THE LEGEND OF JOAN OF ARC – KICKSTARTER FOR POST-PRODUCTION NOW LIVE!! CLICK HERE
REWARDS:
CONTRIBUTE $1 OR MORE
MERCI BEAUCOUP EMAIL AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
A “Merci Beaucoup” email from the director and crew at Classics in Miniature® and an acknowledgement on the company’s website.
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LIMITED EDITION POSTCARD
Receive a physical limited edition postcard from ”The Legend of Joan of Arc” with the original Jeanne d’Arc signature.
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CONTRIBUTE $15 OR MORE
SET OF ”PEEPER” PUPPET EYES
Recreate the harrowing scenes of ”The Legend of Joan of Arc” with a set of your very own Peeper Eyes, that go on your hand and instantly create a puppet!
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CONTRIBUTE $30 OR MORE
THE LEGEND OF JOAN OF ARC HD DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
Receive a high-definition digital download of the completed film ”The Legend of Joan of Arc.”
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THE LEGEND OF JOAN OF ARC DVD/BLURAY
Receive a DVD or Bluray copy of the completed film ”The Legend of Joan of Arc.”
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LIMITED EDITION POSTER
Receive a physical limited edition poster of ”The Legend of Joan of Arc.”
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CONTRIBUTE $100 OR MORE
CLASSICS IN MINIATURE® TRILOGY DOWNLOAD
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CONTRIBUTE $150 OR MORE
PAIR OF ANGEL CITY CHORALE TICKETS
Two (2) tickets to attend the heavenly Angel City Chorale (https://angelcitychorale.org/) concert event in Los Angeles on June 3rd or 4th, 2017 or for the Christmas concert in December.
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CONTRIBUTE $215 OR MORE
PERSONALIZED EMPOWERING WORDS FROM JOAN
Give your girl, boy, loved one – or yourself – the gift of a personalized 30-sec video pep talk by Joan of Arc* atop her trusted steed and in full battle-armor! Filmed specifically for the recipient. Great for Mother’s Day!
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*voice actor TBD.
CONTRIBUTE $500 OR MORE
HEARING VOICES
You can voice a puppet in the final cut of the film!
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CONTRIBUTE $600 OR MORE
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER CREDIT
Receive an official Associate Producer credit on The Legend of Joan of Arc.
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CONTRIBUTE $700 OR MORE
PERSONAL PUPPET WORKSHOP
A personal 3-hour puppet workshop by Master Puppeteer Steven Ritz-Barr for up to 4 people*. You and your friends will learn how to build your own simple string puppets and record a small puppet film.
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*to take place in Los Angeles area or online.
CONTRIBUTE $800 OR MORE
SCREENING AND LECTURE DEMO
A 2-hour presentation by Master Puppeteer Steven Ritz-Barr followed by a Q&A session at your organization*.
PLUS ALL PREVIOUS PERKS EXCEPT THE WORKSHOP.
*transportation outside Los Angeles not included. TBD 2017- 2018.
DONATE $5,000 OR MORE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Receive an official Executive Producer credit.
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
After receiving a B.A. in Education and Theatre from Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, Steven Ritz-Barr learned Puppetry Arts from the Master Jean-Loup Temporal in Paris, while at the same time studying several years at L’Ecole Jacques LeCoq’s school for movement, mime and theatre. During his 10 years in France he was introduced to film and video through a Jim Henson Workshop, and worked on the popular French television show, Les Guignols de L’Info, and with Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie Poulain, Alien: Ressurection) on several commercial projects.
In the USA, he puppeteered on Tim Burton’s Batman Returns (1992), Barry Sonnenfeld’s Men in Black (1997), Jeunet’s Aliens: Resurrection (1997) , Team America: World Police (2004) for Matt Stone and Trey Parker, Muppets Tonight, and a host of other films, television shows, and commercials with puppets.
He performed over a 1000 of his own live shows for children, with his traditional Punch-style puppet show, The Gift. He earned a grant from the Henson Foundation for An Evening With Edgar Poe (35 LA performances – 5 Universities); and created Native Dreams, a shadow show with Native American tales for family audiences in 2005 (45 performances in Los Angeles area).
In 2007, Ritz-Barr created Classics in Miniature®, a film production company devoted to creating live-action puppet films based on classic literature. Faust, based on Goethe’s version, was released in 2008, Don Quixote followed in 2010 along with 4 other shorts. The films have received numerous awards and commendations including 2 UNIMA Excellence Awards.
He frequently tours universities and administers workshops to art schools around the world – having just returned from teaching an intensive puppetry course in Tunis, Tunisia – and also teaches part-time in the Animation Department of the UCLA School of Film, Theater and Television.
A married father of two, Steven also enjoys singing; he has been apart of the Angel City Chorale of Los Angeles for 20 years. This large choir of over 150 people has performed concerts in Carnegie Hall in 2014.
