125% FUNDED!
Thank you to everyone who has contributed. We’ve been busy learning about all the amazing aspects of the My Little Pony fandom and making plans for what to include in the documentary.
A lot of you have been asking about our goals. While you clearly helped fund a comprehensive shoot of the BronyCon convention itself, the next step is to make this thing 20 percent cooler. What that means is that we want to pay for as many shoot days leading up to BronyCon as possible. It would be great to see people in their home environments and learn about their lives outside of the convention setting. Please spread the word to help us drive toward the $100,000 level which will help make this possible. If you know anyone who has not already made a pledge, please direct him or her to this Kickstarter campaign.
Note that we are now set up for those who only have Paypal. They can participate at http://www.bronydoc.com/ Since those totals don't get added to Kickstarter, you will find updates with the contributions made via Paypal periodically in the comments section.
CASTING CALL
In advance of the convention, we are looking for MLP fans that fit these descriptions. If one of these sounds like you, please email us your story, your name, phone number, city you live in and a picture to info@bronydoc.com
We are looking for:
• Someone who is going on an artistic journey to BronyCon. You are making art, creating music or even creating special food to take to the convention.
• Someone who lives in a world non-friendly to the Brony culture. You may live at home, or work in an environment where you would be judged for watching MLP but you're ready to reveal yourself as a Brony to your friends and family and ideally will be attending BronyCon.
• A man and woman who are both MP fans, live in different parts of the country, have meet online, bonded over MLP, have been dating on-line and now will be meeting for the first time in person at BronyCon.
• A father and son who are both fans and have bonded over MLP.
• A mother and son who are both fans and have bonded over MLP.
• A parent who has a son or daughter with a disability and has been helped by becoming a MLP fan.
• A 30-something working professional who is a Brony and will be going to BronyCon.
• A man in the in the Military who will be going to BronyCon.
• A college age woman who will be going to BronyCon.
Thank you,
Mike, John & Laurent
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All the above, PLUS: LAUREN FAUST will create an ORIGINAL WORK OF ART based on your Pony OC (Original Character). You can select a 14" x 17" color-pencil piece or a 10 1/2" x 12 1/2" graphite piece.
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Comments
Creator Tylor on May 24, 2012
@Nikolai @Michael I agree with Nikolai here. I mod an IRC channel and run a website related to MLP and I have heard MANY stories of depressed people for whom ponies helped them. I think you should definitely look at including at least one of these people in if possible.
Creator Michael Brockhoff on May 23, 2012
@Nikolai
This is just the first round of casting. Because we are looking for specific stories does not mean we have excluded others. We have also received lots and lots of email and already have some stories we don't need to cast for.
Creator Nikolai Geier on May 23, 2012
I'm a bit disappointed there's no room for folk who suffered from depression and were helped by the show. I'm not among them, but their presence would be interesting to hear about in the documentary.
Creator Graem Shakespeare on May 23, 2012
To clarify, I currently reside in Ontario in Canada, and she resides in Oregon in the USA.
Creator Graem Shakespeare on May 23, 2012
"• A man and woman who are both MP fans, live in different parts of the country, have meet online, bonded over MLP, have been dating on-line and now will be meeting for the first time in person at BronyCon."
Argh. This would be us if we were actually attending BronyCon. I'll be down in Texas then on a trip and she'll still be in Oregon. Oh well.
Creator Artemas Richardson on May 23, 2012
More like 66 percent cooler, amirite?
But seriously, keep pushing Bronies! If you're feeling short on team spirit, watch Winter Wrap Up again!
Creator Weimann on May 23, 2012
One the one hand, this list gets specific where I feel it doesn't have to. Dad or mom bonding with their SON, why not daughter? Man and woman who met online, why not any mix of sexes? I mean, look at MictheMicrophone and JackleApp.
On the other hand, I realize it's supposed to be an entertaining show and not an academic paper. Selection with regards to getting a good mix that supports the message of the endeavor will have to happen. Some combinations do that better.
I'm of mixed minds. In the end, I can only hope that this mix will present us in a vaguely representative manner.
Creator feefers on May 23, 2012
Man makes me really wish I was going to Bronycon rather than the Olympic games.
Creator Jeremiah Reagan on May 23, 2012
@Eradrann I don't think they're necessarily excluding, just listing the basic starting examples they're hoping to find.
Creator Eradrann on May 23, 2012
About the casting call, "A man and woman". I was wondering what your reasons were for excluding the gay couples that would otherwise have fit that description. I do want to see hetero couples shown to help dispel the silly idea that bronies are all gay, but excluding gays seems unfair.
Creator nicholas thompson on May 23, 2012
a sad day to all the bronies in the military that wont be able to attend....*sadface*
Creator Aaron Cuevas on May 23, 2012
First of all: Go bronies! We can reach 100k, and I'll be disappointed if we don't reach 200k!
Now, I don't know if I should say it here, instead of just in the bronydoc blog, but here it is: While I understand that you'll be recording in the con itself, so the best approach is to do all interviews there, please don't forget that there are also bronies who don't like going to conventions. Like probably any other fandom, there is people who don't like that kind of big, flashy events. It's just another facet, as with everything.
Creator Michael Lanier on May 23, 2012
Another Military Brony who will be unable to attend BronyCon, oh well.
Creator Scott Cheney on May 23, 2012
Ooh, I hope these new goals encourage more donations! :D
Creator Ezynell on May 23, 2012
Dang it, I don't fit any of these...
Creator Jeff Powers on May 22, 2012
I'm so happy that you guys are covering us Military Bronies! Unfortunately, I have TDY at the time...