A Little Summary:
Welcome to our campaign!
My name is Joe Amella, I am a special effects makeup artist and prop fabricator working in film (Sinister -2012) and TV(the Aquabats Super Show!). I also own the Trauma Shop, where we provide special makeup effects and specialty props to the entertainment industry.
After working as a specialty prop artist for Universal Studios Hollywood: Halloween Horror Nights for a few years, I noticed the high demand for Hollywood film quality effects for the Haunted Attraction industry. Our dream at the Trauma Shop is to help fill that demand!
So here we are hoping you can help us make our dream a reality. Your contributions will help us expand our initial product line in time for the big Halloween trade show in March 2014.
What We Need & Some Perks For You:
We plan on making several full size creatures, masks and other scary fun things. Here is where you come in, we need a little extra help to get this all done in time. We have set a goal budget of $20,000 and with that money we hope to:
-Purchase materials for the build ($6,500)
- Hire additional help for the building process($4,000)
-Cover the costs of all our great perks! ($3,500)
-Fund our trip to the 2014 Transworld Halloween convention($3,200)
-Have our web-site finally finished and up and running ($1,500)
-Campaign success costs ($800)
-Promotional material ($500)
We have some great perks for you including:
-Some Trauma Shop promotional swag!(stickers/t-shirts)
- Custom sculpted zombie figures(made for this campaign!)
-Masks and busts with exclusive paint jobs only available here
-Even custom work will be an available perk! Have us bring your idea to life!
The Impact of the Trauma Shop:
It may sound like a crazy idea to devote our company to a holiday that comes around only once a year but much like the Halloween scares we’re hoping to create you may be equally shocked to discover the income potential for such products!
Halloween has grown to be a 7 billion dollar industry over the past few years. People come to these events by the thousands to release their daily stresses by getting lost in the moment and being scared out of their minds. Since people are willing to pay for this type of enjoyment, Haunted Attraction companies are willing to spend money on high quality pieces for their event to ensure their customers spread the word and come back each year.
If we get funded, it will help us to reach our goal of building our product line fast enough to display at the 2014 trade show. With the orders from the trade show, we will be able to bring on more artists to further expand our line and to complete the orders. We know too many talented artists out there that need the work, and we think it would be great way to repay the art-form that has kept us working consistently over the last 10 years.
How You Can Help:
We know times are tough and money is always tight. If you can afford to give us just one dollar, we would greatly appreciate it. If you can not, we obviously understand. If you dig our shop and want to help out in a more affordable way then please share this page as often as possible!
The Trauma Shop thanks you!