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The Cinderella Effect: A Musical

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The Cinderella Effect: A Musical

The Cinderella Effect: A Musical

The Cinderella Effect: A Musical

The Cinderella Effect: A Musical

The Cinderella Effect: A Musical

Looking for a happy ending in a land of other peoples dreams.

Looking for a happy ending in a land of other peoples dreams.

Looking for a happy ending in a land of other peoples dreams.

Looking for a happy ending in a land of other peoples dreams.

Shane Morton
Shane Morton
Shane Morton
Shane Morton
1 Campaign |
Studio City, United States
$2,110 USD 19 backers
105% of $2,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
Hello everyone! My name is Shane Morton and I am just delighted that you are taking the time to consider helping us finish our film. We have been crafting The Cinderella Effect on paper and piano for the last four years. We shot the film in Decemeber and it is currently in post production. Here is where we need your help. During production we went over budget and had to dip into our post funds. Now we are doing our best to make it work. The film is beautiful, the sound is beautiful, the performances are amazing, and I cannot wait to share it with you and audiences across the world.

We need help in raising the money to finish post for the film. Editing, color correction, titles, and sound mixing/editing is a pretty penny, but it will make the film even better than it already is. We have a rough edit in place by our talented editor, Denny Howard. We just need to be able to finish. Please consider being a part of our team and helping us.

Our short film OGLES WITH GOGGLES, played some of the best LGBT and Indie Film Festivals in the country including Chicago Reeling Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Dances With Films, Outakes Dallas and North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Fest. A tale of a one night stand told in DR. Seussian rhyme. Original? Yes, it was. And The Cinderella Effect brings a unique original voice to the classic Cinderella fairy tale.

ABOUT THE FILM
In modern-day Hollywood where movie stars are royalty, wannabes are cynics, and networking is the only reason to throw an after-party, can a hopeless romantic get the fairy-tale ending of his dreams? THE CINDERELLA EFFECT is a gay-themed short, a musical romp into that very possibility.

Randall Grimm has arrived in Los Angeles in search of his very own happy ending. Within moments of arriving, however, Randall is thrust into the very high-pressure networking atmosphere of a local LGBTQ film festival that his friend insists on attending. Awkward and out-of-place, Randall holds fast to the notion that Hollywood produces its very own happy endings. Soon, he imagines the high-pressure after-party to become the all-too-familiar royal ball of a fairytale; the cynical partygoers adopt the characteristics of evil stepsisters, and Prince Charming exists in the body of a Hollywood Leading Man. However, no Cinderella story can exist without a Fairy Godmother, and Randall’s deconstructs his happy-ever-after notions so he can discover that the only thing real in Hollywood is the ‘FINAL REEL’ of whatever genre we write for ourselves.

Full of original songs, tongue-in-cheek humor, and classic film genre staples, THE CINDERELLA EFFECT is that rare Hollywood love-story that invites its audience to love Hollywood just as much as its two love-struck characters do.

THE FAIRY TALE TEAM
Director: Shane Morton
Written By: Jody Newman
Original Music By: Wes Hambright
Lyrics By: Jody Newman, Shane Morton and Mark Rice
Producers: I.M. Limited Films, Melissa Klein and Mark Rice
Cast: Matthew Montgomery
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Myko Olivier
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Ryland Dodge
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Tyler Olshansky
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Tim Hearl
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ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
The Cinderella Effect, finished principal photography in December, 2011 in Los Angeles, CA. LA has always been called the city of dreams. Help us to achieve ours please! We shot the film in 7 days in 5 locations. There are 6 original songs in the film, which we spent around 100 hours in the recording studio making sure the vocals and instruments were perfect. We feel that we have an excellent opportunity to play the international film circuit and get this wonderful musical adventure seen by as many dreamers as possible. Every dollar, from $20 to $2,000 helps us to make The Cinderella Effect the best movie that can be made.

The gay film market is an under-served genre. Sure, there are some wonderful films out there. And ours will be one of them. However, The Cinderella Effect has a lot more going for it. It’s an original musical that takes familiar material and spins it in a way that has never been done before. Our script and score brings the magic of the Disney fairy-tale cartoons and combines it with a fast and witty story that is family friendly yet pushes boundaries for the musical short form.

WHY YOU SHOULD HELP
For the cost of a week’s worth of coffee you get an awesome gift! (You are drinking grandes I assume?) Just kidding, (kinda). Seriously, you believe in art. You know the importance of art in our society. You believe in the independent artist and you want to be involved. Group funding is a way for you to be involved in bringing this wonderful project to fruition. Your name will be forever in the credits. And you help in creating a piece of original art for all to see! And you seriously want some of our gifts. They are pretty cool. Not to mention, I will be forever in your debt and will appreciate you til the day I die and beyond! Your support means a great deal to me and the team. Your support is what makes this film possible.

Thank you so much for taking the time to learn more about our project. Thank you for your consideration and help in bringing it to life. I am honored to have each and every one of you on our team and we cannot wait to show you what your support and care has created.
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A Wish Your Heart makes

$5 USD
Our heartfelt thanks in the credits.
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The Pumpkin

$10 USD
A signed postcard of the films poster + Thank you.
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The Stepsisters Lament

$25 USD
The soundtrack of the film sent to you digitally + Thank you.
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A Fairy Tale Coach

$50 USD
A copy of the completed film The Cinderella Effect + Thank you.
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The Glass Slipper

$100 USD
A copy of the film and soundtrack + Thank You.
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The Royal Ball

$250 USD
Copy of film and soundtrack + Print from artist Shannon Humphrey + Thank you.
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The Fairy Godmother's Wand

$500 USD
Associate Producer Credit + Original poster used in the film + film and soundtrack.
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The Happy Ending

$1,000 USD
Invite to cast and crew screening for the film (travel and lodging not provided) + Producer Credit + Film and soundtrack
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