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This is a link post Piece kickstarter I made this!


Having made a bunch of movies with little to no budget, we've been given the opportunity to film a short story by one of my favourite authors Iain Banks. Given the scope of the story and the seriousness of the topic, we really need to have a budget to do it justice and so we've set up a kickstarter to finance the venture.

Not that we're necessarily begging on the pavement of the information superhighway - everyone who donates $25 (about £15.59 in real money) will get a copy of the film on DVD, while higher donations can also net you a hardbound copy of the script and the original short story signed by the author.

If you're a fan of Iain Banks - or indeed Sean Pertwee (swoon!) who has signed up to the project - please take a look and see if it's the sort of thing you'd like to get involved with.
 (I helped save b3ta! emvee cruor deo cruoris, Mon 22 Oct 2012, 10:14, , Reply)
This is a normal post oooh
which short story?
 (Ol' Ginger Bastard a role model for the children, Mon 22 Oct 2012, 10:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post Piece
It's in State of the Art, I think

[edit] The State of the Art
 (I helped save b3ta! emvee cruor deo cruoris, Mon 22 Oct 2012, 10:33, , Reply)
This is a normal post hmmm, read that ages ago, don't remember that particular story though

(Ol' Ginger Bastard a role model for the children, Mon 22 Oct 2012, 12:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post You should add your kickstarter to that article
if possible.

Also, happy to help!
 (I helped save b3ta! Wasp Box like a nervous random stranger at a glory hole, Fri 9 Nov 2012, 15:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post Good luck, EMV.
If I happen to find myself with any spare money between now and December, consider it yours.
 (I helped save b3ta! Captain Howdy, Mon 22 Oct 2012, 10:25, , Reply)
This is a normal post Thank you very much
If you can't afford anything, please share it with people who might be fans of Banks :)
 (I helped save b3ta! emvee cruor deo cruoris, Mon 22 Oct 2012, 10:34, , Reply)
This is a normal post Good luck!
You might also try this, or something like it - there are a few platforms that offer this kind of service iirc

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/

It's an increasingly common route for projects that have some sort of hook into a particular target audience (as yours does with the Banks connection), to raise investment. It might be something you'd want to consider as part of your overall fundraising strategy.
 (I helped save b3ta! barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!, Mon 22 Oct 2012, 10:41, , Reply)
This is a normal post We have looked at it before for another project
But as that doesn't have a "name" attached it would be a much harder sell on crowd funding sites - thanks to the Banks connection we decided this one stood a much better chance of raising the money.
 (I helped save b3ta! emvee cruor deo cruoris, Mon 22 Oct 2012, 10:46, , Reply)
This is a normal post All the best with this Emvee, I'm sure you'll have it funded in no time.
Nerds tend to have very deep pockets :D
 (I helped save b3ta! Pig Bodine., Mon 22 Oct 2012, 11:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post Very exciting, good luck!
I've been waiting years for somebody to turn one of Iain Banks' sci-fi novels into a film, and State of the Art is an excellent choice, I reckon.
 (verylittlesound Babylon 5's a big pile of shit, Mon 22 Oct 2012, 12:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post against a dark background would work best.
self contained, no need to explain the whole culture. a standard quest narrative. 4 or 5 amazing locations that are all visually distinctive. it would be a fucking peach.
 (I helped save b3ta! tickle I was away, Mon 22 Oct 2012, 14:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post ^ this is true
Everyone on the crew has their own favourite - I'd love to do Use of Weapons but the narrative structure would make it very difficult to do it justice
 (I helped save b3ta! emvee cruor deo cruoris, Mon 22 Oct 2012, 15:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post !
if you'd caught me two months ago i would have slung some quid your way. as it is i'm fucked. i fucking love iain m banks! if you ever make a feature length film with a massive hundreds of millions of dollars budget make an adaptation of against a dark background. it's the iain m banks novel most suited to a film adaptation i reckon. good luck!
 (I helped save b3ta! tickle I was away, Mon 22 Oct 2012, 14:34, , Reply)
This is a normal post Done.

(I helped save b3ta! da5id <YOUR SIG HERE>, Mon 22 Oct 2012, 22:03, , Reply)
This is a normal post Thank you very much!

(I helped save b3ta! emvee cruor deo cruoris, Tue 23 Oct 2012, 9:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post Wow anything that has Sean Pertwee has my pound. Or 25 of them in this case.

(I helped save b3ta! Christian's Bolt and Ski, Mon 22 Oct 2012, 23:02, , Reply)
This is a normal post Thank you!
As a massive, massive Pertwee fan myself, it's only a matter of time before I lose my cool and start wibbling on about how much I love Event Horizon...though I've heard he gets that a lot :)
 (I helped save b3ta! emvee cruor deo cruoris, Tue 23 Oct 2012, 9:20, , Reply)