"It was the written equivalent of a public stoning," prospective writer-director Linda Stuart tells The Hollywood Reporter of reactions to her ongoing crowdfunding campaign for the feature film Kate Allen Is Getting a Life. After popular movie blog Film School Rejects published the article "The Best Possible Example of How Not to Do Kickstarter," an analytical breakdown of Stuart's project, the Hollywood hopeful became target No. 1 for Internet backlash. The site suggested that it was "probably the worst Kickstarter campaign ever made." The harsh criticism left Stuart baffled, yet even more driven to accomplish her
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- 9/20/2013
- by Matt Patches
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
1. The Man From Earth: In another example of how piracy can actually help filmmakers, "The Man From Earth" co-producer and director Richard Schenkman explains how illegal pirating helped his film break even and fueled a Kickstarter campaign for a sequel. Read his story here. 2. Google and the World Brain: We're excited to see the new doc, "Google and the World Brain," which explores Google's project to create a global library. The doc is showing as part of the Applied Science section of NYFF51. You can see the trailer here. 3. How Not to Do a Kickstarter: It's been called "probably the worst Kickstarter campaign ever made" and we breakdown the reasons why Linda Stuart's campaign for "Kate Allen Is Getting A Life" doesn't work. Find out what not to do on Kickstarter here. 4. Amazon Instant Video: Amazon Instant Video in iOs has added AirPlay support so that users...
- 9/17/2013
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
Film School Rejects has already dubbed it "probably the worst Kickstarter campaign ever made" and with good reason. The Kickstarter campaign for "Kate Allen Is Getting A Life" is riddled with problems, starting with the fact that the campaign's name -- "Film W/Thora Birch, Heather Matarazzo, Jennifer Elise Cox -- doesn't feature the film's title. We don't mean to pick on this particular campaign since many others make the same mistakes, but given the fact that the campaign was created by Linda Stuart, who presents herself as an industry expert, we think it's fair to use this project as a noteworthy example of what not to do on Kickstarter, or when crowdfunding in general. With a little over $40 in funding so far, it's highly unlikely that the project will reach its goal. Here are some lessons to take from Stuart's misguided Kickstarter campaign: 1. Don't give your project a generic or vague name.
- 9/16/2013
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
This is probably the worst Kickstarter campaign ever made. Granted, it doesn’t have pay-me-to-stalk-Adam-Sandler comic appeal (or that project’s success!), but it does feature an individual with purported ties to the industry failing at every single level and offering a great teaching moment for people seeking crowdfunding (or a rubbernecking opportunity for everyone else). That’s the good news. There’s a lot of advice buried in the rubble. According to her website, Linda Stuart is a former lecturer at the American Film Institute, a former staff story analyst at Paramount and a script consultant for hire who will provide a full script overview (with handwritten and typed notes) for only $1,200 (a steal! (note: not a steal)). Now she wants $5M to make a comedy called Kate Allen is Getting a Life that might star several actresses who were popular in the late 1990s. She emailed us asking to publicize the campaign, and...
- 9/13/2013
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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