Crowdfunding Questions

Unsound Questions

 1.  What is the film called?
     Unsound.

 2.  What was the Kickstarter* project for?
     To earn money for the film.

 3.  How long did they spend developing the concept?
     3 weeks.

 4.  How many days do the most successful campaigns run for?
     They usually run for about 30 days.

 5.  What figure did they decide on?
      $15,000

 6.  How did they promote the project?
     Created a Facebook page for the project and frequently posted on it.

 7.  What is the 'pyramid marketing structure'?  
     90% of people will “lurk” and watch whats going on but not contribute, 9% will contribute slightly and repost or help advertise the film, 1% will actually be personally invested and contribute to the success of the film.


Enemy of Man Questions 

1.  How much were they asking for?
     $250,000

2.  How much did they get ?
     $255,564

3.  How many backers did they get?
     2,712

4.  Who is the director and why is this important?
      Vincent Regan - This is important because he is already established within the film industry and relatively well known. He also has connections with various talents due to previous work, meaning he will be able to find actors easily (some of which are also well known) and gain a large following.

5.  What was the funding for?
     To get the film into production.

6.  Why was this successful in gaining funding? 
      Because the campaign looked professional  and they made a short movie in order to promote the main film. They also sold merchandise and had relatively famous actors acting out main roles. 

7.  What has happened since it was funded?
      The film went into production.

 * Kickstarter is a crowdfunding website enabling anyone to create a campaign/ project from which they can set a financial goal. This goal is then achieved by the donations from visitors to the site and when reached, is given to the campaigner. This can help in the pre-production of a film if the film maker does not have enough money to pay for certain factors (i.e. searching for locations, getting equipment, etc).




   
     
    

Comments

  1. JCoSS Media Dept1 November 2017 at 06:09

    You have written some good responses here!
    For revision, add on a paragraph explaining what Kickstarter actually is and how it can help in pre-production.

    Miss C

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