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We did it!

We reached our target of $15,000, but then we already exceed it with $16,000 now raised on the IndieGoGo site! Thank you so much to our contributors for your generosity, and for the energy spent sharing and talking about our project!

The trivia night was also a great success with $2,264 raised directly to fund the film. This means that at present the community has raised over 18 grand to make this film happen! THANK YOU!

But this is still not the time to sit back and relax – we still have around 40 hours of time left on the IndieGoGo countdown! Any more contributions we can find before the time reaches zero will benefit Theatre of the Dead in many ways.

Can we hit $17,000? or even more!

So please keep sharing our IndieGogo page for the next 40 hours: http://www.indiegogo/theatre-of-the-dead
and lets see how far we can exceed our target!

Thank again for your support!

 

We have broken the $10k barrier! We can only say thank you a hundred times, perhaps even ten thousand times!

But this does not mean we are stopping here! We are still $5000 short from our goal, and with 32 days still left, can we work our way to $20,000? Help us make this a possibility by continuing to share the ever important indieGoGo link: http://www.indiegogo.com/Theatre-of-the-Dead and encouraging friends, family and work colleagues to support the film by contributing to the campaign!

If you have already contributed, would you consider a further contribution? If you have made multiple contributions, we will contact you at the end of the campaign and ensure you receive the upgraded reward that equals the full amount! Or you can elect to receive rewards from each of the levels you contributed to! In the end, we just want to thank you so much for support!

In the coming week we shall have some of the key art images for display for contributors to pick which images they would like to receive!

AND FINALLY! Don’t forget only IndieGoGo contributors are eligible to register for Zombie Extras to appear in the movie, and can do so exclusively until Dec 20th only! Contributors with higher contributions may receive favor in placement to camera. You can register here: http://theatreofthedead.com.au/zombie-registrat…

Zombie Extra registration is now open!

If you would like the opportunity to be a zombie in Theatre of the Dead, this is your chance! Round 1 of registration is open to all our indieGoGo contributors.

If you have not contributed, then do not fret! You can make a contribution at any time during the registration period. A $10 minimum contribution is required to be eligible, and we will be looking to favour those who gave higher contributions in where you may appear on camera. Of course, if you become a $500 contributor, you will receive an exclusive Wine and Nibbles film set tour during your Zombie Extra experience!

To contribute to the campaign, head over to our IndieGoGo page: http://www.indiegogo.com/Theatre-of-the-Dead

And to register click here: ZOMBIE REGISTRATION

Our IndieGoGo campaign has reached new levels today.

We have now broken the seven grand mark, with an exact figure of $7,135  (correct as of 05.12.11). This is a fantastic achievement with now just under 40 days until the funding period ends.

Further, we received an exciting email from IndieGoGo today, informing us that due to our significant exposure the project has received on IndieGoGo, the project has been placed in their “featured campaigns” section, a place only reserved for campaigns achieving already suitable exposure on the site! This is testament to the commitment of our contributors and already established fan base!

More on our indieGoGo campaign can be found on this link: http://www.indiegogo.com/Theatre-of-the-Dead

 

 

With January drawing near, its almost time to send out our Zombie Extra call!

The Zombie call process will involve an online registration form which will be opened on December 10th. Registration through this form will only be accepted.

The registration will opened in a first round offer to all our IndieGoGo contributors (http://www.indiegogo.com/Theatre-of-the-Dead). This is to acknowledge their fantastic support for this film. If you have not contributed as yet and would like to play a Zombie, this is a great opportunity to chip in to our campaign as we expect that majority of zombie spots will disappear after our first round offer.

The second round offer will be opened to all those who submitted casting applications during our casting process back in October and to all those who are currently subscribed to this website – you can scroll down to the bottom and subscribe below.

The third round offer will be to the general public – but we do expect that most spots will be gone by this stage. We have already received a huge response!

Each round will be open for 12 days (and may overlap), and any spots not filled will be left open for registration until the shooting of the required scenes currently planned for Friday 20th January 2012 – Sunday 22nd January 2012. These shoots will be at night until early hours of the morning.

So to recap:

Zombie Extra Call for Theatre of the Dead:

Round 1 Opens: 10th December 2011
Round 1 Closes: 22nd December 2011
Round 1 Eligibility: Must have made a minimum contribution of $10 to IndieGoGO campaign. Higher contributors may receive near camera opportunities.

Round 2 Opens: 20th December 2011
Round 2 Closes: 1st January 2012
Round 2 Eligibility: Either submitted a casting application in October or a subscriber to http://theatreofthedead.com.au

Round 3 Opens: 30th December 2011
Round 3 Closes: When all spots are filled or day before shooting of scenes on 20th January 2012
Round 3 Eligibility: General Public – but no guarantee of available spots.

 

 

 

For all our generous contributors who gave the campaign $250 or $500, one of the rewards includes a thank you video from the Producers. This is to give acknowledgement and thanks for helping our campaign that little extra more!

If you are one of the contributors who gave $250 or $500, we will be contacting you soon (if not already) to ask for your special message. It can be personal, commercial or promotional!

So here is our first thank you video to one of our earliest contributors Mindy Hughes!

At the end of October, we closed our casting call to nearly 100 applicants, of which, all were vying for just 17 roles (inclusive of bit parts) on Theatre of the Dead.

After two full days of auditions and screen tests, and a further two weeks of deliberation, the team has now made our final casting decisions, and we can happily announce our cast!

You can also view our full cast list here: Cast Page

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

With all the fantastic support so far, Theatre of the Dead’s crowdfunding campaign has passed $3,000, bringing us one step closer to our 2nd major milestone of $5,000. But we still need your continued support!

We are still a long way off our $15,000 goal, which will be essential to cover all our necessary production costs. The $3,000 contributed so far, will help cover catering and makeup expenses during the planned 17 days of shooting in January. We still looking for finances to cover the cost of insurance, legals and theatre hire to name the least.

With less than 60 days left of the campaign, we really hope you can either contribute or share the IndieGoGo profile page to your friends, family and work colleagues. The links are all posted below!

In the coming weeks, behind the scene videos, interviews and images will start appearing on this website, as we begin to step up our pre-production to the next level.

We also have some exciting announcements in the next week!

INDIEGOGO CROWD FUNDING CAMPAIGN: http://www.indiegogo.com/Theatre-of-the-Dead
FACEBOOK PAGE: http://www.facebook.com/TheatreoftheDead

For your downloading pleasure, a zombie sound bite for you to make as a ring tone, or just play over and over again for your enjoyment…

Zombie saying Brains
License: Attribution 3.0 | Recorded by Mike Koenig
http://www.theatreofthedead.com.au/downloads/sounds/Zombie%20Brain%20Eater-SoundBible.com-1076387080.wav
http://www.theatreofthedead.com.au/downloads/sounds/Zombie%20Brain%20Eater-SoundBible.com-1076387080.mp3

Don’t forget to support our indie-gogo campaign: http://www.indiegogo.com/Theatre-of-the-Dead

As off today, we are just short of halfway to our 2nd milestone of $5000. There is 60 days left until we start shooting so keep your support coming in! Sharing the link to your friends, family and work colleagues is worth just as much as giving us $50 contribution! So please, help us reach our goal and make Theatre of the Dead!