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Our Story

Story Synopsis

In essence, Dear Little Emmie is a Ghost story. The tale follows Little Emmie on her journey from innocence, to adventure, to fear, struggle and then regret. The 200 sequential illustrations follow her from the comfort of her own house out into the wild where she chases a butterfly across the hills, deep into the woods and then to the swampland where she meets her grizzly and untimely end. Little Emmy becomes a part of the swamp and her ghost haunts its labyrinth of reeds. Here the fisherman is introduced and he too is lead into the treacherous depths of the swamp after seeing glimpses of Emmy through the reeds.

It is a dark story with an unusually uplifting and hopeful ending. It draws inspiration from many folk, fairy and mythological tales but in many ways reverses the roles of the victim and the hunter

The Animation

I have always seen Dear Little Emmie as an animation. When the book was released I approached animator Francesco Sala with the proposal and he came on board with great enthusiasm. Using the Graphic Novel as a base we have story boarded the entire book into a piece that runs for around 20 minuets. Whilst working on this we have built a team of people to work with us on the project. The team is made up of producer Neigeme, two animators including Francesco Sala as Director and animator, three artists including myself as Artistic director and Karel Swanapole, musician Lee Westwood who wrote the original piece of music inspired by Dear Little Emmie back in 2005. Also on the team is a film photographer and sound editor.

Francesco Sala and I have worked together before on a short piece which was shown on the Large screen at in , to mark the opening of my exhibition 'Into the Woods'. Whilst working on this Francesco developed his own technique of animating my work. He has created a way of replicating my illustrative technique, utilising the same line work and cross hatching effect that is prominent throughout all of my illustration work. Because of this unique approach, his animation work stands apart from any other animated productions.

With this team of people behind us and your valued donations, we hope to complete the animation of Dear Little Emmie within a year of starting. When completed the animation will be combined in one package as a DVD and Graphic novel box set produced and distributed by the books original publishers 'Au Fond Du Grenier'. Our other aim is to have the film première at a major international Animation film festival (Stuttgart festival of animated Film, Puppet Animation Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, London International Animation Festival, Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Annecy International Animated Film Festival etc.).

Investing in Dear Little Emmy is an invitation to help bring an artistic vision into fulfilment. It is also a chance to become more deeply involved in the filmmaking process, to participate in the creative community of filmmaker, cast and crew and to access the creative methods of what goes into making an animated film.

What We Need & What You Get

Our intention is to start pre-production in 2011.

Shooting will commence February 2012 for six weeks.

We are looking to raise $20.000. The funds you donate will be used to pay for all of our production costs from pre-production to distribution. As a Donor or an Investor you will have access to a weekly progress report and “behind the scenes” video via our blog. We will publish a statement of accounts at the end of the production.

Below is a detailed breakdown of what the funds will be used for:

• PRE-PRODUCTION PREPARATION: SIX WEEKS

• SHOOTING: THREE WEEKS

• EDITING: 3 MONTHS.

• PRODUCTION: Production Manager. Production Coordinator

ANIMATION SOFTWARE.

4 ANIMATORS

4 ILLUSTRARORS

•ART DEPARTMENT : Production Designer. Art Director.

•CAMERA DEPARTMENT: Director of Photography.

•COMPOSER: original score

PRODUCTION SOUND : Production Sound Mixer.

• EDITORIAL: Film Editor. Colourist

• PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT: Phone and fax. Office

equipment/photocopying and printing. Office consumables. Post and

delivery and courier. Computer consumables and stationary supplies.

• PRODUCTION DESIGN: Continuity artwork

• EDITING and POST SOUND: Hire of editing room off-line and online.

Tracklaying and sound effects. Editing room supplies and

consumables. Premixes, Final and M&E mix.

• MUSIC: Existing music inc relevant rights/licenses.

• PROFESSIONAL FEES: Legal and accounting. Production audit/bank

charges. VAT error repayments. Insurance and tax/company tax

• PUBLICITY: PR Company. Promotional material. Stills photography.

Artwork image. Preview theatre screenings and

gratuities. Markets and Festivals. Internet presence. Courier/delivery

• DELIVERY: Master Tape and Trailer= M&E. Errors and

Omisions/copies of all legal docs. Dupes of master stills/video

copies/EPKdupe/clip tape dupe. Posters /one sheets/dat dupe of music.

Transcript/continuities/misc. certificates. Title research and copyright

report. BBFC Certification

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INVESTING BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY

As a THANK YOU and to show our appreciation for your contribution in

making Dear Little Emmy happen, we are committed to furthering your generosity by investing back into the community. We will offer two high quality outreach and participatory workshops, working with a group of youths at risk of social exclusion and young people in local authority care who are considered vulnerable, challenging, and hard to reach. The hands-on workshops will be over a two-week period. They will be set up in a fun and informative way to support and engage the participant’s creative mind. The sessions aim to encourage and inspire the participants to rediscover their potential and to successfully enable them to develop their own unique creative voice through the process of animated filmmaking..

HELP SPREAD THE WORD!

We are asking you to spread the word about this project--around the world!

Just a few minutes of your time makes a huge impact if you share this project on your social media or send emails to friends about this campaign. Share the fun and opportunity to get involved! Email to friends, or POST on TWITTER, on FACEBOOK and share the links and updates with your friends and family and ask them to pass the word. every penny counts.

Thank you so much for taking the time to check out my proposal. If you are

thinking about contributing, know that your investment in Dear Little Emmy is hugely appreciated as you are truly helping independent filmmaking.

Team on This Campaign:

Neigeme Glasgow-Maeda
Producer
Adam Oehlers
writer/illustrator/Producer
Francesco Sala
Director/Animator/Producer

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Perks

for your contribution

$10 Digital Download

Digital download package and a personal thank you call from Director Francesco Sala! Yes, he'll need your phone number. No, he'll never bother you again.
$25 Poster

Limited Edition “Dear Little Emmie" film poster signed by Adam Oelhers, Francesco Sala and crew! (plus the phone call and the download package)
$50 T-Shirt

Get your hands on the "Dear Little Emmie” film T-Shirt! (plus the poster, phone call and download package)
$100 Thanks

You’ve just become a Friend, and will be credited as such in the end title crawl of the film! You'll also receive a limited edition t-shirt (and the poster, phone call, & digital download package). Your name will appear alphabetically during the end title crawl under the heading "Thanks to" and will run on the left side of the screen alongside the traditional credits on the right. This way, you can impress your movie-going friends relatively quickly when your name comes up on the big screen!
$500 Funder

Credit under ‘Funder’ on IMDB. DVD of the Film. Poster. Name in the Film End Credits. Name on the Website Credits. A ‘Thank’ you card from the crew along with the full package.
$1,000 Crowd Funder

Credit under Crowd Funder on IMBD. Your photo on the film website. Special DVD of the film. Poster. Name in the film End credit. A ‘Thank’ you card from the cast and crew.
$5,000 ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

Credited as Associate producer on the End Credits of the Film. Invitation to attend the film-set and meet the crew. Special DVD of the film. Signed Poster. A ‘thank you’ card from the crew. All contributions of £5.000 and above will be considered an investment and will be repaid if and when the film turns profit.
$15,000 Co Producer

Credited as Co- Producer on the Beginning Credits of the Film. On IMDB, Posters and all publicity. A signed script by the Writer/Director. Accreditation &Invitation to accompany the Director to any Film Festival where the film is selected - Excluding Travel /Hotel/Expenses. Credited “made with the support of - Plus an invite to the premier, a “special thanks” credit, copy of the film, the wrap party invitation, the soundtrack
$20,000 Executive Producer

Credited as Executive Producer on Beginning Credits of the Film, on IMDB, Posters and all Publicity. Digital Screening of the film in your city. A signed stills print from the film + all the above perks. All contributions of £5.000 and above will be considered an investment and will be repaid if and when the film turns profit. PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN OF THE BUDGET, FILM SCRIPT OR POTENTIAL INVESTMENT PROJECTIONS.

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