here in Los Angeles, but the siren song of the South called her back there. I can't blame her, I miss NC like crazy. She runs a sweet gallery/art/music space in Greenville, SC now... I'm hoping my brother's old time string band band will someday play there. check it out! http://greenvillepresents.com/
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Posted project update #24$10 Donation Gets You This Poster!
As we reach the final week of our fundraising, we're adding a new exclusive REWARD. A ten dollar pledge will get you this fun teaser poster! Check it out. The final design may tweak slightly before printing, but this will be the general look and feel of it. Final Dimensions: 16x20.
Big thanks to Casey Pinckard for taking the photo & doing the photoshop work on it, and to Tony Caraffa for being my (somewhat begrudging) hand model.
Check out Casey's work at: http://www.caseypinckard.com/
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Posted project update #23Kathy Stoudt!
Thanks to Kathy Stoudt for the $25 pledge. Kathy's son Christopher is helping out with the producing on NOTP. It's always cool when parents support their kids crazy plans to move out to California and make scary movies! Thanks again Kathy!
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Posted project update #22Ineris!
Thanks for the $50 pledge! I appreciate it tons.
We're in our final two weeks of the fundraiser, with just a mere $150 left to go. I'm going to make some fun TEASER POSTERS over the next couple days, and offer them up as a reward for $5-10. They're going to look pretty cool, I think. Check back in a few. Thanks!
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Posted project update #21Tim Geraghty
Big thanks to Tim Geraghty for the latest donation, which puts us at $1,300, a mere $200 from the goal! I've known Tim since I was like six years old. His parents house was my second home, his parents themselves were like a second set of parents. Our families did practically everything together. Dude was my closest friend for a really long time, and one of the few kids I still make an effort to hang out with when I am back in NC.
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Posted project update #20My man Justin Johnson!
Big ups to Justin for the donation. I can honestly say that Justin Johnson is a major part of my growth as a filmmaker. Way back in the day, before YouTube, before Vimeo, before every kid in the world was posting video blogs online, I met Justin on the net during college somehow. I think it was through some kind of Collegehumor.com connection. There were a few of us making shorts and posting them online - there was me, Bobby Miller (Rigged Productions), Jake Lodwick (Blumpy) and Justin (One Trick). I remember chatting online with the three of them about various projects and sites.
Anyway, later on down the road, Justin sent me the idea for a site he was working on called Filmfights - an online bi-weekly film festival. I dug the idea, he got the ball rolling, and Filmfights became big. Through Filmfights, I've met a lot of awesome filmmakers nationwide. Some of them are friends of mine out here in LA now (Dave & Del, and all the Michigan kids who followed them out west). We all sort of grew into it together, a lot of us (myself included) going from rinky-dink stupid videos on one-chip cameras to making full fledged quality shorts. I wasn't really super involved in Filmfights submissions because I didn't really have a "group" of friends into the idea, but I did submit to a few fights here and there.
Even though I've only really hung out with Justin a handful of times, I really do consider him a close friend, and someone who's definitely been influential in helping me get to the point I'm at today. Justin's brought a lot of young talent together, and continues to do so over at IndyMogul.com. And Justin makes pretty much the best vidblogs out there today.
Keep up the good work Justin. And thanks for the support!
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Posted project update #19Ali & Eric!
Big thanks to Ali & Eric for their pledges. Ali is a great friend here in Los Angeles, one of the rare friends who actually grew up in this town no less. And Eric is one of my ultimate best bros ever. Knowing he's eventually going to be walking around San Francisco in a NOTP t-shirt makes me smile.Thank you to both of you!
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Posted project update #18Big News! New Producer!
Gigantic thanks to Rohan Dhurandhar for pledging $250 and becoming a producer on the short! Rohan is a documentary filmmaker & producer based in New Orleans. Over the past month or so he & I have been talking about the script and goals for the project, and it's awesome to have some new outside support.
With his donation we're over the $1,000 mark and racing towards our goal. It's going to be an interesting final month, but I have a really good feeling that we'll make it to our goal.
Thanks again Rohan! And welcome aboard!
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Posted project update #17Andrew Genser
Thanks to Andrew for the latest donation. Andrew is a great friend of mine, someone I've written scripts and worked with a lot. He's currently mid-way through the first draft of a hilarious zombie horror-comedy the two of us are working on together. It's going to be HUGE someday (that is, unless Zombieland has officially spelled the end of zombie horror-comedy for the next 10 years). Thanks bud!
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Posted project update #16NEW REWARDS!
We're a little over a month from our fundraiser deadline, and we've still got a ways to go. So we've opened up some new rewards to generate some more interest. Check them out and pass this around to anyone who might be interested in supporting independent filmmaking!
$25 - An "exclusive DVD" of the film, available in Spring 2010, before the film goes online or on DVD (which probably won't happen until late 2010, after all the horror film fests in October). Those who've already donated $50 will also receive this exclusive DVD.
$75 - A t-shirt from the film (either a Night of the Punks shirt or a shirt from the fictional band in the film), plus the exclusive DVD and thanks in the credits.
$125 - A PROP from the film (only 2 of these will be available), as well as the t-shirt, thanks and DVD!Hope we make it to our deadline! Thanks so much for the continued support.
Watch the attached video, which also includes some funny scenes from the movies that serve as the inspiration for Night of the Punks.
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Posted project update #15Brandon Walowitz
Thanks to Brandon W. for the $50 donation! We're pushing along towards $1,000 which'll put us 2/3 of the way there! I wonder if we'll make it all the way? I'm going to be posting a new video update and adding some fun new "rewards" soon to hopefully gain some more interest in the project. Also meeting this weekend with my crew to talk shop and get set up for CASTING which is happening soon.
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Posted project update #14Mickey Rourke?
Thanks to "Mickey Rourke" for donating $50. I guess after The Wrestler he definitely has $50 extra to throw my way, huh? (I don't know who this person really is, but thank you whoever you are)
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Posted project update #13Halfway Point!
We're officially at the halfway point! Thanks to "mikesnoonian" for the five bucks that put us there. It's a great feeling. I sincerely hope we make it to our goal. Other production costs have started racking up and its making me nervous. But I'm super excited about this project and I want to make it happen, so I vow to find a way. Your donations definitely help!
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Posted project update #12Shooting now scheduled for January 2010
We'll be shooting NOTP in early January. Things are starting to fall into place, and problems are already starting to arise. Such is life with any production. Should be able to pull it all off.
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Posted project update #11Big Sister!
My sister and her husband just donated $50, which puts us only five bucks away from our halfway point. It's awesome. Thanks so much big sis!
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Posted project update #10Brooks!
Big huge thanks to Brooks Benjamin for pledging $50! I know Brooks via the old Film Fights days, and Brooks is a huge inspiration for me... because he's made a feature length, indie, low-budget horror feature. It's called POINT OF FEAR and you should rent it on Netflix, because its really fantastic... it showcases what a talented filmmaker can pull off even on a shoe-string budget. Brooks is someone I look up to because he's actually done it, he's actually pulled off a feature. Someday I hope to make that happen.
Brooks had some great, amazingly nice things to say about the script, here's a snippet: "From a future viewer's standpoint, it has everything a good horror should have- gore, gore, boobs, gore, and loud music. From a tech standpoint, it's got a solid "hero's journey" story in the short 21 page script."
Thanks Brooks! You're the man. For more info on Brooks' filmmaking, check out http://www.pointoffear.com. -
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Posted project update #9Adam Chazen!
Big ups to Adam Chazen for the donation. We're almost to the halfway point, which is kind of amazing. Thanks everybody!
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Posted project update #8Dave Lyons
Thanks to Dave Lyons, a great friend who throws the best parties and has a kickass record collection and an awesome dog. He's also a location manager on legit movies & TV, so its cool of him to support my little flick. Thanks man!
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Posted project update #7Thanks Mom & Dad!
My parents just donated $100, which puts us just over a third of the way towards our goal! Thanks Mom & Dad! Promise to do ya proud (that is, if making a slimey, silly horror flick is something that would make you proud).
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Posted project update #6Zan Sabini
Thanks for the donation! Zan is a friend of mine from college, who's always been super supportive. She allowed us to take over her dorm room for a long time to shoot a short back in 2002, which was cool as hell of her to do.
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Posted project update #5Paul Isakson
...is a great, funny dude and he just pledged $15. Appreciate it a ton buddy! We're almost a third of the way towards the goal. Thanks so much everyone. Keep checking out http://www.nightofthepunks.com for details and updates!
