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L.A. Macabre - Season 2
$66,428
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Jamie is missing and the stakes couldn't be higher. Her brother Ryan and friend Colin discovered that a Manson-esque cult thought to be long gone may have resurfaced in all of its creepy-crawling glory. But is it cult members who have been breaking into their apartment and filming them while they’re sleeping? Could Callie, a “New Family” escapee and Colin’s girlfriend, have something to do with Jamie’s disappearance? Ryan will stop at nothing to find his sister. And he needs your help. Jamie is Missing! Help us find her!
The L.A. Macabre Season 1 Teaser
We cannot make this second season without your pledge! Our producers are masters at squeezing the most out of a dollar, so you can rest assured your investment in the project will be used to great effect. Season One was done on a shoestring budget of $9,622, with our actors and most of the crew deferring their pay. To take Season Two out of the apartment, we need money. Going out into the world means clearing permits, securing locations, hiring crew, and making sure our series will be around in the future by utilizing some of the latest production technology available. Our cast is incredibly talented, our crew is made up of seasoned industry veterans, and our story is not to be missed. But nothing happens without your financial support! Here are just some of the things your pledge will help fund: Blackmagic URSA Mini cameras - Filming the production in the latest 4k resolution will ensure that the story can be distributed to the largest platforms including Amazon Prime, Netflix and Hulu+. Lenses - Great lenses will give the cameras the best possible images to record. Visual Effects Camera/Dolly Equipment Lights Locations and permits Props Wardrobe Sound Equipment Stunts Crew Feeding as many as 30 people twice a day for several days And that's just to get the footage! After that, we'll need to pay for post-production, editing, sound design, mastering, color correction, ADR, festival submission fees, and the list goes on and on!
We know how to stretch our dollars. Our production team has had a combined 60+ years of experience producing independent content and getting the most for our money. Our producers and director are working for deferred pay. Our cast and crew are working on the state minimums for their jobs, far below their regular day rates. Why? Because they believe in the show and are committed to making it the best thriller in the new media space! How You Can Help: Donations are the most direct way to help us out, but there's another way you can help us save Jamie: Spread the Word! Tell your friends about the Kickstarter. Tell your family! Show them that you've pledged your support and we'll do the same! From $10 to $10,000, we've got a perk to fit your comfort level. Your pledge is greatly appreciated and we cannot thank you enough for helping us make this fantastic second season! If you own a business and would like to become a sponsor, we have perks for that, too, so send us a message for more information!
Aidan Bristow was born in England and raised in Australia before making it over the US. He’s worked on over 30 feature films, short films, and pilots and has worked with notable talents such as Sally Kirkland, George Takei, Michael Madsen and Sean Young
Ryan grew up with the dream of telling inspiring, entertaining and transformative stories through acting and filmmaking. His recent work includes the Web-Series’ Fallout: Nuka Break Season 2, Portal: Aperture R&D, Dark Prophet and Fallout: Nuka Break Red Star (1st AD).
Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Ryan earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Cinema-Television from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts and is a member of Delta Kappa Alpha National Cinema Fraternity. Ryan co-stars in the Lifetime movie Queen Sized and voices the lead character of Emi Ito, for the New Horizon English Textbook used throughout Japan. She has also lent her voice talents to radio spots for top clients including McDonald's, Build-A-Bear Workshop, and Disney Channel.
Corsica was born in Terceira, Azores into a Navy family. She has starred in several independent feature films including "Claire", directed by Dan Ast, and "Dead Season", now airing on the SyFy channel. In 2010, she moved to Los Angeles, and began working immediately, landing a memorable role in the Sundance feature, "In a World...", as well as a co-starring role in "Wiener Dog Internationals", releasing spring 2015
Christina Wren was born in New Jersey and grew up in Pittsburgh where she began studying theater and vocal performance. She later attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where she studied experimental theater, musical theater, playwriting and acting for film/television. Her notable acting works include Man of Steel, Crackle's Sequestered as well as national commercial campaigns (Athenos Hummus).
Dan focuses on writing, directing and editing, what he considers the three focal points of storytelling in film. He began working in the web space in 2012, co-writing/co-directing Austin Lee Smoak's documentary digital series Vampires: New Orleans, writing the second season of Wayside Creation's hit web series Fallout: Nuka Break, editing Ray William Johnson's web series Riley Rewind, Blip's Indie Across America, and directing almost 50 episodes Ray William Johnson's reboot of Equals Three with new host Robby Motz.
David is among the new breed of producers. Born and raised in a suburb of Philadelphia, David began his career in 1998 working in post-production for the major studios. Becoming more involved with script development and production, he made the transition to producer, joined the Producers Guild of America, and has never looked back.
Mike is a Los Angeles based Film, TV and Video Game composer, coming up through the ranks of Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Studios where he composed additional score for CBS’ “Cold Case”, Showtime’s “The Tudors”, and Dreamworks Animation’s “Megamind.” After going off on his own, Mike scored the CW pilot “Joey Dakota” penned by "Easy A" writer Bert Royal in 2012. In 2014, he scored Dreamworks Animation’s movie ride “Shrek’s Adventure to Santa” (dirs. Trousdale / Hickman).
Andy is a multi-talented creative predestined for work in the digital world. He feels the need to create coursing through his veins and finds every outlet to fulfill this need. Andy hails from Virginia, moving to Los Angeles in 2009 after placing in the top 3 out of 900+ entries in the 2008 NYTVF Fox Comedy Script Contest. Andy designed and animated the opening credit sequence for "Claire", "L.A. Macabre Season 1", and can't wait for people to see what we have in store for season 2.
It all started with The Crow. The moment Richard saw the montage sequence of Eric Draven preparing his war paint for the task at hand, he realized he wanted everything to do with movies. In an attempt to tap into the movie business he started two podcasts in 2013: The Cinephile Network and Disturbing Talks - one for movies and the other for horror (respectively). Established in 2013, Disturbing Talks, was created in conjunction with the website www.Trulydisturbing.com, where Richard began to write reviews, field reports, and produce/host the podcast.
Kacy is a writer, actress, designer, dancer and more from Bristol, TN. A Summa Cum Laude graduate of East Tennessee State University, with a B.A. honors degree in Theatre and Dance, she was a part of the Fine and Performing Art Scholars Program in the Honors College on full scholarship. She was awarded the Murvin H. Perry Creative Achievement Award from the university for her thesis work. Additionally, she gained two Irene Ryan acting nominations for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.
Ruthi is a recent graduate of The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, where she earned her MFA in Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media. Hailing from St. Louis, MO, she moved out to Los Angeles a bit over a year ago to complete her masters and work in film development. She currently writes audio description for the visually impaired and is developing several creative projects in addition to producing the second season of LA Macabre.
Stephanie was born and raised in the surrounding suburbs of Chicago. Having a passion to tell not only her own story but others as well, she studied film at Columbia College. She spends her time between writing, producing, and art department. Recent work includes Tales of Halloween, The Chair, Wake Up! television talk show, IAWTV Awards 2015, Filmmaker Road Show and now LA Macabre! When not working, she is an avid supporter of the "adopt, don't shop" and "don't bully me breed" movements.
Kayla graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Arts from Drew University, and bravely moved to New York City during the polar vortex of 2014 to pursue an acting career. She first discovered her love of storytelling when she was required to play Gloria Estefan in an elementary school play. She accidentally crazy-glued fake nails to her fingers for the part, but to this day, it was worth it. Kayla is currently an Executive Producer for a new webseries called Wonder, and will be playing a calculating character named Janet. When she isn’t working or spending hours in coffee shops for production meetings, she can be found visiting home in Newport, Rhode Island, hunting down the perfect mac and cheese recipe, and doing a mean Joan Cusack impression for anyone who will listen. Kayla is thrilled to join the core team of LA Macabre, and can’t wait to see season 2 become a reality!
THANK YOU! - Pledge $5 or more and you'll receive a social media thank you from us on Facebook and Twitter!
INTERNET HIGH FIVE! - Pledge $10 or more and get an Internet High Five from one of our cast or crew on Facebook or Twitter! PLUS: Thank You
PDF SCRIPT - Pledge $15 or more and receive a digital copy of the Season Two premiere episode with producer David Schatanoff, Jr.'s production notes AND an Internet High Five! PLUS: Thank You and Internet High Five
EARLY DOWNLOAD - Pledge $20 or more receive a pre-release download of Season Two premiere episode - Watch the Season Two premiere before its release date on the internet! PLUS: Thank You, Internet High Five, and PDF Script
L.A. MACABRE RINGTONE - Pledge $30 or more and receive the Season One L.A. Macabre theme by Mike Meehan as a ringtone for you phone! PLUS: Thank You, Internet High Five, PDF Script, and Early Download.
DIGITAL DOWNLOADS - Pledge $50 or more and receive a high quality digital download of season 1 and an early access download to season 2! Along with director's commentary on the premiere episode of season 2! PLUS: Thank You, Internet High Five, PDF Script, Early Download and L.A. Macabre Ringtone.
BE AN EXTRA! - Pledge $100 or more and come out to our set and be an extra in a scene! We buy you lunch and put you in Season Two! [Please note that the dates of this perk are based on the production schedule and are not flexible. Travel and lodging are not included.] PLUS: Thank You, Internet High Five, PDF Script, Early Download, L.A. Macabre Ringtone and Digital Downloads.
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UNCLE RANDY'S NEW FAMILY FILES - Pledge $100 or more , send us a photo and we'll turn it into a case file in Uncle Randy's folder on The New Family that will appear in Season Two. We'll also send you a .pdf copy of your cult profile! PLUS: Thank You, Internet High Five, PDF Script, Early Download, L.A. Macabre Ringtone and Digital Downloads.
CUSTOM RINGTONE - Pledge $150 or more and our composer, Mike Meehan, will create a custom ringtone for your phone! PLUS: Thank You, Internet High Five, PDF Script, Early Download, L.A. Macabre Ringtone and Digital Downloads.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER - Pledge $200 or more and receive an Associate Producer credit in the series end credits! PLUS: Thank You, Internet High Five, PDF Script, Early Download, L.A. Macabre Ringtone and Digital downloads.
EDITING NOTES - Pledge $300 or more and Half Ast productions will review your film, short, TV pilot or web series and provide editing notes to your current picture cut via email! PLUS: Thank You, Internet High Five, PDF Script, Early Download, Peek Behind the Scenes, L.A. Macabre Ringtone and Digital Downloads.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER PLUS! - Pledge $1,000 or more and receive an Associate Producer credit in the series end credits and on IMDB! You also get the FILM SET EXPERIENCE! You'll get to visit us on set for a single day! You'll come to the location, get your picture taken with our actors and crew, sit in a reserved chair, have lunch with us and watch the creation of the second season in person! Los Angeles area only. You pay for transportation and accommodations if you're outside of the Los Angeles area. PLUS: Thank You, Internet High Five, PDF Script, Early Download, L.A. Macabre Ringtone, and Digital Delivery.
CO-PRODUCER - Pledge $2,500 or more and receive a Co-Producer credit in the series end credits and on IMDB! You also get the FILM SET EXPERIENCE! You'll get to visit us on set for a single day! You'll come to the location, get your picture taken with our actors and crew, sit in a reserved chair, have lunch with us and watch the creation of the second season in person! Los Angeles area only. You pay for transportation and accommodations if you're outside of the Los Angeles area. PLUS: Thank You, Internet High Five, PDF Script, Early Download, L.A. Macabre Ringtone, and Digital Delivery.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Pledge $5,000 or more and receive a shared card Executive Producer credit in the series end credits and on IMDB! You also get the FILM SET EXPERIENCE! You'll get to visit us on set for a single day! You'll come to the location, get your picture taken with our actors and crew, sit in a reserved chair, have lunch with us and watch the creation of the second season in person! Los Angeles area only. You pay for transportation and accommodations if you're outside of the Los Angeles area. PLUS: Thank You, Internet High Five, PDF Script, Early Download, L.A. Macabre Ringtone, and Digital Delivery.
PRESENTED BY - Pledge $7,500 or more and have your name integrated into the opening credits and your company logo included in the end credits of the series! You also get the FILM SET EXPERIENCE! You'll get to visit us on set for a single day! You'll come to the location, get your picture taken with our actors and crew, sit in a reserved chair, have lunch with us and watch the creation of the second season in person! Los Angeles area only. You pay for transportation and accommodations if you're outside of the Los Angeles area. PLUS: Thank You, Internet High Five, PDF Script, Early Download, L.A. Macabre Ringtone, and Digital Delivery.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER PLUS - Pledge $10,000 and receive the Executive Producer credit in the end credits for Season Two on a SINGLE CARD and an IMDB credit! You also get the FILM SET EXPERIENCE! You'll get to visit us on set for a single day! You'll come to the location, get your picture taken with our actors and crew, sit in a reserved chair, have lunch with us and watch the creation of the second season in person! Los Angeles area only. You pay for transportation and accommodations if you're outside of the Los Angeles area. PLUS: Thank You, Internet High Five, PDF Script, Early Download, L.A. Macabre Ringtone, and Digital Delivery.
Risks and challenges
It's always tough raising money and we, the content creators who are in need of funding, are perpetually teetering on the edge of not being able to achieve our goals and dreams of producing the content we desire and the level we envision due to money. There is a risk of asking for money and there are challenges along the path of executing our dream of being able to bring Season 2 of LA Macabre to the world.
All of the challenges ahead of us are positive ones. A challenge to raise the money we need to push the envelope in the digital landscape with Season 2 and when we meet our goal (or exceed it), there will be an exciting challenge ahead to produce it - with a larger cast, more locations and the pressure we have put on ourselves as content creators to hit a higher mark with stronger and more riveting production value.
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