About this project
For up-to-date info, behind the scenes stuff, concept art and more, visit our official website: hipsterholocaust-movie.com and then "Like" us on Facebook!
THE STORY
What happens when a deranged young man living in a hipster-infested LA neighborhood is pushed too far? Spoiler/title alert: HIPSTER HOLOCAUST! Like an 80’s slasher flick starring the population of the Coachella parking lot, or an unholy marriage of 500 DAYS OF SUMMER and FALLING DOWN, HH is going to be a fake trailer for the grindhouse movie you only wish existed. Prepare for a two-and-a-half minute blast of gore, laughs, and wish-fulfillment.
This summer... the scene is dead.
WHO WE ARE
It’s simple: we are four young and passionate filmmakers trying to make a gruesome and hilarious short film that pays homage to the grindhouse movies of yesteryear while adding in a dose of 21st-century decadence (in short: hipsters gonna die in our movie, y’all!).
Each of us has worked on various film and web projects in and out of Hollywood, whether it’s writing, directing or producing.
We plan to take the film out to festivals once it's completed and eventually put it on the web so that everyone can enjoy it.
Feel free to stroke our egos by reading more about us in our bios! (Please, we need the attention).
WHAT WE'RE GONNA' DO WITH YOUR MONEY
We’re going to make this thing look good.
We’re planning to shoot on high-quality HD, but more importantly, we want to hire a crew of extremely talented art directors, production designers and practical/visual FX artists who we know can deliver top-notch work.
We’ve been through film school, we’ve had to scrap to make movies, and we want to do justice to this insanely outrageous and bloody affair of a flick. So we crunched the numbers and came up with a dollar amount we think will give us enough room to make the HIPSTER HOLOCAUST that you deserve to see.
But in order to do that we need money for film stuff like lighting kits (so you can see the actors!) and gore effects (so you can see those actors get slaughtered in new and disgustingly innovative ways! Our favorite of which involves a fixie bike chain)
WHAT YOU GET
You mean besides the opportunity to help create an awesome independent short film that you can tell all your friends you were a part of?
Well, if that’s not enough, we’ve got everything from swag (hand-drawn "hipsterized" portraits of you!) to DVD copies of the film (neat!) to a chance to actually be KILLED in the movie (OMG YOU GUYS!!).
Check out our rewards section to see the full list of sweet stuff you'll receive for your generosity.
HOW YOU'LL FEEL IF YOU DONATE
Like a million rainbows woke you up on a bed of pure sunshine and kitten kisses but with more blood.
Click here to like us on Facebook and be our BFFs online!
In the meantime check out our awesome poster made by artist Austin Breed:
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on July 9, 2011.
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You just got made, killer. That's right, you get your name on our official list of "Hipster Killers" included in the credits of the film. Also, our love.
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Be the first on your block to actually know what's gonna happen in the movie! As well as being listed as a "Hipster Killer", we're going to send you a personalized thank-you letter written in 100% genuine hipster blood* on the FIRST PAGE OF THE SCRIPT. Which websites you leak that baby onto is up to you! (*Actually corn syrup and food coloring, you sick bastard.)
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You just donated double-digits! And for that, we thank you. That's why you get a digital download of HIPSTER HOLOCAUST plus everything else we're offering in the previous reward tiers.
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No DVD collection is complete without at least one containing a faux-trailer for a scene-kid splatterfest -- and so that's exactly what you're gonna get. 1 copy of the HIPSTER HOLOCAUST DVD, to the generous giver! (As well as your name in the credits, the first page of the script, and a thank-you letter written in blood.)
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You get mad music! A copy of the movie’ s score, along with a “ Music To Kill By” mix, made specially by us. All other reward tiers included.
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You’ re gonna get hipsterized! Austin Breed, our esteemed poster artist, will hand-draw you as a hipster getting killed in the manner of your choosing. We’ ll mail this fine drawing to your house, where you can share it with your family over dinner. All other reward tiers included.
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Triple digits -- that means you're family now. Come visit us on set, where we'll even let you call "action" when someone's about to get killed with a can of PBR. (Airfare and travel not included. All other reward tiers ARE included.)
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Welcome to the party. The movie's in the can, the fake blood's been cleaned off the extras, and now it's time for THE PREMIER... which you get a VIP pass into. You get to schmooze, booze and other-things-that-rhyme-with-ooze with the cast, crew and fans. All other reward tiers included.
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Congratulations, fancy-pants, you just made a movie -- you're an EXECUTIVE PRODUCER now! You get to be on IMDB, our credits, and you get the grab-bag of everything else we've talked about.
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Hi there, big spender, you know what time it is? TIME TO DIE! No joke, you get to be one of the unfortunate hipsters who meets their maker in our movie. Your grisly demise will be captured in glorious high-def and immortalized for posterity. (Airfare and travel not included.)
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The filmmakers behind HIPSTER HOLOCAUST are:
DIRECTOR: Scott Brown
Scott Brown is a Streamy Award Nominated director working in the digital space. His past work includes Blue Movies with over 5 Million Views, and Asylum which was recently acquired by BET Digital for a second season. Scott is also the director of Digital Content for Spike TV's Blue Mountain State.
WRITER/PRODUCER: Ian Shorr
A graduate from the USC screenwriting program, Ian lives in Los Feliz, where he works as a screenwriter and runs the stuff-going-on-around-town website intrepidLA. (When not busy teaching his cat to attack pedestrians.) His produced credits include the indie-horror sleeper SPLINTER and the lesbian-prizefighter exploitation flick FIGHT NIGHT. He is currently writing the STRANGERS ON A TRAIN remake for Warner Brothers.
WRITER/PRODUCER: Jon D.A.
Originally from Washington D.C., Jon is a graduate of USC's School of Cinematic Arts. He currently works as a copywriter at Jetset Studios, a digital marketing agency for feature Hollywood films. He has written copy for high-profile celebrities like Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis and Leighton Meester. In 2007 he won the Screamfest LA horror-film festival "Best Screenplay" award for a script he co-wrote called THE PALACE. Also, one time he saw a blimp.
PRODUCER: Steve Tobler
Hailing from New York, Steven Tobler has been writing and producing shorts and films since he was 15 years old. He’s worked in all forms of motion picture and video production including broadcast news, international publicity for Paramount Pictures, and traditional film production through Double Feature Films. He currently works for CBS Interactive’s Clicker.com.
