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AUTUMN MIXTAPE

Four couples, four different stages of relationships, four days in the fall.

Ironton, Ohio
United States

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Tags: relationships love romanticcomedy mickeyfisher

Synopsis: Every great story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. AUTUMN MIXTAPE is a collection of four short stories about four different relationships going through those stages.

Our first couple meet up one afternoon on the street. Connected by mutual friends, they recognize each other via pictures and stories, but this is the first time they've officially met. What starts off as an awkward conversation on a street corner between two strangers turns into an unforgettable date. Faced with the death of fall at the end of October, they decide to give it a grand farewell by experiencing everything good it has to offer in one night: candy apples, a costume party, riding bikes through leaves and making a perfect connection with someone entirely unexpected.

The second story finds a new couple in the longest, darkest night of their long term relationship. An admission of infidelity opens wide a crack in the foundation of everything they had built, and all that's left are two broken people in a one room apartment, trying to work it out.

The third story is about a new couple, coworkers at a neighborhood bar, closing down after a late shift. He is working through the aftermath of being cheated on, and she's a sympathetic ear. Over some celebratory end of the evening shots of Tequila, the two begin to blur and eventually erase the line that has kept their friendship and working relationship in tact.

The final story is about reconnecting. The couple in this story were high school sweethearts, fifteen years ago, before He moved away to college and broke off the relationship in the stupid way that teenage boys often do. A death in the family brings Her back to their hometown and the two are reunited for an evening at the local bar that extends into a long night of bittersweet memories, overdue apologies and passionate debates over hair metal and children's television. It's about discovering how far you've come by looking back at the person you had been. It's about making peace with the scars you've left and the ones that others have left on you.

Set in a small midwestern town at the end of October, AUTUMN MIXTAPE is a one of a kind romantic comedy. If you have ever been in love, hopefully you'll see yourself in it. If you haven't been in love, hopefully it will make you want to jump in, head first.

IndieGoGo URL: http://www.indiegogo.com/AUTUMNMIXTAPE

FUNDING

Goal
$40,000

How will these funds be used?
These funds will be used for the entire production process: paying cast and crew a daily salary, food and materials for the 15 day shoot, costumes, makeup, equipment rentals (including a Steadicam and operator) and the purchase of some new camera gear (wide angle lens, etc).

For the post-production process, it will pay to upgrade my editing system, a composer for the score and a mixer for sound mixing. A portion of the budget will be set aside to create the dvd's, the first of which will go to anyone who contributes $100 or more to the production of this movie.

The rest of the money will be used to enter the film into festivals, and market it for distribution, and a website with behind the scenes featurettes, video blogs and more.

VIP PERKS

$25	Yellow Leaves	pre-order the dvd, which will be shipped to you on completetion of the film.
$100	Red Leaves	For $100, you will receive a copy of the fully finished feature film on dvd, with plenty of special features, and access to the behind the scenes of making movies in a small, Appalachian town. (plus copies of my two other movies, THE KING OF IRON TO
$400	Orange Leaves	For $400 you get the 3 dvd package, a signed one sheet poster and a thank you in the credits.
$1,000	Gold Leaves	You get the dvd, the poster, credit in the film, and I will come to your town to set up a screening of the finished film. This is especially for film groups, theaters, colleges, or really dedicated film fans who would love to have their own public s

HISTORY

October 06, 2008

Partial Fundraising Completed
($3,265 of $40,000)

Funds use: These funds will be used for the entire production process: paying cast and crew a daily salary, food and materials for the 15 day shoot, costumes, makeup, equipment rentals (including a Steadicam and operator) and the purchase of some new camera gear (wide angle lens, etc).

For the post-production process, it will pay to upgrade my editing system, a composer for the score and a mixer for sound mixing. A portion of the budget will be set aside to create the dvd's, the first of which will go to anyone who contributes $100 or more to the production of this movie.

The rest of the money will be used to enter the film into festivals, and market it for distribution, and a website with behind the scenes featurettes, video blogs and more.

MickeyFisher (Tue Nov 18)

Hey, Mickey here. I'm a week and a half into editing the first story, and should have the whole rough cut done in another week. I think I'm going to go ahead and rough out the other story as well, before I go back and start fine tuning it before the sound mix and sending it off to the composers. My goal is to have both of these done by Christmas, when I start planning out the other two. It'll give me a good sense of where I can go with them, what's missing as far as the movie as a whole, and if any changes need to be made to those scripts.

I'll post a scene or two when I get them polished up a bit more, and put it in the private section, but for now, please enjoy this look at this great behind the scenes making of video, shot and edited by Brandon Withrow!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY_aUEY2gdg

MickeyFisher (Sat Nov 08)

Hey, everyone! We finished shooting the second story a few days ago, and I've put up a new video with some images from it. I'll wait to cut a real trailer when I have all four stories. Until then, each one will have its own feel and look, much like the movie itself.

I'll be posting things throughout post-production and begin another round of fundraising soon for the other two stories. Thanks to everyone who joined up and who has supported the project! And, now the video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFRxideHk3E

MickeyFisher (Tue Nov 04)

AUTUMN MIXTAPE is now in production. A little over a week ago, we began shooting the first two stories of the movie, thanks to everyone who contributed through Indiegogo. To say thanks and show you what we've been up to, I made this little video to give you a first look.

As of today, we're finishing up shooting the second story. New video to come soon! Thank you again for helping me make this movie happen.

http://www.vimeo.com/2149449

MickeyFisher (Mon Oct 06)

Hey, Everyone!
Well, the funding period has ended, and I didn't quite make even 10% of my targeted goal. But, all is not lost...

I didn't realize until a couple of days ago that anyone who contributed would have the option of going ahead and releasing the money to AUTUMN MIXTAPE. I decided that no matter how much money was released to me, I would go ahead and start shooting, and at least get two of the stories shot.

It means I won't be able to pay people a union-comparable day rate, and that everyone will have to work for travel/food/and lodging, but it it also means that at least the movie will get off the ground.

I plan to have two full stories shot by the first week of November. Shortly afterwards, I'll post a preview of those two stories, and once I'm able to show people half the movie, I'll do another round of fundraising through Indiegogo, later. I still plan to finish the entire movie within the next six months, and get out your copies and begin screening! Looks like I need to start scheduling screenings in New York and Syracuse!

Along the way, I'll be posting videos to you about the production, and from behind the scenes while we're shooting. The best part about indiegogo has been learning to involve your audience from the beginning, and I'm excited to keep that up.

I will be directing FRANKENSTEIN at a theater for the next two weeks, but I will be posting about the film directly after.

Thanks to everyone who contributed, joined up, became our friend, read and commented on the script, and has been a part of it so far. I can't wait to show you what we do.