ALPACALAND: A Musical Film Thesis
A project in Middletown, CT by Russell Goldman000days
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ALPACALAND is an independent short film to shoot on an alpaca farm this fall. It is inspired by Soviet propaganda 'tractor' musicals.
Backers: 78
Average Pledge Per Backer: $59
Funded: $4,598 of $4,500
Dates: Jun 20th -> Jul 21st (32 days)
Project By: Russell Goldman
Backers: 78
Average Pledge Per Backer: $59
Funded: $4,598 of $4,500
Dates: Jun 20th -> Jul 21st (32 days)
Project By: Russell Goldman
$4,598
current pledge level
Last Updated: July 22 @ 00:04 -0400 GMT
102%
of goal
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Latest News
WE ARE FUNDED. THANK YOU. 
July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
My feelings I'm honored and thrilled that a day and a half ahead of closing, we have met our Kickstarter goal. Thank you for your trust and support in this project. For a first time filmmaker, it's a humbling experience to see 74 people (!!) have my... (Read More)
Day 24: Russell and Eric Listen to Odd Sounds That Might End Up in the Film
July 13th - 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 The final installment of Russell and Eric's music video series. Which one was your favorite? 8 days to go! <3, Russell (Read More)
Day 22: Hello from storyboard world
July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi friends, Here's the first draft of a couple storyboard pages for the film. I'm particularly proud... my friends told me it looked like my inner seven year old was coming out, which I took to mean childlike ambition and literally nothing else.... (Read More)
Day 18: Two Weeks Out: You Deserve a T-Shirt
July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Lil' paca Hi friends, Sofie and I are hand-making ALPACALAND t-shirts, heavily inspired by the design the farmers will be wearing in the film. The stencil you see at the center is an outline of an alpaca, to be crested in silver to the center. We're... (Read More)
Day 15: Happy Independence Day from your friends at Alpacaland
July 4th - via: kickstarter.com
c/o Anthony Dean Hi friends, We all wanted to wish you a happy fourth of July and restful long weekend. We're hard at work creating our next round of rewards, which will be revealed this Thursday when our last stage of the fundraiser begins. We'll... (Read More)
Day 11: HALFWAY THERE
June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi friends, Thank you for your continued support. I know there's three more weeks, but what we've done in 10 days is pretty extraordinary. In the oddly profound words of Kickstarter, "If your project were running a marathon, it’d have run over 21... (Read More)
Day 10: Eric and Russell Make Music and Russell Sings Poorly
June 29th - 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 Hi friends, We're just over three weeks away from the end of our campaign. Thank you for your enormous support thus far. PLEASE if you... (Read More)
Day 8: A Rundown and Retrospective on the Essential Web Series DON'T HUG ME I'M SCARED
June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
c/o Don't Hug Me I'm Scared's Facebook page Hi friends, Every Monday I'll be looking at something from the writing process of ALPACALAND. Today I wanted to share an article I wrote last week for IndieWire on one of my film's chief inspirations: an... (Read More)
Day 7: It's been a good week.
June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey team! As our first week comes to a close, we wanted to announce that we are OFFICIALLY over 1/3 of the way there! None of this would be possible without each and every one of you. <3 In addition to that, the end of our first week marks the end... (Read More)
Day 5: Happy Weekend! Here's a Brief Lesson on the Alpaca
June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
"Learn your rules." - Max Cembalest (1995 - 2016) <3, Russell (Read More)
Day 5: Meme for a Friday
June 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi friends, A few awesome friends of ALPACALAND have made some Photoshop art to support the project. This piece is by Isaac Gotterer, rising sophomore at Wes and fan of the animated film Bee Movie. For those who have donated, 1. THANK YOU and 2.... (Read More)
Day 4: Welcome to production design!
June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello team, Sofie - executive producer - here! I have the great pleasure of sharing the beginnings of awesome work by our amazing production designer, Ruby! For ALPACALAND, the production designing is a kooky process of exploring the depths of the... (Read More)
Day 3: Watch a bit of the writing process!
June 22nd - 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 Hi friends, THANK YOU so much for an incredible 52-hour start to our fundraiser (how I measure all of my time to be honest). We're more... (Read More)
Day 2: This could be you ($1)
June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Had a tough day? Want to see what your life would look like if you were someone else? What about something else? Until next Monday at 6/27, you can pledge $1 to this campaign and our ALPACALAND team will give you a glimpse to who you truly want to... (Read More)
Day 1: Welcome to Kickstarter
June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, A kind and warm welcome to the ALPACALAND Kickstarter page. We're going to have a lot of fun here for the next month. Or I'm going to have fun and you'll just sit here and read this. Or maybe you won't. I have no way of knowing. We... (Read More)
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