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on January 23
Karen Abad
backed a project
50-Dollar Follow Focus by Wiley Davis
The 50-Dollar Follow Focus gives you precise, repeatable control over your lenses. Built to last and a joy to use.
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1,018% funded $101,884 pledged
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on January 1
Karen Abad
backed a project
Explore The Underwater Realm by Realm Pictures
A series of five films set entirely underwater exploring our oceans like never before!!
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169% funded $101,610 pledged
- 1,128 backers
- Funded Jan 01, 2012
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on April 7, 2011
Karen Abad
backed a project
TO OUR BRIGHT WHITE HEARTS - Ayz Waraich Feature Film Debut by Judd Tilyard
"To Our Bright White Hearts" is a feature film about heartache, hope, family, and surviving this thing we call life.
Funding Unsuccessful (04/10/2011) -
on June 10, 2010
Karen Abad
Posted project update #9Hoorah!
So here's an update of what's going on! I did my Final Review on Wednesday, May 19. The review committee said that they would notify me in 3-5 days of their decision to either grant me my MFA or to revise and represent my thesis in the following semester.
I walked during graduation on the following Wednesday, May 26, still not knowing if I had passed my final review. I walked with only 4 other cinematography emphasis majors in the MFA Motion Picture and Television department. Despite walking, they all have to represent their final thesis either during the summer or in the following semester. I was one of 13 people in my department who graduated Cum Laude, with a GPA of 3.852.
On Friday, May 27, my boyfriend and I left on a cross-country adventure (http://weloveadventures.tumblr.com) from Fairfield, California to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. I am currently in Grand Rapids, Michigan where I will be working on editing and shooting a couple films for the next two months.
On Monday, June 7, I finally received an email from my school with the results of my final review (attached in the photos).
I passed! Some of their notes weren't relevant since some of the work I presented was based solely on cinematography and not editing (lack of color grading, etc).
So there you have it.
In the upcoming weeks I will begin crafting backer rewards. Since there are things that will take longer to craft, like the production books (that need to get published) and such, you may be receiving multiple nuggets of fun in the mail, depending on your backing level. I will send out thank you notes and letters first and then work my way up to the other rewards. If you have any questions about these things or if your address changes any time in the next month or so, email me at m.karenabad@gmail.com
Everyone gets a little thank you snail mail, so if you haven't given your address by the end of this week, I'll just take it as you not wanting one, and I'll make a digital version to email to you!
Of course I will keep updates on here with the progress of the films as I spend the next months/year doing post production on them. Four of the five films are being edited, and will need to be scored/packaged/etc. So we've got some fun ahead of us!
I can't express how thankful I am for all of your support and help. You guys mean a lot to me and are absolutely invaluable in my pursuits of cinematography for my future career.
Lots of dinosaurs and love,
Karen AbadMore photographs and regular updates on my MFA blog: http://karenabadmfa.tumblr.com
or updates of my personal life at: http://karenabad.tumblr.com
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on May 23, 2010
Karen Abad
backed a project
Decentralize the web with Diaspora by Daniel G. Maxwell S. Raphael S. Ilya Z.
Fully Funded! Diaspora will be an open source personal web server to protect and share all of your stuff online.
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2,006% funded $200,641 pledged
- 6,479 backers
- Funded Jun 01, 2010
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on May 23, 2010Funded!
MFA in Cinematography Thesis by Karen Abad
I'm trying to complete my MFA Thesis in Cinematography. Help me raise money to fund my 5 thesis films on S16mm, 16mm, 35mm, and HD.
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107% funded $5,355 pledged
- 96 backers
- Funded May 23, 2010
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on May 21, 2010
Karen Abad
backed a project
PHX - A film about love and community during a recession. by Stewart Schuster
PHX explores the days of a young couple, fighting for their jobs, their house, and their lives amidst the worst recession since the Great Depression.
Funding Unsuccessful (08/01/2010) -
on May 21, 2010
Karen Abad
Posted project update #8Reached our goal! 38 Hours left! Video update!
Post CommentHey everyone! Thanks to all the generous backers, and a special thanks to Candice and Brett, I reached my goal! There are 38 hours left and I wanted to update everyone and share some clips!
Here is a video update (it was too big to upload on Kickstarter so I'm linking it):
Thank you everyone so much!
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on May 17, 2010
Karen Abad
Posted project update #7MFA Thesis Printed!
I finished printing my thesis and it is now bound in several volumes. I still have a lot of editing to finish, but I present my thesis on Wednesday. After that I will begin the year or post-production (and getting out of debt) to get my thesis fine tuned, thanks to all the generous backer's donations.
Thanks for everyone's support. 5 more days! Working on a trailer tonight!
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Erica Hampton on May 17, 2010
I have no doubt you'll reach your goal, hang in there. You're amazing :)
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on May 6, 2010
Karen Abad
Posted project update #6HD Thesis Wrapped!
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John Menn on May 6, 2010
Hey Karen, it was great to see you out in San Francisco! Also, I hope you make your $5k goal on this thing. Also, the lighting in those pictures looks really cool. Well, see you around sometime :)
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CameronChristopher on May 7, 2010
I wish Kickstarter wasn't going to take it all back if you don't make your goal. But you WILL!
If not I'll still give you my monies because you're my honey bear sugar lump.
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Karen Abad
San Francisco, CA
I like to connect with people and love them as they deserve to be loved. [ i believe in you ] Pleasantness: dinosaurs construction paper vimeo bicycles robots snuggles snail mail feeling infinite honesty love synthesizers typewriters kites sharks clouds moon selflessness.
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