After Life Crisis
New Orleans, Louisiana | Series
Comedy, Drama
After Life Crisis is about a successful scare artist (ghost), who has become haunted with his own purpose and strives to find a way to avoid wasting his after life. Making these decisions is never easy, and often comes with its share of resistance, but, even for a ghost, it's never too late!
After Life Crisis
New Orleans, Louisiana | Series
Comedy, Drama
1 Campaigns | Louisiana, United States
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After Life Crisis is about a successful scare artist (ghost), who has become haunted with his own purpose and strives to find a way to avoid wasting his after life. Making these decisions is never easy, and often comes with its share of resistance, but, even for a ghost, it's never too late!
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Ben Whitfield is a star Scare Artist on the rise who finds himself going through an “after life crisis”. Even though his neighbor, Pam, a Vocal Scare Trainer, and his best friend Stephon, a Junior Scare Strategist, try to support him, Ben realizes that following the system of the after life just isn’t for him.
When Ben returns from a mysterious journey, he is determined to break the #1 law of the after life by revealing himself to Malcolm, the human he’s tasked with haunting.
Ben Whitfield
5 years dead
Scare Artist
- Believes in people
- Loves video games
- Terrible liar
Pam Fresno
12 years dead
Vocal Scare Trainer
- Meditation/Yoga practitioner
- Former Real Estate Law student
- Expert in Impersonation
Stephon Roberts
22 years dead
Junior Scare Strategist
- Conspiracy Theorist
- Movie Buff
- Hopeless Romantic
Malcolm
29 years alive
Uber Driver
- NOT a ghost
- Terrible actor
- Perpetually behind on rent
Maria
8 months dead
Scare Intern
- Eager over-achiever
- Proud and opinionated
- Dabbles in possession
Ted Notella
42 years dead
Supervising Scare Artist
- Modern middle manager
- Demanding and excitable
- Views himself as a mentor
Theresa Salvida
11 years dead
Haunting Resources Manager
- Big on manners
- Ambitious and ruthless
- Has an ax to grind
After Life Crisis was created during the hectic weekend of the 48 hour film project in New Orleans last year. When Sam Lee (the actor playing Malcolm) came up with the idea of a "ghost who wants to quit," it felt like the room was hit by lightning. This story hit home to me, because the event took place three days after I quit a job that had made me feel like a ghost. It resulted in our team, Half Glass Productions, winning Best Film for the year, along with several other awards.
Weeks after the event, the story of After Life Crisis stayed with us. The more we thought about it, the more we believed there was a whole world to explore. So, full of momentum, adrenaline, and moxy, we wrote, planned, and began to produce the web series last year in October.
Unfortunately, COVID intervened, so we adjusted the shooting schedule on the fly. COVID, however, would not be deterred, and our window closed before we could finish shooting.
This team, however, refuses to let bygones be bygones.
Simply put... We are POSSESSED!
During our first attempt, the entire cast and crew worked for free on pure passion and good will. This time, we want to make sure they are compensated for their efforts.
Your contributions will primarily go towards ensuring everyone working on this project is paid a daily rate for their work and fed more than just pizza and chips.
When we reach our target goal, we'll be able to fund essential production costs and secure locations that will allow us to have more control and manipulation of the environment for our artistic purposes.
We plan on shooting After Life Crisis in early May of this year. We have an incredible crew of experienced filmmakers and actors working tirelessly to plan out the schedule and production process of our series. We will be submitting to film festivals once it’s finished so we hope to invite you to screenings all over the country in the near future!
Finally, the best way you can help After Life Crisis grow and succeed is to spread the word!
There's no point in creating an amazing web series without having an amazing audience to share it with. So make sure you tell your family, friends, coworkers, babysitters, book/wine club members, softball teammates, bartenders, golf buddies, old high school flames, plumber, and anyone else you can think of about After Life Crisis!
Ben is a deeply personal character to me. His struggles closely mirror my own struggles, and I believe they mirror the struggles of many other people out there. After Life Crisis is a story that was conceived on the heels of difficult personal decisions. A mid-life crisis, if you will.
I felt like a Specter. A ghost that could be walked through, ignored, or dismissed as a memory of something that didn't need to be worried about. The only way I was able to have any value or substance was for someone else to assign it to me.
I felt like a Spectator. When someone would assign me any value or substance, it felt hollow and empty because I hadn't been able to give it to myself. Like a sports fan that claims to be a champion because the team they root for won the championship, I didn't feel like I'd done anything to actually earn it.
So I decided to be something else.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Cast & Crew
Costs $7,500
The people that we ask to partake in this project deserve compensation for their talent and efforts.
Distribution
Costs $500
Projected film festival and screening costs
Costume & Makeup
Costs $250
Select costumes and makeup will need to be purchased.
Location
Costs $1,000
We will be renting the location to have control of the environment
Craft Services
Costs $3,500
A fed crew is a happy crew they say.
Set design
Costs $500
We need to ensure continuity, quality, and creativity.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
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About This Team
The team assembled for this project is a tremendously hardworking, generous group of talented artists. Many of the team members were directly involved with the inception and creation of the original 48 hour film project, "After Life Crisis." They are coming back to work on this web series because they are invested in the world that has been created and ready to explore the characters and story that has been started.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Ben Whitfield is a star Scare Artist on the rise who finds himself going through an “after life crisis”. Even though his neighbor, Pam, a Vocal Scare Trainer, and his best friend Stephon, a Junior Scare Strategist, try to support him, Ben realizes that following the system of the after life just isn’t for him.
When Ben returns from a mysterious journey, he is determined to break the #1 law of the after life by revealing himself to Malcolm, the human he’s tasked with haunting.
Ben Whitfield
5 years dead
Scare Artist
- Believes in people
- Loves video games
- Terrible liar
Pam Fresno
12 years dead
Vocal Scare Trainer
- Meditation/Yoga practitioner
- Former Real Estate Law student
- Expert in Impersonation
Stephon Roberts
22 years dead
Junior Scare Strategist
- Conspiracy Theorist
- Movie Buff
- Hopeless Romantic
Malcolm
29 years alive
Uber Driver
- NOT a ghost
- Terrible actor
- Perpetually behind on rent
Maria
8 months dead
Scare Intern
- Eager over-achiever
- Proud and opinionated
- Dabbles in possession
Ted Notella
42 years dead
Supervising Scare Artist
- Modern middle manager
- Demanding and excitable
- Views himself as a mentor
Theresa Salvida
11 years dead
Haunting Resources Manager
- Big on manners
- Ambitious and ruthless
- Has an ax to grind
After Life Crisis was created during the hectic weekend of the 48 hour film project in New Orleans last year. When Sam Lee (the actor playing Malcolm) came up with the idea of a "ghost who wants to quit," it felt like the room was hit by lightning. This story hit home to me, because the event took place three days after I quit a job that had made me feel like a ghost. It resulted in our team, Half Glass Productions, winning Best Film for the year, along with several other awards.
Weeks after the event, the story of After Life Crisis stayed with us. The more we thought about it, the more we believed there was a whole world to explore. So, full of momentum, adrenaline, and moxy, we wrote, planned, and began to produce the web series last year in October.
Unfortunately, COVID intervened, so we adjusted the shooting schedule on the fly. COVID, however, would not be deterred, and our window closed before we could finish shooting.
This team, however, refuses to let bygones be bygones.
Simply put... We are POSSESSED!
During our first attempt, the entire cast and crew worked for free on pure passion and good will. This time, we want to make sure they are compensated for their efforts.
Your contributions will primarily go towards ensuring everyone working on this project is paid a daily rate for their work and fed more than just pizza and chips.
When we reach our target goal, we'll be able to fund essential production costs and secure locations that will allow us to have more control and manipulation of the environment for our artistic purposes.
We plan on shooting After Life Crisis in early May of this year. We have an incredible crew of experienced filmmakers and actors working tirelessly to plan out the schedule and production process of our series. We will be submitting to film festivals once it’s finished so we hope to invite you to screenings all over the country in the near future!
Finally, the best way you can help After Life Crisis grow and succeed is to spread the word!
There's no point in creating an amazing web series without having an amazing audience to share it with. So make sure you tell your family, friends, coworkers, babysitters, book/wine club members, softball teammates, bartenders, golf buddies, old high school flames, plumber, and anyone else you can think of about After Life Crisis!
Ben is a deeply personal character to me. His struggles closely mirror my own struggles, and I believe they mirror the struggles of many other people out there. After Life Crisis is a story that was conceived on the heels of difficult personal decisions. A mid-life crisis, if you will.
I felt like a Specter. A ghost that could be walked through, ignored, or dismissed as a memory of something that didn't need to be worried about. The only way I was able to have any value or substance was for someone else to assign it to me.
I felt like a Spectator. When someone would assign me any value or substance, it felt hollow and empty because I hadn't been able to give it to myself. Like a sports fan that claims to be a champion because the team they root for won the championship, I didn't feel like I'd done anything to actually earn it.
So I decided to be something else.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Cast & Crew
Costs $7,500
The people that we ask to partake in this project deserve compensation for their talent and efforts.
Distribution
Costs $500
Projected film festival and screening costs
Costume & Makeup
Costs $250
Select costumes and makeup will need to be purchased.
Location
Costs $1,000
We will be renting the location to have control of the environment
Craft Services
Costs $3,500
A fed crew is a happy crew they say.
Set design
Costs $500
We need to ensure continuity, quality, and creativity.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
The team assembled for this project is a tremendously hardworking, generous group of talented artists. Many of the team members were directly involved with the inception and creation of the original 48 hour film project, "After Life Crisis." They are coming back to work on this web series because they are invested in the world that has been created and ready to explore the characters and story that has been started.