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Songwriter Documentary Series

Songwriter is a documentary series featuring songwriters and bands - it features their creative process and the story behind their music.

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Songwriter Documentary Series

Songwriter Documentary Series

Songwriter Documentary Series

Songwriter Documentary Series

Songwriter Documentary Series

Songwriter is a documentary series featuring songwriters and bands - it features their creative process and the story behind their music.

Songwriter is a documentary series featuring songwriters and bands - it features their creative process and the story behind their music.

Songwriter is a documentary series featuring songwriters and bands - it features their creative process and the story behind their music.

Songwriter is a documentary series featuring songwriters and bands - it features their creative process and the story behind their music.

Mike Purcell
Mike Purcell
Mike Purcell
Mike Purcell
2 Campaigns |
Nashville, United States
$185 USD 4 backers
12% of $1,500 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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What is "Songwriter" and Who We Are

6 Minor Films is Mike Purcell and Eric Fazzini. We are located in Nashville, Tennessee. Both of us have a long background in the music business - Mike as an audio engineer and musician, Eric as a touring sax player in ska bands. We both have a passion for music and video. We've both been workin in Audio Post Production for feature films and shorts the last 6 months and have worked on video projects on and off throughout our careers. We've been working on this series the last 2 months and have some examples of our final product available (the pitch video is the trailer from our first episode.)

To the public, songwriting on the surface may seem like a simple process - strum a few chords, write a few words, and a song is done. But in truth, its often a long tough process inspired by any number of things. Songwriters draw upon whole life experiences or specific events and are attempting to convey a thought, emotion, or story - and each one of them accomplishes this in a unique way. Their personalities and experiences show through in what the create, and we are making that entire process a little more transparent for the average listener.

We are documenting individual songwriters and bands and how they go about creating music. What drives them to create, their motivation in choosing topics, how they went about becoming songwriters, and their process for creating music. We also find out what they have had to do to continue to be songwriters - most musicians never go on to financial success and often struggle to make ends meet. But they do it, and work hard to be able to pursue their passions.

By helping us fund this project, you will be contributing to both the Memphis music scene and the Nashville movie scene - this will allow us to use our personal funds for better equipment to produce better documentaries.

 

What We Need & What You Get

We are seeking funding in the amount of $1500 to cover expenses for 5 days of shooting in Memphis. This money will cover travel expenses, food and lodging and  and hard drives for footage. We don't farm out any of the work or pay ourselves - Eric and Mike handle all the shooting, editing and post production at our studio. If for some reason we exceed our goal, any money will be used to invest in equipment to improve the quality of our project.

We are shooting Episode 4 & 5 in Memphis. Episode 4 will feature Brad Pounders, a long time Memphis musician. Episode 5 will feature The Bear and Fear, an innovative duo which blends rap, EDM and rock into a unique style. We will shoot 2 days of interviews with each of these artists, in addition to The Bear and Fear's performance at Memfest on July 21st and a studio recording date with Brad Pounders.

We will complete all the interview and B-roll while we are in Memphis. From then, it will take us about 4-5 weeks to get the shows edited and all post production completed. Both episodes will be released to our youtube & vimeo channels.

Perks-
$5 - Thank You on our Facebook Page

$20 - B Roll and Early Release
You'll receive exclusive access to B Roll footage and outtakes from both Memphis artists. You will also receive links to view both episodes before they are publicly available.

$25 - You name on the little screen
Your name will be featured in the special thanks of the end credits of both Memphis episodes of Songwriter

$50 - Personalized Video Thank You from Brad or The Bear and Fear
You'll receive a personalized video thank you from either artist which will be featured on our public youtube page (or emailed to you if you'd prefer it not posted publicly.)

$500 - Be The Boss
Your name will be featured with the title "Executive Producer" in the credits for 1 of the videos. This information will also be entered into IMDB.

 

Why

We are documenting how individual songwriters go about the way they create music. Everyone works differently, and by sharing how one person does it, we spark creativity in others.

A lot of people listen to music, and don't give a second thought to what goes into creating it, or what inspired a person... And when you learn those things, you appreciate the music even more

Music and songwriting often aren't financially profitable careers. Most everyone involved in it describes it as a labor of love. People feel compelled to create music, and we show the lengths that they go to in order to be musicians.

Each of these documentaries allows the bands a promotional opportunity as well as an opportunity to let fans get to know them better. The artist gets to share their visions with you and gives you a glimpse into why they do what they do - and what they have to do in order to be able to offer you new creations.

We are attempting to foster a deeper appreciation of music and to show people how much love and attention goes into creating songs.

These episodes will be the 4th and 5th in our series. Trailers are available for Ep 1 & 2, the full episodes are in post production and will be completed before the end of the funding drive. Episode 3 is scheduled to be shot in early July.

If You Can't Contribute Financially

If you like what we are doing but can't contribute any money, you can still help spread the word about our project and our documentary series. Share our facebook page, our youtube channel or this indiegogo link. Any help is appreciated.

If you are Memphis local, please help support both of the bands we are featuring by buying their music or attending their shows. To get music for Brad, go to: http://www.reverbnation.com/bradpounders. For The Bear and Fear, go to: http://www.reverbnation.com/thebearandfear.

If you are an artist or in a band and think you would be a good subject for an episode of our series, contact us! 6minorfilms@gmail.com

We are open to all types of music.

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Thank You

$5 USD
You'll receive a public thank you on our Facebook Page.
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B Roll & Early Release

$20 USD
You'll receive access to a private youtube channel where you can view outtakes and b-roll from the Memphis dates as well as the ability to view the video before it's available to the public.
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Your name on the little screen

$25 USD
You'll receive a thank you in the credits for both Memphis episodes
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Video Thank You

$50 USD
Personalized video thank you from Brad Pounders uploaded to our public youtube channel for all the world to see!
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Video Thank You #2

$50 USD
Personalized video thank you from The Bear and Fear uploaded to our public youtube channel for all the world to see!
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Sponsored By You!

$100 USD
You will be featured as a sponsor in the credits for the video -and- we will come to you and shoot a 30-60 second interview that will be featured on our Youtube channel. We will also give you a hi-res copy of the video to use however you'd like. An inexpensive commercial! Memphis sponsors will have to be shot July 21-25, we will work around our shoot schedule, contact us for details!
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Executive Producer

$500 USD
Your name will be featured with the title "Executive Producer" in the end credits for one of the two episodes.
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August 2013
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