{"id":6641,"date":"2015-07-19T14:56:09","date_gmt":"2015-07-19T21:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/BigJimIndustries.com\/wordpress\/?p=6641"},"modified":"2015-07-19T14:58:12","modified_gmt":"2015-07-19T21:58:12","slug":"casting-pitt-evan-ari-kelman-on-tribeca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2015\/07\/19\/casting-pitt-evan-ari-kelman-on-tribeca\/","title":{"rendered":"CASTING PITT: Evan Ari Kelman on Tribeca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/castingpitt.com\/article\/1435250592\" target=\"_blank\"><em>from Casting Pitt<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Learn How This Student Brought His Thesis Project To Tribeca<\/h1>\n<p>by <a class=\"username\" title=\"View user profile.\" href=\"http:\/\/castingpitt.com\/katiemaloney\" target=\"_blank\">Katie Maloney<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/121521469?color=ff9933&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0&#038;portrait=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As an undergraduate student at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tisch.nyu.edu\/page\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\">NYU&#8217;s Tisch School of the Arts<\/a>, writer and director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm5063766\/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1\" target=\"_blank\">Evan Ari Kelman<\/a> founded production company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lioneyespictures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">LIONEYES PICTURES<\/a> through which he directed and produced commercial content for multinational brands. Kelman was awarded the 2015 Undergraduate Wasserman Directing Award from NYU. Today he\u2019s here to talk to Casting Pitt about how he brought his thesis film, <em><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt4264242\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bandito<\/span><\/a><\/em>, to the <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/tribecafilm.com\/festival\/?ref_=trb_ad_t4\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tribeca Film Festival<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Casting Pitt:<\/strong> We talk about crowdsourcing a lot at Casting Pitt and we\u2019re always trying to find creative ways to get the most out of a crowdfunding campaign. As someone who successfully funded your film through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstarter<\/a>, what is your number one piece of advice to <a href=\"http:\/\/castingpitt.com\/article\/1432921923\" target=\"_blank\">filmmakers looking to successfully crowdsource<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evan Ari Kelman: <\/strong>My number one piece of advice is to craft a pitch video that is entertaining, informative and fast-paced. Your video needs to capture and hold people\u2019s attention immediately. If you can entertain them at first impression, they\u2019re going to walk away with the knowledge that you know what you\u2019re doing. Unsuccessful campaigns are boring, they\u2019re dreary. You don\u2019t really get a sense of the filmmaker\u2019s personality. They can be very textbook in a monotone sort of way and I don\u2019t think that gets people excited about a project.<\/p>\n<p>My Kickstarter video features me talking and walking through a multitude of spaces. I made sure there was a sense of movement throughout the entire piece. The combined elements of the fast-paced nature, the quick cuts, humor, and personality, all came together to elicit very positive responses from my backers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CP:<\/strong> And as far as a budget for a crowdfunding video, can you talk a little about how much you do or don\u2019t have to spend?<\/p>\n<p><strong>EAK:<\/strong> I didn\u2019t spend a dime on my own pitch video, so I know that it\u2019s possible to create one without any money. Of course, I had some basic video equipment, my DSLR, and some props, but the trick is all about taking advantage of what\u2019s already available to you. For example, I shot in the Tisch building at New York University, which has some incredibly cool film facilities. Using those spaces in my pitch, I made it visually clear to an audience that we had the capabilities to create high-quality work. So it\u2019s not about spending money to \u2018wow\u2019 an audience, it\u2019s about intelligently using what you already have to communicate your potential. Proving energy, passion, and a commitment to quality doesn\u2019t depend on the amount of dollars spent on a pitch.<\/p>\n<p>[ <a href=\"http:\/\/castingpitt.com\/article\/1435250592\" target=\"_blank\">click to continue reading at Casting Pitt<\/a> ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>from Casting Pitt Learn How This Student Brought His Thesis Project To Tribeca by Katie Maloney As an undergraduate student at NYU&#8217;s Tisch School of the Arts, writer and director Evan Ari Kelman founded production company LIONEYES PICTURES through which he directed and produced commercial content for multinational brands. 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