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Schuyler Towne

Boston, MA

I'm a competitive lockpicker and graphic designer based out of Boston, MA. I am one of the fastest pickers in the country and compete internationally as well. I have been featured for my lockpicking on All Things Considered, the Boston Globe and even a show on the History Channel.

  1. Funded!

    Border Town by Adam Rothstein

    Help our group exhibition of speculative work about border towns attend the Detroit Design Festival in September.

    • 149% funded $2,236 pledged
    • 66 backers
    • Funded Sep 21, 2011
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    Psychodrama Mystery "Once Again" for funny man Dennis Hurley by Dennis Hurley

    Twilight Zone-inspired short film about a disturbed man and the woman of his recurring dreams (or from a past life?) FILM IS HALF DONE!

    • 146% funded $1,464 pledged
    • 37 backers
    • Funded Aug 04, 2011
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    Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry by Alison Klayman

    AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY is the first feature-length documentary about China's (in)famous artist and activist, Ai Weiwei.

    • 260% funded $52,175 pledged
    • 793 backers
    • Funded May 28, 2011
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    Arcade: The Last Night At Chinatown Fair documentary by Kurt Vincent

    Help us tell the inspiring story of New York's last arcade, Chinatown Fair, and the community that called it home.

    • 146% funded $29,288 pledged
    • 498 backers
    • Funded May 31, 2011
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    The Verdigris: In Search of Will Rogers by Beau Jennings

    "You can find inspiration anywhere, if you're looking...this just happens to be where I'm looking." - Beau Jennings

    • 103% funded $10,346 pledged
    • 120 backers
    • Funded May 21, 2011
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    Genifer Robin's First Album! by Genifer Robin

    Be a part of the culmination of my life thus far! I'm making my very first LP and I need your support to fund it! Thank you so much.

    • 373% funded $2,711 pledged
    • 67 backers
    • Funded Jun 02, 2011
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    TiGr: Titanium Lock as Cool as your Bike by John Loughlin

    A titanium bike lock that’s designed as cleanly and thoughtfully as a bike. It's secure but elegant, simple and easy to use and store.

    • 288% funded $108,065 pledged
    • 740 backers
    • Funded Jun 03, 2011
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    CCB and The Food Truck by John Lynch

    We want to bring the great food of BBQ to the street with the CCB Food Truck. Using locally sourced meats and produce.

    • 101% funded $12,230 pledged
    • 159 backers
    • Funded Apr 30, 2011
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    B.A.L.L.S. — Big Articulated Lock Learning System by FALE

    We're building a huge, clear pin-tumbler lock to assist in the hands-on education of basic lock mechanics and lockpicking.

    • 245% funded $1,844 pledged
    • 38 backers
    • Funded Apr 08, 2011
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    Minecraft: The Story of Mojang by 2 Player Productions

    A feature-length documentary on the first year of Mojang, the studio built upon the runaway success of indie computer game Minecraft.

    • 140% funded $210,297 pledged
    • 3,631 backers
    • Funded Mar 26, 2011
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    The Nameless Cryst: sci-fi film currently in production by Stephanie Branham

    Sci-fi film currently in production about a space smuggler ordered to track down a woman of interest and her "stolen" cargo.

    • 100% funded $3,008 pledged
    • 35 backers
    • Funded Dec 26, 2010
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    Unallocated Space: A New Hackerspace by Unallocated Space

    Unallocated Space is a new hackerspace based on central Maryland. We're seeking financial assistance to help us with our build out. Thank you!

    • 166% funded $5,000 pledged
    • 46 backers
    • Funded Nov 28, 2010
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    Hadean Lands: Interactive Fiction for the iPhone by Andrew Plotkin

    I'm going to write and sell a full-length text adventure for iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch). The game framework will be open source.

    • 391% funded $31,337 pledged
    • 713 backers
    • Funded Dec 06, 2010
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    The Loved One Lingerie by The Loved One

    The Loved One needs your help to launch our first vintage inspired Lingerie Line!

    • 106% funded $4,814 pledged
    • 135 backers
    • Funded Oct 03, 2010
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    Babycastles & Showpaper: New Indie Games Arcade in Manhattan by babycastles

    Babycastles is an effort to provide a social home for the game development culture that has long been part of New York City.

    • 150% funded $9,008 pledged
    • 223 backers
    • Funded Oct 04, 2010
  16. Advancing Adventures in Sound! by artc

    Bringing audio drama from the Golden Age to the Modern Age with new technology. Science and art come together with your imagination at the forefront.

    Funding Unsuccessful (11/01/2010)
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    Cracked: A puzzle adventure game for touchscreen devices by Kyle Perkins

    Breaking and entering has never been this fun...or this legal. Follow Gavin Pike IV as he discovers Harvest Park High School's dark conspiracy.

    • 154% funded $4,646 pledged
    • 90 backers
    • Funded Oct 29, 2010
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    Hackers (the movie) 15th Anniversary Party on Oct 2nd by Fred Benenson

    Celebrate the movie that made you the hacker you are.

    • 188% funded $9,405 pledged
    • 219 backers
    • Funded Sep 29, 2010
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    RISE: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT A MAN AND HIS DREAM by Tyler Bastian

    Augustin has spent fifty years working on his dream to rise above his circumstances and take flight in a helicopter of his own making.

    • 139% funded $9,076 pledged
    • 110 backers
    • Funded Nov 04, 2010
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    Twelve O'clock in Baltimore by Lotfy Nathan

    Two years in the making. "Twelve O'clock in Baltimore" follows the elusive, law-evading dirt bike groups of Baltimore.

    • 101% funded $12,205 pledged
    • 206 backers
    • Funded Oct 10, 2010
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    TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay – Away From Keyboard by Simon Klose

    Will Anakata, Tiamo and Brokep stay online?

    • 205% funded $51,424 pledged
    • 1,737 backers
    • Funded Sep 27, 2010
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    Toothbrush - The Short Film by GuyManly

    When buying a new toothbrush, the last thing you want is to get kidnapped by a berserk radio DJ who wants to steal your bathrobe.

    • 140% funded $3,520 pledged
    • 60 backers
    • Funded Sep 13, 2010
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    Self-Published Illustrator/Author "Mollycules" is raising funds for her 2nd kids book by Molly Hahn

    Funds will help cover production costs (including printing and marketing materials) for Mollycules' second children's book, "All the Things I Can Do".

    • 121% funded $1,826 pledged
    • 44 backers
    • Funded Sep 09, 2010
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    Help Us Edit Our Asexuality Documentary by Angela Tucker

    Filmed over three years, our next Big Mouth Film, explores a community who experiences no sexual attraction -- asexuals.

    • 110% funded $11,073 pledged
    • 204 backers
    • Funded Aug 21, 2010
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    THE QUEEN'S SUITE - A young Jazz musicians dream to play to the Queen of England. by Corine Dhondee

    A young jazz musician, Duke Ellington, the Queen, a fifteen piece orchestra, a dream driven by passion and music that blows life's dust away.

    • 103% funded $12,410 pledged
    • 87 backers
    • Funded Aug 31, 2010