Asinine, cheesy, horribly fun, are all descriptive adjectives one may utter after viewing Kung fury, a passion piece funded entirely by Kickstarter campaign. In thirty minutes this movies takes you from the mad streets of LA, to a fantasy prehistoric age, and Nazi Germany where the lead character must take out Hilter, The Kung Fuhrer, before he obtains the mythic martial arts skill known as the Kung Fury.
This movie has every eighties bad movie trope there is and if you remember watching HBO into the wee hours of a weekend morning, you will definitely have a good frame of reference. Whether you like this movie or hated it, you have to give credit to the writer/ director, David Sandberg for having the gumption and wherewithal to pitch this ridiculous story to the very audience he know would enjoy it the most.
Crowd funded films are giving writers and directors opportunities to seek funding from would be producers around the globe. All too often these ambitious filmmakers hit a stalemate when it comes to the cost to cover their projects. They spend countess hours casting out a scripts into the sea of would be financiers, waiting for a bite and a mediocre budget just so they might enter the next film festival. Most independent filmmakers don’t even get a nibble and that’s why crowd funding is necessary for the failing nature of film industry to one day thrive again.
Fewer original movie ideas make it to the big screen. Everything now has either been done before or must have a star of the moment attached to the project before anyone even considers it a profitable investment. The major industry is predicated on the high end and how much a film can bring back to the studio. So instead of taking chances on smaller original concepts, studios are opting to spend millions on one remake of a preexisted source in an effort to promote nostalgia for box office success. What crowd funding projects such, like, Kung Fury achieves is it enables new visionaries to use their talents to tell stories that connect and entertain audiences without the pressure of having to make a buck. Sure, there is money to make on the backend if the project is well managed, however, the only cost of pay back is the film you produce. The anticipation is essentially marketing and keeping your contributors up to date with production notes (via a blog) not only makes them feel like they are a part of the project but increases the lure as they [the contributor] will also spread the word to their friends and family.
Now not all people will find success with funding their next film or project via web appeal. You have to know how to market your project and present it in such a way as to excite possible contributors to invest in your vision. This takes planning and a solid understanding and steadfastness that only genuine excitement and passion can achieve. Regardless of whether the project is funded or not, the will to make that picture is where true passion meets the determination to bring your vision to life.
Kid Fury is prime example of how one person was able to present an idea to the public he knew would enjoy the film the most and he smartly constructed a campaign that not only sparked interest but the confidence in he [the director] and his ability to follow through the and present the end project, an awesome kick-ass martial arts picture with a great homage to everything corny and fun.
What’s In This Episode
Presentation is The Key To Funding
Don’t just stand in front of a camera and ask for people’s money. Put thought and effort into your crowd funding pitch.
Crowd Funding Gives More Life to Independent Films
More and more independent filmmakers use online crowd funding resources to help fund their projects. This may ultimately bring more undiscovered, awesome, talents into the limelight and resuscitate the industry as a whole.
Don’t Be Uwe Boll
So, no one wants to fund your shitty picture. Don’t cry about it. Pull yourself up by the bootstraps and make it happen some other way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT1J65KHX8E
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Would Robert Rodriguez, Kevin Smith, and George Romero have pitched their projects on Indiegogo or Kickstarter?
Pitch Perfect Annoyance
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Drum Corp
What’s more performance worthy for a marching band: a Steely Dan song or Kayne West hook.
No G.I. in Joe
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Did You Know
In Rocky IV, Dolph Lundgren hit Slyvester Stallone so hard he sent him to the hospital where the attendants believed Sly was hit by a truck.
Streetfighter Cosplay
Doest Sandberg in this movie Kung Fury look like Ryu from Streetfighter?