User blog:NoInnapropros/Goofballs Kickstarter - Update 1

I'm currently creating a Kickstarter project for Goofballs, and I need to know if $4,095 is a reasonable goal. Almost every other film project has a goal of over $10,000, so I don't think I'm asking for too much. I don't know; let me know in the comments.

The $4,095 is simply constructed by the cost of CaptionMaker ($1,095) and the cost to get a rating by MPAA (about $3,000). I may use the funding for other purposes as well that will go into the production of the film.

Why do I need CaptionMaker?

I'm honestly not proud of my current method of making closed captioning, which is using subtitling software, then converting the subtitles to .SCC format using free tools, and running it through ReplaceText to make it roll-up. I can do so much more than that with CaptionMaker, and it will give it a more professional look. (Also I think YouTube has stopped supporting roll-up captions, so it wouldn't even be apparent it's actual closed captioning if I used my old method).

Why do I need an MPAA rating?

Most, if not all, theaters require a film to have an MPAA rating to run it. I may want to screen the film in theaters, and my sloppy Exhilaration Animation Rating System probably won't be suitable. I also want to be proud of my film and give it a professional finish with an official MPAA rating on all of the trailers. I want it to be done like an actual film, and a rating from a real rating board will help make that happen.

Now, obviously, there's about a 10% fee on the funding for Kickstarter, so I may need to raise the goal a bit further. Kickstarter allows you to raise the goal as much as you want, but you can't lower it at all. Remember, I won't get any of the money unless I reach the goal.

I set the project to end in 30 days (that might change to 45 or even 60) and once that time is up, it's all or nothing. Either I'll get all of the money and go on to make Goofballs, or it doesn't reach the goal, nobody is charged and I am sad.

You can help make Goofballs a reality. But first, I need to know if $4,095 is a h*cking reasonable goal k

comment pls