Kickstarting Your Production

If you are new to the industry, you may not have heard of Kickstarter. This is a page that allows users to pledge money for certain projects to be made. If the project receives the amount needed, the producers will actually receive the money. As a filmmaker, you can post about your project, post trailers or other snippets of your project and if people are interesting they can help fund your project. Usually, if someone pledges a certain amount, if the goal is reached, that person will receive a small gift from the producers in return. For example: if a person pledges $20 they will receive a signed poster from the cast and crew. It is very important to make your film look as good on paper as it does on video! People need a reason to give away a few bucks to help your production! This is a great tool for independent filmmakers who cannot fund their own projects. You can now go on a community, post your content, and possibly get the help of others to get the funds you need for your project. Here is the link to the Kickstarter page:

www.kickstarter.com

Below I have posted an article from Social Times that describes how to fund a film on Kickstarter:
http://socialtimes.com/tff-2012-kickstarters-elisabeth-holm-explains-how-to-fund-a-film-on-kickstarter_b94820

How do you fund your films? Leave your answer in the comments below. My name is Alex Van Thong and this is my Filmmaker's Journey...