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Fields Afire

Misfit kids playing at a baseball park are caught in a meteorite strike, leaving them unharmed but believing they are endowed with special powers.

Film – San Antonio, Texas, United States
Indiegogo Partner Since 2010
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San Antonio Young Filmmakers Project is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the purposes of San Antonio Young Filmmakers Project must be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

About the Project

Fields Afire is the first feature film from the San Antonio Young Filmmakers Project (SAYFP)  

The project was created by Terri Spaugh and Will Underwood for the sole purpose of offering young people the opportunity to participate in the feature filmmaking process. By utilizing film professionals & college level film students as mentors, we will continue to grow a vibrant network of young filmmakers with unique voices and solid technical skills.  Growing the creative economy for SA 2020 and beyond.

As a digital cinema instructor at a local high school here in San Antonio, I am blessed to have the opportunity to work with young people every day.  I have been involved in many film projects, but this one is special.  Giving young artists the chance to work side by side with industry mentors while they realize their creative vision would mean true success for everyone involved.

Meet some of the students in this behind the scenes video about Cardiac Arrest; last summer's film project:

 
More Videos and Updates can be found on our updates tab above!

Why We Need Your Help

These students have made many films with small camcorders and DSLR cameras.  We want to take their skills and expertise to a professional level. To accomplish this goal we need your dollars to cover:

  • Production
    • Gear Rentals
    • Food
    • Costumes & Props
    • Industry Mentor Fees
  • Post-Production
    • Edit
    • Sound
    • Color
    • Festival Submissions 
Making movies is not cheap, but this crew knows how to make a nickel look like a dime.
With your help these students can begin the next steps in their creative careers.  We have many professionals who have waived their fees, deeply discounted their rates or agreed to only get their discounted fee after we have raised enough to make the film.

The Perks

We have arranged for some really cool and meaningful rewards for your generous contributions.  There are even opportunities to appear onscreen in the film!  Please check out the list to the right for details.

Your Impact

When you donate to this project your contribution will:

  • Create opportunities for young people to gain high tech skills and find their voices through filmmaking.
  • Encourage student development of critical thinking and problem solving.
  • Build a community of independent filmmakers in San Antonio and South Texas
  • Enable me to bring together talented people who care about our city's future and provide a chance for them to share their entrepreneurial spirit.
  • make possible a transformative experience in our community which will change lives forever.

Other Ways You Can Help

If you aren't in a position to support the film financially at this time, that's okay!  Another way to help is by spreading the word about it using the share tools here on IndieGoGo.  Join and share our Facebook page and website (www.FieldsAfiretheMovie.com).  Tweet @FieldsAfire and blog about us!  Check in on our blog for SAYFP.

Please direct others who might be able to get involved back to this IndieGoGo page.  Anything and everything will help!  We love in-kind donations of food, gear, costumes and props.  Goods can be donated as tax deductable items, while services cannot (BUT we'll still take 'em!)

Please let us know if your employer does matching grants, as that can double your gift!

Every pledge creates another opportunity for local youths and is gratefully appreciated!  

We will start shooting the film in mid June and have it ready for the 2013 festival season.  

One Last Thing

We are also competing for a local indie filmmaker's grant that requires us to raise a minimum of $25,000.  If we meet that goal by June 7 we will be in the running to have them MATCH OUR FUNDRAISING WITH AN ADDITIONAL $25,000!  Which would cover our entire minimum budget and ensure that this film looks as good as we know it can.

Thanks for all you do!

Will Underwood & the entire FIELDS AFIRE team

 

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