TL:DR
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I need your money and support to make a cool movie.
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"the Pitch"
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It's a Slasher film... called SLASHER FILM. Which is to say, it's a slasher film about these kids who are supposed to help gentrify an old, abandoned insane asylum into condos as a part of their community service... But someone hasn't moved outof the asylum yet!!! Dun, DUN DUUUUUUN!
So... original, right?
... Halfway through the film, the characters find out that THEY are IN a 'Slasher Film' but we NEVER break the 4th wall, and we NEVER 'talk to the audience'.
Providing a new approach to the slasher film, while having just enough of a classic feel to appear familiar, Slasher FIlm will have something for fans of any generation!
Join us today!
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The Details: So... who am I?
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My name is Kevin Preece.
It's weird to write it down like this, but I have been in the entertainment industry over 40 years, most of my life. I was a professional musician originally brought in to help a friend on a film... and then, I got the bug.
My music career changed as I aged, and I found a new love in film and dove in, helping on every and any job I could get on set. I wanted to learn everything I could in every possible position so I could have a more informed position when working with my own crews and actors.
This was always my goal.
For years, I worked service films, features, every schmalzy xmas, TV thriller, and 'movie of the week' I could get on, to learn and absorb both good and bad habits, to figure the mechanics. It was my trial by fire.
I did indies as a palette cleanser, (and sanity restorer if I am being honest)... and I also helped my friends out on doing their films, directing, writing, doing FX, music, sound, producing, whatever. ...but now?
It's my time.
The whole point of art is to make it... and while I have been very fortunate to have been involved with films that have made it into, and performed in the international market... It's my work, but it isn't MY story.
That is what SLASHER FILM is. My story.
No, I didn't go on a killing spree and murder a buncha people... (yet), but every character is a part of me, every scene is interconnected on some insane level in my mind! Every. single. detail.
I feel like that "conspiracy meme" guy sometimes as to how it all works. But it does. I have taken years to hone and shape this...
All I need now, is you.
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What We Need & What You Get
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I can try to get all fancy and such, make a lot of nice statements and promises... but really, why bother?
We need like 60-70ish grand to make a dent in this thing. Even then, it's "micro-budget"
We (my team and I) already have a small chunk of that, but we don't have it yet, nor is is available or guaranteed until we get it in our hands... right? So we can't bank on that to get going at least.
So that is where everyone comes in. We will set this thing for 30 K so we can pay cast/crew a pittance, at least, and if we can overfund it, then we can up that a bit, make it easier by hiring more skilled hands and some gear. Friends are great, but friends gotta eat.
Perks? well, I prefer to make a great movie instead of a great teeshirt for something that never happened, but my friends and 'my people' all say I have to offer something... so how about this:
As a THANK YOU to EVERYONE who contributes any amount at all, I want you to know a private link to the "proof of concept" short film "The Legend of Joseph Goody" will be sent to you when complete as our way of letting you peek into the world we are creating here, before anyone else.
Is it a prequel? Kinda? But you get to see it well before it gets released to the public. So that's cool...right?
You will get this as soon as we have a final version uploaded, hopefully before we start projected filming in February. Either way, you get first eyes on it!
What else? I will do up some kind of packages at certain contribution tiers, but I was thinking of keeping it personal, more real... maybe a screen used prop, signed scripts and more, but keeping it grounded in reality, not perkapalooza. The biggest perk is going to be the film itself. (EDIT to add- I made some perks. Not a ton, but I kept it realistic that the funding is for the movie, not the perk... but there IS something if you want it!)
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What if you don't make, or exceed the goal?
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Anything and everything we have is going to go into this, but if we don't make the goal, it still all goes on the screen, I mean, where else is is going to go?
What happens IF we make more than the goal?
Obviously, that's the dream...It goes to paying the existing cast and crew, and having more skilled crew to join our team, gear and FX, as well as post production.
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The Impact
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There are a million horror movies out there... so how does this stack up?
I dunno, art is subjective, some folks might love this, some might hate it, but me? I want something I haven't seen done before, ...or have those things I have seen, shown to me in a new way, ...don't you?
I think I have done that, giving people something slashers haven't had in a while... something new. Now we need to film it, so we can see if I am right.
The universe is lining up in a weird way, I have MANY like minded people with fire and passion, to be honest, it scares me in all the right ways how we trust in each other to bring these words to life! To the crew, who work on this thing out of drive, and love. I'd sure love to pay them something to make the time they are giving me easier.
I am supposed to try to convince you of a track record you can believe in... but really, I was ready to start this before the pandemic, which obviously shut us down.
During that 2 year time I honed and sharpened the script and characters... attracted people to the project, built relationships that move this from "Might do it" to "gonna do it."
I have an IMDB, I am a pretty easy person to track my work and music, but that doesn't matter.
I just want to make this movie. Everything has brought me here. It's time.
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Risks & Challenges
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I can lie, tell you everything is going to be great... and it will be. But it will also suck.
Not just the emotional roller coaster of seeing how the funding succeeds or fails, but the wait. MAN... the wait!
The wait just to see if our work can proceed on our projected timetable (we'd like to start in February 2024) or if we need to regroup and come at it a different way, but here we go.
The risk is mostly on us to get it done, I have gotten a LOT of other peoples projects done. Sooo...there is that.
But as life gets weird... we could lose it all. you never know, right? Seriously.
But... That isn't the plan though. So let's get it done, together!
I will be as transparent as I am able without oversharing... I mostly promise. Check back for video updates too!
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Other Ways You Can Help
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I actually want EVERYONE to share it... EVERYONE... but I get that not everyone can contribute in a financial way, the most important is sharing the info everywhere as much as you can. I am going to annoy the hell out of all my social media, and friends from around the world ... they will likely cut me off or snooze me for 30 days... haha... but seriously, share it if you can, everywhere if you can, please!
Friends have said for years, "You should have asked me!" ...I have crippling anxieties when asking for something, I prefer to do it myself. This is way too big for just me. I have been graced wth a group of friends and film professionals that are all urging me on, and with a team this supportive, how can I lose?
IF you want to get involved in any other way... contact me. Seriously! I am not in a position to refuse much, so we can work out something I'm sure! If you wish to contribute outside of the financial, like goods or services, something like that? Please reach out.
I already have a friend offering to provide us gourmet coffee to the crew! So ...my first sponsor? I dunno. but hey, a caffeinated crew is a happy crew!
My mother always said... if you don't ask, you won't get.
Here we are, I'm asking.
Thank you for getting through all this with me. I appreciate your time.