Silicon Beach - a tech startup thriller (feature film)
A project in Los Angeles, CA by Max Gold000days
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$12,217
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Last Updated: February 2 @ 11:10 -0500 GMT
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Latest News
We Made It!! 
February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU! Because of you, we more than doubled our initial goal for post funds! To be more specific, Silicon Beach is 244% funded! Subsequent updates will provide a date-specific timeline on our film's progress, but for now we just wanted to say... (Read More)
Closing in!!
February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Melody and Lily can't believe their eyes! Thanks to all of your amazing support, our full post-production budget goal is in sight! The closer we can get in these final hours, the easier and more streamlined the next few months will be. We are so... (Read More)
66 hours!
January 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all for rocketing us to our first benchmark goal! Now that we've covered this first installment of post-production, we are continuing to push as hard as we can through these final hours. Our goal is to fund as much of the rest of... (Read More)
One week to go!
January 25th - via: kickstarter.com
prepping the limited edition Make/100 reward! Thank you all for your continued support sharing, posting, cajoling, nudging and tweeting our campaign link out in this final stretch! (Read More)
Make/100: a selection from the Visual Design Reference Guide
January 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Many of you requested further insight into our film-making process behind Silicon Beach. Today's update will feature the character-driven visual breakdown of Lucas's first interview at Roomie. The Visual Reference Guide contains several of these... (Read More)
Popcorn Magazine covers Silicon Beach!
January 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Popcorn Magazine Huge thank you to Aussie film magazine Popcorn for this gorgeous spread on Silicon Beach! You can flip through the digital issue here: https://issuu.com/popcornmedia/docs/popcorn_magazine_issue__3 While we are grateful for the... (Read More)
10 days to go!
January 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
WOW what a ride this has been! With only ten days remaining in our campaign, we'd like to turn the mic over to you, our loyal backers: These updates, live-streams and production stills have been our way of providing further insight into the... (Read More)
Meet Cherie -- Roomie's connect
January 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Cherie A consummate entrepreneur, Cherie wishes to use this platform to self-promote. She writes, "if you need the Molly connect, just text ���� and wait ten minutes for my reply." Though she keeps pressing us, we are not going to release... (Read More)
Preview of the Visual Design Reference Guide (Make/100)
January 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello to our backers! Back in Update #9, we took you through some of the reference films that director Max Gold and cinematographer Stephen Tringali used to build the visual design of Silicon Beach. This update is the second half; our film's... (Read More)
Meet Libby
January 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Libby -- COO of Roomie Libby is Chief Operations Officer at Roomie. Because it's still a startup, Libby likes to approve all new hires. So when Lucas walks through her door to interview, she knows exactly what it would mean to bring an actor aboard... (Read More)
Entertainment blogger Maria Rochelle covers Silicon Beach
January 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Entertainment blogger Maria Rochelle interviews director Max Gold about writing, casting and shooting Silicon Beach. Read the complete interview here: http://www.mariarochelle.com/2017/01/chat-with-max-gold-of-venice.html (Read More)
Sun-Bleached Suspension article
January 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Completely unbiased film blog Sun-Bleached Suspension covers Silicon Beach! Read the full article here: sun-bleachedsuspension.tumblr.com/post/155709947008/silicon-beach-a-tech-startup-thriller-feature (Read More)
Crowdfunding Cast Interview
January 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Director Max Gold is interviewed by Jonathan Nadeau at Crowdfunding Cast about the process of shooting Silicon Beach. You can listen to the full interview here: http://crowdfundingcast.tk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cfc565.mp3 (Read More)
Meet Julie
January 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Julie Julie is on her tenure track back east and couldn't be further from the ebbs and flows of Silicon Beach. Yet she sets our entire story into motion. Julie and Lucas were an item in college, but after he moved to LA they just couldn't keep it... (Read More)
Meet Graham
January 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Graham If you've seen Netflix's Knights In Bavaria then you know Graham better as the axe-wielding, blood-spilling international heartthrob, Viktor Löwenherz. Graham is also Lucas's best friend, so it was a dream come true for them to shoot season... (Read More)
Meet Lucas
January 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Lucas -- seasonal temp QA associate Does Lucas look familiar? If you're a fan of Netflix's Knights In Bavaria, you might recognize him from season 1, episode 3. He actually had a starring role, but then his entire plot line got cut. So now he's... (Read More)
Silicon Beach Live Q&A Tonight!
January 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey friends! This afternoon at exactly 6pm PDT, select cast and crew of Silicon Beach are getting together in the real Silicon Beach to stream a live Q&A via Kickstarter. We invite you to join us! Here is the link to the broadcast:... (Read More)
Meet Marcus
January 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Marcus -- VP of Support at Roomie Marcus knows people. He can keep a cool head even while somebody is screaming at him on the other end of the phone. Which is why, after starting out as a Customer Support associate, he quickly climbed to head up the... (Read More)
Meet Beau
January 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Beau -- Product Manager at Roomie Beau is Product Manager at Roomie, which is fitting because it is important that he maintains control. Of everything. Not a single breath is drawn in the office without Beau knowing who, why, and how much they... (Read More)
Reference Films
January 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Our exclusive Kickstarter Make/100 reward is the complete Visual Reference guide to Silicon Beach, created by writer/director Max Gold and cinematographer Stephen Tringali. In this reference guide, Max's inspirations for the visual approach to the... (Read More)
Funded!
January 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning everybody, and sorry for two updates in a row but... ...we reached our goal in just five days! THANK YOU for making this happen so quickly!! We are now able to fund our Editor to achieve a cut of Silicon Beach. We have added a STRETCH... (Read More)
Meet Dana
January 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Dana -- Lead QA Engineer at Roomie Dana runs the QA department at Roomie. One of the first official Roomie hires, Dana started as an intern in college and Keith paid her in (vegan) pizza. Her approach to testing a new build is like acting: simply... (Read More)
Kickstarter Project of the Day!
January 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Project of the Day! What exciting news to wake up to. Thank you Kickstarter for featuring Silicon Beach as Project of the Day! Out of gratitude for all of your support, we will be releasing bonus content to all backers this weekend. Stay tuned...... (Read More)
Meet Greta
January 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Greta -- CTO of Roomie Greta was expelled from university for hacking the school's network while she was drunk. So she moved to Venice Beach in 2012, where she met Keith Reyes by chance in a Soul Cycle class. The two got to talking and by the time... (Read More)
Meet Lily
January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Lily -- Head of HR at Roomie Lily may be the youngest employee at Roomie but she wields the most influence over office culture. That doesn't mean she's superior to her coworkers. It just means that her title gives her responsibilities that nobody... (Read More)
Meet Keith
January 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Keith Reyes -- Founder & CEO of Roomie Keith built the first iteration of the Roomie platform while living in a busted van on Venice Beach, using stolen WiFi. He rejected the first five VC's because they couldn't get behind his ethos of... (Read More)
Silicon Beach featured as a 'Project We Love'!
January 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Producer Max Silver & PA Joey Skaggs Thank you everyone for your generosity this morning! Kickstarter has featured Silicon Beach under Projects We Love. Producer Max Silver sends his love right back atcha... (Read More)
We are live!
January 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Silicon Beach Hello everybody! Thank you for taking the time to check out our project page. Over the next 30 days, we will be posting project updates introducing you to each character and providing more insight into the story and production process... (Read More)
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