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[Campaign Review] MST3K Reboot

By vasshu Leave a Comment Nov 28

I probably should have gotten around to writing a campaign review for MST3K earlier, but I honestly needed to give more attention to smaller campaigns, that while interesting, were not as sure to be successful. With those campaigns finished, I can finally discussion MST3K’s reboot campaign, with almost two weeks remaining.

Basic Information

Format: Digital, DVD, and Blu-ray
Estimated Delivery: November 2016
Location: Minneapolis, MN

About MST3K

First, really? I mean really? You’ve never watched MST3K? Alright. So then, what is MST3K anyway? MST3K or really Mystery Science Theater 3000 was a television show that ran from 1988 until 1999. The IMDB summary is a pretty good introduction to the “plot” of the show: “In the not-too-distant future, a man and his robots are trapped aboard the Satellite of Love, where mad scientists force them to sit through the worst movies ever made.” And at 197 episodes, by the end of the 11th season, it just goes to show that there is never a shortage of B movies.

What makes the show entertaining really isn’t the movies themselves. It’s the commentary, and endless riffs, by the characters who are forced to watch them.

Campaign Specifics

Goal: $2,000,000
Pledge Tiers: 30 tiers ranging from $10 – $25,000
End Date: Sat, Dec 12 2015 1:00 AM EST
Funding Type: Fixed

Meetups

Probably one of the most interesting components of the campaign was the use of Meetups to help promote the campaign. For those who are not familiar with Meetup.com, it’s a social media site which focuses on creating groups that allow people to coordinate, local group meetups, as the name suggests.

This is really an amazing way to use social media in order to not only advertise a crowdfunding campaign, but to help ensure that the brand is well supported after the campaign ends. I could easily see this being used for gaming campaigns, where after the campaign ends, the same and the games arrive, there are already seeded meetups available to help set up gaming events. Or in the case of videos, like in the MST3K campaign, screenings.

Chances of success

Well, there really isn’t too much to write here in regard to campaign success. Even with the $2M price tag, the campaign has already long broken past its initial goal and is moving towards its next stretch goal: additional episodes. The only question then is whether or not the project itself will be successful.

There are certainly risks involved. The project itself is rather extensive. It can’t be easy to reboot a series, especially one that relies on buying rights to movies (one of the reasons why each episode is so expensive is because the show has to purchase the rights to screen the movie that they are commenting on). But the people involved are professionals, with plenty of experience in the industry, so that helps settle most of my concerns. That leaves whether or not the premier screening will be delayed, due to unforeseen snags, as my primary concern.

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[Campaign Review] 321: Fast Comics Vol. 2

By vasshu Leave a Comment Nov 12

321 Fast Comics

321 Fast Comics is a project which being produced by Felipe Cagno. The idea behind the book is simple. It’s a graphic novel anthology where every story follows a basic pattern: 3 pages, two characters, 1 twist ending. Aside from that, pretty much everything goes. Some of the stories are less safe for work than others. The idea behind the project is interesting, and it worked out pretty well in the first edition: well enough that Felipe decided to start a Kickstarter campaign for volume 2.

Basic Information

Format: Paperback & Digital
Estimated Delivery: December 2015 – March 2016
Location: Miami, FL

Book Overview

321 Fast Comics ExampleAs I already mentioned, this is the second volume in a series of graphic novel anthologies. It’s a collaborative project, open to anyone, and pretty much the only rule is that it follows the 321 format. Even though the artwork is from multiple people, there is still a certain amount of consistency to the styles. Admittedly some of the stories are better than others. A few of the endings are pretty obvious, but many are completely unexpected. Overall I would say that the project is well done and worth giving it some attention.

 

Campaign Specifics

Goal: $12,000
Pledge Tiers: 16 tiers ranging from $10 – $500
End Date: Tue, Nov 17 2015 7:00 PM EST
Funding Type: Fixed

Chances of success

I was asked to write a campaign review for this project rather late in the game, so the campaign is already successful. That only leaves the question of whether or not the project team will deliver. Given that this is the second project and that they successfully delivered volume 1, chances are pretty good that they will be able to deliver volume 2 without too many issues. Of course, just because the campaign itself has reached its goal, doesn’t mean that the campaign is over. There are still over five days to go, and there seems to be a whole lost of potential stretch goals.

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[Campaign Review] A graphic novel that inspires: Inspiration Dormant (Book 2)

By vasshu Leave a Comment Nov 8

Inspiration Dormant is the second book, produced by David G. Forés and Play Attitude. It is the continuation of one of the main stories in the first book, Forgotten Colors.

Basic Information

Format: PDF & Hardcover
Estimated Delivery: July 2016
Location: Barcelona, Spain

Book Overview

Inspiration Dormant is the sequel to “Forgotten Colors” a short story in a graphic novel anthology, which carries the same name. It is illustrated by David G. Forés, with story written by Silvia G. Guirado. Forgotten Colors and Inspiration Dormant follow the adventures of Carmesina and the black cat, good luck cat. This graphic novel, like the first one, has a unique visual style which helps capture the attention of the reader.

As far as story goes, I haven’t been able to read the new book yet, but it seems to take place later in Carmesina’s life. In Forgotten Colors, Carmesina was still a young girl. She is now a woman, and has apparently lost the spark of inspiration that she had as a child.

From the Campaign

“Inspiration Dormant is the story of Carmesina, but could be the story of any of us. Color is our guide on this quest around the world to recover lost inspiration: a journey of the imagination that will help us to believe in reality again and see that our daily lives are full of joy, happiness and love; but also fear, anger, nostalgia and sadness.”

Campaign Specifics

Goal: €49,000 ($55,652)
Pledge Tiers: 17 tiers ranging from €5 – €1,800
End Date: Wed, Nov 18 2015 8:57 AM EST
Funding Type: Fixed

Chances of success

I found this campaign rather late, but had been doing pretty well. When I first saw the campaign it had 13 days to go and is about 78% of the way to its goal. Unfortunately the number of new backers has slowed considerably. Luckily campaigns often see a burst of attention in the last 48 hours, as this is when Kickstarter reminds anyone who has starred the campaign that it is ending soon. As far as production, the team has run a successful campaign before, and they were able to deliver. This project is similar to their first project, so I don’t see too much of a concern in terms of getting the rewards that are being promised.

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