First few donations are coming through and I'm feeling positive! Great human kindness being shown :) x
'Tölt': An Icelandic Horse Documentary
FUNDED
UPDATE: Follow all the latest goings on here
About the Director
Emerging film-maker and photographer Lesley Elliott has a keen eye for design and a great understanding of colour and form. Currently studying full time at Confetti Creative Institute in Nottingham, UK for a degree in Film and TV production, donations are required for the production of a documentary about Iceland and the hardy horses that call it home.
About the Film
Iceland is a wonderfully charismatic country full of folk tales, traditions and nature. Volcanoes, giesers, lava fields and trolls houses made from rocks set the scene for the main character of this documentary the Icelandic Horse. The ONLY breed brought to Iceland to survive, natural selection has played a huge role in the breeding of this hardy fellow and as a result of having no natural predators are very self assured and characterful. They are especially known in the horse world for their ability to perform an additional running technique named the Tölt, a very quick four beat walking/run where one foot is always kept to the ground, allowing for an unusually soft ride. It is known that you can drink a glass of beer while riding full speed in this gait!
Gorgeously saturated images of the landscape will compliment a slow paced, close study of these creatures that could have almost been plucked out of a myths and legends tale.
Music is being commissioned by 8mm Orchestra with possible future EP release.
http://soundcloud.com/8mm-orchestra
Film is being shot on a Canon 550D.
All footage will be shot at various locations in Iceland, mainly the North and West cost where the horse population exceeds the human!
Post production to commence on return to UK and finished late April 2012.
About the funding
Projected costs for one person:
Travel £300 for return flights and travel Nottingham-Heathrow-Rekjavik
Car hire £300 week
Accommodation £300 week
Food £200 week
Expendables £150 week
Please give a little, give alot, give anything you can spare to make this production,
A PRODUCTION!
THANK YOU!
Lesley Elliott
www.lesleyelliott.co.uk / www.lesleyelliott.tumblr.com
Editor, Director, Writer, Producer
Gallery:
Audio File:
And we're off!
Wednesday, 15 February, 2012 - 21:37
Coming upto the first fence...
Wednesday, 15 February, 2012 - 21:42
...and they jump it perfectly!
Past the looming £100mark and exploded into mid 200 with the great genourosity of you, family and friends. The most sincerest of thank yous, I'm deeply touched xx
No stumbling at the first blocks!
Friday, 17 February, 2012 - 10:19
Having a great morning! Another large contribution added to the Tolt fund thanks to the genouristy of debbie nye and another £100 pledged from CEO of Pret. Starting to feel like this might actually happen! 30% there!
Taking the corner beautifully...
Friday, 17 February, 2012 - 13:57
New runners come up the rear!
Saturday, 18 February, 2012 - 00:03
This project has now gone INTERNATIONAL! With a very genourous bid from a friendly Australian which has also tipped us over the £500 mark, this is an absolutely joyous day. And to add a gracious cherry on top I've had confirmation of two crew who are able to join me on this project to get this production made to a higher standard without so much of a struggle as before, so I'd like to welcome Amy and George to the team. This does of course mean increased costing so for the rest who haven't managed to get around to sponsoring yet, youv.e still time! Please don't forget that the amount of money raised can go way over the estimate and the amount stated is only the bare minimum (which doesnt actually nearly cover costs)
The additions to the team could mean a behind the scenes film being shot alongside the actually documentary to compliment the filming process...exciting times!
L
Feel the burn!
Saturday, 25 February, 2012 - 09:26
After staying up all night baking cakes it was great fun selling them all to sweet-toothed students and staff yesterday at Confetti Insitute where I'm currently studying. We managed to raise an extra £50 for the pot! Once I add that here it will bump the project £1 over half way YES! With just over a week to go we're coming Ito the home stretch and it feels fantastic!
A huge thank you to all who have supported thus far, this project really wouldn't have been paid possible without you!
Full of beans!
Wednesday, 29 February, 2012 - 07:30
Now until Friday for £1 a guess can you figure out how many beans are in this jar?
Closest guess before 5pm Friday WINS IT ( and the contents of course!)
see jar as a post in this thread here http://www.facebook.com/groups/327159990658924/
Goog luck!
And across the LINE!
Monday, 5 March, 2012 - 01:51
Wow what a couple of weeks that was! I cannot believe the target was reached in the end thanks to all you lovely people out there, from the bottom of my heart I sincerly am ever grateful.
Tonight I have booked the first leg of the accomodation and have secured a vehicle for when we get there, it really feels like the project is starting to come to fruition and its tastes so sweet.
Ill keep updating through here so you guys can know how its all developing in production but for the mean time, keep those eyes peeled on the postman for your postcards by the end of March.
L x
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This project ended on Sunday, Mar 4th - 23:59
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£1 or more : The fuzzies
Lovely bit o' paper
£10 or more : For this small but equally important contributory backing you will receive a heartfelt thank you via the royal mail/airmail in the form of an Icelandic postcard signed by the director *insert the warm fuzzies
Something to feast your eyes on
£25 or more : you will receive the lovely signed thank you Icelandic postcard and also a copy of the finished film on DVD, how great is that!
See your name on screen!
£50 or more : Not only the thank you postcard and the DVD, but also a special thank you mention in the credits ("look mum, I'm famous!")
Comments
Hi Lesley, I came across your video on 'Inspired by Iceland' site and decided to lend a little helping hand.
I wish you the best of luck with your project and looking forward to your finished work!
All the best!
Eva
well done Lesley for reaching the 5 hundred mark. Thank you everyone for your support xx
Good luck! We all know it'll be amazing.
I hope you manage to get over to Iceland Lesley, you have worked so hard on this project. Good Luck. Love and sneezes xx
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