I Dream of Wires Call for Action - Please Read & Happy Thanksgiving!

Update: the new funding page is here: I Dream of Wires on IndieGoGo
Note the links below point to the old funding page.

Hi everyone! First off, Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating. Second, the I Dream of Wires crew is currently 10 days away from their target date on gathering funding on IndieGoGo for the film. In short, they are making a documentary on the modular scene. They have much of the North American scene covered but would like to cover the UK and Europe as well. In order to do so they need funds. If you plan on picking up the DVD when it is released, please consider paying for it now on http://www.indiegogo.com/I-Dream-of-Wires. Why now and not when it comes out? Because the more they raise now, the more they will be able to cover. Is there a risk in paying now if they don't reach their goal funding? Yes and No. No in that they have plenty to cover for a DVD now, so you will get your money's worth. Yes in that if they don't receive enough funding, the UK's & Europe's modular scene will likely not get covered.

The long version via Solvent (also on Muff's):

"An update on I Dream Of Wires' fund raising:

We now have less than 2 weeks left in our IndieGoGo campaign, and have so far raised just one third our $30,000 goal. We have done our best to avoid badgering you with endless pleas for a contribution, but the time has come where we need to come right out and ask you to please consider contributing to the campaign now, if you haven't already.

If you are reading this, chances are you are interested in seeing this documentary, so if you do intend to buy the DVD when it comes out, there is really no reason not to contribute to the film now; your contribution is essentially a DVD pre-order. In fact, your advance contribution will net you the DVD at a cheaper price than it will be available for commercially. More importantly, your advance contribution will help to make 'I Dream Of Wires' into a better documentary.

The $10,000 we've raised so far is not even enough money to cover expenses for our upcoming West Coast trip / series of important interviews. We've booked our tickets and committed to this trip, but if part of the money ends up coming out of our own pockets, this is unfortunately the last trip that we are going to be able to consider. That means no trips to Germany and/or UK, trips that we had hoped and made tentative plans to do. This would essentially limit the film's perspective to the North American modular scene, which would be a shame. 
 


Some notes and clarifications:

(1) Unlike it's more well-known competitor, Kickstarter, IndieGoGo campaigns remain active after the closing date. So technically, we will still be able to receive contributions after the campaign has finished. Here is what the closing date represents to us: In December, we will be evaluating and determining the future scope of the project, and this will largely be based on the results of our IndieGoGo fund raising. Yes, we are also looking into alternate funding options, but ultimately we would prefer to keep this production as independent as possible. Raising the money through IndieGoGo is our best option for maintaining 100% independence. This will allow us to keep our vision pure and in tact, without the compromises that investors often bring to the table.

(2) People continue to ask: 'What happens if I contribute and then you don't reach your goal?' Similarly, we've had several comments saying things like: 'I hope you reach your goal so this film will become reality.' To clarify - the film is going to be completed, regardless of the fund raising outcome; contributors will get the package that they paid for, guaranteed. We have already invested a lot of time, energy, and money into this film - we are passionate about it, and committed to seeing it complete! We want to take this film beyond the Youtube playing field and into the greater public realm, to help foster an appreciation for the incredible talent, passion and dedication found in the modular synth community. Your contributions are helping us to document this exciting time in the history of electronic music, and the more contributions that we receive, the more wide-reaching our scope will be. 



Finally, we would like to say THANK YOU to the 143 people who have contributed to our campaign so far - Amazing! It is greatly appreciated, and has already proved vital in the film's continuing production."

Again, if you plan to pick up a copy, please considering paying for it now: http://www.indiegogo.com/I-Dream-of-Wires Update: new link here.