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Save Our Camera!!

Save Our Camera!!

Save Our Camera!!

Save Our Camera!!

Save Our Camera!!

We're in trouble and need your help!! Save our camera!

We're in trouble and need your help!! Save our camera!

We're in trouble and need your help!! Save our camera!

We're in trouble and need your help!! Save our camera!

Shaun Paul Costello
Shaun Paul Costello
Shaun Paul Costello
Shaun Paul Costello
3 Campaigns |
Philadelphia, United States
$1,305 USD 26 backers
6% of $19,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Why you should help! 

Who would have ever thought that Joe and ShaunPaul would find themselves in an an Empire Records (1985)  scenario?! But it's true the boys are trying to save their camera from going corporate. 
That's right, we are very artist friendly when it comes to renting out our RED SCARLET working on a project by project basis for pricing. 
When we bought the camera our intentions were to help out emerging artists by giving the independent artist scene a cheap alternative to high end film production for their projects. 
Since we have made this Indiegogo, an individual has stepped forward, saying they would like to come on as an equal partner and fund the entire project!
Sounds wonderful, right? 
Well, it's not! As gracious as this person is for wanting to do this (which we are so grateful for) this amazing person wants us to stop helping the artists and to treat this camera as a piece of rental gear, just to be used to make money. They want to match the prices of all the other rental houses and to stop giving deals and discounts to artists and to stop donating the camera to charities. 
We don't want to go corporate but we don't want to become obsolete either. 
So now our dilemma has changed and we need to raise the money to keep our camera solely for the artists! 
Damn the man! Help us keep full control of what projects we work on and what we charge for our rentals. 
We're asking everyone to donate even if it's just a dollar! The more donations we receive the more attention we get from the indiegogo site and the better our chances are of reaching our goal.  
So share and donate! We can't keep helping other artists if we don't get your help now! 
 The short of it. 

Joe Gariffo and ShaunPaul Costello are freelance filmmakers/actors from Philadelphia. They are in a pickle and  down on their luck. A little over a year ago they took out a loan and used all of their savings to buy themselves a movie camera. More precisely a RED Scarlet and about two weeks ago RED (The company that manufactures the camera) sent all of it's camera owners an email saying they need to purchase an upgrade from the Mysterium X sensor to the Dragon sensor.  They NEED to raise $19000.00 to upgrade their Red Scarlet (Mysterium X) to a Red Epic (Dragon) before June or their camera will become obsolete. The duo have spent the last two weeks frantically searching for ways to come up with the money to no avail.  Now they're turning to their family/friends/and fellow artists looking for help. 

The Email from RED

Who are these guys?

Joe Gariffo and Shaunpaul Costello met on a student film at Temple University and quickly became good friends. Soon after graduation the two got their start making feature films on the award winning comedy "Swooped", which the two co-wrote and starred in. The duo has since gone on and produced three other features "Close-up" starring Costello, Gariffo, Alan Ruck (Ferris Bueller's Day Off), Ryan Dunn (Jackass) and James Cagney (white Heat) and the film "Booted" starring Gariffo, Brian Anthony Wilson (The Wire), Marc Summers (unwrapped), Colin Quinn (Saturday Night Live), Tony Luke Jr. (Joey Nardone: The story of the Nail) and directed by ShaunPaul. The duo is teaming up again for their upcoming ice hockey dramedy "The Independents" Joe and ShaunPaul have made appearances in many television commercials for such companies as Comcast, A.D. Moyer, and Ford Cars to name a few. Behind the camera the duo has produced and directed several shorts and music videos of note.

 Joe's IMDB

Shaunpaul's IMDb

What we need to buy

Links to projects we worked on: 







Specifications for the Dragon 

What we have: 

What we need:

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The 10 second video

$15 USD
Joe and Shaunpaul will send you a personalized video thanking you for your contribution!
Estimated Shipping
May 2015
5 claimed

Personal thank you!

$1 USD
Joe and ShaunPaul will send you a personal thank you. (Ask their buddy Shane they will deliver)
Estimated Shipping
May 2015
1 claimed

A copy of the Swooped dvd

$25 USD
Grab a copy of Joe and ShaunPaul's new film "Swooped" being released later this year!
Estimated Shipping
December 2015
2 claimed

Shout out!

$25 USD
Here's more artists helping artists!! Are you in a band? Did you just act in a short film? do you have an art opening coming up? we'll with this perk Joe and ShaunPaul will give you a shout out to you on all their social media and support and promote you and your endeavors! (within good taste)
Estimated Shipping
May 2016
4 claimed

A signed copy of 'Swooped"

$50 USD
Get a personalized signed copy from the cast of the award winning film "Swooped"
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Learn to shoot on the RED

$75 USD
This perk is for that filmmaker who might not have had the chance to shoot with this magnificent camera. That's right for this perk you get a two hour training session on how to build, operate, and shoot on the red. We will shoot some test footage that'll you'll get to keep for your reel. Also, we'll cover work flow and post production!
Estimated Shipping
June 2015
2 claimed

Be an extra!

$100 USD
Ever wanted to be in a film or music video?!?! Well now you can with this perk you'll get to be an extra in an upcoming project (upon your availability) We'll make sure your beautiful face is seen in one of our upcoming projects shot on our upgraded RED camera!
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The actor's package.

$250 USD
We want to help the artists who support us!!! Do you need a headshot and/or demo reel?? If you're an actor then of course you do! We're offering both a headshot and a monologue/song recorded on our beautiful Red Epic Dragon in 6k for less than the cost of head shots! If you been meaning to get a new head shot or put a monologue/ song on film now's your chance to do it with one of the best film cameras out there!! Get a full professional photo/video shoot for a fraction of the cost!
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May 2015
0 out of 25 of claimed

The special guest appearance.

$250 USD
Would you like a speaking role in an upcoming project? With this perk you will get to be cast as a special guest appearance and given a speaking role! This is great for the up and coming actor to get their work seen.
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Associate producer credit

$500 USD
Ever wanted to be a producer?? Well now you can! With this perk you will get your name in the credits as an associate producer in one of the many upcoming films/webseries the team is working on. (Title only, credit is for one project only, of your choosing)
1 out of 20 of claimed

The 1 day rental.

$500 USD
The Red dragon rents for $850 a day just for the body with no accessories. (see picture in info section) with this perk We'll give you our entire camera package (all accessories we own), tripod, shoulder mount and our lowel lighting kit for one super low rate! A steal for any filmmaker or production looking to shoot on the Red Dragon.
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The band package.

$1,000 USD
If you're looking to get a video made for your band, now's the time to do it on the cheap! We'll shoot and edit a performance video for your band! Just for the rental cost of our gear alone you are getting a complete music video! (travel not included)
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The week Rental

$1,500 USD
The Red dragon camera package rents for $2,399. a week. (see picture in info section) with this perk We'll give you our entire camera package (all accessories we own), tripod, shoulder mount and our lowel lighting kit for one super low rate! A steal for any filmmaker or production looking to shoot on the Red Dragon. Huge Savings!
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The label package.

$2,500 USD
We'll make you an amazing narrative music video with all the trimmings! Professional actors, story line, band performances, the whole 9 yards and the kitchen sink for a crazy low price!
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The feature film package.

$6,500 USD
Are you trying to make a feature film and you want to shoot RED well get all of our equipment, the Red Dragon, and either Joe or Shaunpaul as a crew member for the entirety of your production for one super low cost!
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The partner.

$19,000 USD
If you were to be the sole angel to save Joe and Shaunpaul you would become a complete partner in owning the camera and whenever the Red Dragon isn't booked for work, it is yours to shoot with no cost with all of our equipment included to go along side it.
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