About this project
I want to make a dance short film out of a very emotional and beautiful piece of choreography by Elisha Thompson. If we can get funding, filming will take place on July 21-22.
The 7-minute dance piece artfully tells the true story of the choreographer's grandparents' commitment and love to each other through WW2, across decades of marriage and finally through the wife's bout with Alzheimer's and eventual death.
The dance piece was performed several months ago and audiences were deeply moved, but (of course) the video recording doesn't come close to doing justice to the story, the choreography or the dancers' performances.
The choreographer, dancers and I have agreed to donate our time but we still have costs to cover, so we're trying to raise money through Kickstarter.
Here are some of our expenses:
- Period hair for several decades between WWII and today
- Makeup artist who will help convey the idea that these dancers are aging ($200/day + makeup and hair costs)
- Travel to some remote locations
- Period props and costumes
- Potentially hiring a composer to re-score some copyrighted music so that we have the full rights to show the film in festivals and online
- Travel costs to get all of us together in the same place at the same time (that means a few plane tickets and lots of gas).
We're trying to raise $1500 to make this happen, which is about 1 or 2% of what the budget would be if this were produced in Hollywood. We're trying to make this happen by being as resourceful as possible, and if you donate money you can get your name in the credits and on IMDB, a professional photo session and print credit with my partner lab in CA, or Executive Producer credit on the film.
Please pass the word along! We know that most people don't have money to burn in this day and age, but if enough people hear about the project we'll be able to find creative partners to make this film into what it deserves to be.
FAQ
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We have been searching for months for a time when both dancers, the director and choreographer can be in the same place at the same time. We've finally found it, and it's next week.
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Then nobody's accounts are charged and we can't make the film. No money is charged unless we raise all of it!
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If everyone charged for their time, and if the depreciation of my equipment were factored in, this would cost around $7000-8000. If it were done within the union-based studio system it would realistically cost at least $40,000-$100,000 (it would also benefit from a higher production value, but it's unlikely that it could be made for anything less).
Have a question? If the info above doesn't help, you can ask the project creator directly.
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on July 18, 2011.
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Your name will be in the credits with special thanks as an Executive Producer, and you'll get all of the rewards listed above. You'll be invited to the short film's premiere in Utah, as well as receive personal invitations to any festival showings the film earns.
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Director of photography at Aderyn Productions, Garrett directed "People of The Rock: The Llanitos of Gibraltar," a film about the struggle for the people of Gibraltar to overcome hundreds of years of siege to achieve political independence in 21st-century Europe.
Garrett has recently worked on The LXD, an award-winning dance series, and is developing Dance Short Films, a series of short dance pieces featuring the best dancers in the world in many styles, including ballet, breakdancing and ballroom.
