The Kickstarter campaign for Low Expectations has stalled at 5% of target with three weeks to go. On the bright side we've now managed to raise more then we ever did for Vinton's Lot (2019) Although that doesn't mean much considering Kickstarter is an all or nothing format, we don't get anything unless we reach the target by the deadline. Sharing campaign link in Facebook groups is somewhat harder than you'd imagine. Admins and moderators in many cases seek approval before a post will be shared. Many groups prohibit what's defined as "self promotion". Much to the horror of my teenage daughter, I joined TikTok to try and generate traffic to the campaign page. I ran an ad via TikTok and let them select target audience. BIG MISTAKE! My 1st ad was targeted at mainly girls between the ages of 13-17 which I found creepy as fuck. At least I was only exposing them to Greek philosophy. I tried running other ad's on TikTok but they were rejected, so...
http://kck.st/3zugk0Y In the age of billionaires riding rocket dicks to the edge of space what hope is there for us mere mortals on the ground to realise our own humble dreams? Whatever way you cut it crowdfunding is a fool’s game and I’m nothing but a sucker for punishment. I failed three times in a row to raise any budget for my 1 st film Vinton’s Lot (2019). We didn’t even raise the minimum amount required to withdraw funds from a keep what you raise format. Those three campaigns were a waste of time we didn’t have. The production was being starved of resources in a calculated effort to co-opt creative control of the project. At one point it was even suggested that I use my autism in crowdfunding pitch, but I refused because the idea felt like inspiration porn. Inspiration porn is a phrase coined by late comedian and disability activist Stella Young “ Inspiration porn is the portrayal of people with disabilities as inspirational solely or in part on the basis of their disabil...