Monday, August 5, 2013

Crowd Funding Your Movie: Social Media Groups to Help Your Project Succeed

So what is crowd funding, Indiegogo or Kick Starter? Free money for films?
Most people  are now using crowdfunding to help make movies, web series, TV or film pilots, music albuns,
books and even start up business.
So how can you be successful?
Here are some great social groups to attract investors and fans for the success of your projects: 
Like any start up the more money you invest the more likely investors will want to put their money into your project. The more credits you have as having completed a project the higher chances that someone will want to invest in you to support you. Investors want to know if they fund your project it will be completed.
For films investors might like: comic books, movies based on books, producers who have produced before, fan based projects and great screenplays. It is true people who have a track record of producing, directing and acting have a higher chance to succeed because they have fan base already and they can get support easier.
But, if you really have something that people like from a graphic novel, new clothing line, great screenplay, great product, amazing singer you just might find your own audience who supports you to succeed. Usually signed copies of posters, artwork, t-shirts, hats, walk on roles, premier invite are extra incentives to attract investors.  But if you have a solid team: producer, director, actor, crew, screenplay with a great foundation "the product" it can succeed.
It does take a lot of work and time to promote, network and use social media to find your audience out there.  Some social media sites to support Crowd Funding projects are:

Crowd Funding Network: 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/134979393344893/

This group of over 1000 members pick projects and highlights them for the public. There is a honesty pledge to investor to make sure the project is completed.

Crowd Funding Films:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/104911685815148704205

Crowd Funding- Shorts, webseries, comic books & films:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/118364736472954897546

Crowd Funding Books:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/110566796628609036419

Crowd Funding for Mobile apps
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/102842964590471995075

Film & TV Network:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/420909847975050/

A place to meet directors/producers/actors/crew/make up/costume designers/catering/composers, etc.

Film Casting & Job Board Los Angeles:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/493818230691785/

YouTube Turbo Boost:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/100723794453542802919

Comic Book Creators, Publishers & Fans:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/100093054985353471432

Children's Books, Reviews, Writers & Illustrators:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/100962005269916144516
Find your illustrator, editor and then get bloggers to review your indiegogo or KickStarter book project and attract readers/fans & investors.
greenlightcrowdfunding.com
Discover & Fund. Greenlight Crowdfunding is a crowdfunding platform for online fundraising for the Creative Arts & Entertainment Industry!

Celebrity & Pop Culture Bloggers:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/103181928156858740157

Get bloggers to review your screenplay or Kickstarter project to get more views and promote your project.
They can help you to succeed if they give it good reviews which means investors $$$$.

Book Club:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/565442690146415/
Be part of book clubs where readers like to read and learn about new books and Crowdfunding, Indiegogo or Kick starter projects. Widen your fan base and promote your projects.

Gamers & Animator Network:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/111212196193054647957

Animation, games and interactive apps are great tools to have for your project. Investors like these type of projects.

Fashion Bloggers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/143432289174972/
A great project to support is a new book about a Royal Bear named Jack.
Jack The Bear And Golden Hair
https://www.facebook.com/JackTheBearAndGoldenHair
"Winnie The Pooh" meets "Alice In Wonderland" with a twist of "Snow White" classic fairy tale.

He is the King of the Ever Ever Forest and when a protection enchantment is broken by the Evil Queen, Meanthia she will take over the Forest and make all the animals her factory workers.
However, a little girl will stumble into the Forest and her destiny will be to use her powers to fight the Queen with a little help from Jack to restore her confidence.

Writer is an award winning writer & filmmaker Marylin Hebert.
Illustrator is an amazing talented Italian Illustrator: sample art work:
Donations to paypal: Please support this wonderful book project for kids.
Positive messages about finding your true destiny and using the gift inside of you to shine.

Success, prosperity and may all of your Crowdfunding projects succeed.

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Game Show Contestants Wanted: for New NBC Quiz Show

Want to be a contestant on a game show in Los Angeles?
Well here is your chance to be a contestant for the new NBC game show "The Million Second Quiz":
Do you know:
* pop culture (Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Psy Gangnam)
* current events (New Pope, new marriage law)
* world history ( Who was our President in WWII?)
* cool facts/knowledge/etc.

Contestants are wanted for The Million Second Quiz on NBC.
It has the biggest prize in game show history with TEN MILLION DOLLARS at stake!

It is a NATIONWIDE SEARCH for CONTESTANTS!


EVERYONE can play - ANYONE can WIN!

An electrifying, new competition where contestants test the limits of their knowledge, endurance, and will to win - as they battle each other in intense quiz bouts covering everything fro pop culture and current events to world history, and more!

We're looking for the best and brightest to be on this LIVE event which will air in primetime on NBC, from a gigantic hourglass-shaped structure in the heart of Manhattan!

With TEN MILLIONS DOLLARS at stake - you could win the biggest prize in game show history!

Subscribe and leave your details so I can enter you into casting.

1.  Your name (first and last)
2.  Contact phone number: leave message with area code/phone #/email
3.  Brief description why you think you have what it takes to win
4.  Recent photo (jpg format please)


Good luck and make sure you enter before the contestants pile up to win the big prize! 

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