Written by Thomas CrossIt’s October 2022, and I’m hiking Runyon Canyon with Jim. We’ve been doing this a lot recently, and Jim won’t shut up about a short film he’s been wanting to make with our friend and frequent collaborator Dustin. Short of breath, Jim acts it out as we walk uphill:“It’s my sister’s boyfriend — he keeps sending me pictures where he’s just railin’ her.”I’ve heard the bit before, but it still makes me laugh. “Yeah, man, that’s going to be insane. When are you making it?” Jim gets distracted by a dog up ahead and changes the subject. It’s the second or third time he’s pitched the idea to me, but for the first time I ask him, “Why don’t we just crowd fund it?”“Yeah? You think we should?” Sometimes it’s that simple. We schedule a time next week during the Short to Feature Lab to shoot the pitch video. Now we’re cooking with gas. "The Last Brunch" btsTurn over every stone. There’s bound to be money under one of them.We’ve decided to raise money for two shorts, which will help us get the maximum use out of all the gear we have to rent. The total we’re looking to raise ends up just north of $20K—which we’re not sure we can do.We spend a few days researching which crowdfunding platform makes the most sense. In the past, we’ve used Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and WeFunder, but we aren’t dogmatic about which one’s best for this project. After thoughtful deliberation,...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 2 April, 2024