Francis Ford Coppola is one of the most recognized film directors in the United States and the world, mainly because he is responsible for the saga of ‘The Godfather’ , and films such as’ Bram Stoker’s Dracula ‘and’ Apocalypse Now ‘ . Undoubtedly, his way of telling stories Afghanistan Phone Number List and translating them into images have been elements taken up by other directors and film producers, as well as by other industries such as in marketing (storytelling) and advertising. In January we told you that Coppola was in charge of a project on Kickstarter that wanted to make the video game based on ‘ Apocalypse Now’ . His goal was to raise $ 900,000 to realize the idea .
But, less than a month after the campaign began on the crowdfunding platform, it was canceled by the applicants, as they have only managed to collect $ 172,000. However, the project launched by the American Zoetrope production company , in which some directors, creators and designers of video games such as “Fallout: New Vegas”, “Everquest”, “Star Wars Galaxies”, among others, also participate, do not decide on the idea so they will move their initiative to a site called ‘Apocalypse Now’, from where they will seek to obtain 5.9 million dollars. Now, fans who want to support the project have 457 days to make their donations. The idea of bringing projects to Kickstarter that appeal to nostalgia for past glories is not bad, it may not have worked for American Zoetrope and Coppola, but it could be due to many factors, including that their promotion was not so loud.
Some brands that have managed through crowdfunding to specify a product that reaches the market and the final consumer are Atari, which, in alliance with Gameband, launched a campaign Phone Number List for a smartwatch for gamers . Apocalypse Now failed to raise funds on Kickstarter. Or the case of Oculus Rift , a project that actually ended up being sold to Facebook , which provoked the ire of some of the users who financed the original project.