Financing / Crowdfunding

Variety has an article on that. I would say 18 to 29 yo. Hope this piece helps you: https://variety.com/2018/film/box-office/horror-movies-study-1202994407/

Audiences fall into four quadrants. Female or Male and over 25 or under 25. That’s pretty much the only demographic you need to know.

Thank you so much for your comments guys, sorry I only just saw them!

Thanks for posting Amanda! :)

My pleasure!

Thank you Amanda!

Most sites charge fees. It is a legitimate way to raise money. If the fees come out of the overall fund then you need to account for that when you set your funding goal. I've not used any so I can't say which is better. I would just try one of the large sites and see. Follow the instructions and share the fund to as many friends and family as you can. Make sure when you share it on Instagram, twitter, etc you Hashtag as many relevant key tags as possible and that all posts are open to public so the Hashtags get picked up by other users.

Karen Stark Thank you, Karen! I will try my best :)

Most sites charge fees because they do have costs associated with the processing of the money to get it back to you and also the costs of running their sites. Some sites you can actually have the site ask the person donating this money to cover the cost and since it would be a relatively small amount a lot of times the person donating it will cover that. The best thing to do is to factor this fee into the amount you are asking for and then you might even end up with a little extra money then you wanted. There are sites that are specifically for film like Seed and Spark that have a higher success rate because they will teach you how to run a crowdfunding campaign if you are new to it. Best of luck

https://www.seedandspark.com/crowdfund

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Great advice from everyone, good perspective

Best Advice: Microsoft Excel. Get you a copy and buy you a program for the whole project for financial analysis. Pre, All Activities of Production, and post Production. Only you then can

make your own analysis of what costs are, how to cut costs, how to achieve quality and

in th eend, how to have a marketable product. YOU ARE THE BOSSL PROBLEM; IF YOU

HALF ASS IT, YOU WILL HAVE A HALF ASS RESULT. IF YOU CAN NOT READ A FINANCIAL

GOOD LUCK

check out Seed and Spark if you haven't already. They are a crowdfunding tool specifically for film. They also have videos you can watch for free with tips about crowdfunding. Even if you do not use them as your platform the tips can be helpful

Seriously, you need the advice of a producer/LP, based on your actual project, not the opinions expressed on a message board expressed with no knowledge of your proprietary information. This is not free, but need not be over expensive either. Add me/message me, I have 20+ years producing in industry and entertainment law background.

Deals vary greatly, Danny, depending on things like how much of the budget you yourself are providing, your track record, quality of the script, etc. Start by asking yourself "Why should an investor trust me?" Work backwards from there.

Get some help or get some Vaseline.

Tell Investors a minimum of two-years for ROI... maybe, maybe not.

He he, impressive silence. I didn’t think these arrangements looked attractive either.

Hi Lauran, Yes the silence was deafening until now. .Can you elaborate more about this? Any positive or negative experiences?

Hey Harry, haven’t done a stage 32 pitching session quite yet but thinking about it to prepare for a crowdfund coming up, what has been your experience with them so far?

Hello, Mr. Dzumhur. 1)The problem with Slated is that they want you to have shelled out $5-10k for E and O insurance, before you apply. 2) I am envisaging applying, serially to around a hundred or more producers/EP’s, etc for our next feature nos. 5 and 6. At $35 each, this would be at least $7,000, using Stage 32...unfortunately.

I did a crowdfunding campaign for my film and it was successful. However... it took A LOT of work to get there. Preparation is key.

Paulo Leite , I totally agree and well done, it is all-consuming. We ended our campaign at 108%. This now also means we are "infunding" on indiegogo and can continue to receive funds.

I see John T. popped into this thread, so let me take a second to highly recommend his book, Crowdfunding for Filmmakers. It's outstanding. Also, for those looking to build their audience, brand and support through SOURCING a crowd, my book, CrowdSOURCING for Filmmakers: Indie Film and the Power of the Crowd is now available as an audiobook for free through Audible here:

https://www.audible.com/pd/B07N6LH733/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-...

If you'd rather have a hard copy or e-book, they're available on Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.com/Crowdsourcing-Filmmakers-Indie-Power-Crowd-dp-B07...

Cheers.

Congrats Ketan on the successful campaign and the tough journey, gives me hope as I prepare for my first crowdfund campaign as well. Here’s another resource that I’m about to consume you may want to add to your tool kit. Look it up online or if you want to DM me your email address I’ll just forward you the PDF

Well, principal photography wrapped last week and it was mad, intense and great. It came with so many stresses, fires to put out and crazy schedules. I think we captured a nice/interesting film. We may need some pickups. I've just about recovered. As my campaign is In Funding, I am still going to push the campaign forward to help pay with upcoming costs. Now I have to deal with perk fulfilments and all the physical stuff.

just use your credit card

How many friends do you have between Facebook. Twitter, SnapChat, LinkedIn, et al? Because that's 90 percent of where your funding will come from if you aren't a name of significance.

Here's an awesome podcast you can listen to where Richard "RB" Botto talks about crowdsourcing AND crowdfunding - it's a great place to start: https://www.stage32.com/blog/Creatives-Prepare-to-Get-Motivated-Film-Tro...

Thank you everyone for your comments and support

There are about 4 sites that cater to creative projects. They are fundly, indiegogo, kickstarter, and wemakeit. You can put a campaign on any of them or all of them. Some insist that you only get the funds if you meet the funding goal while others allow access to any funds you secure. The truth is that your contacts will be your main source of funding. Remember to use it wisely such as to get a film in pre-production as some film insiders view it negatively.

Hey guys ,I want to start a campaign on Patron to raise production funds for my featured project.It a featured script with a christian living message.I need a PA to help me set up the campaign since I am far in Uganda.Patron requires a credit card which we don't use here in Uganda.Is there anyone here that can help me act as a representative on behalf of my project?

Hey Robert, are you familiar with The Crowdfunding Bible ? DM me privately your email address and I’ll forward you the PDF

Give this piece a read (It's also part of my book CROWDFUNDING FOR FILMMAKERS), ad that should help you come up with some interesting incentives for your Patreon page: https://www.filmmakingstuff.com/crowdfunding-for-filmmakers/ Hope that helps, Robert Alexander!

Greetings! My name is Alan Nettles. I'd love to connect with you.

Currently lead producer on a New Zealand / Canada feature film coproduction. Would be interested in working with India.

Thanks guys lets connect...Cheers!

Hey Aditya, so could you tell us a little about your current project?