The Sound - a short film

A project in New York, NY by Sacha Iskra
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A story told through visual and auditory immersion into the soundscape of New York City inspired by Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart.
Backers: 131
Average Pledge Per Backer: $78

Funded: $10,190 of $6,600
Dates: Jun 19th -> Jul 22nd (34 days)
Project By: Sacha Iskra
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Latest News

Stretch Goal #3: Taking the Fight to the Streets - 24-hour home stretch goal!

July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Originally, to save money, we planned to shoot our fight scene in a private space. With careful site selection, and clever editing, it’s unlikely to detract from the scene. But it would be better to shoot the fight and related scenes in an outdoor,... (Read More)

Stretch Goal #2: Portable Audio Recorder

July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
You guys are AMAZING. It's unreal that we've been getting messages asking what the next stretch goal is - we love that you want to make a great film just as much as we do! High-Quality Portable Audio RecorderWe'll be spending lots of hours in the... (Read More)

Stretch Goal #1: Paying Our Actors

July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Stretch Goals? Huh?We've made our target level, so this project will be funded on Monday. Hooray! But our target of $6600 was based on the bare minimum it would take to put this project together; in a lot of areas, we plan to stretch things pretty... (Read More)

I really can't believe we're working on a stretch goal. Puppies.

July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
(I mean, between tears of happiness and gratitude, I'm giggling at the absurdity of creating a stretch goal when there were so many moments last week that we weren't sure we were going to make it ... but we've met so many of you, and we've gotten a... (Read More)

Our second thank you video for our second wave of beautiful backers!

July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We are happy to give you our second thank you video for our second wave of backers of The Sound on Kickstarter: http://youtu.be/o34eqt7HStU We want to thank our amazing backers for the love and support we've gotten throughout this process, and... (Read More)

Inspiration for The Sound - conscience and The Tell-Tale Heart.

July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
I wrote The Sound in a fit of if-I-don't-write-this-down-right-now-I-will-pop. It was one of those stories. They're not all like that - ask any writer. Usually, it's a daily routine and you force yourself to keep regular hours, and you write when you... (Read More)

Good morning backers, and welcome new backers! - a quick note!

July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

7 days left! A 7 dollar reward!

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
In honor of our final week on Kickstarter, we are offering a special reward for backers who pledge at the $7.00 level - check this out! POSTCARD FROM SET - NEW! - Our writer is rather old-fashioned, collects interesting stationery and loves to send... (Read More)

oh ... we're halfway there ... OH-OH! livin' on a prayer!

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
(I love Jon Bon Jovi. Please don't hate me. I'm from New Jersey and it's practically a requirement) Thanks to our amazing backers, friends, family and fans, we have gotten a HUGE jump in support, and are now at 50% funded for our project! I wanted to... (Read More)

Good news, big spenders! Good news, people dreaming of doing stunts in film!

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We are having a REALLY BIG SALE!!! As of 3PM today, we will be in the last nine days of campaign, and our top three tiers are now $300 dollars off! BE AN ACTION HERO - was $800, now $500! - Our fight choreographer thinks this will be AWESOME - you... (Read More)

Good evening from the wee hours in NYC! - a quick note

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

The power of the price of a cup of coffee, by the writer of The Sound.

July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
PEOPLE OF THE INTERNETS, HEAR MY CRY!  I have heard that some of you think that one dollar, or two or five won't make the difference in our Kickbarmer, but I VEHEMENTLY disagree. Armies of movie lovers who only have the price of a cup of coffee to... (Read More)

A ukulele, three boxes of crayons, two dozen Sharpies in assorted colors, and two puppies.

July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
From United Colours Productions and our team at The Sound short film, thank you.  http://youtu.be/FF1R0tu-RgA  The Sound team and I are speechless at the enthusiastic support we got right out the gate. Every share, every tweet, every post, and... (Read More)

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