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Update #26: NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER
Yes, sadly we are nearing the end of our (First) attempt at success on KICKSTARTER. It has been a long but enlightening and informative run. We have seen a number of projects close to our hearts get funded. My wife successfully funded her PRESS ON 2009 project and our fellow Tinybrokennation member Mike Ambs successfully funded his second project in his Project Pedal/FTOM series. Many of you have expressed disappointment that things have slowed to a crawl with the SCENARIO 51 project. My response is a two part one. First, it is true that the Kickstarter portion of the project has slowed but it has also shown us what we can expect, at this time, from a pledge drive. We are aware that we are a group of relative unknowns however we have all worked in the industry for years and have a very thick skin. We are in the process of regrouping and rallying the troops for a second more focused run at Kickstarter. Second, Pre-production is racing ahead on SCENARIO 51 and Kickstarter or no Kickstarter we plan to have this movie going ahead on schedule. DAMN THE TORPEDOES - DON'T FIRE UNTIL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THEIR EYES - NUTS! Well you get the idea.
Most importantly we have felt an outpouring of kindness and support from friends and family and from strangers that are either fans of the genre or fans of a good underdog story. To all of you we give a warm thanks and pledge our efforts to rocking your world in the near future!
TBF never says DIE! We have also decided to send out an award to all of the Tinybrokennation that came forward to support us in our hour of need. Contact us at Info@tinybrokenfilms.com and give us your contact information and you will receive a token of our appreciation and gratitude in the mail.
Anyone that pledged to our original drive, we will be back with a modified Kickstarter drive and we hope that you will transfer your pledges to this second attempt!
Viva SCENARIO 51 !
Viva TBF!
Vivan Los Tinybrokennation!
And, as always... WATCH THE SKIES!
-Chris, Ray & Cemil
Update #25: SCENARIO 51
We have another backer - Ted Mathot! Thanks man, we really appreciate it! 15 days to go!
-Chris
Update #24: PLEDGE-A-PALOOZA
Just as I posted that last message I see that we have already Jumped to 20 Backers! Shawna Benson you rock!!
-Chris
Update #23: ANOTHER PLEDGE
19 people have pledged their money and goodwill to SCENARIO 51. Sandra Graham is our most recent pledge - Thank You! We are down to the last 29 days of our Kickstarter drive. If there was ever a good time to pledge this would be it! Pass us along to your friends and relations! We've already had 900+ hits on our Kickstarter links, if all 900+ of you had pledged $10 we'd have already met our goal! The pledge is easy to place especially if you already have an Amazon account. If you pledge your money to our film I promise to go the extra mile to produce an entertaining film! It isn't often that you can say you helped produce a film, now you can earn that right for as little as a dollar! Don't wait - too late too late will be the cry when the independent film passes you by! We look forward to your pledge and to adding your name to the Tinybrokennation Honor Roll!
Thanks,
Chris
P.S.(Remember to WATCH THE SKIES!)
Update #22: SCENARIO 51
There are things brewing with SCENARIO 51, some new developments that we can't talk about yet but all will be revealed shortly. In the meantime let me give you some food for thought.
22
Backers
$1,330
pledged of $10,000 goal
0
seconds to go
Funding Unsuccessful
This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on December 18, 2009.
Pledge $1 or more Pledge $1 or more
Anyone kind enough to donate $1 or more to our project will receive a strip of film, either Super8 or 16mm, with actual frames from the film SCENARIO 51! Own a piece of film history! Hold the film up to the light and reminisce about the days before our images were reduced to 1s and 0s. Every dollar gets us closer to our goal!
Pledge $10 or more Pledge $10 or more
A thank you on our website and access to updates regarding the project.
Pledge $25 or more Pledge $25 or more
All of the above + Special outtakes from the production and sneak preview trailers
Pledge $1,000 or more Pledge $1,000 or more
All of the above + an invite for 2 to the premier screening of the feature in Washington, DC (subject to your ability to travel to DC and provide your own room and board) or a free DVD copy of the film if you are unable to attend the screening.
Pledge $1,500 or more Pledge $1,500 or more
All of the above + a walk on part in one of the 12 segments of the film (subject to your ability to travel to the production location and provide your own room and board)
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Filmmaker, Screenwriter, and co-Founder of Tinybrokenfilms.
I was sad that this project didn't receive more love the first time out :( But! One thing I love about KSR is that they don't penalize you for trying - it cost nothing to run a campaign. I'm excited to see that you have no intentions of letting this kill your efforts.
If it were me, I would re-evaluate some little details... change things here and there based on any lessons I learned during my 1st run. Maybe re-think the rewards - sometimes something as simple as that can have a big impact. In any case - think about taking a month off and re-launching this project after the New Year! :)
I'll be right there to help back what you're doing! Keep it up!