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An Award, Distribution & More...

Update #13 · Apr 5, 2011 · comment
Dear friends, 

Been a while since the last update, so this one'll be pretty comprehensive. Thanks to all of you, I am now an award-winning filmmaker. I was recognized at the Gasparilla International Film Festival with their Achievement in Cinema award, which was only possible due to your generosity. Thanks to everyone, you don't know how grateful I am to all of you. 

 I'm working with Commodity Films, a boutique distribution company that is handling The Bunker and will be repping it to foreign distributors. Commodity is also booking my  festival appearances and future screenings, the first of which will likely be in Tampa this summer. 

Please check the SightUnseenPictures.com web site for updates on where the  movie will be showing, or follow me on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/josephmonks and  I'll keep you posted. 

I got word today that the final sound mix has been completed by sound engineer Eric Valdes. This was what a big chunk of the money raised went to. This leaves the film in the hands of Adam Fisher and Charles Devos for the film look, credits, and final digital work. These guys are true pros, and I'm sure when they've spiffied things up, you'll be happy with the way the film looks. 

Finally, you get to see something tangible you had a hand in. Here's a link to my acceptance speech at Gasparilla 2011. If you dig it, I'd be happy if you shared it with someone else. The word has been getting out about both myself and the movie, and you're the first wave in spreading the news about this project. Hope you like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5btrQs6Rs3M

- Joseph M. Monks, Director

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Requests for Info Sent

Update #12 - For backers only · Oct 9, 2010 · 2 comments

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We Made It!

Update #11 · Oct 1, 2010 · comment

This project is funded, baby! We couldn't be happier right now.

Thanks to everyone who pledged and passed the word around. You've no idea how much it all means.

If you pledged, we'll be sure to keep you updated on the progress. You'll also get some info soon so we can get you your goodies!

Thanks again!

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32 Hours & Counting

Update #10 · Sep 29, 2010 · comment

Wow. Only 32 hours left to this project and lots of great buzz passing around the Internet right now.

We've got some great backers - all of them, in fact! And we're so grateful that we've just passed the threshold. Of course, a little more never hurts - that will help us enlist some publicity help and additional features.

If you've got the time, please don't hesitate to post on your social sites once again. Here's some stock posts to get you started. Of course, you can get creative and post your own.

TWITTER:
If you're on Twitter, here are some simple tweets you can send out to your followers:

I pledged to help #Blind filmmaker realize his dream: http://bit.ly/cW7erh

Impossible is an opinion, not a fact. #Blind filmmaker proves it: http://bit.ly/cW7erh
Be a part of movie history. #Blind director project on Kickstarter: http://bit.ly/cW7erh

Here's a direct link to the project:
http://kck.st/dae88I

And some more articles:
The Vision of a Blind Film Director (parmfarm):
http://www.parmfarm.com/blog1/...

Blind Director Raises Dough to Finish Horror Flick (WIRED):
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/08/blind-director/

Blind Man Makes Movie (CBS/WINK NEWS):
http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2010-08-08/Blind-man-makes-movie

And there are several posts at the film's sight:

http://www.sightunseenpictures.com

Thanks so much for being a part of it all!

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3 Days - And a Little Fun

Update #9 · Sep 27, 2010 · comment

With spreading the word taking lots of our time these days, there's no INSIDER video this week. However, we did just upload a new video of blind director Joe Monks riding a mechanical bull.

There's nothing wrong with a little fun, right?

Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch...

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    Thanks and a shout-out of appreciation on our web site.

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    The Night Terrors #1 comic book, signed by the director, w/covers by legendary artist Bernie Wrightson, and stories by director Joseph M. Monks, Wrightson, and William Stout. Art by Wrightson, Stout, Ron Sutton and Quentin Hoover.

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    Signed copy of the paperback horror anthology Stuff Out’a My Head, featuring the story Chance Meeting, produced as a TV pilot and scheduled to air in 2010 or 2011.

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    A pre-release copy of The Bunker DVD, signed by the director.

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