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Greg Borenstein

New York, NY

Translucent things, squishy robots, bad special effects, machine art, miniature everything. Resident Researcher at NYU ITP.

  1. XOXO Festival by Andy Baio

    A festival this September in Portland, Oregon bringing together artists and toolmakers to celebrate disruptive creativity.

    • 135% funded $169,083 pledged
    • 627 backers
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  2. Phil Tippett's "MAD GOD" by Mad God Productions

    MAD GOD is Animation Legend Phil Tippett's apocalyptic stop-motion descent into the bowels of the unconscious.

    • 194% funded $77,653 pledged
    • 1,452 backers
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    A Show with Ze Frank by Ze Frank

    In 2006 I created a show called "The Show with Ze Frank." With your help I'd like to start a new show. Same, same... but different.

    • 293% funded $146,752 pledged
    • 3,900 backers
    • Funded Mar 09, 2012
  4. Makers Going Pro by TJ McCue

    Book about "Makers Going Pro" Learn How They Made the Jump. Strategies, Tactics, & Tips for Starting a Maker Company.

    Funding Unsuccessful (02/01/2012)
  5. Object as Performer by Sarah Dahnke

    A stage performance and gallery show that lets inanimate objects do the performing.

    Funding Unsuccessful (01/26/2012)
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    Don't Go Back to School: A handbook for learning anything by Kio Stark

    A how-to guide for independent learning, with concrete strategies plus stories of people who learn on their own and how they do it.

    • 268% funded $38,928 pledged
    • 1,588 backers
    • Funded Dec 15, 2011
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    The Jason Scott Documentary Three Pack by Jason Scott

    Help Jason Scott, creator of the computer history documentaries "BBS" and "GET LAMP", produce three more documentaries at once.

    • 118% funded $118,801 pledged
    • 573 backers
    • Funded Nov 12, 2011
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    Put This On: Season Two by Jesse Thorn

    Put This On is a web series about dressing like a grownup. Season two will take us to the world's great style cities... if you fund it.

    • 103% funded $70,328 pledged
    • 1,679 backers
    • Funded Sep 16, 2011
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    Fe Wearables -- Modular, Reconfigurable, Wearable Art Pieces by Noah Waxman

    Wearable Art/Fashion Accessory. Reconfigurable to be worn in infinite ways. They are fun. They are interesting. Mainly they look cool.

    • 105% funded $8,445 pledged
    • 65 backers
    • Funded Aug 26, 2011
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    "Viva Amiga" - The Documentary Film by Zach Weddington

    Journey back to 1985 to explore a future of personal computing that never quite came to pass. A film about the legendary Amiga system.

    • 118% funded $29,656 pledged
    • 457 backers
    • Funded Jul 20, 2011
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    Cyber Cortex AV by Bryan Pape

    AlienCortex AV is a powerful new multi-core Arduino-compatible platform with graphics and sound... and endless creative possibilities!

    • 283% funded $24,075 pledged
    • 134 backers
    • Funded Jul 08, 2011
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    Design & Thinking - a documentary by One Time Studio

    A documentary exploring design thinking, a movement that tries to distinguish design as a "surface", from its thinking "behind."

    • 124% funded $18,645 pledged
    • 335 backers
    • Funded Sep 03, 2011
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    In Search of Blind Joe Death - The Saga of John Fahey by Tamarack Productions

    John Fahey, the subject of our exploratory documentary film, was one of the great guitarists of the twentieth-century.

    • 102% funded $25,637 pledged
    • 261 backers
    • Funded Jul 14, 2011
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    Moviesandbox - an open-source 3D animation tool by Friedrich Kirschner

    Moviesandbox is an Open-Source, Real-Time 3D Animation tool. It allows you to quickly sketch and animate 3D Characters and Props.

    • 130% funded $5,466 pledged
    • 108 backers
    • Funded May 09, 2011
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    We Flashy: Reflective Clothing For Modern Times by Alex Vessels

    We Flashy is a line of reflective clothing that's great for use on busy streets – but barely noticed in normal indoor environments.

    • 163% funded $10,616 pledged
    • 181 backers
    • Funded Jun 03, 2011
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    SketchChair: Furniture Designed by You by Diatom

    An open-source tool that allows anyone to design and build their own furniture, as well as share these within an online community.

    • 174% funded $31,475 pledged
    • 584 backers
    • Funded May 12, 2011
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    MixAR: 3D Augmented Reality Editor for iPhone by Hololabs

    MixAR is an iPhone App allowing users to easily create and share custom 3D augmented reality models, movies and experiences.

    • 108% funded $5,440 pledged
    • 99 backers
    • Funded Jan 28, 2011
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    Oh the Monster I'll Make! by Derek Tonks

    MONSTER SUIT! Watch Derek as he builds, FROM SCRATCH, a full-size Horror creature suit out of professional Special Effects materials!

    • 103% funded $3,620 pledged
    • 84 backers
    • Funded Jan 21, 2011
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    Portable Landscape by Joianne Bittle

    "Preserving Mass Extinction: A Portable Landscape" is an artwork installation in a cargo trailer about the Permian Basin of Southwest Texas.

    • 107% funded $3,775 pledged
    • 49 backers
    • Funded Sep 10, 2010
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    DoggyCorps.org NYC by Jenine Durland

    Doggycorps is a collective storytelling project pioneered by the dogs of NYC with the aim of connecting people & dogs while strengthening community.

    • 100% funded $3,028 pledged
    • 62 backers
    • Funded Jul 08, 2010
  21. I DIE DAILY: The Making of Matthew Barney's "Cremaster Cycle" by Matt Wallin

    I Die Daily follows artist Matthew Barney as he creates his "Cremaster Cycle". Interviews with Barney, cast, crew and others tell the epic story.

    Funding Unsuccessful (08/15/2010)
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    olopede - Educational Electronics Kits by Zach Banks & Josh Gordonson

    We want to make electronics kits that TEACH and DO! Designed for makers of all levels of hackery, olopede will help you learn, design, and invent.

    • 173% funded $2,600 pledged
    • 52 backers
    • Funded Jul 10, 2010
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    OpenPCR - open source biotech on your desktop by http://OpenPCR.org -- Tito and Josh

    Design an open source PCR machine that anyone can build. We'll use off the shelf parts to make a design that is easy to build and maintain.

    • 202% funded $12,121 pledged
    • 158 backers
    • Funded Jul 23, 2010
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    HENRI 2.0 -- A Science Fiction Short Film by Eli Sasich

    HENRI 2.0 -- A science fiction short film about what it means to be a conscious individual, utilizing old-school, in-camera effects techniques.

    • 146% funded $21,902 pledged
    • 169 backers
    • Funded Aug 08, 2010
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    Documentary on Lost Animated Masterpiece "The Thief and the Cobbler" by Kevin Schreck

    Help fund a documentary about Richard Williams' lost animated masterpiece, "The Thief and the Cobbler."

    • 109% funded $8,782 pledged
    • 148 backers
    • Funded Jul 12, 2010