50 Characters in 50 Weeks
Project by Brent Rose
Less Than Two Weeks
posted on October 26
Friends,
As of today there are only eleven days left until my Kickstarter campaign expires. So many mixed emotions on the subject. We've come far (raised almost $1,900), but we have much farther to go (another $8,100) and in only ten days.
CAN it be done? Yes, it's possible, but without your help I assert that I won't be done. Now don't get me wrong, I am going to spend much of the next 11 days doing absolutely everything I can think of to try to get more people on board, I promise that, but I'm only one person. If this is going to be a success, I really need every one of you to send emails to your friends. I need you to do some out-of-the-box thinking, too. Got a favorite blogger that you always read? See if you can get him/her to do a piece on 50in50. Got an in with a newspaper, magazine, or something like that? Reach out to them. Got a millionaire uncle, mother, father, grandma? Talk to them about 50in50 and see if they'll pledge support... see if they'll set up a challenge grant!
Why? Why is this important? Why should people fund this? If I've already made twenty-five episodes by myself, why should I need funding to do another twenty-five? All valid questions. The biggest difference is that I want to compensate the actors and crew who have been so generous with their time. The money you pledge isn't just going to me, it's going to go to a whole host of talented performers and professionals -- you won't be supporting just one artist, you'll be supporting DOZENS. I'm also going to upgrade my equipment to make each episode look and sound absolutely professional. I have some ideas that I'm really excited about, but which are really ambitious, and without some sort of budget (even a small one) it won't be possible to make them.
You may also notice that I've uploaded a new video and changed the Kickstarter page. The new video isn't particularly funny, but it's much more straight forward. Do you prefer this one, or the old (70's PBS pledge-break themed) one? Would love your input.
So, it's crunch time. It's not quite the 11th hour, but it's the 11th day, and considering how far we've got to go, we're going to need every minute of that time. Can you, will you help? It's not the impossible we're trying to achieve, it's merely the unlikely.
Thanks much, and more soon!
Best,
Brent
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Brent will compose and record a song for you about the subject of your choice (a love song to your sweetheart? a funny theme song or commercial jingle for your business?) OR a two-hour acting class on character creation (if in NY), OR a two-hour crash course on how to edit video in FinalCut (also if in NY), plus EVERYTHING included in $500.
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Brent (an experienced, ordained minister) will preside over your wedding anywhere in the continental U.S. (add a little more if it will be an expensive flight, please). It will be beautiful, memorable, and Brent will custom-tailor the ceremony (and sermon) for you and your dearly intended. Brent's ceremonies have been praised by all ages and types.
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Brent Rose
New York, NY
Send MessageBrent Rose is a classically-trained actor, writer, and filmmaker living in New York City. He is a graduate of the masters program at the National Theatre Conservatory, and has also studied at the Atlantic Theatre Company, The Upright Citizen's Brigade, and The People's Improv Theatre. Recently he was in
Bill Pullman's Expedition 6, Barry Levinson's What Just Happened, Guiding Light, and several episodes of CBS's Wallstrip (some of which he also wrote).
His current project is called 50 Characters in 50 Weeks. Please help fund it!
