A post-apocalyptic graffiti artist flees a growing fascist regime to be taken in by a group of amiable stoners who happen to live on the last piece of usable farmland in the world, but are using the land exclusively to grow marijuana.
A post-apocalyptic graffiti artist flees a growing fascist regime to be taken in by a group of amiable stoners who happen to live on the last piece of usable farmland in the world, but are using the land exclusively to grow marijuana.
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About The Project
In the winter of 2013, Stephen Denning risked his life driving over 13 hours in one of the worst winter storms to write a screenplay with me in a third story attic on a disfunctional farm in upstate New York. In the process, he broke his car's steering and proceeded to get pushed off the road by tractor trailers six times. This is the determination we have to make movies.
After one week, we had our first draft. More drafts and a month later, we knew we had something special. Stoner Apocalypse is the result of that broken car, cheap pasta and a passion to make movies that risk something to go beyond what Hollywood would do and we have one big resource that they don't. We wrote the script on location; my family's 100 acre 200 year old inactive farm.
As a kid I would run around shooting cap-guns and imagining bad-guys hiding in the fallen down barns and tunnels and my father and his brothers did the same as kids, repurposing the tractors and buildings as escape cars and hideouts. As the farm is no longer functional, Stephen and I have the opportunity to give this place a new purpose, to feed the imagination to thousands more besides ourselves. I hope to share the farm as I know it: a place of storytelling and imagination.
Stoner Apocalypse is our opportunity to satirize not just the social apathy of stoners, but also the arrogance of government to tell you what you can and can't do with your own property. Throw in a few conversations with God (a pot-smoker that slept through the apocalypse) and you have a royal religious satire as well. Because sometimes the Human Condition is better described through absurdist comedy than it is through mundane drama.
In the process of writing this film, we created a whole world. We believe the first step to exploring this world is to create a short series to entertain out viewers and to introduce them to our characters and their unique world.
Incentives
$10
PERSONAL EMAIL AND ORIGINAL SONGS
If you donate $10 or more, you'll get a personalized email and mp3s of every piece of original music used in the Series!
$25
TWITTER SHOUT-OUT AND DIGITAL COPY
If you donate $25 you'll receive a shout out on Twitter and get early access to digital copies of the mini-series!
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*Includes $10 rewards.
$50
POSTER AND VIDEO
Get a small poster from the Series and a special video (1-5 minutes) answering one of your questions about the project.
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*Includes $25 and $10 rewards.
$75
SKYPE SESSION WITH THE FILMMAKERS For $75 you get a 15 minute Skype session with Alex and Steve. _____________ *Includes $25 and $10 rewards and small poster.$100
T-SHIRT AND THANK YOU
If you donate $100 or more, you get an exclusive Stoner Apocalypse: The Series t-shirt and special Thank You in the end credits!
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*Includes $25 and $10 rewards.
$150
LARGE POSTER AND DIGITAL SCREENPLAY For $150 we'll send you a large printed poster that is autographed by the cast and crew, plus PDF's of all the screenplay materials from the Stoner Apocalypse universe (feature and series). ______________ *Includes $100, $25, and $10 rewards.$200
CONCEPT ART
For $200 you'll get printed concept art and sketches from the pre-production phase of the Series including a map of the Stoners' farm.
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*Includes $150, $100, $25, and $10 rewards.
$250
PRINTED SCREENPLAY AND 30-MINUTE SKYPE CALL
For $250 you'll get the printed screenplay of the feature film signed by Alex Caldwell & Stephen Denning, plus an up to 30-minute Skype call with Alex and Stephen!
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*Includes $100, $25, and $10 rewards.
$500
SCRIPT COVERAGE FOR YOUR SCREENPLAY OR YOUR OWN BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOGRAPHER
For $500 co-writer/director Stephen Denning will read your screenplay and give you page-by-page feedback. OR you can choose to have one member of cast and crew carry one disposable camera with them during filming and you get the undeveloped camera to yourself! Even we don't get to see what they are (unless you share).
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*Includes $150, $100, $25, and $10 rewards.
Claimed: 0 of 10
$750
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Get an Associate Producer credit in the end credits of each episode!
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*Includes $500, $250, and $10 rewards.
Claimed: 0 of 5
$1,000
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
If you donate $1000 or more, you will be credited as an Executive Producer in the opening titles of each episode!
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*Includes $500, $250, $200, $100, $25, and $10 rewards.
Claimed: 0 of 3
$2,500
OFFICIAL SPONSOR
For $2500 you will be treated as an official sponser, meaning your product/business/name/charity will be featured in an episode with the characters! This is the Product Placement Incentive.
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*Includes $1000, $250, $150, $100, $25, and $10 rewards!
Claimed: 0 of 1
$20,000
EARN $$$ FROM OUR MERCHANDISE
$20,000 is enough to fund the entire web-series. If you want to go this far with us, we'll not only give you a headlining Producer credit on all of our media, but we'll also negotiate for you to earn a profit off of our merchandising from the series. How does 75% out of every t-shirt sold sound?
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*Includes your combination of any 5 of the above packages.
Claimed: 0 of 1
$50,000
BECOME A PRODUCER ON THE FEATURE FILM
$50,000 is an awful lot to give for a web-series, which means if you've donated this much then you are probably here for the Feature Film. For $50,000 we'll take you on as a full partner in all things Stoner Apocalypse, and we'll even negotiate for you to get a percentage of back-end profits after the feature film is completed!
___________
*Includes the combination of your choice of above packages.
Claimed: 0 of 1
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Use the WishList to pledge cash and loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an incentive directly.
$10
PERSONAL EMAIL AND ORIGINAL SONGS
If you donate $10 or more, you'll get a personalized email and mp3s of every piece of original music used in the Series!
$25
TWITTER SHOUT-OUT AND DIGITAL COPY
If you donate $25 you'll receive a shout out on Twitter and get early access to digital copies of the mini-series!
__________________
*Includes $10 rewards.
$50
POSTER AND VIDEO
Get a small poster from the Series and a special video (1-5 minutes) answering one of your questions about the project.
_______________
*Includes $25 and $10 rewards.
$75
SKYPE SESSION WITH THE FILMMAKERS For $75 you get a 15 minute Skype session with Alex and Steve. _____________ *Includes $25 and $10 rewards and small poster.$100
T-SHIRT AND THANK YOU
If you donate $100 or more, you get an exclusive Stoner Apocalypse: The Series t-shirt and special Thank You in the end credits!
____________
*Includes $25 and $10 rewards.
$150
LARGE POSTER AND DIGITAL SCREENPLAY For $150 we'll send you a large printed poster that is autographed by the cast and crew, plus PDF's of all the screenplay materials from the Stoner Apocalypse universe (feature and series). ______________ *Includes $100, $25, and $10 rewards.$200
CONCEPT ART
For $200 you'll get printed concept art and sketches from the pre-production phase of the Series including a map of the Stoners' farm.
_____________
*Includes $150, $100, $25, and $10 rewards.
$250
PRINTED SCREENPLAY AND 30-MINUTE SKYPE CALL
For $250 you'll get the printed screenplay of the feature film signed by Alex Caldwell & Stephen Denning, plus an up to 30-minute Skype call with Alex and Stephen!
_____________
*Includes $100, $25, and $10 rewards.
$500
SCRIPT COVERAGE FOR YOUR SCREENPLAY OR YOUR OWN BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOGRAPHER
For $500 co-writer/director Stephen Denning will read your screenplay and give you page-by-page feedback. OR you can choose to have one member of cast and crew carry one disposable camera with them during filming and you get the undeveloped camera to yourself! Even we don't get to see what they are (unless you share).
___________
*Includes $150, $100, $25, and $10 rewards.
Claimed: 0 of 10
$750
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Get an Associate Producer credit in the end credits of each episode!
___________
*Includes $500, $250, and $10 rewards.
Claimed: 0 of 5
$1,000
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
If you donate $1000 or more, you will be credited as an Executive Producer in the opening titles of each episode!
___________________
*Includes $500, $250, $200, $100, $25, and $10 rewards.
Claimed: 0 of 3
$2,500
OFFICIAL SPONSOR
For $2500 you will be treated as an official sponser, meaning your product/business/name/charity will be featured in an episode with the characters! This is the Product Placement Incentive.
________________
*Includes $1000, $250, $150, $100, $25, and $10 rewards!
Claimed: 0 of 1
$20,000
EARN $$$ FROM OUR MERCHANDISE
$20,000 is enough to fund the entire web-series. If you want to go this far with us, we'll not only give you a headlining Producer credit on all of our media, but we'll also negotiate for you to earn a profit off of our merchandising from the series. How does 75% out of every t-shirt sold sound?
___________
*Includes your combination of any 5 of the above packages.
Claimed: 0 of 1
$50,000
BECOME A PRODUCER ON THE FEATURE FILM
$50,000 is an awful lot to give for a web-series, which means if you've donated this much then you are probably here for the Feature Film. For $50,000 we'll take you on as a full partner in all things Stoner Apocalypse, and we'll even negotiate for you to get a percentage of back-end profits after the feature film is completed!
___________
*Includes the combination of your choice of above packages.
Claimed: 0 of 1
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About This Team
Writers/Directors Alex Caldwell and Stephen Denning have a passion for telling stories and making people laugh. After working on many independent films during their time at Asbury University, they decided it was time to make their own.
Daniel Bowman also met Stephen and Alex at Asbury's film school where he successfully created Club Swim (LLC), the only succesful web series dedicated to swimming. Club Swim is filmed in a mockumentary style similar to The Office and is featured on: USA Swimming, Swimming World Magazine, Go Swim.tv, iSwimWithIssues. Daniel is the expert on creating a succesful miniseries.
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