The Raven: a Project on Kickstarter

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Noah Martin is our nephew. He is an awesome film guy, he does everything from direction, script, production....you name it. He is a homeschool senior from Seattle Washington. He has won contests and also had one of his film shown at a small local theater. 

Here's his latest idea taken to the next level. Ever hear of Kickstarter? It's a cool way to raise money for a cool idea you have. His idea has been approved for a go on the kickstart website. 

You can be a part of it all....see it here

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bigfloodproductions/the-raven?ref=live

STORY SYNOPSIS:

"The Raven" is a famous poem by Edgar Allen Poe that vividly depicts a man's decent into insanity. He has lost the woman he loves and, as he ponders his loss, is visited by a raven that haunts him in his moments of despair. The original writing is in the public domain and can be found online.

THE VISION:

We intend to bring the film alive in the incredibly stylized world of steam punk, taking a classic story to the modern day audience.

The entire plot takes place in a single room representing his mind. With all the typical gears and pipes of steam punk, the room really has function and life that can be seen falling apart along with the character’s mind. The room itself is a challenge to create. We want to use as little CGI as possible, so we plan to build a full-scale set to shoot on.

Both the raven and the character are going to be almost completely blacked out. Using ultraviolet light, and fluorescent paints and tape we are going to make certain features of the character pop out with lighter colors, and the rest of him black. The actor is going to be shot separately on a fluorescent blue screen, in order to pull off this silhouette look in post-production. Then, he will be composited onto the set using camera match-moving and motion tracking techniques.

THE FUNDING:

In order to pull off such a huge task, like building a full scale movie set, and shooting on a blue screen sound stage with a professional crew we are obviously going to need a bit of help. We intend to bring the highest of quality to our audience and that does not come cheap, without the money this project goes nowhere.

ABOUT US:

My name is Noah Martin, and for this specific project I am the visionary who brought the idea to my dad, our producer, and together we created this project. I have known film to be my future since I was about 7 years old. My family and fellow film-makers have supported me and pushed me in my craft, and now I intend to direct the most ambitious project of my career.

Together, we are a local network of independent film makers in the Seattle area. We are all passionate about the industry with big dreams and the drive to make them a reality. With a great network of fabulous actors and a dedicated crew, we have the stuff to make this beautiful film.