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Update #4: EXCITING NEWS!
I'm jazzed all over again! Today, Jan. 24, Storming Sedalia was named a quarterfinalist in the Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition. This is my first completed screenplay and the first contest I've entered, so making the quarterfinals of a respected competition seems like an accomplishment. Out of nearly 1,000 entries, it's among the final 33 in the Drama category. Semifinalists are named Feb. 21, and winners in March. So thanks to those of you who have already supported me here. And I'm going to ask you a favor. Keep spreading the word. I've only got 6 days left to make the goal or the project won't be funded. I'll still get it done, but it will take far longer if I have to save the money from personal funds.
Thanks for your support;
Bob
Update #3: WE'RE GETTING NOTICED
Storming Sedalia is beginning to build steam as this project approaches the halfway point. A screenwriting blogger, who himself has had movies produced, has mentioned this project on his blog and included a link. And somebody else is checking to see if a rather successful documentary filmmaker they know can help in any way. So if you're somebody just browsing through Kickstarter, jump aboard, the ride is just beginning!
Bob
Update #2: Sweetening the pot!
I've decided to boost the rewards to try to jumpstart interest in the project. So today I added music to all the levels except the most basic. These are the bands that dominated the classic rock era and are making something of a comeback today. Pledge $21 or more and I'll provide you with Amazon gift codes to download music from the script! Some rewards even include blank CDs in jewel cases for burning. The higher the level, the more music you can download.. All the way up to the numbered limited edition Mother of All Soundtracks!
So warm up those credit cards and get ready for some rock!
Bob
Update #1: Off and running!
Wow!
Susan, thanks for being my first backer on my first project! And so quickly too.
I see you just joined on New Year's Eve and picked me as your first project, so we're virgins together at this.
I'll try my best to live up to your confidence in me.
Bob
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PDF copy of first 15 pages of script. It's the first 10-15 pages that make a reader decide whether to read the whole thing. Everybody gets this immediately after project is funded.
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NEW! MUSIC IN THE MIX. ... You'll get the above plus a copy of script's evaluation in the 2011 Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition. Also, you'll get a mini-soundtrack of the first five songs that appear in the script! Since it would be illegal for me to produce that soundtrack, I'll send you the list and a $5 Amazon gift code by email. Then you can download the songs from Amazon onto the device of your choice.
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NEW! MUSIC IN THE MIX. ... You get PDF of full screenplay (108 pages.) PDF is the preferred submission form of many Hollywood agents and producers. You also get a mini-soundtrack of the first 12 songs in the script. That's a $12 Amazon gift code to download the songs, PLUS a blank CD in jewel case to burn them to. And I'll even design a jewel case insert with a playlist on the back.
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NEW! MUSIC IN THE MIX. ... You get a "Hollywood-style" bound copy of screenplay (pages bound by brass fasteners) plus contest evaluation. This is the format actors and directors take home to read over the weekend. And you get the FULL 24-song soundtrack. That's a $25 Amazon gift code and TWO CDs in jewel box to burn the soundtrack to, complete with jewel case inserts and playlists for both CDs.
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NEW! MUSIC IN THE MIX. ... Autographed bound copy of screenplay, plus evaluation. When we win the Oscar you'll have evidence you got in on the ground floor. You also get two sets of blank CDs with jewel cases and inserts and an Amazon gift code big enough ($50) to download two copies of the soundtrack so you can give one to a friend. Because it would be wrong to only download it once and then make copies to give away.
Pledge $401 or more Pledge $401 or more
NEW! MUSIC IN THE MIX. ... Autographed copy, bound in sturdy cover, with personal message from author on title page. Sometimes agents will submit scripts to actors, directors or producers with this type of cover to make it stand out from all the others. You also get two copies of the soundtrack, but your jewel case inserts will be specially-designed with a thank you from the author addressed to you, or any other person you name. Or, one for you and one for another person you name.
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NEW! MUSIC IN THE MIX. ... Autographed copy, bound in sturdy cover, with personal message from author on title page, plus PDF of mentor feedback. With this, you're in on each step of the creative process. Plus the Mother of all Soundtracks! All 24 songs, full playlist, CDs in jewel cases for burning, Amazon gift code big enough for two copies. PLUS personal liner notes describing how each song came to be included in the script. And the whole package numbered as a limited edition.
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I am a former sportswriter and news editor, who retired early, in part for medical reasons. I'm 59 years old, but my friends say I act like an 8-year-old, so I guess that's in dog years. I don't feel like a sick, decrepit old person and I'm not ready to sit on the side and watch life. I've decided not to moan and be sick, but use this opportunity to pursue the dream I never got around to, which is become a screenwriter. My monthly stipend covers the basics, and I pound away daily with the help of my screenwriting software. Between sessions I go to the beach and seek solace and inspiration from the surf, watch the surfer dudes and basically immerse myself in the ambiance of one of the few unspoiled beach towns left on the Atlantic coast of Florida. I lived most of my professional life in the southern tier of states, covering sports and editing newspapers from the coast of Florida to the coast of California and a half-dozen spots in between. Grew up in St. Louis (Go Cardinals!!) and moved back there a couple times between jobs. My favorite pastimes (yes, there's only one s) are watching movies, reading (mostly adventure novels and mysteries), playing on the computer and live poker.
