Ordinary
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
Drama, Shorts Program
Schizophrenia has been identified as one of the most debilitating diseases, effecting over 2 million Americans. Inspired by the overwhelming number of homeless people in LA suffering from mental illness, this film will raise awareness, humanize the disease and change how people treat those suffering
Ordinary
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
Drama, Shorts Program
1 Campaigns | California, United States
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Schizophrenia has been identified as one of the most debilitating diseases, effecting over 2 million Americans. Inspired by the overwhelming number of homeless people in LA suffering from mental illness, this film will raise awareness, humanize the disease and change how people treat those suffering
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About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
The Story
The story follows our main character Janie's struggle with her recent diagnosis of schizophrenia. We watch her journey from being medicated, feeling sad, trapped and
longing to feel like her old self to being off her medication and feeling lucid
and free.
It is important that people understand how hard it is to stay medicated and ‘safe’ in
societies terms. To ask what can we do to support those who are suffering from
schizophrenia and don’t have a support network? And most importantly why aren’t our
tax dollars being spent on our people? ‘Ordinary’ will humanize mental illness for the
general public; Janie is just a normal girl dealing with mental illness.
Kid Sister Collective’s aim is to create and produce female character driven stories that
make a difference. Their productions seek to hire mostly female teams generating more
work for women in film. Each member of the ‘Ordinary’ team has a personal connection
with mental illness and a passion for social justice filmmaking. Over the last two years
homelessness in LA jumped 12%, now more then ever do stories like ‘Ordinary’ need to
be told.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Location fees
Costs $1,200
We need to rent specific locations for filming. Our locations include Janie's house, Janie's LA apartment, night club, office & house party.
Camera/Lighting/Sound
Costs $2,500
This will go towards camera rental fees and pay our director, camera operator, grip, lighting, sound and the rest of our crew.
Production Designer
Costs $700
The production designer creates the appropriate atmosphere for each location.
Make Up Artist
Costs $500
This budget will go toward paying our hari and make up artists.
Craft Services Food
Costs $600
Days on set can last up to 12hrs. We need to feed our actors and crew!
Production Insurance
Costs $1,500
This covers camera equipment and general liability insurance.
Permits
Costs $800
We need permits from the city of Los Angeles to shoot in a couple of our locations.
Casting/Actors/Extras
Costs $700
This budget will go towards paying our actors and extras as well as casting talent.
Wardrobe Stylist
Costs $500
This budget will pay for the necessary wardrobe items needed to create our characters as well as pay for our stylist.
Contingency
Costs $1,000
You can never budget for rain or any mishaps that may occur once production is in motion. It's important to be prepared for the unexpected.
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About This Team
Kid Sister Collective is a production company formed by Alexandra Grossi and Chantelle James in 2014. We are focused on creating strong female character driven stories that make a difference. Their first project, comedic web series, 'Strange LA' premiered at LA Web fest and was nominated for awards. They just finished production on the thriller short film 'At the Edge of Night.'
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Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
The Story
The story follows our main character Janie's struggle with her recent diagnosis of schizophrenia. We watch her journey from being medicated, feeling sad, trapped and
longing to feel like her old self to being off her medication and feeling lucid
and free.
It is important that people understand how hard it is to stay medicated and ‘safe’ in
societies terms. To ask what can we do to support those who are suffering from
schizophrenia and don’t have a support network? And most importantly why aren’t our
tax dollars being spent on our people? ‘Ordinary’ will humanize mental illness for the
general public; Janie is just a normal girl dealing with mental illness.
Kid Sister Collective’s aim is to create and produce female character driven stories that
make a difference. Their productions seek to hire mostly female teams generating more
work for women in film. Each member of the ‘Ordinary’ team has a personal connection
with mental illness and a passion for social justice filmmaking. Over the last two years
homelessness in LA jumped 12%, now more then ever do stories like ‘Ordinary’ need to
be told.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Location fees
Costs $1,200
We need to rent specific locations for filming. Our locations include Janie's house, Janie's LA apartment, night club, office & house party.
Camera/Lighting/Sound
Costs $2,500
This will go towards camera rental fees and pay our director, camera operator, grip, lighting, sound and the rest of our crew.
Production Designer
Costs $700
The production designer creates the appropriate atmosphere for each location.
Make Up Artist
Costs $500
This budget will go toward paying our hari and make up artists.
Craft Services Food
Costs $600
Days on set can last up to 12hrs. We need to feed our actors and crew!
Production Insurance
Costs $1,500
This covers camera equipment and general liability insurance.
Permits
Costs $800
We need permits from the city of Los Angeles to shoot in a couple of our locations.
Casting/Actors/Extras
Costs $700
This budget will go towards paying our actors and extras as well as casting talent.
Wardrobe Stylist
Costs $500
This budget will pay for the necessary wardrobe items needed to create our characters as well as pay for our stylist.
Contingency
Costs $1,000
You can never budget for rain or any mishaps that may occur once production is in motion. It's important to be prepared for the unexpected.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Kid Sister Collective is a production company formed by Alexandra Grossi and Chantelle James in 2014. We are focused on creating strong female character driven stories that make a difference. Their first project, comedic web series, 'Strange LA' premiered at LA Web fest and was nominated for awards. They just finished production on the thriller short film 'At the Edge of Night.'