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Update #15: Champion Ale: The Champion of Beers!
Dear RockStar KickStarter Community-
We've got 24 days left and and we're halfway there! We started work on
THE CHAMPION over 4 years ago and now we need your help to animate it!
There are lots of different rewards to choose from-- from movie
posters, to a copy of Lesley's novel the Klezmer Katz, to having your
likeness appear in the film, and now to our very own CHAMPION ALE: The
CHAMPION of Beers! CHAMPION ALE is lovingly handcrafted, brewed and
bottled right in our house in Brooklyn! We're rewarding $20 pledges
with a bottle, $44 pledges with a pint, and $99 pledges with a
six-pack! We only have a limited amount, so lovers of movies and beer
get on it!
You can donate to our project through KickStarter at this page:
http://www.thechampionmovie.com
Thanks so much in advance for your help on this movie and beyond:
Whether its pledging $$$, sending our link/this email to 5 friends, or
becoming a fan of THE CHAMPION's Facebook, page your support is
immensely appreciated.
Cheers,
Cory
PS - To those who have pledged already - thank you, thank you, thank
you, and please help continue to spread the word as we are in the
final countdown!
Update #14: THE CHAMPION: Please remember to switch your pledge to the new KickStarter Project!
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Posted on May 12, 2010
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Update #13: IMPORTANT: Please Pledge To Our New Campaign! The old one was NOT funded!
Hello Backers of the Champion!
I'm writing to let you know that our NEW KickStarter project is up at www.thechampionmovie.com!
Your donation to the old project was not processed. So in order to support THE CHAMPION, please go to www.thechampionmovie.com and support our new KickStart! We've got a leaner and meaner goal of $14,000 aimed squarely at hiring TINA BRUNNER for STORYBOARDS and CHARACTER DESIGNS for the first 6 months!
Special thanks to associate-producers ERICA HARSCH, JIMMY COONEY, SETH HAUER, TIFFANY CHUNG and ALON SIMCHA!
Update #12: To All The Backers of The Champion:
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Posted on April 30, 2010
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Update #11: THE CHAMPION Concert and Silent Art Auction in Washington DC Sunday April 25th 1-7pm!
Hello Backers of THE CHAMPION,
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all of your support! This is the first of two important reminders. We will be holding a benefit concert and silent art auction for THE CHAMPION on April 25th from 1-7 at Inwood House in Silver Spring Maryland. 10921 Inwood Avenue (at University Boulevard) Silver Spring, MD.
$5 donation at the door.
Musical performances from: CHARLOTTE LITTLEHALES + BASS + DRUMS
LISA JAEGGI + THE GOODNESS + THE LOOP PEDAL
RYAN MARTINEZ + MARTINEZ JUNIOR
Tasty bake sale from:
FUMINO TAMAKI + SARAH, DAVID, and ERIN CHOY
Animation demonstration and creative note from: CORY AND LESLEY CHOY
Art for auction by: CONCEPT ARTIST: TINA BRUNNER
CARTOONIST: ERIC SHANSBY
PAINTERS: CHRISTINE WANG, ALLISON YOOD, ANTHONY PEDRO, and ZODIAC MASLIN
MOSIAC ARTIST: LEE THOMPSON YOOD
ILLUSTRATOR: YOSHIKO JAEGGI
and more!
We will announce the winners of the silent auction at 5:30pm!
Update #10: The Champion Silent Art Auction + Benefit Concert Sunday April 25th (AND IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT OUR PLANS AT THE END, SO PLEASE READ IT!)
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Posted on April 15, 2010
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Update #9: Queen Of The May!
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Posted on March 30, 2010
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Update #8: New Reward!
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Posted on March 17, 2010
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Update #7: MEG MUSIQUE! In COLOR! At the Ball!
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Posted on February 12, 2010
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Update #6: KickStarter Open House!
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Posted on February 4, 2010
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Update #5: The nicest phone message we've ever gotten:
So Corydon Wagner, exec at JTP Fifth Column joined our quest for 4,400 backers of THE CHAMPION today (you can see his website at www.fifthcol.com)... and he left the nicest phone message I've ever heard! I hope that you all are as excited as Cordy is!
We've got 35 amazing backers so far, and that means we're only 4,365 away from reaching our goal! Let's go viral!
Update #4: Thanks To Two More Directors That I Admire! (and the sound man RICK CHINN!)
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Posted on February 2, 2010
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Update #3: Ron Brown (director of CONSENT)
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Posted on January 30, 2010
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Update #2: ALREADY $1000?!
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Posted on January 30, 2010
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Update #1: We're launched!
It's 2:32am and we've just launched THE CHAMPION's KickStarter page! Keep your fingers crossed!
110
Backers
$8,328
pledged of $44,000 goal
0
seconds to go
Funding Unsuccessful
This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on April 29, 2010.
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The above, plus a personalized thank you poem penned by the director. Your choice of Limerick or Acrostic!
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All of the above, plus your very own beautiful LIMITED EDITION copy of THE CHAMPION, along with a special Extras section!
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All of the above, plus a copy of the script autographed by the author and a login and password to the THE CHAMPION website allowing you to see some of our more secret work-in-progress as the creation of the movie unfolds!
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All of the above, plus a limited edition CD release of THE CHAMPION soundtrack and a personal thank you song written and performed by the talented musicians working on THE CHAMPION!
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All of the above, plus an autographed copy of "THE KLEZMER KATZ," the author's children's novel, an autographed copy of the storyboards to a song of your request from THE CHAMPION, and a limited DVD edition of "RUDE AWAKENING" the first animated short film from Cory Choy!
Pledge $1,000 or more
All of the above, plus an autographed piece of original artwork from the film!
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All of the above, plus an invitation to our Opening Screening / Cast Party and the option for a person of your choice to provide the voice for a minor supporting character in the movie!
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All of the above, plus an option for your likeness to appear in the movie as a minor supporting character! You also get everlasting gratitude.
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All of the above, plus your name in the "Co-Producer" section of the credits and a private dinner screening of THE CHAMPION for you and three guests in Silver Sound's NYC studio!
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I was born in Silver Spring, Maryland.
My parents play a lot of music. One time I had a dream about a song. The next day I plunked it out on the piano in the living room. My mom asked me how I knew the love song my dad had written for her before they got married.
In high school I played in a band. We played a lot on the docks of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.
In college I studied film at NYU. My focus was on sound and animation.
After college I apprenticed with sound mastercraftsman Bern Hayden.
Four years ago I opened up Silver Sound (www.silversound.us) with Robin Shore.
Now I'm sound engineering, and working on producing THE CHAMPION: an animated musical comedy that concerns William, a young publishing-house employee, who risks losing love in a quest to fulfill his ambition. My mom wrote it. It is a beautiful story. It has some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard in my life. It is my quest to complete this movie and share it with the world.
