Crowdfunded films

Crowdfunded film- Da Sweet Blood of Jesus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n739-zHeooQThis was a film that was directed by Spike Lee; He took the decision to crowdfund fund as no film studios were interested in putting there time into it which . Around 6,400 people backed the funding of this film, helping raise a total $1,418,910. The funding took around a month to complete, starting on the 22^ndJuly 2013 through August 21^st2013. The incentives offered for crowdfunding included spending a day with Spike Lee and the film editors, signed merchandise, bumper stickers, tickets to the film premiere and vintage pins. Crowdfunded  film- Veronica Mars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iksrM_LNZ6sVeronica Mars broke the record for the amount of donors backing this film project, totalling around 90,000 backers overall. The film raised $5,702,153 and the whole movie was funded. After having such a huge backing, the film was eventually given the seal of approval by Warner Bros to start production. Again with this film, it took around about a month to fund the whole film. Incentives offered were varied. For example, a $10 donation would net you a PDF format of the shooting scripts on the first release day.  A $10k donation would get you movie premiere tickets and a speaking role in the movie. Necessities Crowd funding is a necessity to independent filmmakers as it allows them to produce a film with the help of others if they have been turned down elsewhere. It also helps them keep afloat in terms of money, no loans or repayments meaning they can keep their focus firmly on their film. Crowd funding  also allows a community feel toward a film.