Successful Lawyer Turns Writer and Film Producer Pitches Online To Raise Funds For Real Life Inspired Horror Movie

    LOS ANGELES, CA, April 09, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- With just 30 days to fund the project, she quips, "it feels like I'm getting ready for trial, but worse."

Successful Attorney now Independent filmmaker Adina Turman is turning to the Internet to raise funds for her first feature film project, "The Re-Taken," a horror film about the supernatural. Although she has the utmost confidence in the film's eventual success, with economic times being what they are and being the new kid on the block, funding is the first major obstacle to getting any film off the ground. Independent filmmakers have to become more creative and innovative in their fundraising strategies, and the independent filmmaking community has embraced sites such as Kickstarter.com.
Compliant with Kickstarter.com guidelines, which she likens to local court rules, creative people have a set number of days to raise all the funds, or the project receives nothing. Turman's film has a 30-day fundraising campaign window, from start to finish.

If all goes well, Turman will have the funds she needs to make this film and tell a unique horror story at the same time. The "all or nothing" concept of Kickstarter is risky, but the $100,000.00 budget being sought is considered a micro-budget for these types of films and Turman feels a deep commitment to use the funds judiciously (no pun intended), to make the film as good as it can be for the audience and to honor the generosity of her donors by delivering a worthwhile product. "It's like representing clients. You have to be mindful of what you are doing. You have to give it your all."

Given the risk that if all of the funds requested are not received, the project would not be funded Turman was asked why she chose Kickstarter as her funding platform, she stated it was, "the ability to spread the message of the film quickly online to a lot of people, and keeping your contributors in the loop through the progression of the project is huge." She noted that was unaware of any other method that allowed for such interaction. She added that there are a lot of talented people associated with the film who would not otherwise have a shot at something of this nature.

Also as a business professional, Turman recognized that there is an advantage for artists with Kickstarter's merchant partner, which grants the project the convenience of receiving funds from anywhere in the world.

The issue in indie movies is usually that you have the creative freedom to do what you want, but you don't have the kind of money you would prefer to make the movie in the way you envision it when you are writing the script. So there is the challenge of the director having a great deal of freedom but getting the project done on time and budget. "Thinking in a creative and practical way, even with an indie budget, can still allow the director to make the movie we all envision," Turman adds.

The film will be shot with a small and efficient crew, using practical locations for the scenes to avoid set building. Terabytes of CGI are not required to make the film scary. Smart decisions with economy in mind will be the rule, not the exception as with many other films.

Turman has not yet spoken to her pick for director, although there are a few on her contact list.

If the film is successfully funded, Turman expects to deliver the final cut before the end of the year. To learn more about the film, readers can visit the project's pitch page here:www.kickstarter.com/projects/1554172202/the-retaken

The Re-taken Movie Company, LLC is a recently formed California company created for the purpose of film making and enhancing diversity for all people as part of the story telling process.

Formed by attorney, Adina Turman, the goal for the company is to bring previously unrecognized talent to the fore, while telling rich and quality stories from all genres.

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