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New crowdfunding now open on Sponsume

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The day of the news has come: The Wakefield Variation has been approved for a new crowdfunding campaign on Sponsume!
We are really excited about it and we hope it will be the right way to produce our project.
So, now go check out the details and have a look at the new promotional video, where you can see some members of our team introducing themselves, the film and the crowdfunding.

Remember that even a small donation can be highly effective, but also spreading the word with your friends will help us produce our film. So, do not hesitate to share our project’s profile and the information on our Donate page.

Thank you!

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Ed ecco arrivato il giorno delle novità: The Wakefield Variation è stato finalmente approvato per una nuova campagna di crowdfunding su Sponsume!
Siamo davvero contenti e speriamo che possa essere il modo giusto per finanziare il nostro progetto.

Ora andate a dare un’occhiata ai dettagli della campagna e al nuovo video promozionale, dove alcuni di noi si presentano e descrivono il progetto ed il crowdfunding.
Ricordate che perfino una piccola donazione è estremamente importante per noi, ma anche diffondere la notizia con i vostri amici ci può aiutare a produrre il nostro film. Quindi, condividete il nostro progetto e le informazioni sulla pagina Donate, senza esitazioni!

Grazie!

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New crowd fundraising… a hopefully crowd pleaser!

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Hello again, quick news before the weekend ends.
We are currently setting up a new crowdfunding campaign on a different platform, since we haven’t really earned our keep with HelpersUnite.com’s campaign and, unfortunately, it is expiring in 21 days. So… we’ve had a look around and we’ve found something that is probably going to suit our project better.
But, it is a momentarily confidential information. You’ll get to know very soon, anyway!

Meanwhile, let me leave you a little taste of a behind-the-scenes sneak preview of our new promotional video, shot last Thursday, which will be available online really soon!

Promotional Video Preview

What a new crew member!

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Great news again for all of you guys, and it’s never going to end!

Melanie HunterAn outstanding creative writer joined our team in order to take charge of the screenplay together with Jonathan and Gianluca. I am talking about English freelance writer Melanie Hunter who will bring her experience and talent to the Wakefield Variation’s project.
Melanie has a continuously evolving career and a portfolio of television, film and theatre. She has been writing for years for corporate and promotional film and has a unique style when it comes to drama. Now she is working in Durham and London, writing for the stage and screen.
We are honoured to have such a colleague in our crew and we’re looking forward to getting it started as soon as we can.

Aurora PiaggesiBy the way, there is another new member to be introduced, actually, who has already had a collaboration with Effetto Espanso in past productions, our new continuity girl and also 1st AD, Aurora Piaggesi.

Keep following us and stay tuned, as there will be many developments that you cannot miss!

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Altre grandi novità in arrivo per voi!

Una scrittrice incredibilmente creativa si è unita al nostro team per affiancare Jonathan e Gianluca nella stesura della sceneggiatura. Sto parlando della scrittrice inglese Melanie Hunter, che metterà a disposizione di Wakefield Variation la sua esperienza ed il suo talento.
Melanie ha una carriera continuamente in evoluzione e un portfolio che comprende televisione, cinema e e teatro. Ha scritto per anni per video aziendali e promozionali ed ha uno stile inconfondibile nella scrittura teatrale. Adesso lavora a Durham e Londra e scrive per il teatro e per il piccolo e grande schermo.
Siamo onorati di avere una collaboratrice come lei nel nostro staff e non vediamo l’ora di iniziare a lavorare insieme.

In realtà, è in arrivo un altro nuovo membro che ha già collaborato in passate produzioni di Effetto Espanso, la nostra segretaria di edizione ed aiuto regista, Aurora Piaggesi.

Continuate a seguirci perché ci saranno ulteriori sviluppi che non potete proprio perdere!

Stunning breaking news following!

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Jonathan RobbinsA new important member joined our staff, Canadian actor, writer and director with numerous credits, founder of the mojoPro Films, Jonathan Robbins!

We are extremely happy to welcome him among us, his experience in digital production will be a great benefit and a privilege for the Wakefield Variation, whose value will certainly increase thanks to his help. Especially after his series, Clutch, was selected to participate in the prestigious LA WebFest 2012, created by award-winning writer, director and producer Michael Ajakwe Jr. a few years ago. Clutch is an eight-part webseries, broadcasted by koldcast.tv and arose from Robbins’ short film Your Ex-Lover is Dead.

Jonathan will be essential part of our writing team, not only for our short film, but hopefully also for a Wakefield Variation webseries to come.

Stay tuned for upcoming further news!

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Un nuovo importante membro si è unito al nostro staff, l’attore, sceneggiatore, regista canadese accreditato, fondatore della mojoPro Films, Jonathan Robbins!

Siamo estremamente felici di potergli dare il benvenuto, la sua esperienza nella produzione digitale sarà un elemento di crescita e prestigio per The Wakefield Variation, che sicuramente trarrà vantaggio dal suo aiuto. Specialmente dopo che la sua serie,  Clutch, è stata selezionata per partecipare al prestigioso LA WebFest 2012, creato dal pluripremiato sceneggiatore, produttore e regista Michael Ajakwe Jr.
Clutch è una webseries in 8 episodi, trasmessa da koldcast.tv e nata dal cortometraggio di Jonathan Robbins Your Ex-Lover is Dead.

Jonathan sarà parte essenziale del nostro writing team, non solo per il cortometraggio, ma anche per una futura e auspicabile webseries di Wakefield Variation.

Seguiteci per altre grandi novità!

Breaking news to follow

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Hello everybody!
Breaking news are coming up soon both for The Wakefield Variation’s project and for the staff.
First of all, as you can see below, some posts will also be translated into Italian in order to involve our local audience a little bit more, and moreover you will be able to read a full description on our Donate! page about the crowdfunding support.
Do not forget to visit our Facebook and Twitter profiles… and write, ask and comment!
Catch up soon with more news.

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Ciao a tutti!
Tantissime novità in arrivo per The Wakefield Varation project e per lo staff.
Innanzitutto, da oggi aggiungeremo alcuni post in italiano, per la gioia dei nostri follower locali, e inoltre potrete consultare la nuova pagina Donate! e sul crowdfunding che vi illustrerà i dettagli per sostenere il nostro progetto.
Non dimenticate di visitare anche i profili Facebook e Twitter… e scrivete, domandate, commentate!
A presto con tantissime news.

casting call now open!

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Ok, let’s put the crowdfunding hassle aside for a moment, and focus on the actual filmmaking process. It’s time to look for talent! For The Wakefield Variation, we’re looking for:

  • 1 Actress, age 20-30
  • 1 Actor, age 25-35

As you should already know, the short is internationally oriented for marketing and festivals, and previous experience is appreciated. The filming will take place in Florence/Pisa/Lucca (we’re scouting locations right now) and will be in english: we won’t accept applications from non-native english-speakers. We ask for a resume with pictures (full shot + face) for first selection. Please spread the word! (And while you’re at it, what about a donation?)

Thank you!

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Did anybody notice our update on the HelpersUnite page? We’re actually giving away a priceless prize to the first five people (that’s right, just the first 5) who donate at least $25: You’ll get a personalized video in which we will thank you saying your name! That is something that is going to be remembered by the generations ahead 🙂

Oh, when we mentioned the mispronounciation, in the update, we we’re joking. That is, we would not do it on purpose, it just… might happen 🙂 I mean, you watched the video, didn’t you? Anyway, that is the icing-on-a-cake of distinctiveness which makes the prize even more valuable!

Being serious… please remember that 5% of all donations made to our project will go immediately to Shine On Sierra Leone Inc, a International, Foreign Affairs & National Security charity. By supporting our project you’ll also be making a tax-deductible donation that supports this great organization. Visit our project today to learn more about both our project goals and the charity that you’ll be supporting.

busy days

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We may have thought that shooting the promotional video for the crowdfunding campaign was the hard part…. we were wrong! The hard part is now, or getting people know about our project, make them interested, even befere convincing them that donating to us (and to SOSL) is worthy. Actually, I’m starting to think it won’t get any easier from now on. Anyway, despite our company website being still down – we moved to another hosting, hopefully faster – and other minor work issues, we are optimistic about the destiny of The Wakefield Variation. We played with twitter a little bit, but we’re happy to announce that we’ll have an intern join our team really soon, and he/she will take care of all the networking and public relations. Stay tuned. And spread the word!

the raise begins!

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Here we go, The Wakefield Variation has been officially approved for a crowdfunding campaign on HelpersUnite and is now active! You can view the public profile of the campaign here. Even before you decide whether to help us or not, remember that 5% of the amount of funding collected will be given to Shine on Sierra Leone Inc. Now go read the full details of the project – and watch our hard-earned finished promotional video – and tell us what you think!

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Our website http://www.effettoespanso.it is currently under restyling… it will be back real soon, better than ever 🙂

HelpersUnite

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HelpersUniteLadies and gentlemen, we proudly announce that The Wakefield Variation has been approved by our chosen crowdfunding platform, HelpersUnite, and will be online soon: not just for enthusiasts and potential donators, but also for charity…. we’ll get back to this in the next posts, but helping this project means that you will also help an honorable cause. That is, even more honorable than ours 🙂 Anyway, we just wanted to publish the good news. Now we’re just a little video editing away from the real thing. Just a couple of fixes and we’ll be online. Stay tuned!