Golden Boy
Golden Boy is a feature-length movie raising funds to start filming.
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Golden Boy is a feature-length movie raising funds to start filming.
Los Angeles, CA, US
- $12,934 raised of $138,000 goal
- 18 donations
- -1399708 minutes left
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The Synopsis
Golden Boy is a drama about a brilliant journalist who tries to help a grieving man with superpowers so that he'll be able to save their city again.
The Intention
Golden Boy was written to be responsible storytelling:
- Leading character Amy (the journalist) was designed to improve on Hollywood's recent leading female character tropes. Producer, actress, and writer Brit Marling (The OA, Another Earth) beautifully discusses how recent Hollywood movies can do better in her article "I Don't Want to Be the Strong Female Lead." Her article should be required reading for all screenwriters.
- Golden Boy's percentage of dialogue by female characters (vs. male characters) exceeds the percentages in Black Swan, Gone Girl, Clueless, Sixteen Candles, The Queen, Frozen, Anastasia, Hanna, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Jane Eyre, Girl with a Pearl Earring, and Lucy, among others.
- The Golden Boy script deliberately rejects the traditional romantic B-story often found in big budget films. Movies often idealize possessiveness in romantic relationships, so Golden Boy tells a different story.
Movies should entertain, but they can also be purposeful. Golden Boy does both.
The Budget
The line item budget runs 7 pages, listing every expense from clearance reports through color correction. But this pie chart is the gist of it:
The grand total minus what's already been spent leaves $138,000 to raise. It's a lot of money, but our film aims to employ 19 people, be a union signatory, and do everything by the book.
The Team
Josh Wallace: Writer, Director, Producer
Josh holds a Bachelor’s degree from Brown University, where he studied theater, economics, and screenwriting.
He’s produced two 48 Hour Film Project short films, both of which he also wrote and directed. In college, he produced a solo-show festival for graduating seniors and later produced, wrote, and acted in his own solo show.
In 2018, he founded production company Podium Entertainment LLC.
Vincent Marinelli: Producer
Vincent is a Los Angeles filmmaker with a range of production experience, both in front of and behind the camera.
His credits include Paranormal Activity: Ghost Division (Production Staff), Undercover Boss (Production Staff), and Amazon’s Bosch (Stand-in). Most recently, he worked as an Assistant Editor on festival-favorite Small Town Wisconsin.
Apart from his work on Golden Boy, he is currently writing and re-writing three feature films with plans to produce and direct.
Matt Klein: Video Editor
Matt is an Avid Certified User and Senior Software Developer at Company 3. He’s worked on dozens of films and TV series as a visual effects editor and pipeline technical director, including Tomb Raider (2018), Creed II, and The Orville.
As a director, Matt’s short films have screened internationally and won multiple awards, including a jury prize at the 2016 Milwaukee Film Festival.
Matt holds a degree in film production from Emerson College and is a member of the Hollywood Professional Association’s Young Entertainment Professionals 2022 class.
Travis Reynolds: Composer
Travis Reynolds is a composer and pianist currently based in Los Angeles. His compositions have been performed by the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, Lynx Project, Calliope, and East Chamber Music, among others.
In 2022, his music will receive premieres in Ottawa, Los Angeles, and Munich, in addition to performances across the country including Merkin Hall and the Kennedy Center. His music will also be included on an album release through the Lynx Project and published on New Music Shelf.
Travis received his Bachelors in Music from The Boston Conservatory, where he was hired as a staff pianist his senior year. He currently serves as music director and pianist at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Los Angeles, in addition to being an active teacher and accompanist.
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Rewards
Movie Credit
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Your name will appear in the movie credits under Donors (unless you'd prefer to remain anonymous, which you can always select for any of these rewards at checkout).
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Team Updates
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You'll be included in the email updates for the cast and crew during post-production. These emails will be sent once every 6 weeks, more or less, informing everyone of how the movie is coming together.
Plus, your name in the credits as a Donor.
Plus, your name in the credits as a Donor.
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Social Media Thank-You
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Producer Josh Wallace will tag you in a post on Facebook, thanking you for your support.
Plus, your name in the credits as a Donor.
Plus, your name in the credits as a Donor.
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Script Coverage
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Writer Josh Wallace will read your screenplay and give you positive, constructive feedback. Josh has taken years of screenwriting classes in Los Angeles and at Brown. If you have another type of literary work that you trust Josh with, he'd be happy to read that, too.
Plus, your name in the credits as a Donor.
Plus, your name in the credits as a Donor.
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Producing Chat
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Josh Wallace will answer any questions you have about making your own work as an actor. If you'd like to create acting opportunities for yourself but have questions, Josh can help with chain of title, location permits, insurance, working with SAG-AFTRA, budgeting, additional producing resources, etc.
Plus, your name in the credits as a Donor.
Plus, your name in the credits as a Donor.
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Lookbook
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You'll receive a digital copy of the Golden Boy lookbook, an 18-page pdf with several dozen photos of the process so far and how the film aspires to look.
Plus, your name in the credits as a Donor.
Plus, your name in the credits as a Donor.
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Video Thank-You from the Crew
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You'll receive a video thank-you from members of the crew.
Plus, your name in the credits as a Donor.
Plus, your name in the credits as a Donor.
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Sponsor of the Day
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Your name will appear on the call sheet for one of Golden Boy's filming days, where you'll be credited as the day's sponsor. The call sheet will be emailed to you, in addition to the cast and crew.
Plus, your name will be listed in the credits as a Sponsor of the Day.
Plus, your name will be listed in the credits as a Sponsor of the Day.
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Associate Producer
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Your name will appear in the credits as an Associate Producer.
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Producer
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Your name will appear in the credits as a Producer.
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Executive Producer
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Your name will appear in the credits as an Executive Producer. Thank you.
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