Helium Core - The Basic Building Block for iPhoneography
A project in Durham, NC by brandon hoe000days
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A camera chassis for the iPhone. Swap lenses. Add accessories. Create your custom iPhone photography or video setup, easily.
Backers: 290
Average Pledge Per Backer: $138
Funded: $40,131 of $30,000
Dates: Apr 26th -> May 27th (31 days)
Project By: brandon hoe
Backers: 290
Average Pledge Per Backer: $138
Funded: $40,131 of $30,000
Dates: Apr 26th -> May 27th (31 days)
Project By: brandon hoe
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current pledge level
Last Updated: May 27 @ 09:45 -0400 GMT
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of goal
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Latest News
WE DID IT!!!!
May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you… thank you to every single one of you for backing this campaign, and to everyone who helped share, tweet, like and support it in your own unique way. A few people swooped in at the last minute to take us over the $40,000 mark, a number... (Read More)
Last day of the campaign, and the next 60 days
May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, The last 30 days have been absolutely incredible! Friends of mine who've run Kickstarter campaigns warned me about all the challenges associated with running one, but their warnings simply didn't prepare me for all the things I've... (Read More)
Final 48 and some flash photography
May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Last week, I spent a couple of hours shooting a portrait session with a friend of mine to show what the iPhone is capable of producing with better lighting. I used a Bluetooth flash trigger from TRIC to trigger an old flash that I used to shoot real... (Read More)
3 more days and we’re ready to go.
May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
I can’t believe that there are only 3 more days left in the campaign! The run-up and the first half of the campaign were really intense, and it feels great that we’re in the final stretch. We’ve checked our drawings one more time to make sure... (Read More)
Last week of our campaign and a timelapse setup
May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
It’s the last week of our campaign, and we’re still quite a distance from our stretch goal. We’re hoping that you’ll help us get there by sharing the news about our campaign with your friends and family. To make it easy to do so, we’ve set... (Read More)
Sick days and more airtime for the Helium Core
May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
I apologize if I’ve not been as responsive as I usually am to comments and messages. I’ve been laid out flat with the flu the last few days, and forced myself to get rest so that I could bounce back quickly. I’m at about 95.875% today, so the... (Read More)
100%!! And an unexpected Shark Tank opportunity.
May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Sometime late last night, we hit our goal of $30,000!! Thank you to all of you!! If we maintain that level of pledges through the end of the campaign, the Helium Core will become a real, shipping product, and will start showing up at your doorsteps... (Read More)
Stretch goal! Can you help us unlock it?
May 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We’re at the mid-point of our campaign, and we’ve just passed the 95% mark of our campaign target! Thank you to all of you who’ve supported us so far. We’ve been amazed at all the plans you have for the Helium Core, whether it’s finally... (Read More)
Behind the Scenes video of the Helium Core in action
May 10th - via: kickstarter.com
A few days before the launch of this campaign, I did a very quick shoot with a friend, who's someone I'd worked with on a couple of commercials in the past. We did the shoot in the basement vault of the 21c Museum Hotel here in downtown Durham, NC,... (Read More)
The Helium Core took to the air today
May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 I had a little bit of fun today, and visited my friend's dad, who owns a number of drones of different vintages. He had his 1st generation... (Read More)
Mother's Day Update: Proposed tool-less design
May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, Happy Mother's Day to all of you who are mothers! We’ve crossed the 86% mark, and we couldn’t be more thrilled! Thank you for supporting our project! We’re almost at our goal, and we’re working on something that would be a really... (Read More)
A tool-less design and a question about the future we'd love you to answer
May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
My mother has always called me stubborn, bull-headed, hard-headed....any number of phrases to describe what I describe as being "steadfast in my beliefs". And most times, she's absolutely correct. Once I've thought something through and made my mind... (Read More)
Tired feet and a progress update
April 30th - via: kickstarter.com
MoJoCon, the mobile journalism conference that Helium attended, drew to a close today, and I had a tremendous amount of positive feedback about the Helium Core. Mobile journalists, trainers, other equipment manufacturers and even a representative... (Read More)
New reward levels, add-ons and hey, we're almost 50% there!
April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone,Thank you for your continuing support! We've almost reached 50% of our goal, and we're extremely grateful for your contributions. Throughout this time, you've been sending us messages and asking us questions, here, on Facebook, via email... (Read More)
Day 1: Thank you for your incredible support!
April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, we've been overwhelmed by the support for our campaign so far! We've raised over $10,300 of our $30,000 target in the first 22 hours, and out of thousands of projects, Kickstarter selected us as a “Project We Love"! What an honor!... (Read More)
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