Handmade sci-fi.
A couple years ago, Derek Van Gorder and Otto Stockmeier set out to make a science-fiction film.
The difference between their film, C 299,792 km/s, and other sci-fi movies: “No CGI. No green screen. Just talent, imagination and craftsmanship.”
Watch the whole thing here.
“Oh hey, I didn’t see you there.”
Introducing Kickstarter Project Video Meme #1.
We’ve seen TONS of creators incorporate the classic “Oh hey…” into their project videos, with varied and hilarious results. After extensive review, we culled them together to create this video as a celebration of mock surprise.
Clouds 4 EVA.
Endless LOLs in Kurt Braunohler’s new Kickstarter project to write jokes in the sky. A simple reward for $4,000: “I’ll marry you.”
Kurt is a man on a mission. Let’s all help him “hire a man in a plane to write stupid things with clouds in the sky.”
A world with puking kitty.
I’m so glad the Puking Kitty Saucy Boat kickstarter was successful. I didn’t think it was going to happen, but the world is now a slightly better place.
We agree wholeheartedly.
Respect wood.
If you think herding cats is the height of futility, creator C.C. Boyce can one-up ya. She’s on a mission to teach the fundamentals of woodworking to professional comedians.
Would You Woodwork? is a comedic, instructional woodworking webseries designed to demystify the woodshop and inspire novices to pick up a drill. Wanna be handy? It’s our Project of the Day.
Art in the streets.
One City - Eight Artists - Seven Days: Baltimore documents the production of the Stereoscopic 3D Mural and thanks all 57 backers of the Kickstarter project. If you’ve got 33 minutes, it’s well worth the trip.
Excited about Sundance?
Check out these trailers for some of the 16 Kickstarter-funded films screening over the next few days.
Encore.
The LabRats theater company is celebrating its fourth season by producing two new plays. Simply shot and edited, the troupe’s funny and personal project video is a great example of a compelling pitch.
Seeing is believing.
Way back in 2010, a grad student named Matthew Riese launched a project to build a DeLorean hovercraft. Cut to 2013, and he’s cruising through the San Francisco Bay in his Back to the Future-inspired vehicle.
digg:
Watch as this DeLorean hovercraft plays by the Golden Gate Bridge.
Where does the money go?
Creator Freddie Wong knows that question is on many backers’ minds, so he and the team behind Video Game High School broke down every penny spent producing Season 1 in this incredible infographic.
Total cost: $636,010.71, which Wong sets as his new goal for the production of Season 2.
Small wonders.
Four new projects with clever ideas and modest goals caught our attention over the weekend. Standing out as great examples of Kickstarter ideas on a tight budget, these creators are all seeking less than $1,250.
Created by 24-year-old artist and writer Sam Maiden, Reboot is the first issue of a new comic-book collaboration. Maiden describes his true love as writing and producing comics, and his Kickstarter project is his first attempt to realize his dream in print.
Dalek v Enterprise is a highly ambitious lark: A race to the stratosphere between the spacecrafts of Doctor Who and Star Trek. Creator Karlos Fandango’s previous Kickstarter project successfully sent a TARDIS to space and back — despite an unexpected detour up a tree — and he says that this new sci-fi adventure will be his last in the series.
Sling piping-hot dim sum as fast as you can — it’s Dim Sum Robot #1: Mecha Food Cart Action! This delicious little game puts you in charge of a robot food cart as you prowl the city, fly across buildings, and launch dumplings to happy patrons from across the street.
Repeat creator Ray Sumser is an artist obsessed with cartoons. His ongoing project to catalog the “cartoon universe” has been entirely inspired and funded by his Kickstarter backers.
It’s always exciting to see so many creators realizing little dreams in a big way. Discover more small projects on Kickstarter right here.
Undead friends.
We’re just days into 2013, but the Pet Zombie Rock project video definitely qualifies as one of the year’s best. Ever wonder what happened to the pet rocks of childhood?
They’re baaaaack — and our Project of the Day.
A man and his hamster.
Marvin is a short comedy about an unemployed goofball and his secret friendship with a talking hamster.
Between an exterminator girlfriend and a provocative new neighbor, the odds are against these interspecies friends. This unconventional buddy comedy is our Project of the Day.
A quiet moment.
A few weeks ago, you may remember us glowing about Cesar Kuriyama’s One Second Everyday project. Cesar’s app allows people to do one very simple thing — stitch together one second clips of everyday existence into a giant collage of your life.
The app was released yesterday (get it here!), but backers have been recording for weeks. Here is one of the first examples of One Second Everyday in action, courtesy of Albara Alohali.
Look what you did.
It’s been an inspiring year.
We’re celebrating the most creative projects and memorable moments on Kickstarter in 2012. Looking back, we couldn’t be prouder of this community or more excited for the future. Thanks to all the creators and backers who make it happen — here’s to 2013!
