Kickstarter

Life is a funny thing. What you want and what you end up getting is not always one in the same. There are obligations, decisions to make, bills to pay, and at times, bad luck. Life happens. Passion can get pushed aside, and sometimes it takes a good friend with a fire burning under his ass to make you realize the passion you once had is not lost.  That it's still there smoldering, somewhere under all that "life." My name is Ryan, I clean pools for a living. My friend is Travis, he works in film for a living.

Thanks for the ass fire comment, Ryan. Hey, I'm Travis. Last winter, Ryan and I were at an Orlando bar, the Matador, with our friend Ashley, who also works in film. We got to talking about writing something funny, and we wanted to laugh at whatever that something would end up being. 

And so, after some beers, and some of Ryan's poolside war stories, we decided to make that something into a TV show about a pool man. Not just any pool man, but like an '80s, National Lampoon's Vacation, MacGuyver-esque redneck kinda dude named Johnny Meksikin, a guy who loves his gig as a pool cleaning technician, and the slow life in this horse-ridin', boat-drivin', gossip-ridden, sweet-tea-drinkin', Bible-thumpin', deer-huntin', mud-boggin', lovely, little, country town of Romance, FL. 

The show's title is "Romancing the Patio" and it will feel like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Curb Your Enthusiasm meets King of the Hill, Joe Dirt, and Eastbound and Down.

We are asking, along with the cast and crew who are already part of our shoot, for help with funding the remainder of our needs to shoot the pilot episode of our show in Ocala, FL at the end of summer 2012.

We've already covered costs in many areas, including: cameras, camera crew, some castmembers, a list of shooting locations, preproduction, writing, casting, travel, lodging, and some production equipment and camera gear. There are still some other things we haven't been able to pay for yet. 

And so we're reaching out to ask you for help in creating this funny little show.

Your help and donations will pay for: production support rentals (tables, chairs, trash cans, ladders, 10x10 tents, working lights, copy machine, wardrobe racks), grip equipment, lighting rentals, some cast and crew members, camera support equipment, art department (props, signs, set dressing), wardrobe, make-up, meals, food and water on set, and post-production.

After we shoot the pilot episode in Florida, we will be editing the footage in Los Angeles, CA. Post-production takes lot more time than that needed for shooting, and its costs are harder to avoid, but we have a couple amazing editors in Los Angeles already lined up ready to help.

We shot this teaser video as a glimpse of what might be seen in an episode of "Romancing the Patio." We hope you laugh at it and donate to help us make this funny dream a reality.

There are a bunch of thank you gifts for your donations that we think you'll like. Thanks ahead of time for your help.

-Ryan and Travis