Thanks for the support, Chris. Much appreciated. And thank you, Sandra and Andrew, for the kind words. Also much appreciated.

Hey James. Congrats mate and I hope you get Bill Nighy on board cos he's a great actor.  Just out of interest, what happened to 'Abbatoir'?

Thanks, Anthony. Nighy really won me over in Edgar Wright's films so I hope we can snag him too. As for Abattoir, it's so close to being finished, it's not even funny. The rough cut's done. Just a few months to add/touch up special FX. I think 2011'll be its big year.

For those who are interested, please join our facebook group http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frozen-in-Time/188697681149874
Please invite your friends too.  We want to make this the biggest community film in the world.

Hey all,

Just a quick update - the new website for 'Frozen in Time' is now LIVE! http://www.frozenthefilm.com

Contains more information about the Movie and about donations/investments too.

Please join our facebook group as mentioned in my previous post.  Keep on talking to your friends about this Movie.  We need as much support as possible.

Many thanks,

Dan

Hey guys, how are things going?

New website is okay, but I wonder how many people will click through all those pages with text only. I did, but I also know people's attention span is super short. Pictures to go with the text would be nice.

I personally would not have included the page where you mention low budget films that have gone on to make bizillions of dollars for investors...Everyone is doing it and they're usually mentioning the same films.  Just MHO.

Anyway, I wish you guys the best and hope this will work out. I'm saying this from my own experience spending 2,5 years going after 3M for a TV show. It was the roughest rollercoaster ride ever. Sometimes we were promised things by real legit big companies/people and we were high as kites only to be yanked down into the mud at the next moment. Hang in there. Don't ever give up!!!

Looks very nice, I'm looking forward to seeing it.  

Ghostie

Thanks for the support, guys.

Pia,

I think the website looks great. I see what you're saying but my attention span can be as short as anyone's and I didn't have any problems with it. Maybe I'm a tad biased but I think the info's presented in a more or less logical way and I'm happy to hear about the British filmmaking industry being strong. A friend of mine even said a few weeks ago that Danny Boyle is the closest thing to a British Steven Spielberg.

Nobody who has any intent to succeed in this industry has any business giving up. I've a lot of confidence in this film and won't rule out success just because it seems like a shot in the dark for guys like us. That's the only fool-proof way to fail. So I am in full agreement.

Didn't mean anything negative at all. Just voiced my thoughts. I wish you the very best with this as I hope you know.  

Good stuff James! You're a top bloke and deserve this! Hope it all goes well.

Quoted from Grandma Bear Hey guys, how are things going? New website is okay, but I wonder how many people will click through all those pages with text only. I did, but I also know people's attention span is super short. Pictures to go with the text would be nice. I personally would not have included the page where you mention low budget films that have gone on to make bizillions of dollars for investors...Everyone is doing it and they're usually mentioning the same films.  Just MHO. Anyway, I wish you guys the best and hope this will work out. I'm saying this from my own experience spending 2,5 years going after 3M for a TV show. It was the roughest rollercoaster ride ever. Sometimes we were promised things by real legit big companies/people and we were high as kites only to be yanked down into the mud at the next moment. Hang in there. Don't ever give up!!!

Hi Pia,

The idea of the multiple pages is that it creates a flow through the site rather than a big, 1 page hard sell - people will be immediately put off by this - according to my marketing team.  People who are interested will want to find out more about the film so will click to the next page.  By the last, we are hoping they will be excited enough to be involved.

Thanks for voicing your opinion, though.  We do appreciate all comments.  I have several leads already for finance and one company has offered 'a serious amount of money' - as they put it.  I have another company who sources finance for films too, so I'll be sending off the NDA to them, before sending some documents for their perusal.  Then I'll hit the investors from that angle too.

Dan

Here's my too scents on investors and financiers. You have to make the project hot and create a buzz. That's when people get hot and eager to jump onto a project. If/when that project starts to cool or the buzz fizzles then no one wants to jump onboard. If you have access to someone who professionally negotiates or closes deals that would be an enormous help.

Wish you the best!  





...and I did misspell that on purpose. Just not sure what the purpose was.  

James & Dan,

Look at you, dudes! This looks great!
Your people talking to their people, fantastic!
You show those investors what they're gonna miss out on if they don't jump aboard!

In the non-profit organization arena, I learned a very important fund raising lesson.
If you want their money, you have to look like you don't need it. Weird, huh?
People, generally,  want to associate their funds with success, not something needy.
And it looks like you're well off in that direction, best of luck!

Regards,
E.D.