Judy Blume won more than 90 literary awards and has been the best-selling author for books for younger readers. Her best- known works include: “Are You There, God?”. “It’s Me, Margaret”, “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing”, “Deenie”, and “Blubber”. 1. The only way to learn how to write is to practice, and that takes time….
Filmmaking and Writing
How to Find an Audience and Supporters for Your Crowdfunding Campaign?
Everyone who has run a crowdfunding campaign before will share a different story of how they found their audience. For me, the following actions worked and helped me find the right audience for my campaign: – Reach out to all of your friends and family members, and simply ask them for any kind of help…
How to Set up a Crowdfunding Campaign?
Setting up your campaign First and foremost, give yourself time to build your campaign page. You can create your campaign over a few days or even weeks. You must remember that this is going to be your calling card and, if you are serious about your project, you must put a real effort and time…
What Is the Magic Key to Successful Crowdfunding Campaign?
Target Audience No product is for everyone, and it applies to films as well. Knowing who to direct your campaign to is part of your future success. Time is the only commodity we can’t get back, so focus your efforts on getting through to people who will be interested in your offer instead of trying…
My Second Crowdfunding Campaign: “Anna & Modern Day Slavery”
Before I embarked on my 2nd crowdfunding campaign, I knew I needed a much simpler, compact script that was going to fit the non — to low budget model. That left me with two choices; either to re-write one of my scripts, which after many attempts I found really impossible to do, or to come…
First Steps on My Crowdfunding Journey
In the summer of 2011, I started working on my social media outreach. By then, it was clear to me that without a strong and solid social media presence, I wasn’t going to get very far or achieve what I was aiming for with my crowdfunding efforts. In the late 2000s, I signed up for…
My Crowdfunding Journey: Fail, Learn and Move On
Back in 2010, I was desperate to make a feature film. I wanted to grow as a filmmaker and move on with my career. I was hoping and dreaming that making a feature-length movie would help me to accomplish just that. You may already know, but if you don’t, beware, filmmaking is a costly endeavour…
My up the Hill Journey Into Crowdfunding
I’ve been making up stories ever since I can remember. I use film, video and a variety of writing outlets to express my creativity. After making a few short films (some of them won awards at film festivals, some were watchable and some were simply made for practice, to put it mildly, ‘cos no one…
Are Distributors Knowingly Killing the Cinemas?
In the past few days, the film industry was served yet another severe blow, when the distributors of the new “James Bond” movie moved the premiere again, this time to 2021. Once the news broke out, Cineworld decided to go as far as closing their screens in the UK and the US. Quick search in…
Shonda Rhimes Shares Her Tips on Pitching TV Shows Effectively
1. You need to learn how to pitch effectively to be successful and have your show picked up. 2. Well-constructed pitch is visual, quick and easy to portray the show’s central characters and the core concept. 3. Think about how you could describe your show to your listeners, so they could see saleable aspects of…