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Support our Community of Creators!
Hello I am LaVarro, I am one of the co-founders of Necessary Studios, Necessary Studios is a Audio and video production studio that creates web series, music videos, talks shows, podcast and much more. We are content creators, anything you can hear or see we create.
I myself am a filmmaker originally from Detroit MI, I moved to New York City 10 years ago with dreams of making it big in film and television. I did it! I have enjoyed a very successful career making film and television. I've edited shows for some of you favorite networks, including Viceland, MTV, BET, Vh1, HGTV, Discover, TLC, and more. I have also had a hand in creating some independent films, including my very first award winning Web Series Love or Money, and BET's digital series Situationships, and the up coming Bubbly Brown Sugar! Through Necessary Studios, we have become a staple in the New York independent film community. Our studio is home base to many local filmmakers. We host a monthly event to showcase the films of our community of creatives. Since I made my first web series, I have helped a lot of filmmakers realize their dreams, helping them on their projects.
I the spirit of collaboration and growth, it is time to take it to the next level. I have written my very first feature film called "Fade."
Have you ever met someone that seems to have all the potential in the world but just isn't using it? The kid in school would would be a scholar if he "applied himself," or the dominant basketball player on the playground that just wouldn't try out for the team. Our main character in this story is that guy. Myles is a 30 year old brand manager that is just coasting though life. Everyone around him has such high expectations for him, but Myles has no desire to meet those expectations. This attitude is destined to change when he inherits a special watch that gives him the power to teleport! He must overcome his fear of failure to defeat an unsuspecting supervillain.
I’ve written this movie to encourage myself and others to go after what we want in life. To not be satisfied with what life hands us but to push ourselves to reach our full potential. This project is an example of this. My life is fine, the way it is, but I want my life to be extraordinary, so I’m going for it and making this movie. I want people to know if they want more, they have the power to access it if they really act on their desires. And yes, everyday I wish I had superpowers.
The intention of this campaign is to raise money to complete proof of concept scenes. These are scenes that are taking directly from the script to prove to investors and our audience that we can create this movie and for them to see how awesome it would be.
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How You Can Get Involved
To make these proof of concepts the best that can be we need your help. We need $2502.78. (indiegogo suggested we be specific) All of this money will go to the cast and crew. There will be 6 actors, one director of photography one director,(not paying myself) 2 producers, production assistants, media manager, production coordinator, audio engineer, camera operator, gaffer, lions and tigers and bears. Everyone involved is a professional that normally gets paid top dollar for their work. Because of their relationship with me and the studio, they are willing to lower or even donate their normal fee. I still want to be able to compensate the as much as I can to show a small portion of my appreciation for their time and creativity. At the very least I want to be able to feed them during the long shoot days and feed them well! With this being a special effects heavy project, there is really no way to get around the high cost of both production and post production.
This is my first crowd funding campaign. All my other projects I funded myself. I decided to do crowdfunding on this one for 2 reasons. 1. I want to be able to compensate my cast and crew with a little more that what's in my pocket, and 2 I want you guys to take this ride with me. I will continue with updates on the project from now all the way to the premiere on the big screen. This movie is important to us and I want you guys to be in on it!
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Help Us Go Viral
If you guys are unable to make monetary contributions I still want you to be involved. Another way you can help is to simply share this with your friends and social media pages. Every cent counts and so does every share!
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Meet the Team!
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LaVarro Jones: Creator/Director
LaVarro has over 19 years of work experience in film and television. LaVarro started his career at BET (Black Entertainment Television) working on various shows including, BET’s Black Carpet, The 5, Rip The Runway, and various promos and television specials. As his career progressed LaVarro worked for other networks including VH1, Bravo, HGTV, History Channel, and Style Network. He edited various shows including, I Want To Work For Diddy, Kimora, Life in The Fab Lane, Amish Mafia, Breaking Amish, Mob Wives, Prank Academy and Situationships. He currently edits “The number one show in late night, ball bags,” Viceland’s Desus and Mero.Through his production company, LaVarro Productions, has written directed and edited web series, short films, music and promotional videos. The company’s first web series, “Love And Money,” won 4 best acting awards at the 2013 LA Web Fest. In 2016 LaVarro formed Necessary Studios, with fellow creative, Kamau Martin. Necessary Studios, is the place to go for all of your production needs. The facility is equipped with everything needed to make your project a success. It has a production studio, podcast studio, music studio, as well as edit stations. Necessary Studios currently has multiple projects in active development, including their first feature film as well as a television pilot and a few webseries. LaVarro’s first love is storytelling. His passion is telling stories that entertain, educate and inspire. He has a great love for his creative community and is always looking to collaborate with or empower others to tell the necessary stories, we all want to hear. IG: @lavarro
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Tamala Baldwin: Producer
If you ever notice someone randomly breaking out into a happy dance around the streets of New York City with a huge twinkle in her eye and a gigantic smile across her face, chances are you have spotted Award-Winning Content Producer and Actress, Tamala Baldwin, MBA. Tamala is an International performing artist and author of Limitless in Possibilities. She has been cast by Broadway Directors like Richard Stafford, Paul Stancato and BT McNicholl for various theatrical productions. Theater credits include: Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Little Shop of Horrors, Hairspray, Dreamgirls and Sunshine Boys. She is currently in production for Asunder, a digital soap opera series, slated to be released on Amazon this winter and Curvy Girls Rock! When Tamala is not performing, she is running her production company, Soul Kisses Productions that has afforded her the opportunity to work with Billboard Charting artists like 50 Cent, Mandy Moore, T-Pain and Lil Mama; with major record labels like Warner Brothers, Columbia, Universal and for mega brands such as Energizer, AARP, Photobucket, Myspace and Eventful. Most notably, Tamala earned an MBA, which focused on film production. There she was the co-creator of an independent film, which screened in NYC. While at the Cannes Film Festival, she networked with many international film producers and directors. Currently, Tamala is the Creator/Executive Producer of Bubbly Brown Sugar, a new television/web series. She is also a producing a short film about schizoaffective disorder.Her cinematic dreams include directing music videos, creating impactful films that promote inclusion and diversity, and producing educational documentaries. IG: @tamalabaldwin
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Rachelle Le Blanc: Project Manager
Rachelle Le Blanc, also known as Shelly, is a 29 year old actress from Curaçao. In 2012 Shelly moved to the States to pursue a Masters degree in Business administration and after obtaining her degree she moved to New York to attend New York Film Academy and studied Acting for Film. Since her graduation from NYFA, Shelly’s acted in Student Films, webseries, produced and starred in a short movie “Worthy of Love”, which is in post production and obtained a Masters degree in Media Management. In 2017, Shelly was nominated Best Supporting Actress by the Urban Webseries Awards for her performance in Da Brooklyn Way. Shelly is looking forward to a successful career in acting and hopes to inspire others with her passion and talent. Fun fact: Shelly is fluent in 4 different languages. IG:@Inspiringactress_shellsz
MEET THE CAST
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Krystal Farris - Playing the role of Lisa
A native of Riverdale, GA. She moved to New York after high school to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. After graduating Krystal went on to perform in two Off-Broadway Plays for three years Platanos and Collard Greens and Auction Block to Hip-Hop as well as doing the national tour for both plays. In 2014 Krystal booked a lead role in the upcoming feature film BOLDEN due for release in May of 2019 as well as role in SKINNED directed by Lisa Raye and the lead role in SEEDS OF DOUBT direct by Yasmin Shiraz. Krystal is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and currently resides in Atlanta with her son where she continues to reach for the stars.