Over the years, Jimmy and I have been very hush-hush regarding what we actually do in the entertainment business. It was important for us to maintain the objectivity, familiarity, and sincerity of two friends hanging out without tainting the scenario with job specifics and self-promotion.
However, now that we’re phasing out the podcast, I feel liberated to share more with you, the blogees, about what’s going on behind-the-scenes. While I have many writing-directing irons in the fire, I am also producing a number of projects on the side…one of which I mentioned briefly on a few episodes.
The project, “Dear Mr. Watterson,” is a documentary that will explore the history, fandom, and cultural impact of the comic strip, “Calvin and Hobbes.” We just released a teaser trailer along with a personal pitch from the director, Joel Schroeder, through Kickstarter.com in order to raise funds for the film.
The site allows anyone and everyone to donate from $3 to $333,333 to various creative pursuits. The catch is, once you set up a financial goal, you’re locked in…and if you don’t meet the dollar amount by the deadline, you get nada.
In our case, we have until March 15th to raise $12,000…and in order to reach this goal, we’re spreading the word to friends, family, and fans of “Scene Unseen.” We’ve already raised over $2000 in just a matter of days, but we still need your help to really launch this film to the next level.
Check out the Kickstarter page here or our website here.
2010 will be a very important year for this passion project…archival research, cross-country road trips, interviews with comic strip creators…and I’ll keep you in the loop as things progress. As Joel says, “This is just the tip of the iceberg.”
