“Great
film project! Have you heard of dead speaking through white noise? What about
Facebook?” ~Lee Andrews, Crowd funding mentor, Santa Monica, CA
“The
ambitious couple have embarked on a challenging project. I’m glad to be part of
this project by pledging via Kickstarter and will become one of the Executive
Producers of this film. Can’t wait to watch this film” ~Shamjee Ganth
“There
aren’t many female Director of Photography in the film industry. Although I hold
multiple roles in this project, I’m proud to say I am the Director of
Photography for Disturbed” ~Yegavaani
“My
art career started with music. After enduring many challenges and obstacles, I
am proud to say I secured a publishing deal with Sony Music for my first album;
and now in 2013 here I am a film maker” ~Nakkeeran
The
Story Behind Disturbed’s Kickstarter Campaign
Disturbed
is a mystery horror feature film being made by a married couple, Nakkeeran and
Yegavaani, who have great passion for filmmaking and art. The couple have made
many music videos and received overwhelming support and TV airplays worldwide.
To fulfill their long-term passion in film making, they embarked on a short
film project. Their short-film teaser trailer received great response and many
demanded for a full-length feature film. This ultimately paved the way for them
to take the giant leap into making a feature film titled ‘Disturbed’.
Their initial
plan was to approach producers to back their project. When this proved to be impossible
they decided to take on the challenge themself with their own financial
savings.
‘When
you are passionate about something you have to go for it. It doesn’t matter
even if you fail because later in life you don’t want to regret for not
trying’, says Yegavaani, who came up with the initial story for Disturbed and
currently juggles multiple roles including Director, DOP, Production Manager,
PR Manager as well as Casting Director.
They
funnel their income and savings of nearly £10,000 into this project
and
maintained their day jobs, as it is the source of finance for this ever
money hungry project. However, they were left in dilemma as the cost grew more
than their initial budget, as they had to hire more technical experts, hire
accommodation for crew/actors, rent shooting locations and additional equipment
costs.
Fortunately,
they came across a site called Kickstarter through a friend. They
were amazed to find thousands of projects receiving overwhelming public support
in order to showcase their creative talents. Many projects were successfully
funded beyond the pledge goal. This gave them boost and motivation.
They
created a site for their project in Kickstarter. Since they have already spent
a lot of money in this project, they wanted to set a reasonable pledge goal as
Kickstarter has ‘all-or-nothing policy’ i.e. the project will be funded only if
they achieve their pledge goal. Hence, they set a pledge goal of £5000 to
support their pre-production and production costs. However, the cost for
post-production works, hiring film publicist, performing PR works to promote
the film, seeking distributor, setting up film premiere, sending the film to
film festivals etc., will cost a lot more. Thus the stretch goal for this
campaign is £50,000.
'Everyone
has passion for something but due to family, work and many other commitments,
they may not be able to pursue their passion. However, the passion within them
will lead them to support someone else’s passion. This way they as supporters
will get an indirect personal satisfaction of fulfilling their passion through
helping someone else’s dream’, says Yegavaani. The couple believes many
passionate people will support their project by pledging. This way they will
receive the rewards as well as become part of the film project via Kickstarter - http://kck.st/175CBOx.
The
Team Behind Disturbed
All
of their previous projects (music videos and short film) were made solely by
the couple i.e. one-man and one-woman show. However, this is not possible for a
feature film. Hence they hired crew and assistants to work with them in this
project. They hired actors from UK, Romania and Portugal to suit the characters
in the film. An international PR team from US, UK, Australia, Malaysia and
India is working on this project. ‘We have meticulously planned our steps. We
have formed an International Public Relations team with passionate members who
will be able to explore the independent film market’, says Nakkeeran.
The
Storyline of “Disturbed - are you sure you’re alone?
Disturbed
is currently in pre-production stage and will be completed in 2014. It will be
made in dual languages – in English ‘Disturbed’ and in Tamil ‘Kulappam’. The
film is about Zach, a major car accident victim who returns home from hospital.
He experiences super-natural and strange happenings during his first night back
in his flat. Are these just his imagination or is there anything more sinister
lurking in the darkness around him?
The
film, through clever storytelling and flashbacks, reveals the mystery behind
Zach’s life from multiple angles and exposes the horror that is awaiting him.
According to Nakkeeran, ‘The story is confusing yet intriguing and we want the
audience to be able to think deeper and uncover the story themself as they
watch it. It is not a straight forward horror film but something that will make
you work your brain and give you the ultimate satisfaction of understanding the
mystery as it unravels in the film”.
The
couple truly believes their film, ‘Disturbed’ has the quality to reach great
heights and they are confident that this film will be a stepping-stone for them
and everyone who is part of this project. To support this creative and
passionate mystery horror feature film project and for more details about the
project please visit the Kickstarter site http://kck.st/175CBOx or www.disturbedmovie.com.
DiSTurBeD
is coming soon to disturb you!
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