TRUE BLUE, a film by Chris Osborn
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A pyramid schemer's dark night of the soul in lonely Atlantic City, starring David Warshofsky.
Backers: 253
Average Pledge Per Backer: $64
Funded: $16,250 of $16,000
Dates: Jun 14th -> Jul 14th (31 days)
Project By: Chris Osborn
Backers: 253
Average Pledge Per Backer: $64
Funded: $16,250 of $16,000
Dates: Jun 14th -> Jul 14th (31 days)
Project By: Chris Osborn
$16,250
current pledge level
Last Updated: July 14 @ 23:01 -0400 GMT
101%
of goal
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Latest News
$800 TO GO! GO! GO! 
July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Rainbow Room on our last day of shooting You guys, we're SO CLOSE!!! As I write this, we are just about 95% funded. That's about $807 we need to raise in the next 6 hours. I think this is gonna happen. But let's not get cocky: we still need your... (Read More)
THIS IS IT: 12 Hours Left
July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Chris Osborn and Jeff Melanson talk through the next scene at Tropicana's Boogie Nights We are so close to meeting our goal for TRUE BLUE. I can't believe just yesterday morning we were staring down only 50%, and now we are currently at 90%. We met... (Read More)
Mini Goal — Reach 75% by EOD
July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Wowwww Chris and I are shocked at the response for this morning's donation match update — you guys have been sharing the post and upping your donations, so thank you! The response is really overwhelming and it means a lot to see your support... (Read More)
Matching Backer For The Next 24 Hours!
July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Jeff Melanson sets up the shot with David Warshofsky and Michael James Shaw I am very excited to announce that we have found a backer who has agreed to match today's pledges (up to $2,500.) This means all pledges that come in the next 24 hours will... (Read More)
The Final Countdown: 54 Hours Left
July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Behind the scenes on our final shoot day at Rainbow Room in Atlantic City Alright, friends. My brain finally feels like it won't spontaneously combust and I can finally get my words down on the page for you. What we made this weekend was truly... (Read More)
Production Diary: TRUE BLUE Days Three & Four
July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Jeff Melanson sets up the shot at Rainbow Room I wish I could show you what this feels like. Toward the end of Day 3 on TRUE BLUE, after immense rehearsals, grueling conversations, and a few takes that, while good, were not the movie I was trying to... (Read More)
Production Diary: TRUE BLUE Day Two
July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We wrapped Day Two of True Blue this morning around 4:30am and while most of the crew is still asleep, I wanted to give you guys another update on how production went. And I have to say, yesterday was one of the strongest days Chris and I have ever... (Read More)
Vote for TRUE BLUE for Indiewire's Project of the Week!
July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Daniel Johnson, Jeff Melanson, and Simon Maignan prep the scene for Jason Giampietro's altercation with David Warshofsky Things have been so busy with production that we completely failed to mention that we were named Indiewire Project of the Day... (Read More)
Production Diary: TRUE BLUE Day One
July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday was Day One of production on TRUE BLUE. It was exceptional. I feel so immensely supported by this talented group of people. Where there were difficulties, we transcended them together, with clarity and intention, quickly adapting to what... (Read More)
Production commences on TRUE BLUE!
July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Today is the day. Today is the day we head down to Atlantic City to make TRUE BLUE. I am a tangled ball of raw nerves held together by sheer will and sticky sweat. My hair is doing its ERASERHEAD thing that anyone who's ever been on set with me knows... (Read More)
The World of TRUE BLUE
July 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Atlantic City is dizzying, fraught, and fascinating place set at the intersection of some of our country's most simmering tensions: it is a coastal town that has been pushed to the brink of economic collapse multiple times, by monied interests who... (Read More)
11 Days To Go + Limited Reward
July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all! Bre here with another update — since we've announced Michael as Patrice, we've seen a huge amount of support and backers, so thank you! We're now sitting at 112 backers and $4800 which is so amazing. Mind you, that's still a long ways to... (Read More)
Michael James Shaw joins TRUE BLUE
July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
It's a Friday night before 4th of July weekend and Breanne and I are hard at work mapping out next week's shoot. Things have come together, as they often do, almost serendipitously. We locked down our final location in Atlantic City, the crucial... (Read More)
The Avalanche
June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
We are in the home stretch of pre-production. We shoot TRUE BLUE in a week and a half. A WEEK AND A HALF! It feels like an avalanche. Last night, I had an amazing meeting with Breanne and Kati on Brooklyn Barge, where, in between hot dogs and the... (Read More)
One Week In, $3,534 Deep
June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi friends, I continue to be floored by the response to this Kickstarter campaign, and TRUE BLUE as a whole. We're a little over one week into our campaign and we are already 22% toward our goal. That's huge. We are also only two weeks away from... (Read More)
3 days in and 3 big announcements
June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Breanne, one of the producers of True Blue here! Thank you so much for your immense support just 3 full days into this project! We're above $2100 now and I could not be more excited to see where we head coming into the weekend. But before that, we... (Read More)
Day 1 Down! Onward and Upward!
June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi friends!Wow, what a first day! I'm floored by the initial response to TRUE BLUE and the support we've received so far. As of this update, we have already raised a little over $1,500. And it's only been 23 hours! These first pledges helped us lock... (Read More)
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