[Dead Kev]

I wanted everyone to check out a zombie film that I think has a lot of potential. The storyline is one that I don't think we've seen before. The buzz on the script has been very good and I hope to be able to put up my own script review in the very near future. I'll be watching this one closely and keeping everyone updated.

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HEART LAND is the brutal allegory of a group of children in Middle America struggling to survive in the wake of a zombie apocalypse. Some have called it "Lord of the Flies" meets "28 Days Later" where the zombies themselves act as a backdrop to the conflict that unfolds as the children attempt to build a rudimentary society of their own making...

We are here on Kickstarter to raise funds for the production of a promotional trailer for the film.

CLICK HERE TO HELP OUT OVER AT KICKSTARTER!

[Darkness]

"Any chance of being IN it?"

[Dead Kev]

Darkness, on 20 September 2011 - 07:38 PM, said:

"Any chance of being IN it?"

Well, they do have a couple of "be a zombie extra" incentives for pledge amounts on their kickstarter page.

[Bad Zombie Night]

Darkness, on 20 September 2011 - 07:38 PM, said:

"Any chance of being IN it?"

You got $500?

That includes airfare.



They jumped to $4,731 today... Wasn't it around $2,700 yesterday?

[Dead Kev]

Bad Zombie Night, on 20 September 2011 - 09:55 PM, said:

Darkness, on 20 September 2011 - 07:38 PM, said:

"Any chance of being IN it?"

You got $500?

That includes airfare.
They jumped to $4,731 today... Wasn't it around $2,700 yesterday?

Yeah, it was a big jump. They've almost reached their goal in just a few days.

[Bad Zombie Night]

Dead Kev, on 20 September 2011 - 10:17 PM, said:

Yeah, it was a big jump. They've almost reached their goal in just a few days.

Will they still be accepting donations after they meet their goal? I'm considering making a donation but I want to discuss something with you first.

[Darkness]

"Oh well, it was worth a try."

[Frallon]

It looks unlike anything zombie.. or survival.. that I've seen in cinema that I can remember. My only thing I have to ask about is working with children. This scripts seem to have picked an impressively young age. I've never worked with kids on a set, but just knowing children, finding an 11 year old who can keep it together for a shoot is going to be hard, yet more so I'd worry about age. Killing at 11? To be able to pull that off has to toss a real drop down of repercussions. 11-14 is a tough age. Less has happened and sparked harder life altering personality disorders through those ages than homicide. So I'm intrigued how they've integrated those problems into the script. Another thing, its been done before, but how do they plan on shooting a full length film in two days? I'd imagine at least five days to a week of very prepared shoots for a welcome outcome. Scanning over your special effects sections, for doing squib detonations, wont you need to have someone prepared on scene, for not only the small explosion, but also in case of an emergency? A lot can and has gone wrong. I'd really like to help in any way, as a student film maker, and I'd be happy to help if possible :) I wish this project the best.

[Darkness]

"I'd be willing to workon it for free, just for exposure."

[Bad Zombie Night]

Dead Kev, on 20 September 2011 - 10:17 PM, said:

Bad Zombie Night, on 20 September 2011 - 09:55 PM, said:

Darkness, on 20 September 2011 - 07:38 PM, said:

"Any chance of being IN it?"

You got $500?

That includes airfare.
They jumped to $4,731 today... Wasn't it around $2,700 yesterday?

Yeah, it was a big jump. They've almost reached their goal in just a few days.

Don't look know but they've already stormed past their goal of $5,000.

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40
Backers

$7,708
pledged of $5,000 goal

24
days to go

[Frallon]

Id say you doubled your input..

[Dead Kev]

I'd say it was a success. Heart Land received double the amount they requested for their trailer. This extra money will allow them to do some other cool things, like put up the official website. Stay tuned...

[paultagonist]

I chipped in my $10 a while back, and made this thread about the project :-) There's a couple images there, like a promotional poster. They're pretty consistent with sending out emails with updates.

[Frallon]

The new stuff on their page looks more promising than I could have imagined : )

[TZJN]

I'm glad you guys hit your goal, I'm attempting to do something similar now. Not as easy as it looks.

[paultagonist]

Official trailer for Heart Land, an IGN exclusive.

http://www.ign.com/v...s-in-heart-land

Sweet.

[AWorldAfter]

Dead Kev, on 19 September 2011 - 09:09 PM, said:

I wanted everyone to check out a zombie film that I think has a lot of potential. The storyline is one that I don't think we've seen before. The buzz on the script has been very good and I hope to be able to put up my own script review in the very near future. I'll be watching this one closely and keeping everyone updated.

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HEART LAND is the brutal allegory of a group of children in Middle America struggling to survive in the wake of a zombie apocalypse. Some have called it "Lord of the Flies" meets "28 Days Later" where the zombies themselves act as a backdrop to the conflict that unfolds as the children attempt to build a rudimentary society of their own making...

We are here on Kickstarter to raise funds for the production of a promotional trailer for the film.

CLICK HERE TO HELP OUT OVER AT KICKSTARTER!

Hi there, we are making a zombie feature film and of a great script not quite seen before.
Have you got any tips for raising awareness and how the one you mentioned managed few thousands in matter of days?
A World After Film - funding
www.indiegogo.com/aworldafter-film

[paultagonist]

AWorldAfter, on 08 August 2012 - 03:53 PM, said:

Hi there, we are making a zombie feature film and of a great script not quite seen before.
Have you got any tips for raising awareness and how the one you mentioned managed few thousands in matter of days?
A World After Film - funding
www.indiegogo.com/aworldafter-film

Rewards are a big incentive. That particular project had DVDs going out to people that donated $10. That's pretty cheap. Usually you can get a DVD at around the $20-40 mark. Your donation started at the $10 mark, and that reward was merely a name drop on an internet wall. That's usually something you get for a $1 donation. It's not worth it, I'm just not getting enough for my hard-earned money. Basically your things are too expensive, at least that's why I haven't donated anything.
Try more rewards tiers. On your project, there is no $1 tier, and there is a jump from $50 to $100. The $100 tier has both a poster and DVD; you could have a $60 tier that offered a poster, an $80 tier that offered a DVD, and the $100 tier could still offer both (I think those would still be too expensive but it's just an example).
The dual-language thing is kind of confusing at first, especially in your promo trailer.
Also you have to spread word about the project a lot. But I'm sure you have been doing that. Maybe do a promotional contest; give away a poster and t-shirt bundle or something to a random person that shares your Kickstarter link on Facebook and Twitter in a given time frame.
You might make mock-up images of what the DVD, poster and t-shirt will look like and put it on the page. The more images, the better, even if they are conceptual. Give the potential backers an idea of what you're going for.
And definitely create a Facebook page. Anyway that's what I've seen done before with other projects like yours. $40,000 might be a bit too high to shoot for but may not be unrealistic if you do it right. Best of luck to you and I hope you keep trying.

[Kemper]

Looks good.