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Crowdfunding for Filmmaking Masterclass (Udemy.com)

Whether you are filmmaker, videographer or screenwriting to make your film this course will teach you crowdfunding.

4.5
45 reviews

Created by: Stephen Follows

Last updated January 2019

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What you will learn

  • build a film crowdfunding campaign from scratch, and do everything you need to ensure you raise the money you need
  • understand the different types of crowdfunding and know how to pick the most appropriate platform for their project
  • know how to create their entire campaign, from first idea through top the tiny details
  • budget and schedule your entire campaign to ensure you're prepared and can afford any outcome
  • write and make a campaign video which drives people to donate and support the campaign
  • build and execute a marketing plan which will gain press attention, build an audience and convert those people into backers

How it compares

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  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 48% of them
  • Reviews45#144 of 151 by number of reviews
  • Length3.8 hourslonger than 54% of them
  • Last updatedJanuary 2019earlier than 85% of them

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Course Description

They don't teach you this in Film School! This course will guide you through every stage of planning, creating and running your film crowdfunding campaign. Crowdfunding is the only method of film finance open to all filmmakers, anywhere in the world and over $250 million has already been raised for films on Kickstarter. 

The course has been created by Stephen Follows, who brings his experience of teaching at some of the world’s best film schools, running a leading online video agency and as a film industry data expert to the topic of crowdfunding.

It’s based on Stephen’s data research on over 50,000 film crowdfunding campaigns, interviews with over 50 filmmakers who have run a crowdfunding campaign and interviews with some of the top people at major crowdfunding platforms and services.

Topics covered by the course include…

  • An introduction to crowdfunding

  • Guided tour of the major crowdfunding sites for filmmakers

  • How to build a film crowdfunding campaign from scratch

  • Budgeting and scheduling your campaign

  • Marketing and outreach to build an audience

  • Building and managing a crowdfunding team

  • How to run the actual campaign and what to do afterwards

It also includes examples and templates of key documents as well as interviews with filmmakers and representatives from major crowdfunding companies and services.
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Instructor Details

Stephen Follows

Stephen Follows is a writer, teacher and industry-leading analyst with a passion for using AI to help screenwriters. He founded the story agency, Catsnake, which uses strategic storytelling to help non-profits open hearts, minds, and wallets.

Stephen is a highly-regarded film industry analyst, screenwriter and expert in using AI to help screenwriters. He has a development deal (on WGA terms) with a working producer and is the co-host of the 'Authored by AI' podcast, where he discusses the future of AI in screenwriting and the film industry.

He has taught at major film schools, normal business schools and minor primary schools, and has consulted for a wide variety of clients, including the Smithsonian in Washington. His scriptwriting has won Virgin Media Shorts, the Reed Film Competition and IVCA awards, while his work as an analyst has been featured in the New York Times, The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Daily Mail, The Mirror, The Evening Standard, Newsweek, The New Statesman, AV Club and Indiewire.

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4.5

45 ratings on Udemy

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By Yakez Wilson on 9/21/2023

So far so good.

By Ross Sebek on 3/6/2023

I bought this course because it is specific to filmmaking. The information is dated and I didn't learn anything new. Even the interviews at the end are from one time Crowdfunding Campaigns and there are not any interviews with experts that have run multiple campaigns. I played the course at double speed while I was walking and kept hoping it would get to the useful information, but everything in this course was too obvious. I would pass on this course.

By Steven Tornabene on 3/31/2022

so far, so good

By Peter simmons on 4/7/2019

Very well designed class.

By Robert W. Daniel on 1/16/2019

An exceptional course loaded with everything you need for success! Thanks a million.

By Gisella A on 2/2/2018

It starts a bit too generic but from section 3 it starts getting deeper in the topics and gives a lot of really valuable information. It would be helpful to have a little more graphic content to help visualize the content (that's sometimes a bit hard to catch and follow), a list of the many links he mentions (as clickable links or text that can be copied and pasted) and a little updates cause some websites that are mentioned do not exist any more. But definitely worth, even as it is.

By Lepa55worDah Miller on 10/18/2017

Valuable info, which is spawning new ideas.

By Sam Banks on 6/1/2016

Very clear and extremely well researched. Learned so much. Highly recomend

By Wilhelm Stockinger on 12/23/2019

By Kamal Johnson on 7/30/2017

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