{"id":1824,"date":"2021-05-11T15:46:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T21:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travisheermann.com\/blog\/?p=1824"},"modified":"2021-05-11T15:46:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T21:46:41","slug":"demon-for-hire-launch-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travisheermann.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/11\/demon-for-hire-launch-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Demon for Hire &#8211; LAUNCH DAY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Put them both together and what do you have? A $#!+load of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m writing, directing, and producing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seedandspark.com\/fund\/demon-for-hire\"><em>Demon for Hire<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>a horror-comedy short film that mashes up a mouthy puppet, live actors, and some cool creature effects. It\u2019s 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\u2019ve been marching up that learning path for about the last decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, I\u2019m not just writing fiction now, I\u2019m branching out, reaching for my lifelong dream of making movies (however small, in this case). ? Unlike previous crowdfunding projects, I\u2019m not using Kickstarter this time. I\u2019m using a new platform specifically for filmmaking, called Seed &amp; Spark. It works slightly differently than Kickstarter, in that the project gets \u201cgreenlit\u201d (i.e. funded) if it hits 80% of our goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Join us! DEMON FOR HIRE - A Horror-Comedy Short Film Project\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/maqefpYAp6w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So please jump on board with us! There\u2019s a wide range of support levels, with some fun incentives. We want to make this a fun ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>$25 \u2013<\/strong> A link to view the film when it\u2019s 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<em> Demon for Hire Detective Agency<\/em>.<\/li><li><strong>$40 \u2013<\/strong> All the above plus a DVD.<\/li><li><strong>$75 \u2013<\/strong> Special Thanks in the movie credits, plus above.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to support us but not monetarily, that&#8217;s okay! Here&#8217;s what you can do instead:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seedandspark.com\/fund\/demon-for-hire\">Click this link, then hit the &#8220;Follow&#8221; button on our campaign at Seed &amp; Spark!<\/a> Once we hit 250 &#8220;followers,&#8221; regardless of how many people pledge, we&#8217;ll start unlocking creator discounts for this and future projects.<\/li><li>Share the campaign on your social media. Here\u2019s some easy cut-and-paste text:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Help @TravisHeermann and his diverse independent filmmaking team by supporting the horror-comedy short film project DEMON FOR HIRE .@seedandspark! Join them here: <a href=\"https:\/\/seedandspark.com\/fund\/demon-for-hire?token=96fa0cb3dd00757da224f330605f125311479b593e5b544f9f1de4711289e5fe\">https:\/\/seedandspark.com\/fund\/demon-for-hire?token=96fa0cb3dd00757da224f330605f125311479b593e5b544f9f1de4711289e5fe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>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 \u2026 we all have one. We have Producer credits for those folks. ?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After a year of pandemic hell, it\u2019s time to stop waiting around. Life is too short. Everybody has to start somewhere. Please help us make our little comedy nightmare.<\/p>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Ftravisheermann.com%2Fblog%2F2021%2F05%2F11%2Fdemon-for-hire-launch-day%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;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&#8217;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\u2019s been my dream to make a movie since I was about twelve, imagining how I might goof around with our old 8mm movie camera. 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