From 826e7ab85bb592048020009b070b59fad67e1c91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: markof distinction Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 09:15:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update monero-to-the-oscars.md --- monero-to-the-oscars.md | 26 +++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/monero-to-the-oscars.md b/monero-to-the-oscars.md index e0f3ad8..30708e1 100644 --- a/monero-to-the-oscars.md +++ b/monero-to-the-oscars.md @@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ payouts: # Help an independent film featuring Monero get to the Oscars™! -##Who are you? +## Who are you?   Hey all, my name is George Nicholas, an “award-winning” filmmaker and Monero enthusiast. You can see my IMDb profile here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11077440/. I was involved with making "Monero Means Money".   -##What’s up? +## What’s up?   I’ve written and directed an independent, 38-minute live-action film titled MARK OF DISTINCTION. The film is in Spanish and English and was shot in Tijuana, Mexico in July of ‘22 on 16mm Kodak film. It features Monero, but is not focused on it -- it is inspired by real events and tells the story of a 16-year-old boy who gets recruited by the Mexican cartel to smuggle liquid meth across the border. The boy dies tragically at the hands of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, who ask him to drink the liquid to prove that it’s not drugs.   @@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KsKtVnrRaM   Government overreach and disregard for the rights of the individual is the reason I came to Monero and it is the reason I was driven to tell this story.   -##How is this related to Monero? +## How is this related to Monero?   Monero is featured in 3 scenes – the protagonist, MANUEL, has found a physical Monero coin that his father had stashed away for him before his disappearance--   -##Did you just say a physical Monero coin? gtfo +## Did you just say a physical Monero coin? gtfo   Yeah, a physical Monero coin, like this one: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1502918.0   @@ -48,19 +48,19 @@ Here's a shot that didn't make the final cut:        -##OK, so what happens next? +## OK, so what happens next?   So, Manuel is carrying the coin around in his pocket like an idiot, not realizing what he has. His friend, RODOLFO, sees him trying to shove it down a slot machine, but thankfully the coin is too big to fit. Rodolfo explains to him what he has and Manuel’s eyes light up. Outside the bar, the two get beat up because of an earlier incident and the hooligans make off with Manuel’s scooter and his coin. Manuel gets his revenge and recovers the scooter, but not the coin. Rodolfo later finds the coin and tries to give it back to Manuel, but it is too late…   Monero represents the boy’s potential – the unrealized wealth that every individual carries within, requiring effort and special knowledge to unlock. The coin ends up with the person who understands its value, as often happens in real life.   -##How can we help? +## How can we help? I self-funded the shoot and post-production (the budget was in the low six figures), which exhausted my personal savings. We need funds for the most crucial phase – the release of the film. This includes getting it in front of festivals and promoting it there, hiring a publicist, running an awards campaign. All this costs money and I am coming to the Monero community for help.   We are looking to raise 158 XMR (the equivalent of $25K at Kraken’s current 10-day Simple Moving Average)   -##What do we get in return? +## What do we get in return?   1. Exposure The film has the chance of reaching hundreds of thousands and even millions of people. Not every viewer will become a Monero user, but they will all be exposed to Monero. The community will also receive an acknowledgement in the credits, to the effect of "this movie was kindly supported by the Monero community" with the Monero logo and getmonero.org underneath. @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Monero has the best p2p cash characteristics of any coin, but we could do a bett 4. Cool memes, of course. But you'll get that regardless, since the film is already made. -##What's your Oscars strategy? +## What's your Oscars strategy? Films under 40 minutes are considered live action short films by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This is the category we're aiming for. There are two ways for a film to qualify: @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Another PR firm with extensive experience that has expressed interest is JJPR: h I make no guarantees that we will win an Oscar or be nominated, but every industry professional who has seen the film thinks we have a good chance (and not just the publicists who stand to make money). We are taking this journey and I'd like the community to come along! -##Who else has seen the film? +## Who else has seen the film?   I've reached out to some people I know in the community, who have kindly taken the time to see it. Here's what they had to say:   @@ -127,17 +127,17 @@ Johnny Mnemonic said: An idea was floated that we could have a private screening for the community at MoneroKon, which I'd be open to doing if there is interest.   -##What happens if Monero's price fluctuates in the meantime? +## What happens if Monero's price fluctuates in the meantime? The amount we're raising is denominated in XMR. Any fluctuations in fiat value are at our own risk. -##When do you expect to be paid? +## When do you expect to be paid? 50% upfront, 50% upon qualifying for the Academy Awards, as described above. -##Is the film on any social media? +## Is the film on any social media?   instagram.com/markofdistinctionfilm twitter.com/markofdistinctn fb.com/markofdistinctionfilm -##OK, take my money! ;-) +## OK, take my money! ;-)