As with any feature film, there’s a lot of factors that affect its success. The script, the actors, and the director are at the top of that list, but it still takes many artists and individuals to make a movie and we already have many of the key people in place who will help make Broken Glass a success.

Beginning with the writer/producer/director, Bill Johns, Broken Glass has a great head start. Bill was the director of photography on six feature films and has won three Silver Tellys and two Bronze for filmmaking excellence. He completed and got distribution for his own feature film, ‘Madness’ which he wrote, produced, edited and directed.  The film even got four out of five stars on the indie film site FilmThreat.com.

His work on seven other feature films has given him the experience to adapt quickly to the changing environments of feature film production and whether he was Director of Photography, or editor, or in charge of special effects, he always came through with images and FX that rivaled his Hollywood counterparts. He even earned the moniker, ‘On-Set MacGyver’ for his ability to solve problems quickly and creatively.

Here are some test scenes Bill shot for Broken Glass:

Bill is also an accomplished screenwriter, with six feature length and four short film scripts under his belt. Feedback from script competitions and industry professionals has been very positive and Broken Glass is promising to be another great example of Bill’s creative style and unique storylines.

Next to consider is the talent for the film. We plan to pursue A-List actors for the leading roles, beginning with someone to play Cora who will bring her to life and help us gain a foothold with a reputable distributor.

Although money is the obvious answer, we also need things that money can’t buy. Your word-of-mouth can make a huge impact on the success of our campaign. Whether it’s to tell your friends and family about our Indiegogo page or to create an eager audience for our film once it’s released, word-of-mouth is an amazingly effective tool.

We also need contacts with agencies, actors, distributors, and various media platform executives, to open the doors that are often closed to independent filmmakers.

For instance, we plan to pursue some very famous actresses to play the part of Cora.  The short list includes: Chloe Moretz, Daisy Ridley, Elle Fanning and Lily-Rose Depp. Having one of them attached to the project will not only raise awareness exponentially, but will also open up a host of financing options since distribution on some level will be nearly guaranteed.

However, if we’re unable to secure the high powered talent we seek, we still believe the story, imagery and acting will make for an amazing motion picture that everyone will want to see.

We’re only seeking to raise $50,000.00 and with that goal in mind, we can make the movie. Obviously it won’t have any big names attached, but we can still get it done.  Now the downside - we’ve specified ‘flexible funding’ so that no matter what we raise we can keep and use the money for the early stages of the film’s production.  

PLEASE NOTE: I don’t want to mislead anyone into thinking that if we only raise a few thousand dollars that we’ll be able to make the movie, however we can use those limited funds to reach out to talent, financiers and distributors to try and get the film off the ground by other means. Be assured, every dollar will go towards pursuing this dream.  So, even if we can’t complete the film, we will be documenting the entire process and creating a film about the journey, so that you can share in the trials and tribulations of the filmmaking process. This documentary would then be the replacement video for the perks that specify a video link, DVD, or BluRay. 

Imagine going to a movie at your local theater with all your friends and as the lights go down you lean over and whisper, “I helped make this movie.” That alone is pretty cool, but then imagine you’re wearing an exclusive T-Shirt from the film, or you see your name in the closing credits. I think that’s pretty exciting.

The perks are pretty awesome and the more you give, the more you get, so please lend a hand and help us make an amazing motion picture – Thanks for everything!