Roy at the University of Oklahoma

Next week Roy: Dream Catcher will be screening at the University of Oklahoma through the School of Art and Art History. Thanks to Dr. Alison Fields and the School for bringing us in. If you are in the Norman, OK area please come on by!:

Project 2012: Education Apocalypse

Tonight we will be screening a unique short film that combines narrative, documentary, and music video forms that was created by the youth from Art Factory. I served as a Teaching Artist on the project and am amazed and proud of the work the students produced:

Summer of Movement: This event is a combination of Prodigies and Art Factory’s summer Youth Works Projects. Prodigies will be screening a documentary, and a slideshow of photos, and selling positive graphic shirts all of this created by Youth. Art Factory will be screening their docu-music video, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. There will be free food, music, and fun!

@ Las Parcelas Garden, 2240 North Palethorp St. North Philly

How I Raised $125,000 on Kickstarter – NoFilmSchool

While we are conducting are next few crowdfunding interviews, here is great insight from Ryan Koo who raised $125,000 for his feature Man Child.

Here’s what I learned from running a $125,000 Kickstarter campaign for my feature film Man-child, which became the most funded project in Kickstarter’s narrative film category — for just one day, it turns out.

via How I Raised $125,000 on Kickstarter – NoFilmSchool.

Crowdfunding Interview Project #2

Upcoming: Interview #2

Students have long relied the kindness of friends and family to fund their films.  In out next interview we chat with Temple University student Justin McGoldrick, Director of Gravel, to see how he used crowdfunding to make his senior thesis film. As opposed to using Kickstarted, Goldrick used the less popular RocketHub.  We talk to Goldrick about this choice, and continue themes started in our first conversation with David Miranda Hardy. In the meantime, here is Goldrick’s appeal for money:

Kickstarter Artist Coach Molly Surno on How to Craft an Irresistible Project Pitch

“I could have been more creative with the rewards,” she said. “I could have done a better video.” 

While I am typing up the Crowdfunding interview with Miranda-Hardy, here is an interesting piece on another project that was successfully crowdfunded and offers interesting insight:

Kickstarter Artist Coach Molly Surno on How to Craft an Irresistible Project Pitch | Artinfo.