Zach Braff’s Kickstarter controversy

The second half of this podcast is dedicated to the Zach Braff’s Kickstarter controversy. Everything from his initial campaign to his condescending retort. It is possible that Zach may have initially done his Kickstarter more for publicity than money but I don’t think this is the kind of press he wanted. If you are an underground filmmaker this may be of interest to you.

Cheers,

-Tom

Zach Braff’s response to the overwhelming criticism of his Kick Starter Campaign

The second half of this podcast is dedicated to the Zach Braff’s Kickstarter controversy. Everything from his initial campaign to his condescending retort. It is possible that Zach may have initially done his Kickstarter more for publicity than money but I don’t think this is the kind of press he wanted. If you are an underground filmmaker this may be of interest to you.

Cheers,

-Tom

Just listened to Zach Braff’s response to the overwhelming criticism of his Kick Starter Campaign. It is a cold calculated condescending response that seems more at home in politics than entertainment.
(On that note, what is with Zach’s face? It reminds me of the Nixon Kennedy debate…just kidding)
He’s making it even worse! The problem is in his initial campaign, he says plainly that he could have gotten funding through tradition means but he wants more control. In this new video he states that the 2 million was but a piece of the budget and that he is putting in his own money. It’s the perfect scheme. Get less fortunate people to give you 2 million dollars that you don’t even need to get publicity. (The guy is worth 22 million dollars and was considered one of the higher paid TV actors LOOK IT UP!). Lastly in so many words claims that his critics who are in great number are ignorant of social media and further claims that people who invest in his film could not possibly be interested in funding lower budget productions. That right Zach, everyone who disagrees with you is dumb and no one who would invest in your film would EVER invest in any other Kickstarter campaigns of lesser means, meanwhile he quotes Thomas Edison in his campaign who despised Independent Filmmakers. The rich get richer, Just because it’s common doesn’t mean it’s right.

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/05/09/kickstarter-founders-say-high-profile-projects-like-zach-braff-film-are-good-for-all-users/

Morrowbie Jukes

So I’m 26 pages into a draft of a new script entitled Morrowbie Jukes. Loosely based upon the famous Kipling story. My first feature film adaptation of Kipling was Mark of the Beast and I feel it went well and for some reason I really dig Kipling horror shorts. This is a much looser adaptation than Mark of the Beast which in my opinion stuck very close to the subject matter. Though over the years many folks have adapted Kipling’s Stories into films (The Man Who Would Be King, Jungle Book) his work has been used less in film than folks like Poe, Lovecraft. The adaption has so far come quickly, much like “Beast”. It’s funny though I’ve had two other scripts I’ve been working on in recent years that I could not seem to finish, Crooked Jane about an alcoholic, whose is banned from seeing her kids, and Staccato, a sci-fi noir flick. Both of those scripts I got halfway and seemed to stop dead. Maybe some day I’ll get back to those, Part of me just doesn’t want to make those films because the budgets would be massive. As an Indie filmmaker you have to pick your battles. I think Morrowbie Jukes will be a good film. Unlike Mark of the Beast it is not the first time a whole feature has been dedicated to the original short story but much like Romeo and Juliet,  the story is rich enough for varying interpretations. More info to come.