With COURT, we intend to create a comedy that is honest in its message. Court is a comedic story about finding confidence within yourself, and with that we hope to create a narrative that is relatable and humble in its underlying message: Always believe in yourself.
With COURT, we intend to create a comedy that is honest in its message. Court is a comedic story about finding confidence within yourself, and with that we hope to create a narrative that is relatable and humble in its underlying message: Always believe in yourself.
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Mission Statement
We are dedicated to working with a diverse crew that comes from a number of different backgrounds in order to create a project where the end result is representative of, and relatable to, many individuals, rather than a select few.About The Project
Hello! Thanks for checking out our campaign. I'm sure you may be wondering why we're spending all our time in film school making a movie so let's waste no time getting into...
THE BACKSTORY
Earlier this year, we fundraised for and produced a film called TENNIS, and it had an unexpectedly positive response online.
In all seriousness, a wonderful community on Reddit (/r/me_irl) really took our video and ran with it, eventually leading to us recieving a lot more views than we had expected or anticipated.
(with 30k views, it was about 30k more than we had expected to recieve)
The response was wonderful and heartwarming, but there were many individuals asking if we had plans to expand on the world we had created with TENNIS.
Since then, we have been sending TENNIS off to festivals to endure the wrath of professional film critics. However, after wrapping production entirely, we agreed that it did not feel as if we had fully explored the world we had just created.
Cue COURT, the spiritual prequel to TENNIS that follows Calvin and Chester as Calvin vies for the attention of the newly-moved-in girl next door. It takes place a couple years before TENNIS, when Calvin and Chester are still in high school, and contains characters such as Chester's seventy-five year old neighbor Herb who is a master of karate and piano. This film is being produced as our senior thesis project at Chapman University, and we are thrilled to show you what we have planned.
We are incredibly excited to be making this film and we are even more excited that you get to be involved in the process. Our crew is a diverse group of talented individuals, and we are confident in our ability to create an engaging, comedic short film for your viewing pleasure.
Incentives
$5
Good boy
Thank you for your contribution! You will receive a thank you shout out on our social media.
$15
Dang You're Pretty Sick
You've certainly outdone yourself today! You will receive a link to view the film two weeks before it releases publically on the internet. Also, if you include a phone number, I'll send you some strange pictures from the internet!
$30
Christmas Money From Grandma
Thanks grandma, this is exactly what I wanted for Christmas (money to spend indiscrimantely on our film instead of a refurbished frying pan found in the bargain bin at Sears)! We know you have been looking forward to seeing your grandchildren do neat things in college so we will send you a link to the film two weeks before it releases. You will also receive a keychain that says "I Am Your Grandmother," and a signed copy of the script. Of course, you'll also receive the social media shout out, and a special thanks in the credits of the film. Also, if you include a phone number, I'll send you some strange pictures from the internet!
Claimed: 4 of 75
$50
Why Don't You Put Something In The Film? / Thank You Video From Our Actors
This was very thoughtful of you. We would like you to send us an image of anything (safe for work), and we will make sure that the photo ends up somewhere in the film.
We will probably refuse anything too inappropriate, but maybe we won't! If we do, then we will ask you for another photograph of your choice.
You will also recieve a personal thank you video from our actors (Fed, Noah, and Bill), a special thanks in the credits of the film, and a signed copy of the script.
Claimed: 4 of 50
$100
You Must Be Psychic Because You Knew We Really Wanted One Hundred Dollars
Wow! How did you know that we wanted $100! That is so crazy. Very good job predicting that! You must be tired after all that psychic reading so why don't you allow Chester and Calvin to give you a psychic reading. You will receive:
A video of Calvin and/or Chester predicting your future.
A flash drive with a video of bloopers from the film.
A copy of the script signed by the key crew members.
A link to view the film two weeks before it releases publically on the internet.
A special thanks in the credits of the film.
Claimed: 6 of 20
$500
This Is a Lot of Money Now
Wow. It is pretty cool that you wanted to contribute this much money to our project. How about you come hang out on our set for a day so we can thank you and show you that we're actually doing some hard work! If you're not in the Los Angeles area, then instead let's arrange a dinner over Skype with our cast and crew. We will dress in cocktail attire to impress you and then you will be able to tell your friends you went on a cool internet date.
In addition to the set visit/Skype dinner date, you will receive a movie poster, a handwritten thank you from the cast and crew, a signed copy of the script, a link to access the film two weeks before it is available publically online, and a flash drive with a video of bloopers from the film.
(Travel not included)
Claimed: 4 of 10
$1,000
This Is Really Nice of You
Contributing $1000 is a huge deal to us, and it's important that you know that. We want to offer you a visit to our set, dinner with our key crew (the meal is on us), an invitation to the premiere, a framed movie poster, a signed copy of our script, a personal thank you video from our key crew, as well as production design memorabilia from the set.
In addition, you will receive a "Primary Contributor" credit in the film's credits and will have access to rough cuts of the film prior to picture lock so you can view our progress as we go through post-production.
(Travel not included)
Claimed: 1 of 4
$5,000
I Am Very Surprised This Happened
Not really sure what we did to deserve you, but you will receive all the perks of the $1000 reward, with the addition being able to bring a guest with you to set, dinner, and the premiere of the film. In addition you will receive two of every item on the reward list so that your guest can take home the same memorabilia as you.
(Travel not included)
Claimed: 0 of 1
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$5
Good boy
Thank you for your contribution! You will receive a thank you shout out on our social media.
$15
Dang You're Pretty Sick
You've certainly outdone yourself today! You will receive a link to view the film two weeks before it releases publically on the internet. Also, if you include a phone number, I'll send you some strange pictures from the internet!
$30
Christmas Money From Grandma
Thanks grandma, this is exactly what I wanted for Christmas (money to spend indiscrimantely on our film instead of a refurbished frying pan found in the bargain bin at Sears)! We know you have been looking forward to seeing your grandchildren do neat things in college so we will send you a link to the film two weeks before it releases. You will also receive a keychain that says "I Am Your Grandmother," and a signed copy of the script. Of course, you'll also receive the social media shout out, and a special thanks in the credits of the film. Also, if you include a phone number, I'll send you some strange pictures from the internet!
Claimed: 4 of 75
$50
Why Don't You Put Something In The Film? / Thank You Video From Our Actors
This was very thoughtful of you. We would like you to send us an image of anything (safe for work), and we will make sure that the photo ends up somewhere in the film.
We will probably refuse anything too inappropriate, but maybe we won't! If we do, then we will ask you for another photograph of your choice.
You will also recieve a personal thank you video from our actors (Fed, Noah, and Bill), a special thanks in the credits of the film, and a signed copy of the script.
Claimed: 4 of 50
$100
You Must Be Psychic Because You Knew We Really Wanted One Hundred Dollars
Wow! How did you know that we wanted $100! That is so crazy. Very good job predicting that! You must be tired after all that psychic reading so why don't you allow Chester and Calvin to give you a psychic reading. You will receive:
A video of Calvin and/or Chester predicting your future.
A flash drive with a video of bloopers from the film.
A copy of the script signed by the key crew members.
A link to view the film two weeks before it releases publically on the internet.
A special thanks in the credits of the film.
Claimed: 6 of 20
$500
This Is a Lot of Money Now
Wow. It is pretty cool that you wanted to contribute this much money to our project. How about you come hang out on our set for a day so we can thank you and show you that we're actually doing some hard work! If you're not in the Los Angeles area, then instead let's arrange a dinner over Skype with our cast and crew. We will dress in cocktail attire to impress you and then you will be able to tell your friends you went on a cool internet date.
In addition to the set visit/Skype dinner date, you will receive a movie poster, a handwritten thank you from the cast and crew, a signed copy of the script, a link to access the film two weeks before it is available publically online, and a flash drive with a video of bloopers from the film.
(Travel not included)
Claimed: 4 of 10
$1,000
This Is Really Nice of You
Contributing $1000 is a huge deal to us, and it's important that you know that. We want to offer you a visit to our set, dinner with our key crew (the meal is on us), an invitation to the premiere, a framed movie poster, a signed copy of our script, a personal thank you video from our key crew, as well as production design memorabilia from the set.
In addition, you will receive a "Primary Contributor" credit in the film's credits and will have access to rough cuts of the film prior to picture lock so you can view our progress as we go through post-production.
(Travel not included)
Claimed: 1 of 4
$5,000
I Am Very Surprised This Happened
Not really sure what we did to deserve you, but you will receive all the perks of the $1000 reward, with the addition being able to bring a guest with you to set, dinner, and the premiere of the film. In addition you will receive two of every item on the reward list so that your guest can take home the same memorabilia as you.
(Travel not included)
Claimed: 0 of 1
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Current Team
About This Team
DIRECTOR
PHILIP STILWELL
Philip Stilwell is a senior Film Production major at Chapman University. Court is the third short film Philip has directed at Chapman University. The prior film Philip directed, Tennis, is set in the same universe as Court, and he is excited to be expanding upon the characters originally created for Tennis.
PRODUCER
RACHEL CLAIR
Rachel is a senior Creative Producing major and Business Administration minor at Chapman University. She has spent the last three years collaborating with her talented peers to make compelling films and learn the craft of filmmaking, and has loved every minute! As a lover of comedy Rachel is ecstatic to get to produce Court for her senior thesis.
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
AARON KOHN
Aaron is a Senior Cinematographer at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Television. He loves to travel, experience the outdoors and create through Film and Photography. If he wasn't a filmmaker, he would be living in the woods.
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
BRYCE NEVILLE
Bryce Neville is a senior Film Production major at Chapman University. Bryce currently works as a professional production designer on narrative and music video sets in the Los Angeles area. He was also responsible for the production design on our previous film, Tennis.
EDITOR
PAYTON KOCH
Payton Koch is a senior film production major studying editing. His passion for storytelling runs in the family and he plans to edit films for a living. He’s worked on various dodge AP and Thesis films, and has began to delve into feature films and music videos. He’s currently interning at 20th Century Fox.
SOUND DESIGNER
OLIVIA LAULETTA
Having grown up in front of and behind a camera, it was no question that Olivia Lauletta was destined for a career in the cinematic arts. Currently, Olivia is a senior with a News and Documentary Major and a self designed minor in Sound Design. Within her time at Chapman University, she has directed 2 international documentaries and sound designed several short films.
UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
KATIE HOLDEN
Katie moved to the US in the pouch of a kangaroo that knew how to swim. The kangaroo introduced her to movies and she is now a senior Creative Producing major at Chapman.
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