My First Film and My First Kickstarter
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    My First Film and My First Kickstarter

    by littledeadlycreature » Sat Aug 03, 2013 5:20 am

    My name is Kt Baldassaro. I'm an actress and screenwriter from Western Massachusetts and last week I launched my first Kickstarter for my upcoming SAG/AFTRA ultra-low budget short film titled, Girl in the Basement. (Expected Release Date: 2014)

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    A young woman is kidnapped by a serial killer -- only on the day of her intended death, fate shifts and the killer accidentally dies, leaving the girl trapped in his basement.


    Girl in the Basement is the collaborative effort of acclaimed Western Massachusetts filmmaker Jared Skolnick (The Earth Rejects Him, The Music of Erich Zann), pop tour-de-force and composer Lorrie Doriza of Vespertina, and independent actress and screenwriter Kt Baldassaro (Killing Brooke, The Devil's Nightmare), paired with the special effects prowess of Alex Squiers -- all under the hilarious and skilled guidance of producer Robert Savage.

    This short horror film, written by lead actress Kt Baldassaro, explores the extent of our own inner monsters. Set around one character and a single location, it is the story of a young surgery intern, Susan Larch, a woman so jaded by her unbridled success in the world that she naively overestimates her own importance in it. A haunting and emotional struggle between a desire to be saved and the knowledge that only you can save yourself, Girl in the Basement asks, “What would you really do to survive?” It juxtaposes poignant vignettes with disturbing acts of violence, showing audiences a psychological drama so disturbing and memorable that they will forget that they have seen no zombies, no vampires, no inbred backwoods cannibals, no desperate flights in terror from an unknown killer. The monster is you.

    “We all have a Monster within; the difference is in degree, not in kind.” --Douglas Preston, Il Monstro di Firenze [The Monster of Florence].

    http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zombiehunter/girl-in-the-basement
    Please visit the Kickstarter to view a teaser trailer for the film!

    If you have any questions, comments, or would like any additional information about this film, please do not hesitate to contact the film directly at: GirlintheBasement@gmail.com


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    Re: My First Film and My First Kickstarter

    by sbriggman » Sat Aug 03, 2013 11:58 pm

    Congrats on the new Kickstarter campaign and reaching your fundraising goal in the first week! Any tips to pass on to other campaign creators working to reach their goal? I'm actually from northern mass, near concord, though I now live in NYC.
    Learn how to succeed on Kickstarter: here.
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    Re: My First Film and My First Kickstarter

    by littledeadlycreature » Sun Aug 04, 2013 2:35 am

    Definitely have a polished video to put up there with your Kickstarter. We've gotten a really positive response from our backers saying they love the trailer, and they love our composer's song.
    Kickstarter also helped out with a lot of suggestions on how to put together compelling rewards. Someone over there even reviews your project before you launch and gives you specific suggestions on how to make things more successful.
    And get the word out there! Post to forums about it at 1:00am instead of sleeping. ;D
    Hope that helps- And break a leg!

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