Dear IndieGoGo Backers,
Our film has been fully funded; even with $20 extra. Myself and the rest of the team on this movie can’t thank you all enough for helping make this project happen.
Often times, arts funding is something that is overlooked or forced to take a backseat to bigger things. Many people simply don’t appreciate what is necessary to make a film happen and a huge part of that comes from what a film has for its budget.
With this film, we’ve written a script with a simple, yet heartfelt story that we can shoot on a modest budget. There were times when we honestly didn’t think we’d be able to fund it fully and there was talk about a “backup plan” if we didn’t reach our goal. Thanks to all of you wonderful people that backed our film, we’re able to make it happen in a manner that will hopefully be rewarding to everyone that was a part of it.
We want to make a film that is short, fun and can be enjoyed by viewers of all ages. It’s tough to sell films that don’t have huge concepts or aren’t based on pre-existing properties and we’re glad that you all saw the value in this film that is ultimately a kids adventure that is mostly for families. Who knows, we may even get some teenagers to enjoy it (especially since it’s being made mostly by college and high school students).
Lastly, there’s a level of pressure we all feel now to make it great since this is the first time we’re making a film that isn’t being funded entirely out of our own pockets. This pressure isn’t a bad thing, if anything, it’ll motivate us to make it that much better. I just can’t wait to get rolling on this when we shoot in February. We’re planning on finishing by summer of 2015 and we’ll be keeping you up to date on our blog here. Until then, thank you all so much for supporting independent filmmaking and have a wonderful holidays.
Sincerely,
– Stephen Boyer, Matt Seidner & The ‘Starship One’ Team
