Indiegogo

400855

JAKE FORGOTTEN: Feature Film

An average guy is thrust into a world of mobsters, FBI agents and betrayal. Set in 1990, it is a story about love and one's true character.

  • Team:

    980615 622938 see more »

  • Location:San Francisco, California, United States

  • Category:Film

The Story So Far...


Since I was a kid, I always loved movies. I watched everything I could in the 80s, while growing up, and I told myself -- like many of you probably did -- "Someday, I will make my own movie."

I've worked on some great films, but I always wanted to make my own. Something personal and something I wrote and directed myself, just like Robert Rodriguez, Martin Scorsese or Richard Linklater - a few of my filmmaker idols.

In 2006, I wrote a screenplay called JAKE FORGOTTEN.


I worked tirelessly for 8 months, casting the film, rewriting the script, working with crew members (and finding crew and locations). I held rehearsals and finally started shooting.


In 2007, we shot the film, in Kansas City, over the course of several weeks. 


We screened an assembly of the film at the Tivoli theater, in Kansas City, MO and we were sold out. Since then, with many comments from friends, fans and people we know (in Hollywood and the film industry), we started putting together the final version.


Almost a hundred people worked on this film. We had a large crew, many actors, tons of extras, three JVC HD cameras, lights, trucks, the works. The budget was around $65k (almost all of it out of my own pocket), not including many favors or the free post production work we've done for the last several years.


Check out the GALLERY (at the top of this page) for actual photos from the casting, rehearsal, shoot and the screening. Be sure to find my beard, after a year of solid work on the film. Maybe I should have shaved for the screening...


Why I am not completely full of ****

I have worked on films and have freelanced in the "industry" for years. I have an IMDB Resume and I am the host of a popular post production and filmmaking podcast (That Post Show). I've been on The VFX Show and many other podcasts. I've taught filmmaking, visual effects, indie film and editing (Final Cut Pro and Avid Media Composer). I've also done a few things in technology and see filmmaking (today) as the perfect blend between art and technology.

In 2007, I created That Media Show and cast Darren Criss as the host. Darren went on to star in the hit television show, Glee and was the lead in A Very Potter Musical.

The Cast and Crew

We were lucky enough to find a great crew and cast really great actors, many of whom have gone on to shows like CSI and Glee, while we were in Post Production with this film.



(... and about a dozen more people I need to add to this list!)

What We Need & What You Get

$5,000 allows us to rent the (kind of expensive) transfer deck we need to pull the rest of the footage from JVC ProHD tapes and finish the edit and transfer. About half goes toward paying for the film to be finished and for us to enter the film in about 50 festivals we have identified as potential places which would welcome our film. 


A few hundred dollars goes toward setting up the JAKE FORGOTTEN FILM COMPANY, which is the legal entity that holds ownership in the film and distribution of funds, if we make any money on the deal.


The last of the money goes toward sound mixing and the licenses for the music we've used in the film.


See the PERKS for a list of what you get!


Other Ways You Can Help

Spread the word! We believe we have an amazing film, once it is finished, and we'd love to share it with the world, we just need a little boost.


Tweet this link. Tell your Facebook friends. Get the word out.

Team on This Campaign: