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Trying to finance my feature film UP DOWN

Hi! My name is Melody Lily Jade and I’m currently looking for $30,000 in financing for a full length feature film called UP DOWN to be filmed here on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.

I have all locations, crew, equipment, & cast secured and currently have a Kickstarter campaign going.

Does anyone have any advice or resources for something like this?

Hope to hear from you all soon, thank you for reading 💚

To avoid answering a lot of unnecessary comments - The kickstarter is simply a branch of funding I’m exploring. Currently working full-time but am using this platform to expand my network and learn more about the crowdfunding process.

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u/MelodyLilyJade — 7 days ago
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A Film Festival in Name Only Portland Film Festival Review —

We were there for the October 1 screening of Whistle Down Wind (dir. Andie Morgenlander, co-written by and starring Julia Christgau). For weeks, searching for the festival only brought up the 2027 submissions page. The schedule didn’t appear until around September 21, and the venue changed the day before opening. The “venue” turned out to be a mostly empty corporate/mall-type building. The screening area was pipe and drape in the middle of a vast empty floor, with folding chairs, a small screen, and a projector. Almost no signage, and no talkback, closing party, or awards to speak of. When the film ended, the projectionist had left. The volunteer who came in didn’t know how to turn the lights on or the projector off, so I found the switches myself so we could have a short discussion. I’ve been part of festivals from New York to Edinburgh to Tbilisi and have produced events my whole adult life. The lack of a legitimate venue alone should disqualify an event from calling itself a film festival. Filmmakers, think carefully before submitting. — Terrence Christgau (Julia’s father)

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u/Newuorkactor70 — 10 days ago
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Giant Deception [RED GIANT OF KANDAHAR] Feature Film Screenplay

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Title: GIANT DECEPTION

Logline: When an elite Navy SEAL team is lured into a remote Afghan mountain pass by an insurgent trap, they discover the true enemy isn't the militia they were hunting—it's a pair of aggressive, fifteen-foot prehistoric humanoids awakened deep within the caves.

Format: Feature Film (104 Pages) / Looking to develop a high-impact cinematic trailer or proof-of-concept short.

Genre: Military Tactical Thriller / Creature Horror (Black Hawk Down meets Predator).

The Lore Hook:

This screenplay is loosely based on the viral "Giant of Kandahar" military urban legend, which was recently detailed on the Joe Rogan Experience by an ex-Navy SEAL who encountered the lore firsthand while serving in Afghanistan. The story leans heavily into a raw, authentic military perspective—blending real-world tactical mechanics with the dark mystery hidden inside isolated cave networks.

Why this is tailor-made for an AI production pipeline or Indie Producer:

  1. Built-in Viral Audience: The Kandahar Giant is one of the most famous, heavily discussed modern military mysteries on the internet. A cinematic trailer or proof-of-concept short targeting this specific niche carries immense built-in viral potential.

  2. Grounded Assets vs. Massive Scale: Advanced video tools excel at rendering rigid mechanical objects like military gear, Humvees, Black Hawks, and uniforms. This allows us to pull off intense tactical operations and visceral combat against 15-foot Giants using primitive stone weapons—all without a legacy $150M studio budget.

  3. Advanced Technical Showcases: The script is packed with perfect opportunities to flex cinematic technical skills, including high-intensity night-vision/thermal camera sequences, cave dust/smoke particle physics, and strict physical asset tracking.

What I Have:

A structurally locked, fully polished, industry-standard 104-page script.

What I'm Seeking:

I am looking to connect with a visionary indie producer, director, AI animator, or technical video editor who wants to move away from generic concept loops and sink their teeth into a hyper-realistic, narrative-driven action thriller. Let’s partner up, pool our skills, and bring this legendary myth to life.

If you're interested in reading the script or checking out the 1-page treatment, drop a comment below or send me a DM!

https://youtu.be/T92e0aaizaI?is=L2-S8XYpytpm3XU0

I saw this video six years ago and started writing the screenplay shortly after. Mr. Ballen who is telling this story is an ex Navy SEAL with 11.3 million YouTube subscribers. He was a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience last month and told this story.

u/screenwriter777__7 — 8 days ago
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Built a Mac app that takes a film from breakdown to call sheets in one project. Looking for producers to try to break it

Full disclosure: I work on this. Mods, feel free to pull it if it breaks the rules.

The pain point we kept running into was retyping the same information into five different tools. You break down the script in one app, rebuild it in a scheduling app, rebuild it again in a budget spreadsheet, and then hand-make call sheets. Every time something changes, you update all of them and hope nothing slips.

First Read Studio keeps it all in one project:

Breakdown: tag cast, props, vehicles, locations and special requirements once, right on the scene.

Stripboard: drag scenes into shoot days. Cast, locations, page count and day requirements follow each strip, and the day out of days builds itself.

Budget: it adds itself up from what you scheduled and who you hired, using a built-in rates library. Move a day and the budget moves with it.

Union checks: flags SAG-AFTRA, WGA and IATSE issues and cites the actual rule, so you're not taking the app's word for it.

Clearances: a running E&O clearance ledger that scans the script for things you'll need to clear.

Call sheets: one button compiles the call sheet, sides and map from the current board into a single PDF.

Production Pass: every crew member gets one Apple Wallet pass for the whole shoot. It updates with each call sheet, and the base camp Mac scans it to start their timecard. Crew don't need the app, just an iPhone or Android with QR code.

It's local-first, so your project lives on your Mac and works with zero signal. No per-day or per-seat fees: it's $19.99/mo, $149.99/yr, or $295 once.

The beta is open, and I'd genuinely love feedback from people who've actually run a production: https://firstreadstudio.com/beta/

u/jkickli5 — 9 days ago