So the season of giving is almost over, and you suddenly realize that you left a vital aunt, cousin, or dentist off your list. What’s to be done? Rather than raiding the auto spare-parts aisle at your local gas station and gift-wrapping some radiator hoses, why not invest in a crowdfunded, Austin-based project on their behalf?
The Conway Curve is a locally produced relationship comedy about sweet-natured heiress Natalie and her shiftless brother Luke. It’s an ambitious pitch, with the producers hoping to raise $95,000 by New Year’s Eve, and you can help through their Indiegogo page.
There’s less humor to be found in The Quantum Terror: A Lovecraftian Love Story. The film will rely heavily on practical effects, including some provided by a local competitor on SyFy’s makeup-effects reality show Face/Off, Jenna Green. Their eldritch aim is to conjure up $5,000 by Jan. 2, and you can help them through their Kickstarter page, or find more about the project at www.facebook.com/quantumterror.
For something a little more family-friendly, there’s Miles and the Monster, a tale of a young boy, his father, and the strange creature that lives in their backyard. Their Kickstarter campaign is within easy reaching distance of their $2,500 goal, and what could be a better gift for the film-loving kid in your family than being part of getting a real movie made?
One in a Crowd is a series intended to showcase Texas film and tech projects that are crowdfunding their way to a goal, be it distribution, a prototype, or production costs. If you have a project that we should know about, email us at filmflam@austinchronicle.com.
This article appears in December 19 • 2014.
