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The Vandalist
United States
Приєднався 27 тра 2015
Stories on building permissionless work, wealth, and happiness as a modern artist w/ Thomas Percy Kim.
How I Raised $1M to Make My Dream Movie
Now let's make YOUR dream feature film or short film! Schedule a free 30-min strategy session with me here: www.thomaspk.com/the-vandalist
My last successful crowd-equity campaign: wefunder.com/islechild
ISLE CHILD is currently in post-production. Stay tuned for the festival premiere, my journey with distribution, and more here on my NEWSLETTER: thevandalist.beehiiv.com (no spam, ever. only personal, helpful stories!)
I'll be in the comments section if you have any questions! Meanwhile, feel free to use my referral link for over $1K off your first WeFunder campaign: wefunder.com/thomaspercykim/raise
0:00 I made a movie
0:49 Chapter 1: The Big Vision
3:47 Chapter 2: $1 Million
8:28 Chapter 3: Footnotes
Thomas' Filmography:
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vimeo.com/779826402
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bit.ly/3BWxds3
My Affiliate Links (buys me coffee at no additional cost to you!):
My Camera (best bang for buck): amzn.to/4akUWPy
Go-to Lens: amzn.to/42hfK8O
How I get the "snoricam" shots: amzn.to/4aghFfL
The best markers in the world: amzn.to/4gcOI6n
Sub Count: 167
Business: hi@thomaspk.com
thomas.pk
My last successful crowd-equity campaign: wefunder.com/islechild
ISLE CHILD is currently in post-production. Stay tuned for the festival premiere, my journey with distribution, and more here on my NEWSLETTER: thevandalist.beehiiv.com (no spam, ever. only personal, helpful stories!)
I'll be in the comments section if you have any questions! Meanwhile, feel free to use my referral link for over $1K off your first WeFunder campaign: wefunder.com/thomaspercykim/raise
0:00 I made a movie
0:49 Chapter 1: The Big Vision
3:47 Chapter 2: $1 Million
8:28 Chapter 3: Footnotes
Thomas' Filmography:
vimeo.com/767850280
vimeo.com/779826402
ua-cam.com/video/JxzHgHiyM14/v-deo.html
bit.ly/3BWxds3
My Affiliate Links (buys me coffee at no additional cost to you!):
My Camera (best bang for buck): amzn.to/4akUWPy
Go-to Lens: amzn.to/42hfK8O
How I get the "snoricam" shots: amzn.to/4aghFfL
The best markers in the world: amzn.to/4gcOI6n
Sub Count: 167
Business: hi@thomaspk.com
thomas.pk
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Відео
TREJUR - a Dark Fantasy Stop-Motion Film
Переглядів 4,6 тис.21 день тому
A woman remembers her wretched, toy-giving grandmother in this fantasy animation by 14-year-old Thomas Percy Kim. Created with the support of Kickstarter and backers: www.bit.ly/trejurkickstarter Free Behind-the-Scenes Scrapbook: www.bit.ly/trejurscrapbook USC, NYU, Youngarts Accepted Busan International Short Film Festival 2019 Official Selection Heartland Film Festival 2018 Official Selection...
The Art of Being an Artist
Переглядів 2,1 тис.Місяць тому
Welcome to the pilot Episode of the Vandalist, where we explore what it takes to be a modern Artist. Hosted by filmmaker Thomas Percy Kim. Join The Community Newsletter: thevandalist.beehiiv.com/subscribe 0:00 The Artist's Dilemma 1:14 Intro Sequence 1:48 Who am I? 2:44 Defining an "Artist" 3:39 The Three Pillars of the Artist's Journey 3:59 The Technical Journey 6:33 The Financial Journey 9:13...
this is so beautiful, you inspired me to create an animated short film as well
What's the film name ??
this guys ridiculous
But doesn't crowd equity mean they have some financial leverage in the film? Or are there really that many people giving you money without any security?
This was really well-made. I bet you’re going to blow up real soon. Good luck!
@thevandalistshow because of the nature of the piece being equity funding, did you have to put in money to legally retain ownership over your own film? Could you transfer points to crew in exchange for pay? Just thinking about how I would apply this on a much smaller scale
Too much! if you were not director, you can elite Business man😂😂
Making moves on YT now! Love to see it!🎉
Thank you so much for this incredible video!
Thank you so much for this beautiful video and for sharing the knowledge you've gained!
Hi, My name is Mikias, I’m 24 years old and I live in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.I run an advertising company that collaborates with some of the biggest brands in the country but I have a passion for storytelling and aspire to create a short film that could win festivals or even an Oscar. If you’re open to it, I would love to share my script synopsis or even script with you and hear your insights. By the way, my great grandfather was one of the Ethiopian soldiers who fought in the Korean war. Thanks alot.
It's a dream of mine to make a short film I'm truly proud of, it's difficult to learn how to do that with a full time job and schedule. Are you able to recommend any resources in film making on a money/time budget?
I hear you! You have to sacrifice somewhere, and so i freelance edit to pay the bills, whatever job that allows me most flexibility to work on my writing/directing... re resources, I'm planning on making a video about this for the next NEXT video, but there is no method that is as effect as just going out there to make shorts and failing!
you killed it man
Appreciate the support!
Could you share your look book? I’d love to see an example of one that lead to success!
My lookbook is on our crowd equity campaign! Linked in description.
man ! idk how someone can manage to do these things but i am a 2d and 3d animator who loves to make content but I am so confused on how can i start ? I have a script ready (its a biopic) but no money...if you wanna see my work come over to @p.v._animation_studios if you like my work...please help...this will be my first ever short film btw I loved this video..! its like an art form or smth
the eye movements are so visceral! what materials did you use for set/character design?
Thank you! Sets were everything from insulation foam walls to popsicle stick floors... characters were mainly made from balsa wood. There's a BTS PDF in description!
How much you can earn as director
I'm not earning anything as a director! I freelance edit to pay the bills, and use my remaining time to build up my directing career so that I can one day make a lot of $ off directing...
Question: (Great video by the way) Are these investors expecting returns on their investment? Are you pocketing any of it to keep yourself financially afloat to be able to keep making movies? How are you distributing? How are you making money on the movie?
Yes they invest expecting an ROI, but they are fully aware that it could be little or take a while as film investments are inherently risky! And no, not pocketing any for the sake of my integrity... in fact loosing $ as I'm filling in here and there. We signed with an international sales agent with the rough cut! They will help sell to distributors to make back our $
How long did it take to make this particular video?
About 120-150 hours! Hope to speed up the process with future videos...
7:27 So I might be a little confused but it seems like the total crowd equity generated was around $400,000, and that leaves the rest of the $1 million to private equity right? How did you go about securing the private equity? Seems like you actually raised more privately? Are you saying that the momentum from the crowdfunding gave you leverage for private investors? Thanks!! super insightful and helpful video!
All correct! Same strategy essentially, but targeting the bigger "accredited" investors only through the private raise. The crowd equity momentum allowed this to happen as there were enough people interested even after we closed out the campaign. :)
Wow, this is so cool! I love the look of this stop motion
Thank you again tonycia!
What editing software do you use and did you teach yourself?
Premiere pro and after effects for motion graphics stuff, and yes, all self taught!
I’m so invested right now you got me hooked like I was watching a good movie, but this is just a UA-cam video
Aw thank you so much for the kind words!
You kept me hooked till the end❤
Then I did my job well!!
What a great video
Appreciate you watching!
Super inspiring, man. The amount of effort put into this video alone is astonishing. I'm looking forward to the full release!
Appreciate it, and thanks for watching! Excited to share more with y'all soon!
This is absolutely killer, Thomas! Amazing production quality and insights 🔥
Absolutely, thank you so much for watching/supporting!!
What was used to film this
A friend's panasonic GH5!
I’m working on accumulating short film experience, so I’m curious how was your experience with short film festivals? Did you worked having in mind that you was gonna sell the films? How many money did you spend in entry fees? How can I now if a festival is worth the effort? Any other tip for having success during this first steps in the career of a young filmmaker?
I had no idea the shorts were going to go anywhere! Most shorts don't make ROI. I only spent $ applying to the top maybe 15 festivals? Anything below top 20 or so isn't worth it. You don't know if you're gonna get in, it's a total lottery draw but worth playing if you feel you have a small chance. Sharing more soon throughout this year!
Amazing video. Do you have any tips for both LinkedIn DMs and Facebook Ad copy/content? I’m trying both but they’re coming up dry.
It's important to refine your copy/wording for maximum conversion! I'd also recommend having a crowdfunding or website set up so one-click leads to your well-produced, intriguing pitch video...
Really good stuff! Both in content and production. Rare to see artists get their hands dirty with business, and super useful to watch the process with such transparency. Subscribing immediately!! Trust the algorithm cause it brought me to this. Good luck 😁
Thanks so much for watching!! Excited to share more soon.
When you're spending $500 on fb ads, hiring a lawyer, CPA, etc, is this money all coming out of pocket? Is there a way for you to reimburse yourself for this preproduction cost?
Yes, you can reimburse yourself, but we luckly had a donor before we launched which helped cover the first few thousand
How much can someone expect to spend on a financial lawyer to set up your PPM and deal memos? What was the most unintuitive part of the process?
Really depends on each project, but between $1-5k! I also offer boiler plate contracts for free with my consulting practice :)
Can you give a more detailed description as to why you wouldn't combine crowd equity and private equity?
It just gets very complicated on the legal end! Paperwork wise
A scary portion of fundraising to me is the almost certain guarantee that I'll have to assure a person that they'll make a return on their investment (when in reality I have no clue if a film will recoup the mil). Did you ever feel like you didn't have the answers to investor questions or were stretching the truth in these meetings?
That's with any investor making ANY investment! Nothing is guaranteed. Fortunately, most investors are only investing their "fun money" and diversifying so it's irrelevant to you. I had so many meetings that after the 20th one, I had nailed my pitch and had answers to all their questions! I was always honest about the outlook of everything and how risky it can be
Is there a way for us to see your contracts with investors to get the layout of these business deals? Was there any terms in your agreements that were especially attractive to investors to make them sign on?
The contracts are avail for my consulting clients linked in the description! Re second question, nope, nothing out of the irregular
Did you have a team that helped you plan your financing, or did you solo email all those people? How did you determine the people to reach out to?
Solo! It's just a numbers game -- send out thousands of reachouts, maybe 1-3% convert if you're lucky... refine your pitch to get higher conversions, etc
Incredible video! For those still in the short film stage do you recommend still doing crowdfunding?
Absolutely! I owe my entire career with shorts to crowdfunding... it's not easy but there's no easy way to get the $!
What an amazing video. Your are so underrated. Hope the best for you bro:)
Appreciate you watching/supporting!
I have a movie idea so good, but i only have one camera with one broken lens + im a minor, what do i do now?
Use your iphone with the apple log mode!! It's incredible, and get a small lav mic :)
Valuable information here -- great stuff. Excited to see what comes of this channel. Keep it up, dog
Appreciate you watching/supporting!
I've seen enough, we're going to need a breakdown video on the Storytelling, Editing, and just over-planning on how you make this video. 😂😂
Hahah I will definitely make a few episodes on my personal creative process in the coming months!!
@ thank u 🙏
i just want to say thank you so much for the motivation to make my own films! ive always wanted to learn how to start a film project, build a film resume, and get my career started! Also congrats on the $1M Film! cant wait to see what you do in the future!
Absolutely, super glad I could help a little!
Jim Cummings was such a welcome surprise! Easily one of the most exciting names in the industry today
Agreed! And one of the kindest, hard-working souls. :)
Wow amazing work!
Thank you! Cheers!
This video was amazing but could you please make a follow up video explaining crowd equity? Not sure how an indie feature or short is supposed to promise a return
It's tough to maintain retention for super in depth videos, hence why I kept this tight and lean -- I share all the details over Zoom in my free consultation sessions linked in description!
Wait a minute you are 21 years old?
23!
THOMAS I LOVE THIS, can't wait for the next one. Question for ya, when you were first making shorts how did you come about finding actors? For example, did you post on social media? Reach out to local acting classes? Print dozens of flyers and throw them up downtown?
Thanks man!! Re actors, I reached out to notable actors directly via imdb pro for the lead roles, then reached out to local small casting directors or posted directly to websites like backstage!
I haven't finished the video but i will telll you that you don't need a million to make a film.
Definitely not!! I would've made this film for $150K if that's all I raised, but the extra $ gave us a bigger canvas to work with :)
Love the investor research bit. Simple, but effective. I have a lot of questions- would love to interview you about the whole process tbh, but curious if you ended up making that money back and what type of incentives did you find most popular
I'm avail for free consultation linked in description! We have international sales team and potential distributors to sell to as we finish the film. Biggest incentive were investors who just wanted to be a part of the filmmaking/Hollywood process :)