FOUND FOOTAGE HORROR FILM ‘SHELBY OAKS’ BREAKS KICKSTARTER RECORD
Upcoming found-footage horror project, SHELBY OAKS, has just set a Kickstarter film record. Image via Kickstarter.
YouTube film critic/filmmaker Chris Stuckmann’s feature, SHELBY OAKS, has now become the most-funded horror film project on Kickstarter just a few weeks into its campaign, according to Deadline.
The found-footage film, written and to be directed by Stuckmann, has skyrocketed to $650,000 from 6,700 backers on the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform after beginning its online campaign only three weeks ago. The film, based on a recent Internet mystery about a group of missing paranormal investigators, follows a fictional mid-2000’s investigative team called “The Paranormal Paranoids.” Last year, multiple found-footage videos emerged that prompted horror and ARG (alternate-reality game) fans to speculate about the authenticity of the case and the whereabouts of the investigators.
Image via Kickstarter.
Aaron B. Koontz of Austin-based Paper Street Pictures is producing the film, which will be a combination of documentary, found footage and traditional film footage styles, with influences ranging from Lake Mungo, The Blair Witch Project and Zodiac.
According to Deadline: “‘Every dollar we are raising is going onto the screen’,” said Koontz. “‘This is an ambitious script and day by day our scope and opportunities to help realize Chris’ vision become more and more tangible all because of this campaign. We knew we had something special, but this outpour of support has been absolutely humbling and so amazing to see.’”
“Added Koontz, who plans to interact with and involve those who have pledged money to the project: “‘I’m really excited to pull the curtain back and show the ups and downs of how an indie film really gets made. This isn’t to raise funds and then we leave everyone behind to go make it. We want to create a community that can come along with us on the journey.’”
SHELBY OAKS writer/director Chris Stuckmann. Image via tubefilter.com.
The pic is due to begin production in May in Cleveland. Producers Cameron Burns and Ashleigh Snead join Koontz, whose credits include Scare Package and The Pale Door. According to the producers, Paper Street will also be bringing equity to the financing of the project.
AMP International is handling world sales and launched the project in the market last summer. Critic and shorts filmmaker Stuckmann, who has two million YouTube subscribers, signed with Gotham Group last year and has multiple horror scripts in the works.
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