Melissa Rogers

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Somerville, MA

I am a multimedia wizard currently based out of Somerville, MA. I earned my BFA in Photography/Computer Digital Imagery with a minor in Graphic Design from Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, WV in 2009 and am currently pursuing my MFA in Me... view more

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Hollow: An Interactive Documentary by Elaine McMillion

Exploring the issues and future of rural America through the eyes and ideas of those living in Southern West Virginia.
- Documentary
- Boston, MA
- 115% funded $28,788 pledged
- 530 backers
- Funded May 13, 2012
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Alpine Zone by Kori Feener

A documentary of one woman's attempt at solo hiking 2,000 miles, in an effort to understand herself and societal expectations.
- Documentary
- Boston, MA
- 110% funded $7,160 pledged
- 167 backers
- Funded Jan 15, 2012
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CineSkates Camera Sliders by Justin Jensen

CineSkates is a portable tripod slider system that enables fluid, rolling video without the hassle of bulky camera gear.
- Product Design
- Austin, TX
- 2,432% funded $486,518 pledged
- 2,019 backers
- Funded Oct 14, 2011
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"A House of Cards" -- An MFA Thesis Project by Dave Humphreys

A artist, grieving from the loss of her child, succumbs to her depression and creates a horrific masterpiece.
- Short Film
- Boston, MA
- 103% funded $3,091 pledged
- 32 backers
- Funded Apr 13, 2011
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Cards Against Humanity by Max Temkin

Cards Against Humanity is a free party game for horrible people.
- Board & Card Games
- Chicago, IL
- 389% funded $15,570 pledged
- 758 backers
- Funded Jan 30, 2011
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Losing LeBron - A Documentary Feature by Nicole Prowell Hart

Through the eyes of Cleveland fans he left behind, Losing LeBron will chronicle LeBron James' first season with the Miami Heat.
- Documentary
- Cleveland, OH
- 100% funded $10,025 pledged
- 106 backers
- Funded Dec 19, 2010
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Neil Gaiman's The Price by Christopher Salmon

A uniquely stylized CG animated film based on the short story "The Price" by award-winning author Neil Gaiman.
- Animation
- Pleasant Grove, UT
- 107% funded $161,774 pledged
- 2,001 backers
- Funded Dec 01, 2010
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the elders - a coming of age documentary portrait series by Nathaniel Hansen

Through the eyes of an aging generation, The Elders examines what it really means to live, by coming of age.
- Documentary
- 113% funded $12,519 pledged
- 166 backers
- Funded May 26, 2010
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The Lower 9 Documentary by Matthew Hashiguchi

THE LOWER 9 reveals the displaced culture of New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward through memories that fill the abandoned homes of the neighborhood.
- Documentary
- New Orleans, LA
- 131% funded $10,540 pledged
- 71 backers
- Funded Apr 25, 2010

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Hollow: An Interactive Documentary by Elaine McMillion

Alpine Zone by Kori Feener

CineSkates Camera Sliders by Justin Jensen

"A House of Cards" -- An MFA Thesis Project by Dave Humphreys

Cards Against Humanity by Max Temkin

Losing LeBron - A Documentary Feature by Nicole Prowell Hart

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