Indiegogoers!
Indiegogo goers? Nah, too many "go's." Anyway, thank you for stopping in and checking out "Pendulum." A short film written and directed by myself, J.O. Fusco, and edited and produced by Steven Burnette. We are film students at Saddleback College and have put a lot of work into the making of this film, but there is still more to be done... This is where we need you!
The reason we are seeking funding for "Pendulum" is because we feel it has the potential to make an impact at festivals and allow us to gain recognition as up and coming filmmakers who set out to achieve high production value and deliver quality work into the projects we touch. Even as students, we have very high expectations for ourselves and put out the best work we can, given the adolescent stages of our careers.
The film has already been submitted to Palm Springs International Shortfest, Newport Beach Film Festival, LA Film Festival, Long Beach Indie International Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, and we aren't stopping there. It will for sure be at Newport Beach Film Festival in April, and we are waiting to hear back from the others.
Please watch the trailer above!
It has some Behind The Scenes footage along with director's commentary at the end as a little pitch video. Also, the movie poster below (it's missing the Laurel Leaves you're helping us put on there from festivals!) is the one referred to in the PERKS section to the right ---->
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Our Goal + Your Incentives:
We are hoping to raise $6,000 USD for "Pendulum." This will get our festival submission fees covered, help book travel, lodging, feed us, and pay back some of the borrowed money used to produce the film. A lot of hard work, time, and money went into the making of this film and if you believe in us enough that we exceed our goal, that money will go right into the next project so we can continue to get better and all the while entertain you. After all, that's what we aim to do.
The list of perks on the right explain all of the different things you can receive by donating. Since "Pendulum" has already been filmed the perks are driven toward visual aids and the viewing of the film, whether it's in the form of a digital download or a tangible item sent directly to you. There wasn't much time to do any fundraising between pre-production and production, so, here we are.
What Makes "Pendulum" Donation Worthy...
As mentioned before, we put A LOT of work into this film and it really shows through its production value. It is recognized through SAG-AFTRA as a short film, having filed the necessary paperwork, and when we took that into consideration we really wanted to elevate all aspects of it. So, we utilized the following:
- SAG-AFTRA Actors
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VFX Artists
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Original Score
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Sound Mixing
- Production Design
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Graphic Artist
I hope this has been informative enough to help you with your decision to donate.
Other Ways You Can Help
If you cannot donate you can always share this link in any and all ways possible. Please and THANK YOU! The fact that you've made it to the bottom here means a lot that you'd invest the time alone, so, good on ya! Now kindly pass it along ;-)
Again, we really appreciate you checking out our "Pendulum" page and hope you enjoy the film and all of our films to come...
Best,
"Pendulum" team
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