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[News] Harry Potter Fan Film Kickstarter

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Not sure where the best place to put this is... so I'm posting it on here!

As I've said on my own thread, my sister was one of those that worked on the Harry Potter fan film The Greater Good. Well it seems they're want to do another one called Snape and the Marauders (I assume this makes more sense to a Harry Potter fan).

However, to do this they need funding (nothing is free in life).
Details of the project can be found here:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/snape-and-the-marauders-a-harry-potter-fan-film

If anybody feels inclined to donate, please do so.
Mods if you feel that this is inappropriate then my apologies - I'm just trying to do my duty as big brother.
 

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Nothing wrong with posting kickstarter type projects, I myself have done that a few times. Kickstarter projects seem to be the new thing for movies, series, games etc.

I wish your sister best of luck in this, what part will she be playing, cast? crew?

If you got a link to their first project I also recommend you post it here for the community to check out. :D
 

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Thanks for splitting it off.
She does visual effects (i.e. all the wiz bang wandy stuff). Her show reel (Reel Sorcery) is on the site.

The Greater Good is also embedded on that site, but its also on youtube here:
 

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Looks pretty sweet! Hopefully JK and her lawyers don't appear like a wild Zubat and shut the whole thing down. There's a history for that in this fandom. This one looks good and professional!

There's another similar project going on that just concluded a successful Kickstarter. They raised about $44,000 for a proposed sixth year film. I'm not entirely sure about the casting on that one though, not everyone seemed to fit the mold of their character. I'll see if I can dig up a link for it so you can see what I mean.

Here it is: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/128206543/the-gathering-storm-a-marauders-fan-film
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Like I said, I think the project that kjc's sister is involved in looks a lot better.
 
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*sighs* so I'm not a Harry Potter fan, but my sister is on the crew so I suppose I'd better share the news as dropped into my email inbox a few days ago...

If you are receiving this email you were one of the amazing people who donated to our fan film's previous crowdfunding campaign! Although we didn't reach our goal, we hope you haven't forgotten about us because we haven't forgotten about YOU! We learned so much from the last campaign and after lots of research and preparation, we are ready to give this another shot. Fans, like you, know how dedicated we are to the wizarding world, but more importantly, we are dedicated to telling an emotionally engaging, action packed story in the best way we know how. Please take a look at our new website www.snapemaraudersfilm.com for information and updates, including new graphics and photos of the cast and crew!

We are switching to KICKSTARTER this time around, modifying the budget, and adding new and exciting perks! We have also expanded our reach on social media to Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter and of course Facebook. Nothing would make us happier than to connect with you and ensure you, the fans, are happy by bringing you a well produced Harry Potter fan film. By sharing our content on social media, Harry Potter fan pages, and telling your friends, we can make this film finally happen. We need your help ensuring the momentum of our campaign really takes off. This is a grassroots effort and you're a part of it so be sure to start spreading the word to your fellow Potterheads now! We launch our new campaign November 8th. Here's to new beginnings!

Sincerely,
Justin Zagri
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Liana Minassian
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Ok, so it seems they've kicked it off again. For anyone interested the link is here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/911680275/snape-marauders-film

They've lowered the bar to $18,000 this time, and with 29 days remaining they are already at $12,108. Here's the latest email communication:

And we hit the ground RUNNING!
Hello!

I'm so sorry I haven't gotten in touch in a few weeks. It has been such murder preparing to launch the campaign. We badly need extra help making sure we are getting in touch with everyone. But, as you probably know, the kickstarter has LAUNCHED, and we have already hit 50% in the first two days!!!

Check it out!!!

While it is a jaw dropping achievement, we do not take it for granted. We are reaching out to everyone we can, and we are moving full speed ahead. We have the rest of the budget to cover and we'd love to get it done fast so we can focus on extended goals! We've got new perks, a new trailer, and some awesome plans if we reach our largest extended goal.

We also had a very successful party, and we livestreamed it! We did something special with the actors that you can watch here.

So if you have contributed, thank you SO MUCH. Seriously I'm all misty eyed-over here. If you haven't yet and plan to, by all means please.

And whether or not its in the cards for you this time, please please share with everyone you know! We appreciate all the help you can give. As an extra thank you, the poster above is a little something we are releasing next week for the fans that you get to see early. I will be sending more stuff like this to you guys before anyone else sees them as the days go on.


Thanks again!!!
-Justin Zagri - Writer/Director
 

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$16,126 at 26 days to go... I think they'll probably make the target
 

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That's good news for them. :D
 

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Hopefully all will go well post-Kickstarter for this production. The fans could use something more to tide them over until the new movies come out in a few years.
 

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According to my email today:

We hit our goal! And in less than a week!!! Thank you all SO MUCH. Thanks to you, we get to make you a film!

Now we are focusing on hitting our extended goals so this film can be the best film possible! Below are our extended goals...

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This is the preferred production budget for the film. We can absolutely make the film at the minimum budget, but with this number we don't have to cut corners.

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All the visual effects, sound and music are paid for!

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We will make a SECOND film starring James and Sirius being confronted by a couple police officers!

So lets keep pushing because we won't stop til the clock hits zero! Unfortunately we don't have any time turners :p

Thank you all again SO MUCH for your help and support. MISCHIEF MANAGED!!!
 

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$18,608 with 23 days to go. I'm hoping they hit $30k because that way my sister may actually get paid for her work for a change :eek:
 

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Here's hoping KJC. :thumbsup:
 

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$18,608 with 23 days to go. I'm hoping they hit $30k because that way my sister may actually get paid for her work for a change :eek:
Always a benefit methinks. :D
 

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D'oH
This is a message from Kickstarter’s Integrity team. We're writing to inform you that a project you backed, Snape and the Marauders - A Harry Potter Fan Film, is the subject of an intellectual property dispute.

The law requires that we remove the project from public view until the dispute is resolved (please see our Copyright Policy and Trademark Policy for more info). Because the project already ended successfully, your pledge hasn’t been affected. The creator should still be able to move forward with the project (and send any unfulfilled rewards). If you have any questions, though, you can still message the creator from the project page.
 

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J. K. Rowling and her iron fisted policies are a live and well it seems
 

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That sucks, it's so stupid that a non-profit production has to deal with such petty legal issues.
 

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A bit more information. To quote one of the wisest men of our time - D'oh!!!

As you can see if you try and go to our Kickstarter page, Warner Brothers has had it taken down. They have been in touch with us and have imposed some regulations on us, which have slowed us down a bit. We have to change the fonts we used on posters and things to ones that don't look like the official Harry Potter fonts. We also had some unfortunate extra production fees tacked on, which has drained our budget. We are having to fund the perks out of pocket now, which you may have guessed, has put us out a bit. Everyone is still getting what was promised to them! It is just taking us a bit longer than I'm sure anyone would have liked.
 

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And its done and up. I've not watched it yet as I'm not a Harry Potter fan (I worked in a library when the books came out - it was like a war zone), but I guess I'm duty bound to do so. Anyway, link:

http://snapemaraudersfilm.com/
 
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