My left ear is fully informed.

My left ear enjoyed the video, still very helpful!

Definately one of the most informative videos from you so far - great job!

Very well thought out, dude. Thanks for all the tips...much appreciated!

Love your videos man.. great advice all the time.. thank you so much straight up to the point.. filming a pilot in 4 days and all your directing videos help a lot!

Thanks for sharing!

Always great content D

Thanks a lot for sharing your experience. I´m not quite at the same position that you´re at, but it definitely helped a lot! I wish you good luck with your movie!

I think there is a lot to be said about the mindset you have going into a crowdfunding campaign. Resilience, the willingness and ability to adapt, and an unwavering belief in the success of he project are super important. Half way through our campaign we had only raised about 6,000 out of 45,000. We decided to create a new video with some major changes and redoubled our campaigning efforts reaching out to schools to do presentations and radio shows that might get us some publicity. Its possible to come back!

Love all your stuff, thank you.

Great Video Darious! This video will be very helpful for anyone who watches.

Thanks a lot for this video. Am reasearching at the moment for a kickstarter project and this was really helpful.

This video was very helpful. It confirmed what I thought about crowdfunding.

Grest video and a lot of learnings shared. Well done.

I just checked out the _Unsound_ campaign page, one way or another I have been in international business and marketing for about 14-years and, just some friendly feedback, what jumped out at me is the order of the content being displayed isn't quite right - the content is very good overall but it isn't in the most effective order *in my opinion* I completely agree that it's who you know that makes the biggest difference, just look at the success that Griffin Hammond had with his Sriracha documentary Kickstarter campaign, he was able to promote it to a base of over 500,000 people via Indy Mogul plus his contacts via Film Fights and other outlets he has built up over the years, but, how you display your content will impact the perception of the individual. Regardless it's a great effort and deserved more!

Yeah. You took the words out of my mouth. I've also attempted to do crowdfunding campaigns and most important factor is the marketing. If you have no solid marketing, you have nothing. Great video!

I really like what you have going on with your channel. Thank you for sharing your experiences in film. You are providing sound advice in an engaging manner. I wish you luck in your endeavors.

I'm so sorry your campaign did not pan out, and that I'm not in a position to contribute. I must say, however, this eipsode was outstanding! It moved, was full of information, and I loved the graphics. I think your channel in itself could be quite a winner.

Great video. Thanks for sharing. I wish you luck moving forward, but I have a sense things are going to work out for you, man! :)

No problem D4Darious. Anytime.

Great to see such personal tips - one I have always been curious about when it comes to crowdfunding, though, would be exactly how to tackle the perks, especially if you don't exactly have a lot of money to begin with - so while a video based around the math of it all may sound a little dry, a video on figuring out perks and the cost of perks along with the rest for Crowdfunding would be really cool, if ever you find the time.

Thanks for the link.... Good info...

Great and helpful video ;) thank you!

This is the hard true of the matter. Thanks for the info.

Thanks for the info!

Thanks for your video. I am considering crowdfunding, but this is my concern. Thanks for confirming a lot of my concerns.

Great content, wish I would have heard it all at the same level

Hi, Darious! I've been following your channel a while now, and somehow just now realizing you're a veteran..? you said "ex-military buddies"...? Semper Fi! I hope to work with you some day in the future, as I am interested in producer route. I'm currently a film student at ASU, so slowly but surely learning it all!

Great video again, very helpful, thank you for sharing. I think that you are right about the goal limit, had it been smaller you might ahve made it. But what's done it's done and you did learn about it. Another thing to consider is that kickstarter lets you overachieve the goal, and you'll keep that money. So by setting a smaller goal you might benefit a lot more and you might even hit the number you wanted on the first place.

Needed this so bad

Great info!

Thanks, I learned the hard way as well with my initial kickstarter campaign. Appreciate the information.

my right ear enjoyed this video lmao anyway i really enjoyed the video, good job!

Good tips thanks! Good luck!

Thanks for sharing. Sound advice!

great information as i've never had a successful kickstarter.

I'm making a movie now and your video helped me get a good idea about how funding works works thanks a million.

This is a great video

this was very helpful

do you have a video of what using credit does for funding projects short and long term?

3 years ago but still highly relevant! I have a movie script that I am working on, that involves some virtual reality software, being used by characters in the film, so I appreciate your position of aspiring filmmaker. With your education and battle scars, you're big enough to have clout, but small enough to contact, unlike Spielberg or something, ha ha! I've taken your tips to heart, as well as many other similar tips I've found online, and want to say that I admire your ambition. You followed your passion, and did not pick an easy field in which to compete and promote! I am going to subscribe to you, and may contact you in the future, if you'd like to work with me.

You're like Martin Scorsese, I can listen to you all day long...

Great video - but I believe the placement of sound was too far too the left and not center; sorry to nit pick ahah :33

I think until one builds up said media presence Indiegogo is the way to go. I tend to hate to promote myself as such my social media presence is small except maybe with my music and there I didn't promote myself at all. When I start fundraising I'll pay someone who has a decent network to promote me and my project. Thanks again for the great info.

you are mos def talented. I learned a lot.

I was shocked when I discovered that my emails were only opened by 30% of my list, and less than 10% clicked on the link. Back then, I didn't know that's just the way people are. I thought my fans were different, haha.

Dude, sorry about your kickstarter. I would of donated, if I wasn't so broke. But best wishes to you on your project.

In the past I have had to raise money for other stuff. Like anything in life money is not very different than film you need to start somewhere. Sometimes you start with what you have who you got. Who is in your team? How much money can come out on your own? Can you make or do something as you campaign to raise money to try to motivate people to give? You have to be creative and go one step at a time people like to support those who are willing to lead the crowd and step out of the box even when it is not popular to start with. People who give money like to see what you are doing on your own and what you have done even if it is small, it is better than looking cool on camera! I am going to take this advice for myself haha.

I'm planning on launching my second crowd funding effort to help us raise additional funds for our live action SCP: KETER action/horror film. Sadly, I almost dont exist in terms of social media...so...only hope we have, is the subject matter, the SCP Foundation.

Sorry to hear this, man, but great explanation as to what a realistic goal should be. Also, I had no idea about this kickstarter! (I thought) I watched all of your videos but had no information on your project. Did you do a video about it?

love your glasses!

Been there. My Kickstarter Campaign died a 1000s deaths. Will I try again one day, maybe. Good luck to you.

I learned that when it comes to marketing on social media u should only expect to reach 10% and outta that 10% expect 1-3% to actually partake.

See the tough thing about crowd funding is its hard to raise alot of money when you dont have a big fan base. For example Freddiew when he did his Kickstarters he already had tons of subbscribers to back his project up so he made his money fast. Same with other popular or famous people. Thats the tough thing about it. If you dont have a large fan base its pretty hard to get to your goal if its a high one, even 15k. From seeing past Kickstarters while browsing I saw ones that looked awesome and others that failed to interest me. ( theses are from non popular people who dont have a huge fan base). Even tho i didnt donate to any of them. If I was gonna I would to the people who impressed me and had a project with stuff that interests me. So thats the hard thing when ur not popular, is advertising ur Kickstarter and interesting people enough to wanna back your project.

What were some of the incentives to your kickstarter campaign? I successfully failed at two kickstarter campaigns myself and its definitely more to it that what most people imagine crowd funding is like. The best way to look at it is that it is a tool or platform to be used to raise funds from an already organically grown audience. Things just don't catch fire randomly online like it used. Have you considering running another campaign based on the audience you have seemed to create from your KZfaq channel alone? How long ago did you run the campaign?

I'm really sorry, dude. you have a really helpful channel and I'm sure something will work out. maybe you should get an acting or editing job on a film, that way you could get leads which lead to better funding or projects

Damn bro I know this videos old but thanks for the info

Sir, any rules to raising funds before securing actors or vice versa? Is it foolish to do both fundraising while casting as well?

I really wish I would have known. I would've helped repost and get it out there.

Definitely know how you feel. I've got a project up at the moment to raise $5,000 and we haven't raised a dime in two weeks. You're right about having to generate your own interest; I've noticed with both of the projects I've done that Kickstarter does nothing at all to promote project visibility, even things as basic as making sure that projects with 3 days left show up in search results before projects that have 30, or that projects that haven't met their goals show up before projects that have. I've become pretty disillusioned with Kickstarter as a platform, I must say. It's true that there are so just many things going that even worthy projects can't get any attention, but a bigger problem seems to be that when people go on the site intending to spend some money they're naturally drawn toward gadgets and things with prototypes that they can see and get excited about rather than broader, more abstract projects like books and movies. A lot of the site has basically turned into pre-order shopping. Tell me this, what do you think about people with big names and huge fanbases like Joss Whedon and Spike Lee coming in with their new projects? I mean, I like those guys and their work as much as the next guy, more probably, but the major appeal, as a creator, in the early days was that you could put a project up as an unknown and you'd get attention (and maybe, of course, money) based on the project's merits. There's just so much competition of so many kinds within Kickstarter that it seems to have defeated the original purpose of overcoming competition from outside it. Bah. Anyway, I like your channel a lot. It's good to see someone working hard on what they do, it's clear that you really know your shit, and it's righteous that you're puttin' out all this free advice. Best of luck with your film and everything, hope I get to see it some day soon.

You have do press releases, and run ads. Native ads work fine. If you want to have a successful campaign you need to have atleast a few thoudand dollars for ad spend and pr. I know it seems counter productive to spend money since you're trying to raise it. But crowd funding is a business and if you treat otherwise your results will be dismal.

I have considered crowd funding for raising money for equipment and such, however I do not exactly know what incentives I could provide. I have a small sample of material I could promote, but I just don't know if crowd-funding is the right way. Right now, however, it is the only way. I just need to figure out where I am going.

I'm planning to make an action film but the thing is I don't have a great camera and the clothing for the actors I wanted to be authentic to the real deal but that ship has sailed because the real gear is expensive and it totals around $2,500.I really want to start a kick starter but I don't know if it would be good or not.

When I had only 500 subscribers me and my friends made a huge plan for this feature film, over estimated how much we would get donated to us on kickstarter, my friend decided that promoting it on my channel alone would get us to our $5000 goal. We miraculously $200, only to find out you don't get any of the money unless you reach the goal. And no one will believe me when I tell them we can make a 30 minute short film with what we've got and no budget.

That was a good kickstarter campaign..

SERIOUSLY, what does Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, etc., do that I can't do by simply creating a "Donate" page on my own website? From what I've seen these crowdfunding sites do NOTHING to attract funds to your project other than having it listed. You do all the work and then they take their cut.

Watched 5 minutes. Subscribed.

when I produced and directed my first film, I some how did it with only between 1500 to 2000 bucks to name. Most of it went to location insurance, food (and more food) and props. In the end, I also ended up paying my four main actors 100 bucks each. I ran into the same problem as you with crowdfunding campaign only I wasn't even able to raise a 1000 bucks. Nobody I know has that kind of cash. Not for something that is going to air on DATV (public access with very low viewership because they only broadcast in half of the city). I honestly don't have reason to believe that my next crowd funding campaign would be much better. :/

Very informative, thanks for the video. I know the urgency from deadlines could be useful, but personally I prefer crowdfunding websites that allow ongoing campaigns like Rally.org. That way you can build your social presence while gaining financial support simultaneously.

Does anyone have a lead for services paid to prepare a Kickstarter campaign on your behalf? Even if it’d cost you a thousand dollars or so?

Great video. When I got married my wife and I shut down all of social media because we thought it would just cause problems with trust. Considering facebook is where we hooked up. So now that my wife has moved everything from our home and has taken off with our 22 month old baby. I need social media to share my story to try and find my baby. Sucks my advise don't get married

D4Darious I like your spirit, drive, determination, logic, rationale, and your ability to convey a message, and for that reason we want to interview you for a position we have available at our startup. We are looking for a Communications Director. consider it and let us know the degree of your interest keep doing well

Someday when it's time for a full feature I need to make a crowdfunding project but the problem is, I have to depend on people from other countries because my friends do not care at all! I also invited them to like my film company page and from about 300+ people (friends) only 45 bothered to at least check out the page. I want to continue making films and someday I want to make that full feature but I need a lot of money to make it better. And I won't get any support from my friends. Thanks for sharing your results.

I don't really get it. If you need your own people to fund you, what Kickstarter is there for?

Also, how's the GoPro2 doing on the tripod?

Great video mate; shame about the result of the Kickstarter. At least a lot of lessons are learned; will there be an online distribution for the feature? I am very interested in it.

I really liked this video. It was honest and useful. I have run or helped run about 10 different Kickstarter campaigns and your advice is spot on: Build your audience of interest before you launch! To help local creators in my area (NW Pennsylvania), I started something I call Quickstarter which is designed to help creators new to crowdfunding avoid the kinds of mistakes that kill good ideas and projects early. Anyway, thanks for this video!

Question: how do you find investors? Thanks

Need crowd funding for a right channel

Thanks for all your videos. Many of them are fantastic. That being said (and the following is just my opinion)... There are multiple problems with that kickstarter campaign. The biggest one and I can't stress this enough, is the thumbnail you get before pressing play. You put a lot of effort into getting the word out and your page was thorough but that thumbnail stands in as your movie poster and easily the single most important element on a kickstarter site. Also, the video was too long. The magic length is 60-90 seconds. The beginning is not strong enough to hook me in and you're overusing fade to blacks IMO. When I first played it I wasn't sure if the beginning of the video was part of the movie trailer. Also, it's always a necessity to look extremely excited/passionate about your project because if you don't, it will be contagious to the potential backers. You sort of look like you just woke up, to be honest when you give the pitch in the second half, no offense. I think it can also help you to name the rewards inside the description. It can't hurt to remind people in case they don't read the right column. That being said... Love your videos. Can't wait for a new movie breakdown. Sorry if I come off as offensive but these points I mentioned is something I have been obsessed about when making promo videos. Great job with the movie. Look forward to seeing it.

You need to fix your audio!! Split your mono, stereo.

Suggestion. Do something sci fi

hi Darious, i want to do the same, crawdfunding my movie.please help

#realtalk

+D4Darious I'm back to provide an update about PICISI. As you know PICISI is a new crowdfunding site that aims to do things differently than most crowdfunding sites, our site GUARANTEES: 1) you get to keep the amount you raise (no 'all or nothing'campaigns), 2) you will get some home page face time, 3) you will get some sponsorship, 4) you will get some FREE publicity, 5) you will get some FREE consultation on your campaign, and 6) you will get some funding. The harder we see someone working for themselves the harder we work for them.

I'm ready to learn more about filmaking. My long-term goal teach people all ages & all over the 🌍 not just my hometown Baltimore Maryland I love meet international people from all over the 🌍🎬. My future goals as filmmaker being successful teach people how to make films my dreams travel the 🌍, make films nationwide , & having my own business 🎭🎬. I never been to film school but part of my short term goals besides learning different languages my hopes go to film school get my degree. I've got my clapperboard from Amazon I will practice more

2:50 we only raised like 1 THOUSAND DOLLARS Also great vid!

Well, this might just be me, but I believe since you don't have as big of a following as someone big youtube names, I think setting a smaller goal would have benefited a little more. Like around $1000 - $2500 at the most. And I think most people also enjoy benefits towards donating as well. Like if you donate a certain amount, some people would like something close to that worth in return. As if you were trading. Maybe if you did another project and did updates on how much you've raised, you may get more people to donate as well. Again it just might be my belief though.

need to set my phone to monotone audio before watching this video

Sorry the Kickstarter didn't work out - it seems like you did everything right. I wonder if one of your big problems was that your movie was already made. I know it sounds crazy, but it seems like people on Kickstarter like taking something from idea to reality than taking something that already exists and strengthening it. I'm about to try a small Kickstarter myself (just to see how it works) and this video was really helpful. Let me know when you get that IndieGo-Go up and running!

I've had my gofundme campaign for over a month and I only have $5....

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Do you think it would be easy to raise $3000 for a fan film?

Crowdfunding TIP! www.FundDreamer.com only charges 1% regardless of when you cash out, even if you don’t raise all of your funds. This is significantly lower than Kicksarter, Indiegogo, Gofundme, and Fundly. Fund Dreamer also focuses on Women and Diversity Groups.

I researched the hell out of crowdfunding too so I'll give feedback from a fellow aspiring crowdfunder and casual viewer of your campaign... At 1st watch, the introduction was confusing, it threw the whole thing off for me. It seemed like it had no place in the timeline of the campaign, like it wasn't 'suppose to be there. I think your closeness to the project, seeking authenticity may have overshadowed your ability to provide enough compelling visuals and cinematic timing (in the campaign). Truth be told, I saw more compelling clips in your Seafood Tester (the battle in the doorway was cinema-trailer gold). Sadly, I had to watch the campaign video 2x to realize what the opening clip was about and who was sleeping in the car door. If a casual viewer can't catch what's going on in the opening clip and gets confused thereafter by the seemly contradictory scenes that come afterwards? It's easy to see why this project wasn't backed by many strangers. I've seen many of your tutorials/tips videos so I know you're damn near a genius in this game so don't think I'm doubting your skills. It's not like you're a crowdfunding guru... although you did have a success storied guy helping, but that's another story for another day. The campaign ending (closer) had all the right words but not quite the right tone. It was a heartfelt plea for funding, but it comes off like you didn't want to be there asking. Hey, I'm with you, I don't want to ask either but I'd "tone & face-check" before doing that "closer". It felt more like saying "donate or don't donate, doesn't matter to me either way". Some of that is your personality and probably some fatigue too. None of this discounts your perspective on having a large social following, that's infinitely important and priceless advice. Well, that's my 2 cents. I know this project is near and dear to your heart so I hope I wasn't too harsh. Though you say you wouldn't do it again... In case you change your mind, here's my recommendation: Let persons who don't know you give feedback before launching another campaign. Do a "1st impression" test screening of your campaign. People tend to be honest when they've never had previous contact with the persons in the film/campaign. But you already knew that ;-) I think the same apply for crowdfunding videos.

you forgot to say "Darius Britt here", that's gonna bug me for weeks.

Wish I would have known. Next time you fund raisedrop me a line.. T

Crowdfunding is like gambling. You place your bets, hope you hit big or crap out.

Wait a sec, ex-military buddies?

MY LEFT EAR IS LONELY AND DEPRESSED.