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Ticking Clock: Screenwriter Launches Kickstarter for First Feature Before He Goes Blind

07.29.12 @ 10:33AM Tags : 4ofakind, jackmarchetti, kickstarter, screenwriting, tickingclock

The ticking clock has ratcheted up tension in movies ever since Fritz Lang introduced the countdown in his 1929 German sci-fi film Woman in the Moon (Die Frau im Mond). The ticking clock forces the protagonist into action, raising the stakes to overcome an obstacle. We all have ticking clocks in our lives, some more urgent than others. What if you knew you were going blind and your biggest goal in life was to direct a feature film from a screenplay you wrote? Meet Jack Marchetti and his Kickstarter project to do just that. More »