[PART 2] THE GREAT DEBATE: CROWDFUNDING VS. CORPORATE FUNDING.
CROWDFUNDING AS A NEW WAVE OF CREATIVITY AND GATEWAY TO NEW IDEAS Crowd funding has essentially democratized the filmmaking industry to a degree. It has given aspiring filmmakers that do not have the financial backing of a major studio to be able to get the necessary funds to produce and create a feature film production that would often require years of working and saving up to be able to create on an independent level. The very idea that people from all over the world can look into a profile for a project needing funds to be create and then have the option of donating hard earned money to support the film is an astounding idea and concept. It is a process that is by the people and for the people. There are incentives for the film despite no one that donating gets anything back financially but do get the perks of seeing an advance screening or other incentives to see a rough cut of the final production in advance of the premiere screening. But the main idea of havin...