KILLER RACK: Why Kickstarter?
The Kickstarter for Killer Rack, the next film I plan to direct, has gone live: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gregorylamberson/killer-rack
Please check it out. My friend Paul McGinnis wrote the screenplay, and he and I are producing it with our mutual friend, Rod Durick. Killer Rack is a horror comedy about Betty, a woman who gets breast implants which turn out to be Lovecraftian monsters hell bent on taking over the world. It's the funniest thing I've ever read in my life, and if it gets made, I believe it will be a cult comedy classic - maybe even a breakthrough film. Notice I didn't say, "If I make it right..." - I know I'll make it right. But we do need money for me to do so.
So why Kickstarter?
Straight talk (as always): I proved with Dry Bones, which will be released at the end of this summer, that I can make a good horror comedy for around $15,000. But to do that, I have to beg favors left and right; a little scratch for the crew people who have to show up and work 12 hour days, and sacrifice their weekends for most of the summer, would make things a lot easier. And to qualify for the New York State Tax Incentive, which offers 40% on qualified production costs (making it possible to actually promote the film and take it to film festivals), we need to shoot for one day on a certified sound stage, and build a set with three standing walls, and obtain production insurance. And then there are the special effects: my effects guy, Arick Szyemcki, can do wonders with very little money - but he stills needs that little bit of money. Debbie Rochon is playing Dr. Thulu, the mad scientist who performs the surgery on Betty, and while Debbie always works within my budget, we still have to get her here. On a film this small, food for the cast and crew is a huge part of the budget.
But there is another reason for turning to crowd funding, and that's ownership. I own most of my films, and own a piece of those I've produced for others, but when you go to investors, you have to promise them they will recoup their full investment before any Net Profits ("if any," my contracts always specify) are distributed. Realistically, all of the money that comes in goes to the investors and I never see a dime. I love them, they're enabling me to do fulfill my dreams by allowing me to make these projects, but I have a mortgage, a daughter, credit card bills - and it's asking a lot of myself to devote six months of my life to a project and never see any fruit for my labor. I'm not looking to make a killing - I just want to know that there's a chance I'll see a few bucks if something breaks through... and I believe Killer Rack will break through.
So please check out our Kickstarter page, and view our pitch video; we're posting fresh content every day in the "Updates" section. You can donate as little as $1, or as much as $3,000, and we're offering a wide variety of cool perks. We have 26 days to reach our goal, or we don't see a dime of the pledges.
The boobs will love you!
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Some updates on various projects:
The Julian Year TREEbook (Timed Release E-book) is on track to be released in June, and I'm excited as hell about. Check out its dedicated website, which features videos and excerpts from my novel.
http://thejulianyear.com/signup
The Legend of Six Fingers, which I produced, will be released on DVD June 24th by POP Cinema.
The short film I directed, Gave Up the Ghost, based on a short story by Jeff Strand, will have its world premiere at Rue Morgue's Festival of Fear/FanExpo Canada, at the end of August. This is part of the Creepers anthology.
https://www.facebook.com/creepersfilm
Dry Bones, which I wrote, co-directed and co-produced, will have its Canadian premiere at FOF/FanExpo, and will be released on DVD one week later. I've seen the preliminary key art, which looks fantastic, and I believe quite a few people will see it, which will be nice after the way Media Blasters botched the release of Slime City Massacre. I'm damn proud of this film.
The Frenzy Wolves, the final book in my werewolf trilogy The Frenzy Cycle, will be published in October.
Please check it out. My friend Paul McGinnis wrote the screenplay, and he and I are producing it with our mutual friend, Rod Durick. Killer Rack is a horror comedy about Betty, a woman who gets breast implants which turn out to be Lovecraftian monsters hell bent on taking over the world. It's the funniest thing I've ever read in my life, and if it gets made, I believe it will be a cult comedy classic - maybe even a breakthrough film. Notice I didn't say, "If I make it right..." - I know I'll make it right. But we do need money for me to do so.
So why Kickstarter?
Straight talk (as always): I proved with Dry Bones, which will be released at the end of this summer, that I can make a good horror comedy for around $15,000. But to do that, I have to beg favors left and right; a little scratch for the crew people who have to show up and work 12 hour days, and sacrifice their weekends for most of the summer, would make things a lot easier. And to qualify for the New York State Tax Incentive, which offers 40% on qualified production costs (making it possible to actually promote the film and take it to film festivals), we need to shoot for one day on a certified sound stage, and build a set with three standing walls, and obtain production insurance. And then there are the special effects: my effects guy, Arick Szyemcki, can do wonders with very little money - but he stills needs that little bit of money. Debbie Rochon is playing Dr. Thulu, the mad scientist who performs the surgery on Betty, and while Debbie always works within my budget, we still have to get her here. On a film this small, food for the cast and crew is a huge part of the budget.
But there is another reason for turning to crowd funding, and that's ownership. I own most of my films, and own a piece of those I've produced for others, but when you go to investors, you have to promise them they will recoup their full investment before any Net Profits ("if any," my contracts always specify) are distributed. Realistically, all of the money that comes in goes to the investors and I never see a dime. I love them, they're enabling me to do fulfill my dreams by allowing me to make these projects, but I have a mortgage, a daughter, credit card bills - and it's asking a lot of myself to devote six months of my life to a project and never see any fruit for my labor. I'm not looking to make a killing - I just want to know that there's a chance I'll see a few bucks if something breaks through... and I believe Killer Rack will break through.
So please check out our Kickstarter page, and view our pitch video; we're posting fresh content every day in the "Updates" section. You can donate as little as $1, or as much as $3,000, and we're offering a wide variety of cool perks. We have 26 days to reach our goal, or we don't see a dime of the pledges.
The boobs will love you!
#
Some updates on various projects:
The Julian Year TREEbook (Timed Release E-book) is on track to be released in June, and I'm excited as hell about. Check out its dedicated website, which features videos and excerpts from my novel.
http://thejulianyear.com/signup
The Legend of Six Fingers, which I produced, will be released on DVD June 24th by POP Cinema.
The short film I directed, Gave Up the Ghost, based on a short story by Jeff Strand, will have its world premiere at Rue Morgue's Festival of Fear/FanExpo Canada, at the end of August. This is part of the Creepers anthology.
https://www.facebook.com/creepersfilm
Dry Bones, which I wrote, co-directed and co-produced, will have its Canadian premiere at FOF/FanExpo, and will be released on DVD one week later. I've seen the preliminary key art, which looks fantastic, and I believe quite a few people will see it, which will be nice after the way Media Blasters botched the release of Slime City Massacre. I'm damn proud of this film.
The Frenzy Wolves, the final book in my werewolf trilogy The Frenzy Cycle, will be published in October.
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