As I talked about in my last post, I'm a screenwriter, and recently, I've been going over a few of my past scripts, deciding which of them to keep, polish up, finish, or abandon.
Some projects I'm abandoning because the verve to finish it has ran out, while others I just don't see as being marketable, at least not any longer. Zombie Santa is one such example: there's already a slew of killer Santa flicks on the market, and the whole zombie thing is reaching its over saturation point.
I have some of the same trepidation with "Generation Z", the "zombie" web series. Without giving too much away, I think it has an aspect of originality surrounding the genesis of the zombie outbreak, and much of the story is about anything but zombies: it's a tragic love story, it's about a sibling connection, it's about a war veteran coming to terms with the reality of fighting in war. And the whole zombie thing is more of a shorthand for "post-apocalyptic" than it is about zombies in any traditional sense; and the turn at the end of the first season... I'm not quite ready to give that one away yet.
But I digress, the question is, where to go from there. Don't get me wrong, having a finished script, or a finished series of scripts is an accomplishment in itself, but at some point I'd like to stop playing just the tip and move on to the next step. And thanks to you, dear internet, I think there may be a solution: crowd funding. The most notable crowd funding site, Kick Starter, seems like the perfect place to start. Over the next week, I'll be researching ways to launch a successful campaign, and also looking into some alternatives to Kick Starter.
So once again, dear internet, I'm coming to you for any advice you may have. The road ahead is long, but I can feel myself picking up a good stride.
Cody Hobbs
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