Red: A College of DuPage Short Film
Chicago, Illinois | Film Short
Comedy, Drama
Red, a once famous clown, lost his 6-year old son 2 years ago. He continues to blame himself for the loss. He is currently a small-time party clown, but the majority of the time he is too bitter and intoxicated to be effective.
Red: A College of DuPage Short Film
Chicago, Illinois | Film Short
Comedy, Drama
1 Campaigns | Illinois, United States
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Red, a once famous clown, lost his 6-year old son 2 years ago. He continues to blame himself for the loss. He is currently a small-time party clown, but the majority of the time he is too bitter and intoxicated to be effective.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
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- The Team
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Mission Statement
The Story
Greetings from the team! We are pleased to bring you Red! This film is written by our director Frances coming from her experiences as a child encountering clowns and being afraid of them. We hope you'll be able to see the humanity in Red and come to an understanding of him. Clowns are generally depicted in fiction as scary or one dimensional. We hope we can shine a light on the life of one clown and his journey!
"Letting go is the easy part. It's the moving on that's painful. So sometimes we fight it, trying to keep things the same. Things can't stay the same though. At some point you just have to let go, move on. Because no matter how painful it is, it's the only way we grow."
-Meredith Grey
"Sometimes holding on causes more pain than letting go"
-Unknown
"The clown may be the source of mirth, but - who shall make the clown laugh?"
-Angela Carter
RED, a once-famous TV clown, is now a small time party clown – A demotion in his mind. Each day he wakes up to his life, the one where his son is dead, his wife wants a divorce and bills are piling up. He moves forward everyday putting on his best face, literally and figuratively. He is bitter and he projects his unhappiness onto his customers, making him very ineffective at his job. Never really wanting to deal with the death of his son, he drinks and creates chaos to dampen his pain.
BOY IN ALLEY/THOMAS - The only child that has gotten Red to respond to him in a positive way. Very persistent. Has a special relationship with Red.
RED'S EX-WIFE needs him to sign the divorce papers she sent him 10 months ago. She believes if she can distance herself from Red, she won’t be reminded of her son.
RED'S AGENT wants him to get it together. He needs his money train to get back on track.
BIRTHDAY GIRL - Unimpressed by Red’s performance at her birthday party. She punishes him for his indolence.
BIRTHDAY BOY - Privileged. Demanding. Red is ruining his birthday party and his reputation.
MOM - Lets Red into her house for her son's birthday party. Smells booze on Red as he walks by. She can't believe what her nose is telling her. Has concerns about Red, but can't disappoint her son.
DAD - Lets Red into his house for his daughter's birthday party. Has concerns about Red, but allows himself to be convinced otherwise.
STRETCH GOAL!
If we raise more than our proposed goal of $5,500, we have a strech goal of $7,500. This is so we can reimburse our Alexa Mini camera package rental for camera department as well as miscellaneous expenses for production and post-production. Please feel free to keep contributing after we hit our goal!
Share & Follow Us!
Share our campaign on social media and help us fulfill our dream of becoming filmmakers, while at the same time, helping us show the world that #clownsarepeopletoo.
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and of course this Seed & Spark page to stay up to date on our production!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Art/Property Departments
Costs $1,485
Red's apartment, decoration's for kid's parties, middle and upper class home decor, alley dressing.
Costumes
Costs $550
To dress Red and our other characters.
Makeup
Costs $688
Giving Red and the cast good quality makeup.
Casting
Costs $770
For cast mileage compensation.
Location Fees
Costs $495
For location fees and permits. 3 upper/middle class houses, an apartment, an alleyway.
Camera Equipment
Costs $962
Contribute to our camera department so we can produce pretty pictures.
Marketing/Distribution
Costs $550
Marketing, festival and distribution fees.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
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About This Team
We are advanced film production students at the College of DuPage.
Click on a face and get to know the team for Red!
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Greetings from the team! We are pleased to bring you Red! This film is written by our director Frances coming from her experiences as a child encountering clowns and being afraid of them. We hope you'll be able to see the humanity in Red and come to an understanding of him. Clowns are generally depicted in fiction as scary or one dimensional. We hope we can shine a light on the life of one clown and his journey!
"Letting go is the easy part. It's the moving on that's painful. So sometimes we fight it, trying to keep things the same. Things can't stay the same though. At some point you just have to let go, move on. Because no matter how painful it is, it's the only way we grow."
-Meredith Grey
"Sometimes holding on causes more pain than letting go"
-Unknown
"The clown may be the source of mirth, but - who shall make the clown laugh?"
-Angela Carter
RED, a once-famous TV clown, is now a small time party clown – A demotion in his mind. Each day he wakes up to his life, the one where his son is dead, his wife wants a divorce and bills are piling up. He moves forward everyday putting on his best face, literally and figuratively. He is bitter and he projects his unhappiness onto his customers, making him very ineffective at his job. Never really wanting to deal with the death of his son, he drinks and creates chaos to dampen his pain.
BOY IN ALLEY/THOMAS - The only child that has gotten Red to respond to him in a positive way. Very persistent. Has a special relationship with Red.
RED'S EX-WIFE needs him to sign the divorce papers she sent him 10 months ago. She believes if she can distance herself from Red, she won’t be reminded of her son.
RED'S AGENT wants him to get it together. He needs his money train to get back on track.
BIRTHDAY GIRL - Unimpressed by Red’s performance at her birthday party. She punishes him for his indolence.
BIRTHDAY BOY - Privileged. Demanding. Red is ruining his birthday party and his reputation.
MOM - Lets Red into her house for her son's birthday party. Smells booze on Red as he walks by. She can't believe what her nose is telling her. Has concerns about Red, but can't disappoint her son.
DAD - Lets Red into his house for his daughter's birthday party. Has concerns about Red, but allows himself to be convinced otherwise.
STRETCH GOAL!
If we raise more than our proposed goal of $5,500, we have a strech goal of $7,500. This is so we can reimburse our Alexa Mini camera package rental for camera department as well as miscellaneous expenses for production and post-production. Please feel free to keep contributing after we hit our goal!
Share & Follow Us!
Share our campaign on social media and help us fulfill our dream of becoming filmmakers, while at the same time, helping us show the world that #clownsarepeopletoo.
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and of course this Seed & Spark page to stay up to date on our production!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Art/Property Departments
Costs $1,485
Red's apartment, decoration's for kid's parties, middle and upper class home decor, alley dressing.
Costumes
Costs $550
To dress Red and our other characters.
Makeup
Costs $688
Giving Red and the cast good quality makeup.
Casting
Costs $770
For cast mileage compensation.
Location Fees
Costs $495
For location fees and permits. 3 upper/middle class houses, an apartment, an alleyway.
Camera Equipment
Costs $962
Contribute to our camera department so we can produce pretty pictures.
Marketing/Distribution
Costs $550
Marketing, festival and distribution fees.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
We are advanced film production students at the College of DuPage.
Click on a face and get to know the team for Red!