Kickstarter

[Grieve]

This is a pretty cool website. People who have something they want to make (movie, book, art, board game, video game, music, food, toy, etc) but need funding for put their project on the site. Then people come in and contribute anything from a dollar to thousands of dollars. The more you contribute, the more you get in return. It might be a signed copy of what they are making, original artwork, a cameo, a producer credit, unique items, etc. Smart way to get something made without needing big backers.

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Lot's of gaming-related stuff, like board games:





And video games:







When I was a kid I used to devour Chris Claremont's X-Men comics, so I'm considering going for a Producer credit on an upcoming documentary:



Oh, and if you liked Carnivale on HBO, it's creator, Daniel Knauf, is putting together a new show you can contribute to. Pledge three grand and he'll fly out to your house and do a live creator's commentary while you watch your favourite episode of Carnivale - how cool is that?

[Vanraw]

Yea I have had a couple friends who have used this. Pretty cool

[Moristans]

Same here. A buddy of mine just got some start-up money for a movie.

[grizzle]

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I've got some filmmaker buddies who have been using this site to fund their film projects pretty successfully.