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Update #10: Happy Halloween from Dr. Bonesaw!

Posted on October 31, 2009

Well, Halloween is here, and that means that as of tomorrow we have reached the end of our fundraiser. Sadly it doesn't seem as though we will make our goal, despite the best efforts of everyone involved. That doesn't mean Dr. Bonesaw is dead, though. As we all know, the killer can never truly die, even if the title of the movie is something like "Freddy's Dead" or "The Fina Chapter."

We will be working hard to bring Dr. Bonesaw to the big screen however we can, and we hope that everyone who pitched in at this early phase would still like to be along for the ride. Please email me at asa@madeoflead.com so I can be sure I have your proper email address, and I will make sure you get all the latest updates on Dr. Bonesaw as the project develops, and can still be involved in the eventual production. It's going to be bloody good.

Best,
Asa

Update #9: New Behind the Scenes videos!

Posted on October 19, 2009

More Behind The Scenes videos from the promo shoot are now up at Shock Til You Drop. And they're right... we really did have a blast making the promo, and we intend to have even more fun making the feature!

Update #8: 2 weeks left!

Posted on October 19, 2009

Only two weeks to go before Halloween, and the end of our pledge drive. We're doing pretty well so far, but this really is the final push, so please be sure to let everyone you know hear about Dr. Bonesaw, and their chance to die in a horror flick!

In related news, we are currently using the completed script to search for Production partners who might be able to match your pledges, or otherwise allow us to generate even more big screen mayhem. We've also gotten some press lately, with a write-up on Shock til You Drop, and even a brief item in the Gaea times of West India. That's right folks, we're taking this baby global!

Of course I'll keep you all updated as more news unfolds, and do everything I can to get us over the finish line.

Update #7: Bonesaw Birthday wishes

Posted on October 5, 2009

A happy Bonesaw Birthday to pledger Susan Marie Roman, who has been blanketing her area with flyers and getting the word out about Dr. Bonesaw! Here at Bonesaw HQ we are putting the final polish on the script (did you check out the first 8 pages?) and cooking up some cool stuff for the second half of our fundraising. Get ready for some exciting FX challenges: we'll be dropping knives on people, injecting doctors with acid, and a whole lot more.

For those of you that bought deaths... there's a lot of good kills to be had, and with the exception of our Sole Survivor ("we've got a live one here!") there's definitely some room to play with your gruesome end.

Update #6: Script!

Posted on October 1, 2009

We have one month left to go, and it's great to see how much excitement there is for Dr. Bonesaw. The script is still being tweaked and revised (and obviously will get rewritten as we learn more about who our Victims will be) but as a special treat, we have the first 8 pages of murderous mayhem here to whet your appetite.

Unlike every other script you find on the internet, we more than encourage you to pass this on to friends and leak it to anyone you think might like it.

Click HERE to download the Dr. Bonesaw script preview

Update #5: We're at 25%! Way to go everyone!

Posted on September 24, 2009

We screened the Dr. Bonesaw promo at the The Echo Game screening last night, and it got a great crowd reaction. Some guy in the audience yelled "Yes!" towards the end. I don't know who that guy is, but he's great. That's exactly what we want, to have the audience really reacting, and I think we'll get it in spades.

Thanks to all the backers and fans out there for pledging. We are now 25% funded with more than a month still to go in our pledge drive! Great work everyone, and keep getting the word out! We've gotten a lot of press (local NBC websites all over the country have been picking up the story) and we hope to keep that ball rolling, but personal word of mouth can be even better.

Also, don't forget to grab a Dr. Bonesaw computer wallpaper, and to become a fan of Dr. Bonesaw on facebook.

Also... Doh! I should have just put the Behind the Scenes video up here. So now I have.

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Update #4: Check out the Behind The Scenes on the Neck-Saw effect

Posted on September 22, 2009

We have a few of these Behind-the-Scenes videos that we'll be releasing over the next few weeks, but first one up is a peek at the neck saw effect from the promo, complete with some digital trickery and color timing. You can check it out at the BTS section of the Dr. Bonesaw website or on youtube.

Tell your friends!

Update #3: Doctor's Bag

Posted on September 17, 2009

Hey everyone,

We've put together a helpful kit we like to call the "Doctor's Bag" that has an FAQ, flyers, and helpful tips for raising funds over at www.drbonesaw.com. So if you (or someone you know) wants to be a Victim but doesn't have the money, we have some great ways to try to raise the funds. One big one is that if you can get friends and family to pledge at lower levels, and leave a comment noting that their pledge is for you, they will get their reward, but their pledge will ALSO count towards you becoming a Victim.

Go check out, and spread the word!

Update #2: Dr. Bonesaw kills on facebook

Posted on September 1, 2009

Dr. Bonesaw now has a home on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Bonesaw/124879623291...

Go become a fan, and spread the good word.

Update #1: Dr. Bonesaw on Fearnet.com

Posted on August 27, 2009

Dr. Bonesaw got a great write-up on Fearnet.com. The folks there can't wait to see a cast of hot young doctors get what's coming to them, and neither can we!

Check it out: http://www.fearnet.com/news/b16448_become_star_with_dr_bonesaw.html

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5 Backers

FRIEND OF DR. BONESAW: Your own copy of the film upon completion; Credit as a "Friend of the Doctor" in the credits

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2 Backers

RAFFLE! - Don't have the $2000 to pledge at the Victim level but still want a chance to be part of the carnage? Pledge $50, receive a copy of the film when it's released, and be entered into a raffle to win one of the victim slots. Every additional $50 you pledge adds your name into the raffle again for even more chance to win.

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4 Backers

FRIEND OF THE MURDEROUSLY INSANE: Same as Friend of Dr. Bonesaw, plus your very own Dr. Bonesaw crew t-shirt.

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2 Backers

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Copy of the film and a Dr. Bonesaw crew t-shirt; Credit as a Kickstarter Producer; Invitation to the wrap party; Invitation to the premiere/afterparty

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0 Backers

MAD SCIENTIST: Copy of the film and a Dr. Bonesaw t-shirt; Credit as a Kickstarter Producer; Invitation to the wrap party; Invitation to the premiere/afterparty; plus we'll send you three behind the scenes Special Gore Effects featurettes/tutorials that won't be available on the regular DVD (or anywhere else for that matter) and your very own gore prop from the film. Severed fingers make great Christmas presents!

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1 Backer • Limited Reward (11 of 12 remaining)

SOUNDTRACKER: Your band's song will be featured in the film. Producers reserve the right to determine the best place for your song to fit into the film. It must be professionally-produced and an original song you are able to assign the film the rights to; Copy of the film; Invites to the premiere and afterparty.

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1 Backer • Limited Reward (4 of 5 remaining)

VICTIM (FIRST 5): A role in the film. Your character will die onscreen, a victim of Dr. Bonesaw's murderous rampage; Your own "test session" with a Hollywood FX artist as he works out the gory details of your big scene; A set pass good for one additional day allowing you to observe the filmmaking process and probably a fellow kickstarter's death; A day on set to film your scene for the movie; Photos of you in makeup and shooting your scene Invitation to the wrap party; Invitation to the premiere and after-party; Credit in the film as an actor and also a kickstarter producer; The first 5 Victims additionally receive: Invitation to be on the commentary track for the DVD; Invitation to attend the table read with the film's stars and key creative crew; you will also appear as one of the 20 variant posters for the film each showcasing Dr. Bonesaw with a different victim, that victim's name included on the poster. (PLEASE NOTE: All Victim rewards depend on you getting to Los Angeles during the shoot. You are responsible for travel and accommodations, and we will work closely with you to schedule the film so that you can be on set for your big death, but ideally your schedule will be flexible as well.)

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0 Backers • Limited Reward (15 of 15 remaining)

VICTIM (FIRST 20): A role in the film. Your character will die onscreen, a victim of Dr. Bonesaw's murderous rampage; Your own "test session" with a Hollywood FX artist as he works out the gory details of your big scene; A set pass good for one additional day allowing you to observe the filmmaking process and probably a fellow kickstarter's death; A day on set to film your scene for the movie; Photos of you in makeup and shooting your scene Invitation to the wrap party; Invitation to the premiere and after-party; Credit in the film as an actor and also a kickstarter producer. As one of the first 20 victims, you will also appear as one of the 20 variant posters for the film each showcasing Dr. Bonesaw with a different victim, that victim's name included on the poster.

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0 Backers • Limited Reward (20 of 20 remaining)

VICTIM: A role in the film. Your character will die onscreen, a victim of Dr. Bonesaw's murderous rampage; Your own "test session" with a Hollywood FX artist as he works out the gory details of your big scene; A set pass good for one additional day allowing you to observe the filmmaking process and probably a fellow kickstarter's death; A day on set to film your scene for the movie; Photos of you in makeup and shooting your scene Invitation to the wrap party; Invitation to the premiere and after-party; Credit in the film as an actor and also a kickstarter producer.

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1 Backer • Limited Reward (3 of 4 remaining)

ICONIC VICTIM: Everything in the standard package, but also a guaranteed slot on the commentary track, invite to the table read, and variant poster. All of Bonesaw's victims will go out in style, but the Iconic Victims will get truly elaborate and creatively sticky ends, on par with Johnny Depp being eaten by the bed in Nightmare on Elm Street. The creative team is going to pull out all the stops to ensure it's the kind of thing that makes it to Youtube.

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1 Backer SOLD OUT (0 of 1 remaining)

SOLE SURVIVOR: Everything the first 5 Victims get but with one key exception: In the final scenes of the film, your character, thought-to-be-dead, will be pronounced "Still alive!" by someone and carried off on a stretcher, giving you bragging rights as the only kickstarter to taste Bonesaw's blade and live to tell the tale... until the sequel?

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