It’s here. Putting together a crowdfunding campaign is a lot of hard work. And so is making a movie, I have discovered much to my delight.
Put them both together and what do you have? A $#!+load of work.
I’m writing, directing, and producing Demon for Hire, a horror-comedy short film that mashes up a mouthy puppet, live actors, and some cool creature effects. It’s been my dream to make a movie since I was about twelve, imagining how I might goof around with our old 8mm movie camera. I’ve been marching up that learning path for about the last decade.
Yes, I’m not just writing fiction now, I’m branching out, reaching for my lifelong dream of making movies (however small, in this case). ? Unlike previous crowdfunding projects, I’m not using Kickstarter this time. I’m using a new platform specifically for filmmaking, called Seed & Spark. It works slightly differently than Kickstarter, in that the project gets “greenlit” (i.e. funded) if it hits 80% of our goal.
So please jump on board with us! There’s a wide range of support levels, with some fun incentives. We want to make this a fun ride.
- $25 – A link to view the film when it’s finished, a shoutout on social media, a personalized video thank you from the main character, and a digital ID badge with your photo for the Demon for Hire Detective Agency.
- $40 – All the above plus a DVD.
- $75 – Special Thanks in the movie credits, plus above.
If you’d like to support us but not monetarily, that’s okay! Here’s what you can do instead:
- Click this link, then hit the “Follow” button on our campaign at Seed & Spark! Once we hit 250 “followers,” regardless of how many people pledge, we’ll start unlocking creator discounts for this and future projects.
- Share the campaign on your social media. Here’s some easy cut-and-paste text:
Help @TravisHeermann and his diverse independent filmmaking team by supporting the horror-comedy short film project DEMON FOR HIRE .@seedandspark! Join them here: https://seedandspark.com/fund/demon-for-hire?token=96fa0cb3dd00757da224f330605f125311479b593e5b544f9f1de4711289e5fe
- Forward this link to anyone you know who might enjoy our puppet, monster, and mayhem! Your siblings, your roleplaying group, your Bad Movie Buddies, anybody who you might like to geek out with about horror movies and indie filmmaking. Particularly any friends you suspect may be secret millionaires … we all have one. We have Producer credits for those folks. ?
After a year of pandemic hell, it’s time to stop waiting around. Life is too short. Everybody has to start somewhere. Please help us make our little comedy nightmare.