The Story

After many years waiting and dreaming of imagining experiencing the world outside his Amish community, Jebediah finds a magic butter churn while on his pilgrimage of Rumspringa. The find sends him hurtling through on an amazing journey through time, space, and the infinite realms of pop culture. Hijinks ensue.

The character of Jebediah and his other Amish pals are based on the song of the same name and overall genius of "Weird Al" Yankovic.

About the Producer

Erik A. Williams hails from the tiny town of Centralia, IL where his head was constantly heavy with dreams of living and working in Los Angeles. For nearly ten years he became involved with every independent production he could amassing an impressive resume of lead, principle, and supporting roles in an array of features, shorts, series, and other media. In 2008, Rock Your Socks Productions was born which led to the production and distribution of a number of features, shorts, and web series. Those included the zombie feature Redneck Carnage, the horror short Scalpel which played millions of times across the planet thanks to being placed on heavy rotation on the Chiller Channel, and comedy short Orange You Super. Amish Paradise will be the biggest endeavor yet for RYSP.

My team's endeavor in this campaign is to garner enough money to make an amazing pilot to pitch to web series and streaming juggernauts like Netflix, Hulu, Yahoo TV, Geek and Sundry, Maker Studios, and the Nerdist Channel.

So what in the world do I need all that money for? Well, since you asked, here's an idea of some of things I will need to take care of to make this the best production possible:

- Cast including renting a casting call location which will possibly be needed for multiple days, paying every cast member plus all non-speaking roles for every episode including promos and the like. Also, I have HUGE plans to bring in some very cool actors that you are all familiar with, especially one with "Weird" next to his name.

- Crew including paying every crew member for every episode and promos as well as including but not limited to writers, gaffers, grips, production manager, camera ops, PAs, props, location manager, etc

- Equipment including buying and/or renting including but not limited to lenses, a jib, track and dolly, etc

- Music: Any good show needs a theme song and soundtrack. As many Al songs as there are to choose from, that pesky word "copyright" gets in the way. What I'd love to do is find an artist/band that does or could play their versions of his music. We shall see...

- Locations including renting a main studio - I'd love to shoot it here but I have too many roommates and that's not gonna fly - plus finding and renting "on-location" locations

- Props: beards, buggies, and more beards!

- Wardrobe: I'd love for all my cast to be naked for every episode but I have a feeling that YouTube may frown on me for doing so. That being the case, I will need to make sure there are clothes for my cast and a wardrobe person to assist.

- Transportation: Horse and buggies won't quite cut it in this town.

- Promotional materials and deliverables including posters, screeners, convention & festival swag, etc.

As you can see, it's going to take a Walter White-sized barrel of money to accomplish this show and do it right. But it will all be worth it with your help!

So what the heck are you waiting for? Go! Promote! Share! Go bother your neighbor about that bowling ball he "borrowed" from you like five years ago and tell him that he will really be bowled over by this project! (See what I did there?)

Thank you!!!!!

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CAST

Erik A. Williams @MasterfullE

After transitioning from So. IL to Los Angeles, I have trained with the likes of actor/comedian/improver Bill Chott (Galaxy Quest, The Rum Diary, Wizards of Waverly Place) as well as with Todd Rohrbacher and Dorian Frankel at the Actors Comedy Studio. I have held leads, principle, and supporting roles in a wide variety of features, shorts, series, and streaming media in pretty much every genre. I will be writing, producing, and starring in the show. It's my party and I'll star if I want to!

Joe Hammerstone @Bounce_Out

Joe Hammerstone is a film actor who has been working in feature length and short films since 2002 playing a gamut of roles. With his distinctive look, he has been everything from a pot-smoking delinquent to a proud father. His continued work as an actor grows by leaps and bounds each day as he strives to not only be a representative of independent film but of that of the mainstream Hollywood audience as well. He is a truly gifted and versatile actor and we are very proud to have him in the show.

Stephanie Lomenick @StephLomenick

Stephanie is known for her work in Jackson Horn on FOX, as Christi in The Man in the Maze, and as the badass, superpowered Ariel in the upcoming sci-fi series The Apocrypha.

Préity Üupala @PreityUupala

Preity is the pinnacle of many cultural, lingual, and industry worlds. Her many accolades include being presented with three awards at the Asia Pacific Film Festival, winning Miss India 2012, being a green spokesperson for ecological living, and as the host of the Moscow International Film Festival.

Edwin Legette @ELegette

Edwin can be seen in shows like Arrested Development and viral awesomeness like#GodzillaProblems. He is also a pleasure to work with and comes aboard as both cast and producer.

Katherine Wray @Katherine_Wray

Katherine recently made her move here to the City of Angels by way of Kingwood, TX. She is a proficient actress, vocalist, and lover of all things Disney.

RISKS AND CHALLENGES

Making this show as high-quality and entertaining as possible even after reaching my goal is going to be quite an obstacle. It takes SO MUCH freaking money to do a good show like this. I know from experience having worked in the industry on all sides of the camera. I not only want to make the best show possible to show people. I want to give my cast and crew the best possible working environment I can muster. I have worked on a great number of sets (including very recently) in which the "underlings" like PAs and background are treated like gum pooped by a dog under a shoe. I won't stand for it and that is not how my set is going to be. I want to make very sure that every single person that has anything to do with my production will be compensated, fed, and treated not only like a professional but like a person.

My other issue with this project is lack of social media followers. I am everywhere online but I don't have nearly the following I'd like to. I am going to do my very best to get the word out as well as I can. But I am really going to need the assistance of every backer and supporter to get the word out as well.

All of that being said, LET'S MAKE SOME MAGIC!!!

#AmishParadise

All over the interwebz, and help people know that this series will happen ONLY WITH YOUR HELP!