As some of you may know I've been working hard for the last 6 month pulling all the pieces together to launch the Kickstarter for my adaptation of "All That You Love Will Be Carried Away" by Stephen King.

Launch day was yesterday and by the 24 hour mark we have already smashed through the halfway point of our funding goal... we still have 28 days to go.

I'd love for you to take a look and if it's something that interests you maybe show it some love. Even just sharing the campaign will help a lot.

If you follow the Facebook page link on the Kickstarter you will also see that we are have a huge Stephen King giveaway if we get funded.

Massive thanks to Pia who jumped on board really early... you are a legend!

https://www.kickstarter.com/pr.....;term=stephen%20king

Thanks for taking a look!

PS... If you watch the intro video you get to see my ugly mug and get to find out just how monotone I sound

Done!

Quoted from AnthonyCawood Done!

Thank you so much!

Warren,

I've got a posting on the main blog - https://www.simplyscripts.com/2022/08/30/help-warren-get-his-adaptation-of-all-that-you-love-made/

If there is something that needs to be punched up, please don't hesitate to pm me.

Good luck with the project,

Don

Quoted from Warren Massive thanks to Pia who jumped on board really early... you are a legend! PS... If you watch the intro video you get to see my ugly mug and get to find out just how monotone I sound

I used to support a LOT of new filmmakers/writers/artists, but when most of them started using fundraising platforms that gave them all the money pledged even if nowhere near the goal, I quit. There was zero transparaty of what they ended up doing with the money. That had the same kind of feel as donating to a charity only to find out their operating cost is 90%...

You looked very nice, btw and did a good job selling the project.

For me personally, your project got me the kick in my flat ass to get going and doing something as well. On a much smaller scale, but Dena and I are aiming to film two shorts before the end of the year! Covid kind of ruined our ambitions for filmmaking, but I think this might be the thing that gets us back.  
https://www.facebook.com/dark.matter.737

Quoted from Don Warren, I've got a posting on the main blog - https://www.simplyscripts.com/2022/08/30/help-warren-get-his-adaptation-of-all-that-you-love-made/ If there is something that needs to be punched up, please don't hesitate to pm me. Good luck with the project, Don

Thank you so much for the support and post, it looks fantastic.

Quoted from Grandma Bear I used to support a LOT of new filmmakers/writers/artists, but when most of them started using fundraising platforms that gave them all the money pledged even if nowhere near the goal, I quit. There was zero transparaty of what they ended up doing with the money. That had the same kind of feel as donating to a charity only to find out their operating cost is 90%... You looked very nice, btw and did a good job selling the project. For me personally, your project got me the kick in my flat ass to get going and doing something as well. On a much smaller scale, but Dena and I are aiming to film two shorts before the end of the year! Covid kind of ruined our ambitions for filmmaking, but I think this might be the thing that gets us back.   https://www.facebook.com/dark.matter.737

Thanks again!

I really don't belong in front of the camera, that was take 750!  

That's great news about getting back into film making. I'm sure I'll have tons of questions for you if this all manages to go through.

I tried the link to Dark Matter but it just took me to your personal FB page.

Great stuff, Warren!
So many pledges so far...
Some rewards are not even available anymore.  

Anyway, just added mine.

Quoted from LC Great stuff, Warren! So many pledges so far... Some rewards are not even available anymore.   Anyway, just added mine.

Thank you!

It's unbelievable!!! We are $400 off being funded and it hasn't even been 2 full days.

I'm emotionally drained!

Exciting times, Warren. I'm pleased for you.

All the best with the project

Warren, just got the email: fully funded in two days! Congrats!
I think it's worth noting the secret to your success here.

From your intro to the score and sound, artwork, storyboarding, Budget, Producer already on board, script excerpt, great rewards, etcetera. It looks professional.

Plus social media, Don's boost on the Blog page. People know the extensive prep has been done and this looks like a sure thing.

Just thought it worth mentioning this is the way to do it.

Second what Libby said, way to go Warren!

Quoted from AnthonyCawood Second what Libby said, way to go Warren!

I think Warren must be still recovering...  

Quoted from Matthew Taylor Exciting times, Warren. I'm pleased for you. All the best with the project

Thanks, mate!

Quoted from LC Warren, just got the email: fully funded in two days! Congrats! I think it's worth noting the secret to your success here. From your intro to the score and sound, artwork, storyboarding, Budget, Producer already on board, script excerpt, great rewards, etcetera. It looks professional. Plus social media, Don's boost on the Blog page. People know the extensive prep has been done and this looks like a sure thing. Just thought it worth mentioning this is the way to do it.

It's been an incredibly humbling couple of days! The support online from the Stephen King community has been like nothing I've ever experienced.

It's a cherry on top to have so much support form SS, a place I feel is like my second home.

Also nice to say funded in two days but the reality is that I've been working behind the scenes on this for about 6 months. Promotion, giveaways, and trying to get so many moving parts to all converge at the same point for the launch day. It has been exhausting in the best possible way.

So to have all the hard work pay off... I'm so unbelievably grateful!

I do think crowdfunding is a great and legitimate way to secure funding for a project, but don't expect people to give you money if you aren't willing to give it your all.

Quoted from AnthonyCawood Second what Libby said, way to go Warren!

Thanks, and thanks again for the support.

Quoted from LC I think Warren must be still recovering...

I don't think I'm anywhere close yet! haha

Still have to make the best of the 27 funding days we have left... no rest for the wicked!

Here's an interesting comparison for you...

This Kickstarter member is currently trying his 3rd Kickstarter for the exact same Dollar Baby film as me.

His first was unsuccessful, his second was fully funded with 6 backers making just over $500, and the one running at the moment is sitting at $970 and has been funding for just under a month already.

https://www.kickstarter.com/pr.....;term=stephen%20king

I am a supporter of his film but I think it's going to be a grind until the end unfortunately.

I take one day away from SS and suddenly I'm the guy running for the bus screaming, "Wait for me!"

Lesson learned.

Congratulations, Warren! This is so exciting. I'm super proud of the work you've put in to get to this point. Can't wait to see the finished project. I just know it's going to look amazing.

Wow, screw shooting on a Sony Siii. Now you can rent an Alexa with Cooke primes.

Congrats on funding this so fast. I tossed my 2 cents in your bag. I’m happy to see these can still work for people who put the effort into it. I wish you the best and look forward to seeing the finished film.

Good luck!

James.

Quoted from PKCardinal I take one day away from SS and suddenly I'm the guy running for the bus screaming, "Wait for me!" Lesson learned. Congratulations, Warren! This is so exciting. I'm super proud of the work you've put in to get to this point. Can't wait to see the finished project. I just know it's going to look amazing.

It's been a crazy few day, that's for sure!

Thanks again!

Quoted from jwent6688 Wow, screw shooting on a Sony Siii. Now you can rent an Alexa with Cooke primes. Congrats on funding this so fast. I tossed my 2 cents in your bag. I’m happy to see these can still work for people who put the effort into it. I wish you the best and look forward to seeing the finished film. Good luck! James.

  I've been eyeing off the Sony FX6, I really like the electronic ND, but I'm not married to anything just yet!

Thanks so much and thanks for supporting!

Pretty good email to wake up to...

Wow that’s awesome

Have you tried approaching Screen Australia for additional support? If you can show you’re already fully/mostly funded (and you definitely can!) they’re way more likely to provide something; even if it’s not actual funding.

Quoted from AlsoBen Wow that’s awesome Have you tried approaching Screen Australia for additional support? If you can show you’re already fully/mostly funded (and you definitely can!) they’re way more likely to provide something; even if it’s not actual funding.

Thanks!

I did actually have a very quick look at their website the other day and couldn't really find anything that I thought applied to a short film. I might have a more detailed look.

Quoted from AlsoBen Wow that’s awesome Have you tried approaching Screen Australia for additional support? If you can show you’re already fully/mostly funded (and you definitely can!) they’re way more likely to provide something; even if it’s not actual funding.

Okay, I found a grant that may be relevant. Applying now

Maybe Screen can provide a big enough grant to make it a feature? (I don’t know if that is against the rules of King’s dollar baby program tho)

Quoted from AlsoBen Maybe Screen can provide a big enough grant to make it a feature? (I don’t know if that is against the rules of King’s dollar baby program tho)

Yeah that would be in violation of my contract. Most I can do is 45 minutes and I don't think this story really calls for something that long.

As the Kickstarter draws to a close (6 days left), we have barrelled past 200+ backers and are sitting just below $30 000AUD!

Thanks again to everyone that supported the campaign, it is very much appreciated.

This is admittedly not overly exciting for anyone other than me but I had a pretty great delivery yesterday. I've started to invest in my own film making gear and the first delivery arrived yesterday. It feels like the start of a very exciting chapter.


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And, let's also wish Stephen King a very Happy 75th Birthday!  



Amazing Warren!!!!

Quoted from Grandma Bear And, let's also wish Stephen King a very Happy 75th Birthday!   Amazing Warren!!!!

Thanks!

And here's to hopefully many more and many more novels

Quoted from Warren As the Kickstarter draws to a close (6 days left), we have barred past 200+ backers and are sitting just below $30 000AUD! Thanks again to everyone that supported the campaign, it is very much appreciated. This is admittedly not overly exciting for anyone other than me but I had a pretty great delivery yesterday. I've started to invest in my own film making gear and the first delivery arrived yesterday. It feels like the start of a very exciting chapter. picture sharing

Whoa! That would be a VERY exciting delivery. Fun!

Hi SS,

We are in the last few hours of the All That You Love Kickstarter and we need your help!

We crushed our funding goal within 2 days and today we cruised past our stretch goal, all that's left is to take the top spot as the most backed Stephen King Dollar Baby short film in Kickstarter history. All that stands between us (currently 2nd) and taking the top spot is 27 more backers.

As I said, we are more than funded, all this is about now is being #1. If you have $1 to spare and want to try be apart of some very minor Stephen King history please jump on board

No pressure of course!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/575394286/all-that-you-love-based-on-the-story-by-stephen-king?

I keep hitting refresh on the webpage. Looks to me like you did it, right?

If so, CONGRATULATIONS on being #1!!!!

An absolutely amazing achievement.

And now... 300 backers! Wow.

Wow, congrats Warren! And that's some nice gear you've picked up. Good luck on the home stretch.

James

Only 7 minutes left! Still climbing.

And, done. 307 backers. Amazing job, Warren.

Can't wait to see the film.

Yep, great job, Warren. Such an achievement!

Can you remind me when you start shooting, and where?

Thanks, everyone, and thanks for backing the campaign!

I'm completely overwhelmed at the response. Not only did we break the Kickstarter record, we also broke the Indiegogo record and I'm fairly confident we are the most backed Stephen King Dollar Baby in history, period!

Quoted from LC Can you remind me when you start shooting, and where?

We are locked in for mid December. I will hopefully lock down the location in the next few days, but if I get what I want it's going to be epic!

Glad it worked out for you, Warren.

best,

Don

Quoted from Don Glad it worked out for you, Warren. best, Don

Thanks, Don!

I very much appreciate the support!

We wrapped on All That You Love a couple of days ago and it was one hell of an experience.

All I can say is that I have a lot of respect for indie film makers (looking at you James and Pia). This is up there with the hardest things I've ever done, but I didn't make it easy on myself. I took on the parts of director, sound, lighting, cinematography, set design and pretty much everything else that comes with it... I have never done any of this before, I've always just been a writer.

Not only that, I also chose a location that was 3 full days of driving away, and in the middle of nowhere. Filming was in the Nullarbor, a unique and beautiful part of Australia but it meant battling crazy wind and conditions.

We worked 16 hours one day and 18 the next and were funtioning on almost no sleep. We also had to pick up shots on the morning of the last day because of rain.

Now we move into post production. I'm happy with what we got and while I don't know what the final film will end up like, I do know that the four of us could not possibly have given any more.

We are now on the 3rd and final day of the drive home. I think I'll sleep for a week.

If there are bad typos in this post it's because I'm still a bit delirious... insert maniacal laugh.

Big Congratulations, Warren!
I read the email and had no idea you were so close to finishing filming. And the Nullarbor? Did you need to jump through hoops for permission for that location?

You have my admiration.

Apart from looking forward to when it's all sliced and diced, I'm looking forward to reading all about the behind the scenes.

Whew! You really took on the lot. I'd hazard a guess you might not do all those roles next time? Like I said though, good for you, well done, you should be so proud! And I take it you were happy with what you got in the can?

Great effort, Waz    Hope the film comes out as you want it to.

Oh wow, I thought with the budget you had you could’ve hired some pros to off load some of the technical stuff. Running all that on your own while directing is not for the faint of heart. Everyone says you shouldn’t do all the work yourself and they’re correct. I just do it because my films generally cost about $1000 or less. Trust me, I’d love to have the budget to hire people who know what they’re doing.

On the positive side, you get invaluable experience. You know at least a little bit about everyone’s job on set. And you could fill in at any part if need be.

Get some rest. Enjoy the editing process and take your time with it. Very much looking forward to seeing it in the future.

James

Quoted from LC Big Congratulations, Warren! I read the email and had no idea you were so close to finishing filming. And the Nullarbor? Did you need to jump through hoops for permission for that location? You have my admiration. Apart from looking forward to when it's all sliced and diced, I'm looking forward to reading all about the behind the scenes. Whew! You really took on the lot. I'd hazard a guess you might not do all those roles next time? Like I said though, good for you, well done, you should be so proud! And I take it you were happy with what you got in the can?

Thanks, yes our filming dates were locked in even before the Kickstarter started. Some very optimistic thinking

What's the saying... It's easier to ask forgiveness than permission, but to be fair I spoke to the manager twice and emailed the owner once and never got an actual answer, so we just went and did it (that's for the motel we used in the Nullarbor) but for actually just filming in the Nullarbor I honestly didn't look into it. We did have some cops drive past one day and they didn't bat an eyelid, we had the camera, a boom mic, and a huge skrim out and they didn't seem to care.

Lots of behind the scenes drama and shenanigans. It was full on!

I definitely figured out very quickly what I liked and didn't, still trying to process a lot of it but for the most part I think writing, directing and producing is the sweet spot.

The edit is done, it goes for colour correction and colour grading today and then off for mixing and the score.

Initially I was worried we didn't do enough, but we worked our butts off and no one had anything left in the tank. I'm happy considering I've never done anything like this before, regardless I think we have something to be proud of.

Quoted from stevie Great effort, Waz    Hope the film comes out as you want it to.

Thanks, mate. It's heading in the right direction!

Quoted from jwent6688 Oh wow, I thought with the budget you had you could’ve hired some pros to off load some of the technical stuff. Running all that on your own while directing is not for the faint of heart. Everyone says you shouldn’t do all the work yourself and they’re correct. I just do it because my films generally cost about $1000 or less. Trust me, I’d love to have the budget to hire people who know what they’re doing. On the positive side, you get invaluable experience. You know at least a little bit about everyone’s job on set. And you could fill in at any part if need be. Get some rest. Enjoy the editing process and take your time with it. Very much looking forward to seeing it in the future. James

Potentially could have, and more than likely should have hired pros, but I didn't for a couple of reasons... I chose to do all the jobs because I wanted to, being the main one, but also if you know anything about the Nullarbor it is a massive stretch of nothing in the middle of nowhere. The place we stayed ran on generator power. I think the logistics and cost of moving, housing and keeping pros happy would have been an absolute nightmare for my first film and also would have been more stressful than it was. I was surrounded by people (4 people haha) who I could just be myself around, I could let the stress and frustration out and not worry what people thought.

If/when I ever do this again, I think directing/producing will be for me and I'll leave the rest to pros. Hopefully I can continue my Kickstarter streak on my next project. And like you said, having that knowledge of all the moving part, even just a little, makes a huge difference.

The edit is done, today it goes for colour correction and grading, then off to the sound mixer for mixing and sound design, then off to the composer for a custom score. Those three jobs are most definitely going to pros who know what they are doing.

Very much looking forward to showing it.

What an accomplishment, dude - Can't wait to see this

Quoted from eldave1 What an accomplishment, dude - Can't wait to see this

Thanks, Dave!

Was not an easy feat by any means but I'm starting to see some rewards from the work. Had the first little taste of what the colour grade might look like yesterday and it blew me away.

Quoted from Warren Thanks, Dave! Was not an easy feat by any means but I'm starting to see some rewards from the work. Had the first little taste of what the colour grade might look like yesterday and it blew me away.

I got goosebumps just thinking about it for you. So excited to see it!

Wow this is cool! I just saw this for the first time...sorry I didn't contribute! I got a dollar baby a few years back but never made it. But wow.. can't wait to see this.

Quoted from PKCardinal I got goosebumps just thinking about it for you. So excited to see it!

So close now!

Quoted from Pale Yellow Wow this is cool! I just saw this for the first time...sorry I didn't contribute! I got a dollar baby a few years back but never made it. But wow.. can't wait to see this.

Thanks! Do you remember which story you were going to adapt?

Quoted from Warren Thanks! Do you remember which story you were going to adapt?

Quoted from Pale Yellow

Nice, would have been a good one to see on screen.

It's worth going for a Dollar Baby just to get one of those letters!

Quoted from AnthonyCawood It's worth going for a Dollar Baby just to get one of those letters!

If only they were signed by the man himself... I'd be applying for a new one every week.

Some screen grabs from All That You Love and a small snippet of the original score by Nathaniel Wolkstein.

SCORE:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d4EDUfHm7I0UncSiLtG62o03xUheyA7W/view?usp=sharing

Finally got the score to play on my computer. (MY issue.)

Wow. That's fantastic, too. Powerful stuff.

And that drone shot...wicked cool.

Quoted from PKCardinal Finally got the score to play on my computer. (MY issue.) Wow. That's fantastic, too. Powerful stuff. And that drone shot...wicked cool.

Thanks, mate!

The very next day I flew the drone into a roof and destroyed it, just glad I got the shots before that happened.

Finally got this damn IMDb listing sorted.

For the Aussies... one of the voice actors was actually a writer for Full Frontal back in the day. Only 3 episodes, but still pretty cool.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt25995788/?ref_=nm_knf_t_2

Really looking forward to seeing this - huge congrats all on your efforts so far

Quoted from Warren Thanks, mate! The very next day I flew the drone into a roof and destroyed it, just glad I got the shots before that happened.

Oh man... that'd be hilarious if it wasn't so sad.

I don't think you're actually making a movie if things aren't going wrong.

Here's the teaser trailer for All That You Love...

All That You Love - Teaser Trailer from Pop-Up Film Festival on Vimeo.

Looks Great! Can't wait to see the film.

James

Quoted from jwent6688 Looks Great! Can't wait to see the film. James

Thanks! Not long now.

Terrific trailer, Warren.
Looking forward to seeing the entire thing, very soon

Quoted from LC Terrific trailer, Warren. Looking forward to seeing the entire thing, very soon

Thanks! Very, very soon

Awesome trailer, Duncan. Looks very professional. Good luck with the film.

Quoted from ChrisBodily Awesome trailer, Duncan. Looks very professional. Good luck with the film.

Thanks! So far the response has only been very positive. That might be because it went straight to hardcore King fans, but hopefully they are giving me their honest opinion.

Loved the short, really nicely shot and out together!

Got my rewards in the post today too, they're great!

Top job all round Warren!

Quoted from AnthonyCawood Loved the short, really nicely shot and out together! Got my rewards in the post today too, they're great! Top job all round Warren!

Thanks, Anthony!

Happy to hear the rewards finally arrived and stocked you like the film!

Oh nice. Congrats and I'm in the waiting room with the others as well!