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Be A Social Anxiety Hero Help Connie the Conjurer

Be A Social Anxiety Hero Help Connie the Conjurer

Be A Social Anxiety Hero Help Connie the Conjurer

Be A Social Anxiety Hero Help Connie the Conjurer

Be A Social Anxiety Hero Help Connie the Conjurer

Help Kids Worldwide Find Their Way to Social Success

Help Kids Worldwide Find Their Way to Social Success

Help Kids Worldwide Find Their Way to Social Success

Help Kids Worldwide Find Their Way to Social Success

James Fairbanks IV
James Fairbanks IV
James Fairbanks IV
James Fairbanks IV
1 Campaign |
Los Angeles, United States
$2,035 USD 19 backers
0% of $250,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
Overview
"Connie The Conjurer" is a 2D animated television series created to highlight navigating a magical world while being challenged with social anxiety. The show captures the essence of what it is like to neither know what to say or how to say it when meeting others. The cast and crew understand both Connie's desire and struggle to make a connection. Most of us on "Team Connie" learned social skills by being instructed in the art of how to make a friend, rather than picking it up more naturally.

 

Connie The Conjurer  is the story of Connie Caldwell, a young, violin-playing, shy girl from California.  Her loving parents noticed early signs that Connie possessed the family gift of magic, and they decided that her eccentric grandma, “Mimi”, was the one to teach Connie all about it. So off Connie went to live with Mimi, down south, in the spooky town of Port Murky, Louisiana.  Port Murky is inhabited by so many ghosts that it puts any haunted mansion to shame. Mimi feels that Connie can become a conjurer in time.  Before that, Connie must learn to control her power to conjure spirits, to copy the ability of ghosts and to cast a proper spell.

Gaining supernatural powers isn’t the only thing that Connie faces. Connie has to manage her own “Social Anxiety” that keeps her from connecting to others which she so desperately wants. Moving to a new town is challenging for anybody, but especially so for Connie, whose fear of being judged keeps her from doing what she wants.  

Luckily for her, Connie isn’t alone on this adventure. With Mimi's guidance and a colorful bunch of new paranormal friends, Connie embarks on a mission to help every spirit in Port Murky and help herself become the person she wants to be.

 

Connie The Conjurer is a series that deals with a variety of timely messages. While it may be a fun and spooky show, at its core it exposes how a child with social anxiety navigates the world. The real dilemma in this show doesn’t come from  ghosts or monsters, but instead from Connie's own inhibitions.  How she accepts herself and how others accept her "otherness" is a message that speaks to how diversity of every kind ought to be valued.

Battling social anxiety is personal for series creator, James Fairbanks IV. At Connie’s age, James grew up with social challenges and worked through them to find peer connections. Connie is a character that anybody can relate to, because everyone has entered a room not knowing what to say or do. Connie's vulnerability and honesty resonates deeply within each of our hearts. 

 

James Fairbanks IV is an animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter and children's book author & illustrator. After releasing his first picture book, "Crystal & The Northern Lights" with Amazon in 2018, James founded 4th Scope Productions and began developing Connie The Conjurer with his animation mentor/friend Jeff "Swampy" Marsh. 

James is the Creator, Director, Show Runner and Executive Producer of Connie The Conjurer.

Jeff "Swampy" Marsh" is an animator, writer, director, producer, and voice actor. His most notable achievements are as a co-executive producer for Disney's animated series' Phineas and Ferb , and Milo Murphy's Law. Swampy is currently heading "Pete The Cat" for Amazon Prime.

Swampy is the founder of Surfer Jack Productions and is acting as a Senior Advisor for the development of Connie The Conjurer.

Randy Abrams is a seasoned entertainment executive.  He has played a key role in several successful projects as a creative marketing executive such as the launches of Phineas & Ferb, Wizards of Waverly Place, The Oprah Winfrey Network and UFC on Fox/Fuel TV!

Randy is acting as the Executive Producer and Creative Director of Connie the Conjurer.

 

A shy yet spunky girl with social anxiety who learns she’s next in line to inherit the family gift of becoming a Conjurer. Beneath her shy exterior, Connie is a very exciting and energetic person.  When she's not casting spells and helping spirits, Connie can be found playing her trusty violin "Stephane" and reading her large manga collection which she guards with her life. With her grandmother, new friends and unique abilities, Connie can finally begin the journey to find out who she is and what she's capable of.

Connie will be voiced by actress Francesca Capaldi. Francesca has played in a variety of roles, both live and animated, from Disney Channel's "Dog With a Blog" to 20th Century Fox & Blue Sky Studios' animated film, "The Peanuts Movie" as The Little Red Haired Girl.

 

The art of Voodoo is feared by everyone who encounters it, unless you’re Omi Miller. A young girl versed in Voodoo history, Omi hopes to show everyone that Voodoo is not scary or menacing at all. Positive, electric, and accompanied (at all times) by her white boa named Damba.  Omi is the kind of friend that can provide Connie with more than enough excitement, and Connie loves the wild ride of this friendship. 

Omi will be voiced by actress ​Skai Jackson. Skai has starred in Disney Channel hit shows such as "Jessie" and "Bunk'd"s as well and has experience voice acting in animated shows such as Team Umizoomi, Ultimate Spiderman, and more. 

 

Tricky, unpredictable, and accidentally conjured by Connie, Bodie is the most unique poltergeist you will meet. Much like Connie, Bodie has issues figuring out where he came from or where he belongs. Reluctant to admit it, Bodie is secretly happy to be Connie's friend.  Bodie also isn’t fully aware of how much his friendship means to her. 

Bodie will be voiced by voice actor Justin Cabanting. Justin has voiced a variety of freelance  roles both online and in gaming platforms before being cast in Connie The Conjurer.

 

New to Port Murky just like Connie, Maggie balances life as both a witch and a sixteen-year-old. Her magic comes out through her incredibly talented singing voice.  When she’s not reading about magic, or helping Connie understand magic, she spends time looking after her little brother, Zeke, who is a handful, though surprisingly gifted in magic too.

Maggie is voiced by voice actress, writer, and singer, Olivia Olson. Currently writing and recording new projects, Olivia has found success in animation, voicing Marceline The Vampire Queen in Cartoon Network's Adventure Time & Vanessa Doofenshmirtz in Disney's Phineas & Ferb. Olivia's first album, "Nowhere Land" was just released this year.

 

People in every corner of Louisiana know and fear the name Madam P. Crambay. In our story , however, she is simply known as Connie’s loving Grandma or “Mimi”. She mentors her favorite grandchild in the art of Conjuring, as well as the art of being strong in the face of danger. When she’s not conjuring spirits, running her creepy shop of horrors or telling people’s futures with her crystal ball, Mimi can be found gambling all night long or hunting for the man that got away!

Mimi will be voiced by experienced voice actress Jodi Carlisle. Jodi has played multiple voice roles in animation dating back to 1982. She is best known for her role as Marianne Thornberry from the classic Nickelodeon cartoon, "The Wild Thornberrys" and has played several live action television roles.

Stephane is Connie's trusty violin. Acting as both her comfort and Conjuring companion,  Connie cannot leave home with Stephane. The magic of Stephane is his powerful music that is filled with intense emotion and showcases Connie's potential and strength. 

Stephane will be played by world renowned violinist Sandy Cameron. Discovered at age 12, Sandy has since played shows all around the world included tours with Danny Elfman, Chris Botti, and more!

 

Syd Craven “Paranormal Extraordinaire" came to Port Murky to launch his paranormal television series where he chases Ghosts.  His sidekick is his college roommate who acts as his technical advisor on the show.  The two friends are constantly surprised and ill-equipped to handle the Spirit World they encounter.  They make a million mistakes as they attempt to get the T.V. show going.  Some of the mistakes cost them momentum, but others of those mistakes cost them even more. 

Syd Craven will be voiced by voice and podcast actor Cole Fairbanks. Cole has experience acting in multiple theater productions and will serve as both a voice actor and a writer for Connie The Conjurer. 

 

Port Murky is home to spirits of every kind, including poltergeists, banshees, pirates, ghouls and old opera singers. Ghosts can be found floating around town until their unfinished business is completed. 

Certain important ghosts will be voiced by voice actor, Brock Powell. Brock has voiced multiple character and creature roles ranging from The Kool Aid Man for Kraft, College Humor, Season 1 & 2 of Disney's Milo Murphys Law, God of War, and Hotel Transylvania 3: Overboard.

 

David Errigo, Jr. will voice some of these ghosts too.  David has performed voice work for roles in Final Fantasy XV, Yugioh ARC-V ,and more recently, "Ferb" in Disney's Milo Murphys Law Crossover with Phineas & Ferb.  In Connie The Conjurer, David will play the dark spirit prankster"Siph".

 

The music for Connie The Conjurer  will be created by film composer Bethany Brinton. Bethany has composed short film scores and collaborated on many projects, including Season 2 of Milo Murphy's Law , and several live acts with the creators of Disney's Phineas and Ferb. She has performed with many professional ensembles in a wide variety of genres, both in the U.S. and abroad.

 

 

Our story takes place in the fun, but freaky town of Port Murky, Louisiana. Every nook and cranny is full of activity for both the living as well as the dead! Including its many seaports, historic buildings, and endless places to eat, Port Murky  is a home for just about everyone. 

Port Murky is inspired by the historic and mysterious setting of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a melting pot of many different cultures and traditions dating back hundreds of years. Think of Port Murky as an expanded version of everything that makes New Orleans unique. People come far and wide to witness not only the history the town provides, but also its endless variety of tasty dishes from every culture imaginable.

Aside from the history, you will find an endless amount of apartments all older than its current inhabitants. Every apartment includes a themed business beneath it, including local shops, ancient markets turned into restaurants, and even voodoo shops both catering to tourists and practicing magic for themselves. 

As mentioned before, Port Murky is a town rich with history, meaning thousands of spirits from all different time periods call Port Murky home. Every kind of ghost from Poltergeists and Banshees to Phantoms and Doppelgängers can be found in Port Murky’s eventful and dark history. This is the backdrop for Connie to explore as she becomes the remedy for every spirit with unfinished business, and there’s a lot of them!

 

 

 

 

 

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Thank You  From Team Connie

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Official Team Connie Coin

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Receive an enamel Connie The Conjurer Character Keychain along with the previous perks! Take this haunted keychain of Connie herself anywhere with you!
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Receive a 36x24 inch Connie The Conjurer Poster! Autographed by the entire cast and crew of Team Connie! Along with all previous perks!
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Enamel Connie & Bodie Pin

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Signed Connie Illustration

Signed Connie Illustration

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Receive an original Connie The Conjurer Illustration signed and dated by the creator of the show, James Fairbanks IV!
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Connie Character Commission

Connie Character Commission

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Receive a unique opportunity to have yourself or any member of your family sketched in the style of the show with any Connie character of your choice! The illustration will be created and signed by the show's creator James Fairbanks IV!
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Receive (4) Family VIP Passes to the Pilot Episode Premiere Party! Meet & Greet with the entire cast and crew from Connie The Conjurer! Includes ground transportation to and from the event located within' Southern California! And become added as a background character in the first episode of Connie The Conjurer!
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