Pre-Production Major Project: Kickstarter

Intro and a bit about Kickstarter, this was an idea from Helen that we should try and raise some money for our major project and that Kickstarter would be a good thing to look into.

Since the launch in 2009, nearly 8 million people have pledged more than 1.5 billion to projects.  On average, more than 1 million is pledged to projects every day!

Every Kickstarter project should have the following:

• A project page with a video and description that clearly explains the story behind your project
• Rewards that backers will receive when the project is completed
• Updates that share the creative journey as the project comes to life.

What to offer

People like to pledge if they know there is something in it for them too. Here are five common reward types:

Copies of the thing

The album (physical or digital!), the DVD, a print from the photo exhibition.

Limited editions

Backers love limited editions. They celebrate the special role backers played in helping the project come to life.

Collaborations

A backer appears in your comic. Every backer gets painted into your mural. Two backers do the handclaps for a song on your record.

Experiences

A visit to the set. A phone call from the author. Dinner with the cast. A concert in your backyard.

Mementos

Polaroids sent from location. Thanks in the credits. Meaningful tokens that tell a story.

What I have learned about Kickstarter is that people send you money to back your project as you set a goal of how much you need and when by, but if you don't met the goal then no money is given as its an all or nothing. 

So we have nothing to lose by trying Kickstarter and hoping people like our film and what we are offering to back us.

After researching I now have to plan a Kickstarter program and set up a project, so first Chris and Danny need to make a video which will include meeting the team and about our film, we need to decide on a budget and what we will be offering to people donating.

We are responsible for getting the word out and getting people to donate and we also have to send the items we are offering to the people too. 

We will be planning to offer things like:

• Poster
• DVD
• Thank you in credits 
• Pictures from on-set