$45 Lens/Focus Shifter - Kickstarter Campaign

I have just come across a fantastic campaign on Kickstarter for a low budget 'follow focus' type product which attaches to lenses with circumferences from 176mm to 308mm, or lenses like the 50mm f/1.8 to the larger zoom lenses. The great thing about this product is that it attaches to these lenses without the need of rails, with the simple attachment mechanism it simply slides onto any size lens, making it a very flexible, low priced and innovative product. From the time of writing this blog, you only have to invest $45 to their Kickstarter campaign to receive the focus/lens shifter and the marker board with dry erase pen. Using this product will definitely improve focusing skills for photography and cinematography, as critical focus points can be pre-focused and marked with the marker pen to ensure the focus puller/ camera operator reaches those critical focus points during filming or taking photos. If this is still out of reach for your budget, why not check my post out about the 99p follow focus?

Contribute to ''Goatman'' on Indiegogo - The Book Of Horror Short Film Series

I have just contributed to the Indiegogo campaign for the brand new short film 'Goatman' which is a 'Kim L Andersen' film for 'The Book Of Horror' short film series. The reason I contributed to the campaign on Indiegogo was because I have seen the first short film in the series, 'The Headless Lover', a comedy horror inspired by 'Creepshow'. The campaign has been set up to raise funds of $15,000 or more, and within two days from campaign launch, has reached almost £1000 in funds. Goatman is also going to be a comedy horror short, and this is the storyline -

''Lasse is 14 years old. He lives in a small town, where everything seems normal and idyllic. But he is living in hell. He is being bullied on an everyday basis. One day a run down circus comes to town. It’s main attraction is a freakshow featuring Goatman, part human - part animal.

Lasse sees how Goatman is being treated and helps him escape. Both outcasts, they become friends. Lasse wants revenge - and Goatman is the one friend Lasse needs, to get what he wants. But he has to pay with his soul. So, the question is, how bad does he want it?''

You can watch campaign video below which stars most of the production crew members and gives a better insight into what they want the campaign funding for. You can also like 'The Book Of Horror' on facebook for regular production updates.