Campaign Update #3 - November 28th:
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Just 3 more days to join us and get the chance to have your name in the ending credits of
Cupids.
The Cupids still need you!
#RaiseTheCupids
Campaign Update #2 - November 26th:
Our competition is now closed and this is what happened on November 25th:
Congratulations to our new Crowdfunding Producer!
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Campaign Update #1 - November 20th:
We are proud to announce that on Thursday, November 19th our campaign has finally REACHED ITS GOAL!
The Cupids team would like to express its enormous gratitude to all the fabulous backers that helped us make this project real.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR AMAZING SUPPORT!
And, as a reward for your generosity, we'd love to invite you all on a contest to win a prestigious CROWDFUNDING PRODUCER credit on IMDb.
We know lots of you would love to get a credit on the Internet Movie Database connected to our film so we made our contest very accessible as it requires just a £1 donation made between November 20th to 24th to enter.
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Come and play with us!
And this is not all!
Since we reached this point, and with 11 days of campaign left, we also decided to set some stretch goal to make our short film travel the film festivals around the world the way it deserves!
So keep supporting this project and invite all of your fiends, the fun isn't finished yet!
#RaiseTheCupids
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is a fantasy comedy short film that reveals the extraordinary world behind everyone’s life.
The story follows the struggles of two cupids
trying to get their two humans to first meet and
then, the biggest challenge of them all, to actually talk to each other.
Our
main characters, Arabella and Saraphel, have
to use every trick they know to get their humans to connect. They only have a brief
window of opportunity while their humans, Paul and Claire, are in the same location at the same time, otherwise
the chance for this relationship will be lost forever.
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Arabella
is a highly experienced and professional cupid, determined to do a good job but
completely fed up with modern day humans and their lack of romance.
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Saraphel
is new to working with human beings as he’s spent most of his career in the
Rabbit Department. Oddly enough, his rabbit techniques don’t seem to translate
well to the humans.
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One year ago
we held a campaign to #SaveTheCupids because the lack of love between human
beings was turning cupids into an endangered species. To bring awareness of
their plight we raised funds to make Cupids,
a short film to open everyone’s eyes to the world of the cupids.
We shot Cupids over two nights
in the beautiful Artisan cafe in Ealing (London) with a crew of very talented people
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Thanks to
all their effort we’ve now reached the post-production phase of the film.
Wo-Ho! :)
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Having saved
the cupids by shooting our film, our mission now is to get Cupids finished and out into the
world for as many people as possible to see.
By achieving
this we will #RaiseTheCupids; letting more people know that they should be
friendly and talk to each other, as this will make the lives of all cupids
easier from now on.
There’s
three things we need to do to finish off the film:
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Animated Titles: We can give the opening sequence of Cupids a visual style that will instantly grab people’s attention, get them smiling and remember our film forever.
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Sound Design: Our sound is lovely and crisp
but we can use it creatively to depict the two worlds onscreen: the invisible
world of the cupids and the everyday world of the humans.
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Colour Grading: By grading our film we will
make it shine, look vibrant and enhance the two different worlds on screen.
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This is also the
last chance to get involved, get
your name attached or just be part of the Cupids
team as we finish off the film and get it out to festivals.
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Perks.
Perks. PERKS!
We have the classic perks that every campaign must have:
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Mugs, posters and signed scripts
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DVDs or Blu-Rays
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Special thanks & IMDb credits
But we also
have some very special perks tailored for you:
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Love Forecast
Your own,
personalised, “Cupid’s Love Forecast” approved by “The Cupids Institute of Human
Affairs”. Available for singles and couples.
The report identifies the top three qualities you should look for in your
perfect partner. Also there will be three mysterious signs you should look out for to
find that special someone, it might be a green umbrella on a Tuesday morning or
whatever your cupid wants you to notice.
The Love Forecast will be beautifully presented and tailor made for you. Make
sure you accept the friend request on Facebook from the “Cupids Institute of
Human Affairs” – as yes, the cupids are on Facebook.
And don't forget to
specify in the comment tab if you're
single or in a relashionship. This will make the forecast more accurate.
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Your Very own Cupid's Wing
Imagine seeing a genuine cupid wing magically floating around in your room everyday. Well, imagine no longer! We have four cupid wings donated to us by our cupid stars that we have framed in an invisible fashion so they can hang from your ceiling and amaze your family, guests and pets with colour vision. Limited to 4 wings.
Tiernan Douieb's first Stan-Up Film
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Limited to the first 10 backers
Skype Calls
with Cast and Crew
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Fancy
talking to a professional comedian who has appeared on television, performed
shows in Edinburgh and recently supported Frankie Boyle on tour? Well then, how
about ten minutes with the brilliant Tiernan Douieb. You can chat about comedy,
performing or say nothing and just have a Skype staring contest if you prefer. Limited to the first 5 backers.
Ever
wondered what a cupid might advise you to do about your love, family or friendship
problems? Well, Jenny Delisle is inhabiting the cupid Arabella to bring you
that wisdom. She will be Agony Aunt Cupid and will give you straight talking
advice to help you clear up those issues in your life the cupid’s way, but no,
that doesn’t mean firing arrows at people. Limited to the first 5 backers
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Our Producer
Pilli Cortese, founder of Wo-Ho! Productions and director of the Feature Film
Waves, the first feature film about
Twin Flames, is giving you the chance to Skype with her about matters of the
heart. If you’ve ever felt that finding your partner was like reuniting with the other half of your soul then you might be in a Twin Flame Relationship. Pilli
is an expert on these and can give advice and explain the spiritual side of
true love.
Limited to the first 10 backers.
Our Producer/Director Angelo Calarco is also open for a Skype about filmmaking, electronic music and summer BBQs. Limited to the first 10 backers.
An Italian
Dinner
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For a
genuinely Italian evening, right in the heart of London,
Producer/Director Angelo and Producer Pilli will cook a delicious meal just for
you. You will be invited to an exclusive location and can request the Italian
meal you’ve always wanted to eat but were too afraid to try and pronounce.
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Jenny Delisle is our cupid Arabella. Jenny trained at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) and has been singing, writing and acting ever since. This year she played the leads in several London fringe plays, independent films and performed in two productions at this year’s Brighton Fringe Festival.
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Tiernan Douieb plays our cupid Saraphel and when he’s not acting he’s being a
professional stand-up comedian. Tiernan has performed several solo shows at the
Edinburgh Fringe, has appeared on TV and recently supported Frankie Boyle. He’s
also on
Twitter
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Michelle Fahrenheim plays our Clare and has studied acting both in the UK and the US.
She has been acting professionally since 2010 and has worked with talented
directors including Jon Ronson, Peter James and Debbie Seymour.
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Daniel Knight plays Paul and might look familiar from recent Sky Broadband idents
where he plays a snake charmer entrancing an ethernet cable. Daniel was
nominated Best Actor for his role in the short
Fish Happens and his short
Love
and Budapest premiered at the New York City International Film Festival in
May.
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Producer/Director: Angelo Calarco
Angelo Calarco is the brains behind the Cupids project. An Italian filmmaker and award winning comedian, he began his film career in 2009 as as writer and co-producer of short film L’Ultima Opera.
Angelo’s passion for cinema dates back to his early childhood, when he developed great interest in comedy, fantasy and science-fiction. His unique nonconformist, subtly wacky, style is reminiscent of acclaimed director Wes Anderson, with a hint of Kevin Smith.
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Scriptwriter: Nick Grills
Nick Grills is our award-winning screenwriter of Cupids. He won a Guinness World Record in 2014 for his short, Last Chance, part of the50 Kisses feature film.
As a comedy writer Nick enjoys writing about outsider characters dealing with unusual situations. Find out more at www.nickgrills.com
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Director of Photography: Richard Dunton
Richard is a talented Cinematographer graduated from the UK National Film and Television School (NTFS)
Richard has always known that Cinematography was his calling and he has had a passion for stills photography from the age of eleven. In addition, his father is a cinematographer/camera & lens engineer and his siblings work as a Visual Effects DP and Director/Writer respectively, thus helping to make it a path that was very clear to him.
Richard recently had the pleasure of having been written about under the 'New Wave' section of the British Cinematographer Magazine.
His last short film "Two Dosas" won the London Calling Plus Jury Award in 2014 and Best Comedy Short Film at the 24th Aspen Shortsfest (Academy Award qualifying)!
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Co-Producer: Pilli Cortese
Pilli Cortese is a screenwriter/director/producer.
She is the founder of Wo-ho!Productions on a mission to wo-hoize the world!
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Co-Producer/Production Manager: Dylan Rees
Dylan Rees is a Production Manager and Producer. He has a background in short films, music videos and television.
Dylan has worked on a huge variety of productions, but the most exciting thing he has ever done is sit in a recording studio with Brian Blessed for a day.
His career ambition is to organise the first shoot on Mars (or failing that to just pay the rent).
Editor: Ricky Milling
Ricky has been editing for 5 year, working on a wide range of projects including the feature film ‘WELCOME TO CUROSITY’ , 10x30” travel series ‘FORBIDDEN CHINA’ and Augustine’s ‘WEARY EYES’ music video and a number of brand films, including work for 'DIXONS' & 'JD SPORTS' .
Production companies:
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and also, from our previous campaign:
"Cupids" Co-Producers: Francesca Carbone, Jo Grills, Luna Ventrice
"Cupids" Associate Producers: Mattia Puleo, Anthony Loh
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Of course
there’s lots of other ways you can help our film and #RaiseTheCupids.
Spread the word!
Even just
telling your friends about our campaign or using social media to get our
message out there is an enormous help to a small film with big ambitions like
ours.
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Get in touch
Here are all our relevant websites, social media accounts and emails in
one place:
Twitter: @CupidsTheMovie
Facebook
Youtube Channel
Vimeo Channel
Also, if you're a web/graphic designer and would like to get involved in Cupids, we would love to hear from you. Please send us an email with a link to your portfolio at cupidsthemovie@gmail.com
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Fancy
talking to a professional comedian who has appeared on television, performed
shows in Edinburgh and recently supported Frankie Boyle on tour? Well then, how
about ten minutes with the brilliant Tiernan Douieb. You can chat about comedy,
performing or say nothing and just have a Skype staring contest if you prefer. Limited to the first 5 backers.
Co-Producer: 
Co-Producer/Production Manager: 
