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The Wine Ride

David — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:47:42 +0000

We biked 30 miles through the Willamette Valley on Sunday, tasting Oregon wines and searching for the perfect bottle to offer as an incentive for investors in The Wine Movie, which we officially start filming tonight with our first interview.

In September we plan to launch our campaign on Kickstarter, and investors at the $250 level will receive a bottle of the best of the 24 wines we tasted last Sunday.

It also helps to immerse yourself in the landscape. When you travel by bike, you start to see things differently. You get an immersive perspective, rather than just a look at a place out the window.

Seeking donations

David — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:32:47 +0000

We’re now raising funds for our independent film project. Our all volunteer cast and crew is talented and willing to work hard, but we’ll have to keep them fed or they’re bound to get cranky.

$10 – Supporter – We love our supporters; couldn’t do it without you
$25 – Subscriber – Subscribers will receive a packaged screening DVD of the film upon completion of the project
$50 – Booster – Boosters will receive a screening DVD and a Three Crows Media tee shirt
$250 – Associate Producer – APs will receive the DVD, tee shirt and a credit on the finished film. This is your chance to see your name on the big screen!

So click the ‘donate’ button on the right of the page to join us in our production. We’ll keep you posted on the results.

An approach to fundraising

David — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:36:48 +0000

Since we’re nearing the point in our project where we’ll be working to raise additional funds, I thought it would be prudent to review some fundraising techniques. Here, master independent filmmaker Mark Borchardt of American Movie fame shows how it’s done: