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'Iron Sky' Releases Lesson in Crowdfunding and Crowdsourcing

05.21.11 @ 8:54PM Tags : crowdfunding, distribution, fundraising, ironsky, marketing, timovuorensola

Finnish director Timo Vuorensola’s forthcoming feature Iron Sky, which I’ve mentioned previously, has released a very nicely animated overview of their innovative production process to date. There’s a lot to be learned here when it comes to the future of film, both good and potentially bad; I’m a huge proponent of crowdfunding, but find myself hesitant to embrace the idea that crowdsourcing the creative aspects of a screenplay is a good idea. Call me old-fashioned, but I still believe in the “singular vision” of auteurs. Here’s their video highlighting the different creative and financial strategies they’ve employed to date: More »

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The trailer for Iron Sky: "Get ready to kick some Nazi arse! Send us your money."

05.17.10 @ 9:07AM Tags : crowdfunding, ironsky, timovuorensola

That’s the call-to-action from the trailer for Iron Sky, the new project from Finnish director Timo Vuorensola. The film is similar in tone to his last project Star Wreck — occupying the space somewhere between parody and… well, I’m not sure what. The plot of Iron Sky? “In 1945 the Nazis went to the Moon – and in 2018 they are coming back!” More »