Kill or Be Killed – and other innovative pledges - on
“Scopia” latest Kickstarter Completion CampaignLast week the team behind one of the UK’s most ambitious no-budget indie horror film, “Scopia” went back on crowd-sourcing platform Kickstarter to raise post-production finance.
After almost two years in production, thirty filming days across 20 locations, covering the script’s six distinct historical periods including Meiji Japan, 18th century France, Medieval England, India, Nigeria and the first World War German front lines, “Scopia” is now close to completion.
With elements of
Donnie Darko meets The Butterfly
Effect meets The Shining meets
nothing you’ve ever seen before, “Scopia”
hopes to capture the best of modern and classic genre movies while retaining a
chilling horror twist at its core.
In Autumn 2012, the released teaser trailer created a ripple of interest across the horror genre bloggers sphere in both the UK and US as the first public outing of sneak film footage.
BACK ON
KICKSTARTER
While
the initial Kickstarter campaign in 2011 met with mixed results, the filmmakers
aspiration this time around is a more modest £5,000 (approx $8,000USD) accompanied
with more innovative perks that will stoke the horror and independent fan
community into pledging support. Pledges include “Kill or Be killed”, a pledge
that would see participants choosing to play the either the victim or executioner
in one of the film’s gory execution scenes.
The cost is a tidy £1000. On the
more affordable side cinema lovers could pay to visit the set of the last
remaining scenes to be shot in London, join the crew for a day or if travelling
wasn’t an option, perhaps just having a scene sponsored in their name might be
the perfect gift.
The
campaign, which launched on Thursday 24th January, will close on
February 28th 2013. According to the date of this press release
the campaign has raised 12% of its target (£645).
To take part and receive
a range of exciting “Scopia” exclusive products, experiences and content make a pledge at :
“Scopia” Synopsis:
Basia
(Joanna Ignaczewska) is an ordinary polish girl who lives and works in London,
who, after suffering from mild depression undergoes hypnotic regression with
specialist Dr Edward Stanton (Louis Labovitch).
No
sooner do these somewhat unorthodox treatments start, does Basia begin to
experience flashbacks. Her world becomes very strange and eventually spirals
into a perpetual nightmare as she recalls memories of not only a troubled
childhood but also of troubled past lives. As these “memories” gush forth, the
vivid and warm memories of her young mother’s kindness subside and start to
give way to dark forces that seek to disrupt and destroy her.
As
Basia struggles to hold these dark forces from breaking through into her
present, she increasingly struggles to retain her sanity and the ability to
fight back. There is a way out but it is hardest path to take, shaking her
humanity to the very core.
Key
Talent:
SCOPIA
is Written and Directed by Christopher Butler and stars Joanna Ignaczewska and Louis
Labovitch. They’re joined by Jessica Jay, Akira Koieyama, Mathew Roberts,
Genevieve Sibayan, Callum Holbrook and others.
Produced by Steven Flynn of
ISN/Flynn Entertainment.
Hot Quotes:
“You might have not heard of Chris Butler and
his upcoming debut feature SCOPIA, but if the first trailer is anything to go
by, they’re both well worth getting acquainted with.” – Andy
Madrzak, JoBlo.com
“Looks like it has some serious potential.” - horror-movies.ca
“SCOPIA is definitely one film to look forward
to.” –
Horrorbug.com
To find out more information on Scopia you can check the links down below:
Official
website: http://scopia-movie.com
Teaser trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iP0g5j0cWM
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scopiafilm
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