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8BEATS IS AN 8-PART ANTHOLOGY FILM THAT EXPLORES THE COLLISION OF THE BEATITUDES INTO OUR HUMAN EXPERIENCE. The Beatitudes are an inexhaustible treasure for the world. We hope the 8beats film becomes the first of many, a repeatable model for more inspired parables to be rendered by artists and filmmakers both Catholic and Non-Catholic for generations to come.
Why have over 100 Catholics filmmakers and artist given thousands of hours to the 8beats film? Because we reject the sad state of the modern “religious” storytelling that plays it safe and tells stories that preach truth but are void of beauty. We seek to awaken the creative potency of the Church in America by producing works of art that speak to the modern heart. With this film we seek to inspire millennials and younger generations of Catholics artists to take risks in their art and Faith, to feel they have permission to be penetrating, provocative and prophetic storytellers steeped in the Catholic Imagination.
HOW By fostering community and working together over multiple digital platforms, and by partnering with organization sympathetic to reinvigorating of the Catholic Imagination through visual media, we will divide into 8 regional teams to produce 8 short films inspired by the Beatitudes aimed at reaching a contemporary secular audience. Instead of delivering moralizing messaged, we seek to create captivating characters and stories that impact the heart and illuminate the mysteries of the Beatitudes. The final film will be released as an Anthology feature film available in digital download and 4k Blu-ray. The film will be released in late 2018, and will be submitted to film festivals to reach the modern film and art communities.
The series was inspired by Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski’s acclaimed ten part anthology The Dekalog (1989) which portrayed the Ten Commandments in a contemporary setting.
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WHY
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WHO IS 8BEATS? CATHOLIC CREATIVES We are a large online community of creatives, filmakers artists, makers, innovators who have been arrested by the beauty of the Catholic tradition. The 8beats film collaboration marks a sea-change in how our generation of Catholic artists will create new works together in order to address modern issues. This project is the first major collaboration coordinated by Catholic Creatives, and is an opportunity to align the creative power of over 2,000 members towards a single goal.
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Films in Production
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From Concept to Community T IME LIN E
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T I MELI NE
MARCH The project was born in a coffee shop and announced at the Catholic Creatives Summit. Team members met for the first time to give this project its initial shape.
AP R The 8beats breathed its first. Our artists came together with Brand Designer Daniela Madriz to create a logo and icons representing the 8 Beatitudes.
MAY The teams began writing their film treatments and submitting their synopsis. We began to assemble the marketing team and build a fundraising strategy.
JUN Storyboards and scripts were submitted to the collaborative group for feedback and final editing. The screenwriters gave creative feedback to each other’s scripts in dozens of workshops, crafting their stories over several months.
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P R E- PR ODU CT I ON
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JU L Inviting artists to design posters and film art, the team began to expand even more. We launched www.8beatsmovie.com and announced the project to the public.
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S E P -J U LY Filming began in September 2017 and will continue until July 2018. Updates on the website will be regular. We will send behind-the- scenes updates to our Indiegogo supporters and also keep the general public informed via our website.
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J U LY A rough cut of each short film will be submitted for peer feedback. Graphic artists will begin working on their poster designs.
AU GU ST Submission of behind-the-scenes “making of” documentary.
L AT E A U G U S T Picture lock of the anthology will be completed and submitted. Scoring and audio mixing will begin. Graphic poster designs will be due. We will start printing and creating booklets. Pre-orders for the Blu-ray will begin.
M I D - S E P T E M B ER The film will receive a world premiere at the Catholic Creatives Summit in Dallas, Texas. On September 15th.
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In August our project exploded. We opened up official collaboration with the Catholic Creatives Community and an influx of top marketers, designers, and copywriters joined the fray. we launched our Indiegogo campaign and began the process of raising $340,000.
EAR LY SEPT EMBER Final Cut will be uploaded and the anthology will be completed and submitted. We will confirm theatrical event screenings and order Blu-ray copies.
Budget
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US$340,000 IN DIE G O G O
F I NI SHI NG COSTS
US$80,000 REACHED!
US$240,000
We’ve written the scripts, scheduled, casted, drawn storyboards, budgeted, and are moving forward. Each film will ultimately cost $30,000 to make. We’ve raised $10,000 each to get started.
Many of the artists are raising their own funds, donating countless hours of their time, taking out personal loans and selling their assets to make this project a reality because we believe that this project is breaking ground for the Catholic Imagination for years to come. We need $240,000 more to cover the finishing costs and distribution.
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F UN DR AIS I N G G O A L S
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Budget
P R O DUC T I O N 4 7 %
MAR K ET I NG 12 %
US$160,000
US$$40,000
The average budget for each film is a little over $30,000, which is considered a low budget for independent short films. Working within these constraints, we are committed to artistic and visual excellence in our storytelling. Specific costs for the films vary from project to project and each
C A S T & C RE W 2 3 %
US$80,000 8 teams of 10-20 cast and crew members each, shooting over several days of production.
M USIC IA N S & A R T I S T S 1 5 %
US$50,000 Our goal for the finished film is a hard copy Blu-ray, which includes a beautifully designed booklet with theological and artist reflections of the Beatitudes.
Costs include ongoing administration, legal, accounting, public relations team, social media team, research and strategy team, travel, screenings and events, etc.
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P R O DUC T I O N / M A R K E T I N G / DI STR I BU TI ON / COMPENSATI ON
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DI STR I BU TI ON 3 %
US$10,000 Costs include Printing posters, blu-rays and booklets, packaging, storing, shipping, Film festival submission fees, etc.
M AR KE T I N G TARGET AUDIENCE Ages 20-35; non-religious; involved and interested in the arts; either apathetic or negative feelings about the Church. We aim to reach young adults, ages 20-35, who are not religiously affiliated and who regularly consume or create mainstream art. This audience may be unchurched or even hostile to the Church. They can tell high-quality from poorly-made art, and might be wary of explicitly Christian themes.
The 8 Beatitudes were never meant for a select few. The Beatitudes are for the whole world. Let’s go there.
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Our target audience may be unchurched, hostile to Christianity, or feel slighted, abandoned, or excluded by the church. However, we still believe they are the people who most need this message of hope. For this reason, it’s imperative that we offer a message of Christian transformation without using language, images, or themes that could ostracize potential audience members.
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First, we will gain initial support from Catholics and Christians who are passionate about the message and methodology of the project. This community of supporters will lay the foundation for expanding into non-Catholic and secular circles. We will orient our voice in order to access the wider Christian audience. A concerted public relations effort will begin to obtain interviews and guest articles by the filmmakers and artists on larger Christian media platforms.
Upon release, we will once again refine our language so that our themes and images will not be explicitly Christian but will reveal the truths of the Beatitudes in a deep, human way. The movie itself will utilize mainstream styles and methods in order to include audiences of all backgrounds while maintaining a clear vision of Christian hope, redemption, and transformation.
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DI SCLAI MER It is important to note that these films will include images and language that some Catholics might find shocking or uncomfortable. This film is made for viewing by a largely secular audience and will be submitted to the major film festivals in the US and Canada. We believe that we must speak in language that the modern heart can understand in order to draw our audience into an encounter.
For a full breakdown of costs and synopsis of the film contact
ANTHONY D’AMBROSIO Executive Producer of 8beats Team Southwest Producer anthony@sherwoodfellows.com 464.363.3225 Catholic Creatives
SAMUEL SORICH Executive Producer of 8beats, Team Midwest Writer/Director samuelsorich@gmail.com 815.549.0620 Glass Darkly Films inc.
For more info visit: www.8beatsmovie.com