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Surviving Heaven S01 of Space Trails: Life on Mars

Space(in the bible called Heaven) divided the Earth. Now Heaven(called space) must unite us all.

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Surviving Heaven S01 of Space Trails: Life on Mars

Surviving Heaven S01 of Space Trails: Life on Mars

Surviving Heaven S01 of Space Trails: Life on Mars

Surviving Heaven S01 of Space Trails: Life on Mars

Surviving Heaven S01 of Space Trails: Life on Mars

Space(in the bible called Heaven) divided the Earth. Now Heaven(called space) must unite us all.

Space(in the bible called Heaven) divided the Earth. Now Heaven(called space) must unite us all.

Space(in the bible called Heaven) divided the Earth. Now Heaven(called space) must unite us all.

Space(in the bible called Heaven) divided the Earth. Now Heaven(called space) must unite us all.

Hank Slater
Hank Slater
Hank Slater
Hank Slater
2 Campaigns |
Philadelphia, United States
$0 USD 0 backers
0% of $3,000,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Overview
With a growing number of people complaining about over a thousand channels and nothing on TV, we plan to get back to the good old days style of truly entertaining entertainment. Conflict without extreme darkness, comedy that is real-life related, and a basis in science that bridges the gap between sci-fi and scientific fiction.

Short Summary

Here at First Fiction Productions we strive to destroy the box, creating truly original perspectives that come from our avid passion for science, high sensitivity food allergies, personal experiences in a multitude of economic levels and an intense desire to write for TV.

Thinking of going to Mars? Why not try it out on a fiction show, first? We delve far beyond NASA's current plans, the UAE's current plans and even Elon Musk's current plans, to create a very scientific premise that most scientists will be scratching their heads about, while the average person will enjoy the easily envisioned colony, given the true fact that life is really the same everywhere.

By establishing this series our goal is to not only entertain, but inspire the next generation of scientists to think like pioneers, so this lofty goal of colonizing Mars, can be a little easier to achieve. For we all know many creations were inspired by fiction. Would we have created rockets, without From the Earth to the Moon? What about starting work on making rats see heat with an implant if not for Geordi's VISOR? We hope to inspire similar advancements with our creative ideas about this next wild frontier and you can help!

What We Need & What You Get

The reason for a $3,000,000.00 goal is because we have taken into account modern political factors, so have made this colony an international effort to avoid having the colony bombed.

As a result a large cast is needed of 48 featured characters in the current draft of the pilot, taking VISA and travel expenses for foreign talent to around !$150,000.00 with salaries for talent local and international totaling about $134,400.00.

Fortunately the pilot can be filmed in a small studio that we are in contact with, making location charges total around $14,000.00 with about $280,00.00 allotted for behind the scenes crew, this price the most abstract.

Props should only total around $200,000.00.

Given the high demand of acting, providing quality food and lodging for our cast and crew, especially those from other nations, food and lodging we predict will be $860,000.00.

Add in insurance for everybody involved about $300,000.00 takes the tally up to $2,621,400.00 and it's always a good idea to use whole numbers rounded up for unexpected expenses taking us to three mill.

In exchange for your help, you get a lot of bragging rights. More than that, we offer lots of knick knacks that are Space Trails: Life on Mars related. Put on an IFSE baseball cap to claim you're from Kiev Mission Control. Or grab a T-shirt with the Space Trails: Life on Mars logo featured in this project. And for those with deep pockets the best of all, all seven mascots of the fleet of seven Vi Spatium ships.

As you can guess, given the earlier budget breakdown, if we make enough for any of the above needs, we'll apply the funds to a combination of the portion we can now afford and advertising that will be seeking investors to fund the missing sections. I don't necessarily mean commercials, for even getting angel investors on angel investors websites can be pretty costly.

The Impact

Family shows that captivate the teens and parents, with content acceptable for the children are an extreme rarity that Space Trails: Life on Mars makes one show more common.

By highlighting controversial aspects of colonizing Mars that many have ignored we are pushing a different envelope to inspire a generation of pioneers with your assistance.

With so many people dissatisfied with many aspects of modern society, a show about starting the next refugee sanctuary with the true intelligence Americans once possessed is the ideal series to pull in viewers from many walks of life for  a diverse base is the best way to make a successful colony, putting a character there for everyone.

Risks & Challenges

As a micro-production company, working on a massive project, we've already had more delays than I'd like, though my stubborn streak keeps this project moving forwards, even when obstacles slow us to snail-pace.

One thing I've learned during many set-backs throughout my life and from my mother is to take each problem as it comes, plan for the worst, hope for the best and expect the unexpected. Sometimes that means planning, but flexibility facing unexpected outcomes is also very important.

Other Ways You Can Help

Don't have money to contribute? That's fine. I've been there. Share with people you know who can. Share it on your Facebook wall or timeline, Tweet about it. Look up contact info for the company if you have someone you know who you think will be an asset to the project. And most of all, have fun with any shares of this campaign. Like westerns, Space Trails: Life on Mars is a dramady, so fun is important. After all, we're here to entertain.

Short Summary

Here at First Fiction Productions we strive to destroy the box, creating truly original perspectives that come from our avid passion for science, high sensitivity food allergies, personal experiences in a multitude of economic levels and an intense desire to write for TV.

Thinking of going to Mars? Why not try it out on a fiction show, from the comfort of your home? We delve far beyond the current plans of NASA, the UAE and even Elon Musk to create a very controversial premise that is grounded in real science and easily envisioned by the average person, given the true fact that life is really the same everywhere.

By establishing this series, our goal is to not only entertain, but inspire the next generation of scientists, doctors, parents, officers of the law and armed forces, farmers and even politicians to think like pioneers, so the lofty goal of colonizing Mars can be a little easier to achieve. For we all know, many existing inventions were inspired by fiction. Would we have created rockets without From the Earth to the Moon? What about work on making a bionic eye if not for Geordi's VISOR? Would we have prosthetic arms and legs if not for Luke Skywalker or Six Million Dollar Man? We hope to inspire similar advancements with our creative ideas about this next wild frontier and you can help!

What We Need & What You Get

The reason for a $3,000,000.00 goal is because we have taken into account modern political factors, that make single nations or corporate colonization of Mars dangerous, so have made this show about an international effort to colonize Mars for the safety of our fictional colonists. At least that was IFSE's intention.

As a result, a large cast is needed. The current draft of the pilot calls for 48 characters of various nationalities. This brings the VISA and travel expenses for foreign talent to around $150,000.00 with salaries for talent local and international totaling about $134,400.00.

Fortunately the pilot can be filmed in a small studio that we are in contact with, making projected location charges total around $14,000.00 with about $280,000.00 allotted for behind the scenes crew. This cost projection is the most abstract.

Props should only total around $200,000.00.

Given the high demand of acting, providing quality food and lodging for our cast and crew, especially those from other nations, food and lodging we predict will be $860,000.00.

Add in insurance for everybody involved, about $300,000.00 worth, takes the tally up to $2,621,400.00. Since it's always a good idea to use whole numbers and round up for unexpected expenses it takes our grand total of projected expenses to the three million goal.

In exchange for your help, you get a lot of bragging rights. More than that, we offer lots of knick knacks that are Space Trails: Life on Mars related. Put on an IFSE baseball cap to claim you're from Kiev Mission Control. Or grab a T-shirt with the Space Trails: Life on Mars logo featured in this project. And for those with deep pockets, all seven nameplates of the fleet of seven Vi Spatium ships who make the maiden voyage to Mars.

All funds will be used to pursue this project's completion, whether it be paying necessary dues to bring in angel investors to make up the difference between funds raised and episode cost or actual production.

The Impact

Family shows that captivate both teens and parents, with content acceptable for younger children are an extreme rarity. Space Trails: Life sets out to do just that.

By highlighting controversial aspects of colonizing Mars that many have ignored, we are pushing a different envelope to inspire a generation of pioneers with your assistance.

With so many people dissatisfied with many aspects of modern society, a show about starting the next refugee sanctuary is perfect for modern times. With characters who have the true intelligence and resourcefulness immigrants always posses, Space Trails: Life on Mars can pull in viewers from many walks of life. A diverse base is the best way to make a successful colony, putting a character there for everyone.

Risks & Challenges

As a new face to the entertainment industry with only a micro-production company, working on a massive project like this has already caused more delays than I'd like, though my stubborn streak keeps this project moving forwards, even when obstacles, or my inexperience, slow us to snail-pace.

One thing I've learned during many set-backs and successes throughout my life is to take each problem as it comes, plan for the worst, hope for the best and expect the unexpected.

Other Ways You Can Help

Don't have money to contribute? That's fine. I've been there. Share with everyone you know. Post it on your Facebook wall or timeline. Tweet about it with the hashtags #BlazingSpaceTrails and #LifeOnMars. And most of all, have fun with any shares of this campaign. Like westerns, Space Trails: Life on Mars is a dramady, so fun is important. After all, we're here to entertain.

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The Seven Nameplates

$1,000 USD
This perk gives you the chance to get to know the first seven ships bound to Mars, by getting the nameplates of the U.S.S. Pioneer, Р.К.К. Невский, 聯合亞洲航天器天空龍, س.ا.ا. را, U.E.S.C. Camelot, U.S.S. Ingles and R.C.S.C. Calgary. Also by donating this amount you get a co-producer credit on screen and IMDb.
Included Items
  • Co-producer credits
  • The Seven Nameplates
Estimated Shipping
July 2019
0 out of 50 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Character breakdown

$1 USD
This perk contains a digital character breakdown of one random colonist's personality and a little background for how said character ended up on Mars.
Included Items
  • Character breakdown
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Special thanks

$5 USD
Get your contribution thanked, on Facebook, Twitter and listed officially on IMDb with a special thanks credit for your contribution.
Included Items
  • Special thanks
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Vi Spatium logos and insignias

$10 USD
Get a sneak peak at the original MS Paint drawings the art department and costume departments will be using as templates for our props. and Special Thanks credit on IMDb.
Included Items
  • Logos and insignias
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Baseball hat with IFSE logo

$25 USD
Claim you work at Kiev Mission Control with this IFSE logo baseball cap.
Included Items
  • Baseball hat with IFSE logo
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Life on Mars T-shirt

$40 USD
Join the team by ordering and wearing this T-shirt with the Space Trails: Life on Mars logo
Included Items
  • T-shirt and sneak peaks
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Official luggage notice

$50 USD
Have any ideas what supplies will be on Mars? With recirculated air and low amounts of water, many toxic supplies we consider necessities may not make the cut. Get this list to see if you would be able to pack for Mars without any hassle at customs.
Included Items
  • Contraband and necessities
  • Life on Mars T-shirt
Estimated Shipping
July 2019
0 claimed

Co-Producer's credits

$100 USD
Get listed on credits as an official co-producer of this project both on IMDb and on screen.
Included Items
  • Baseball hat with IFSE logo
  • Co-producer credits
Estimated Shipping
July 2019
0 claimed

Discarded Content

$300 USD
If you thought deleted scenes only exist once filming starts, think again. Buying this perk gets you a random sampling of scenes of from abandoned drafts or removed from current drafts, to pique your curiosity about how the final product may play out.
Included Items
  • Producer credit
  • Discarded Content
Estimated Shipping
January 2019
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Publicity!

$500 USD
By buying this with your company's money, you get to either say on camera "This program is brought to you in part by ____" or have someone else do that. And an added bonus if your company makes a product that the creators feel may be valuable on Mars, you may be given advertising by having your product featured in episodes.
Included Items
  • Company Reference
  • Producer credit
Estimated Shipping
July 2019
0 out of 7 of claimed

Real Vi Spatium uniform

$1,000 USD
Dress like a Vi Spatium officer with a Vi Spatium uniform of your own.
Included Items
  • Vi Spatium uniform
Estimated Shipping
July 2019
0 out of 100 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Full fledged producer

$2,000 USD
This gets you listed as a full producer in credits both on screen and IMDb.
Included Items
  • Baseball hat with IFSE logo
  • Producer's credits
  • Life on Mars T-shirt
Estimated Shipping
July 2018
0 claimed
Ships worldwide.

A Little of it all

$2,500 USD
This donation grants you the motherload perk, with everything in it. From character breakdowns, the discarded content, to the limited number of the seven nameplates as well as the all important bragging rights of being an official producer on IMDb and in the credits of the show.
Included Items
  • Character breakdown
  • Logos and insignias
  • Baseball hat with IFSE logo
  • Vi Spatium uniform
  • The Seven Nameplates
  • Discarded Content
Estimated Shipping
July 2018
0 claimed
Ships worldwide.

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