Kickstarted: Documenting the Crowdfunding Revolution

A project in Los Angeles, CA by Jason Cooper and Jay Armitage
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An original documentary film about the crowdfunding revolution and the people behind it.
Backers: 839
Average Pledge Per Backer: $104

Funded: $86,935 of $85,000
Dates: May 28th -> Jun 27th (30 days)
Project By: Jason Cooper and Jay Armitage
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839.

June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
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Two Big Kickstarters Concluded Today – ‘Massive Chalice’ And ‘Kickstarted’ – Did You Kick In?

June 27th - via: flesheatingzipper.com
It’s not terribly often that two (or more) major Kickstarters conclude their campaigns within hours of each other, but that’s what happened today. Often times, we give our dollars and they just kinda go on without us until we get the e-mail that they’re done and our bank accounts were charged. While it’s too late to chip in now, let’s go over and see what you may have missed! Disclosure: I’m running my own Kickstarter campaign at the moment and I backed both of these projects. (Read More)

Rally Caps! 92% Funded with 10 hours left!

June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
With your help, we've made a furious rally today. We're at 92% with just over 10 hours to go. MASSIVE thank yous to all of our new backers and to everyone commenting on our message board, sharing the page and upping their pledges! Let's close strong.... (Read More)

WTF

June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
So if you have been paying attention you will have noticed we went over our goal very quickly this morning courtesy of 3 backers - Miles Locast, Rick Bman and Kinsi Barr - all first time backers - all who have now just pulled their $10k pledges. We... (Read More)

20 hours left: 700 backer & 75% funded!

June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
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38 hrs to go 635 backers!

June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers Less than 40 hours to go, we are coming to the end of what has been a truly unique experience. We can do this, there are nearly 650 of you now who want to see this movie as much as we do. All 3 of us have said a few words below about... (Read More)

We are nearing the finish line and picking up speed!

June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
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Final Push and Breaking News

June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi guys, We are in the final push. The campaign ends on Thursday at 9am EST, or in a little more than 90 hours. There are now over 550 of us, but obviously we still have a lot of work to do. History says that we have a chance to make the goal, but... (Read More)

Kicktraq Interview – Kickstarted: Documenting the Crowdfunding Revolution

June 23rd - via: blog.kicktraq.com
Jason Cooper of Kickstarted: Documenting the Crowdfunding Revolution shares his thoughts on documentaries, crowdfunding, the Kobe Red scandal and more. (Read More)

Get the skinny on crowdfunding before you invest

June 22nd - via: hlntv.com
Crowdfunding seems like a simple process: Make a post about your project, explain your idea and see how many people believe in it enough to put up a few dollars. It's exciting for a host of reasons, the most focal being that it allows products to see the light of day that might normally never be produced. But sometimes, what sounds too good to be true actually is. (Read More)

6 Days 50%

June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
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How 'Kickstarted' earned its detective badge

June 19th - via: kickstarter.com
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How We Uncovered Biggest Fraud in Kickstarter History

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
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@KickstartedFilm research & uncover possible fraud with the nearly-funded Kobe Red: Beef Jerky project

June 13th - via: reddit.com
For the last couple days, my business partner and I (both producers and directors on a crowdfunding documentary called Kickstarted) have been looking into a project called Kobe Red Beef Jerky. Soon after, a number of concerned backers messaged us about Kobe's potential illegitimacy - so we investigated even further. Here are some of our findings...

(Editors Note: At the time of cancellation, the "Kobe Red" project had $120,309 in pledges, over 5000% of it's original $2,374 goal)
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How We Uncovered Biggest Fraud in Kickstarter History

June 13th - via: kickstartedmovie.com
A couple of weeks ago, we reached out to the project creators behind Kobe Red, a company that was raising funds to make 100% Japanese beer fed Kobe beef jerky. Their product sounded delicious and we were intrigued to hear more about their crowdfunding story for our documentary film, Kickstarted. We thought these guys would make for a great interview. Plus, their project had massively exceeded it’s modest $2,374 goal, eventually reaching over $120,000 in pledges from 3,000 backers. However, after emailing back and forth with these guys, we started to get very suspicious about the legitimacy of Kobe Red. We decided to look more deeply into their operations and as a result helped to uncover what would have been the biggest fraud in Kickstarter’s history. (Read More)

Not quite halfway

June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
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Filmmakers turn to Kickstarter to fund 'Kickstarted' documentary

June 7th - via: latimes.com
Three Los Angeles filmmakers making a documentary about the crowd-funding phenomenon have turned to the most logical place to find backing for their project: Kickstarter. The film, "Kickstarted," is to chronicle the rise of this revolutionary form of financing creative projects by focusing on the people behind some of the most high-profile campaigns, including actor and filmmaker Zach Braff, musicians Amanda Palmer and John Vanderslice and video game industry veterans Brian Fargo and Chris Roberts. (Read More)

Week 1, We Owe You 1

June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
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Can we beat Airsex World Championships?

May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
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Going Kickstarter Mad

May 30th - via: kickstarter.com
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'Kickstarted' Documentary Will Focus on Crowdfunding

May 30th - via: mashable.com
A pair of Los Angeles filmmakers are raising funds through Kickstarter for a documentary about Kickstarter — or, more specifically, about crowdfunding. The project, called Kickstarted, will focus on crowdfunding's recent rise as the go-to platform for creative projects, and will follow three artists and entrepreneurs extensively throughout their respective processes, from start to finish. (Read More)

Project of the Day: Kickstarting Kickstarter in Documentary "Kickstarted"

May 30th - via: indiewire.com
This is the first documentary to look at the crowdfunding revolution and the people powering it. The film will follow the inspiring, dramatic stories of a handful of crowdfunded project creators as they raise money and then, with all of their dreams and social capital on the line, have to deliver. Those journeys are set against the background of a bigger cultural and economic sea change — where the creative/entrepreneurial class can create their own projects independently. The film will also have interviews with Zach Braff, Amanda Palmer, John Vanderslice, Brian Fargo and dozens of other prominent crowdfunding personalities. (Read More)

Going Live

May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
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Best Indie Film Trailers Of The Week: ‘Haute Cuisine,’ ‘Kickstarted,’ and More

May 29th - via: screencrave.com
We tend to hate on Hollywood studios because of the movie projects they choose to fund (Transformers 4, anyone?). So much of typical Hollywood product tends to be huge, expensive spectacles with little-to-no story, heavy special effects and poor acting. So, we at ScreenCrave have decided to help jump behind the indie film. Every week we’ve been bringing you an Indie Fundraiser Roundup, which features projects seen on sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Now we’re adding on to it by including some of the Best Indie Film Trailers Of The Week. Check out this week’s picks below. (Read More)

First Milestone: $5K

May 28th - via: kickstarter.com
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