I got an email recently from screenwriter Bob Wagner. He has set up a Kickstarter campaign to try and raise money to shoot his film.
Bob saw my post The 100% guaranteed sure fire way to get your screenplay made into a movie and was inspired to take action. I’m a big believer in this sort of do-it-yourself initiative so I just wanted to try and pass word on about this project. I truly believe that the real power of the internet is not its ability to create a few over night billionaire sensations. The real power of the internet lies in its ability to help billions of small, yet still successful, projects like this one.
If you would like to learn more about Storming Sedalia or pitch in a few dollars to help the filmmaker, go here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bobwagner13/storming-sedalia.
If you’re unfamiliar with Kickstart you can learn more about it here: http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq/kickstarter%20basics#WhatIsKick. It’s a crowd sourcing website where you can set up projects and have people donate funds to them.
I wish Bob the best of luck with his project.
I am also a screenwriter. I tried plugging into Kickstarter awhile back, with a related idea, but there was only one hangup: I don’t have a credit card, so I couldn’t go any further with them.
I have several recent screenplays, the latest of which was made a finalist in the Wildsound Festival in Toronto last fall. It received very high praise, and they encouraged me to find an agent and try to sell it. I’m still looking, haven’t found one yet.
Bridget Reilly