Download - FinalRune Presents The Cleansed: Season 1
FinalRune Productions Presents:
THE CLEANSED
SEASON ONE
Me
• Producing since 2006• Some film background• Over a dozen original tales• Mainer• Lives off grid• Writer by passion,
dramatist by choice
You• Like the arts• Are sick of TV• Know how to use a computer• Wonder when the world is going
to end
History Lesson
Old Time Radio Drama
1904 – Marconi Awarded Patent
for Radio
1928 – Beginning of Amos & Andy, which would become the
longest running radio show
1945 – End of WW2 marked
with “On a Note of Triumph”
1962 - Last broadcast of “Yours Truly, Johnny
Dollar,” the end of Old Time Radio
1970 – NPR created,
ZBS Foundation created
1974 – CBS Radio Mystery
Theater created
1978 – BBC broadcasts
“Hitchhiker’s Guide to the
Galaxy”
1981 – NPR sponsors “A Canticle for
Leibowitz.” BBC first broadcasts “The Lord of the
Rings”
1983 – Over 600 stations carry
ZBS’ short “Ruby” sci-fi
episodes.Reagan cuts NPR budget by 20%
Middle Years: 70s – 90s
Modern Audio Drama
2001 – Launch of the iPod
2004 – Creation of 1st Podcast
client
2005- Apple adds podcasts
to main directory of iTunes store
2006 – Creation of FinalRune
Productions and Radio Drama
Revival podcasts
2007 – Over 120,000,000
iPods sold
2009 – Est. 23% of Americans have heard a
podcast
Radio Drama Revivalists
Why Isn’t Radio Drama More Popular?
• $$$ compared to Audiobooks• Square peg, round hole• (Perceived) lack of audience• Lost cultural history
Intro to FinalRune:
• Have produced 12+ shows since 2006• Generally original works recorded on-location• Featured in Wall Street Journal, BBC Radio 4,
Guardian blog, and more
Location Recording
Location Recording
Location Recording
Location Recording
Location Recording
Good Actors
Good Food
Our Reach
Our Reach
Our ReachI love the work you do. To me radio is everything... When I was born back in 1955 I was legally blind. Radio to me was my entire "field of vision” ... I will promote your website on a few forums I chit-chat at and I hope this helps get the message out that the "audio arts" are alive and well and living in our hEARtS... Bob Allen, TX
I am a single father janitor at a hospital here in Eugene, OR and my job is boring - boring - boring. What gets me through is listening to MP3 downloads from mostly NPR and BBC. Found your website and.... all I have to say is Thank You. You made my days a little better. JosephEugene,OR I just listened to the first episode of Open Season online and I am really impressed. In fact I'll say this is the first American radio drama production I've been impressed with in many a year ... Dufris' Maine accent is a treasure ... the sound effects and room ambiances were just right. PatEustis, FL
No Money
So... What Makes this Different?
A little help from our friends!
You?
What is the Cleansed?
• Ambitious• Timely• Entertaining
The Story
How You Get to Experience It• Serialized on radio• Serialized as podcast• YouTube channel• Pay-for first access• Boxed sets and special
editions
The Vision• Production this fall, episodes next spring• Continuous run until the season is through• Begin season 2 Fall 2012• 3 seasons total, 7 x 45min episodes each season• Self-sustaining once Season 1 is off the ground
The Vision
THE CLEANSEDSeason One Season Two Season ThreeYEAR ONE YEAR TWO YEAR THREE YEAR FOUR
QUARTER 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2ndACTIVITY Research x x x Writing x x x x x x x Fundraising x x x x x x x x x x x x Preproduction x x x x Production x x x x x x x Postproduction x x x x x Distribution x x x x x x x
Where’s the Money?
Foundations17%
Grants25%
Business33%
Individuals25%
Who GETS the money?
Production Team37%
Writer6%
Crew13%
Cast18%
Production Expenses12%
Marketing/Distribu-tion15%
What are we asking for?• $50: Adopt a meal• $150: Adopt an actor• $1,500: Adopt an Episode• $5,000: Adopt a Season
We’ll give you CDs, tshirts, postcards, schwag, undying gratitude,possibly even house-cleaning services.
Will You Join Us?