Your Pitch Could Support The Stan Lee Foundation
TLDR: If your entry to The Film Fund pitches anything about a new superhero story, 50% of the proceeds from your entry will be donated to The Stan Lee Foundation to promote literacy and the arts. We’re putting out a call. A call to create new superheroes.
If you’ve been on the internet at all today, you know that comic book savant and epic film producer Stan Lee passed away at the impressive age of 95. Stan, your creations and hilarious cameos made the world a better place. From long, praising Instagram posts by Kevin Smith to the legacy of original storytelling you’ve left us, you will be missed.
But unlike all of the other posts on the internet today, we’re not going to feature a list of his best movies. Or give you a biography that you could easily find on Wikipedia. I’m interested in what his passing means for the future of cinema. And at the bottom of this post, I show you how you can help with this future.
Unfortunately, superhero movies have fallen in quality in recent years, with the majority of them becoming the bane of auteur-inspired filmmakers everywhere (no pun intended). It’s been six years since Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. And while highly anticipated, Shyamalan’s Glass isn’t due out until 2019. Sixteen years occurred between Unbreakable and Split. Three years will have occurred between Split and Glass. Eight years since Watchmen.
Sure, there’s Kick-Ass and the Deadpool franchise, but to be honest, everything else either gets lost in the slush (did anyone actually see Ant-man and the Wasp?) or is just laughingly terrible, like Suicide Squad.
Superhero movies have become the sad joke of the multiplex. They can’t stand on their own, either. Try to watch the latest Avengers movie without having seen all of the other Marvel movies. Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will hate this article, but for those who take filmmaking and storytelling seriously, it cannot be denied that their most recent releases have been formulaic and stale. Cheap jokes and flat characters supported by glitzy CGI. These are not groundbreaking complaints.
None of this is to diss Stan Lee. To create a compelling character is difficult in itself, and to create an entire multi-faceted universe is astounding. But recently, this universe has suffered without Stan Lee’s direct influence. The suits have gotten in the way.
Where are the indie superheroes?
I think Stan Lee’s passing will remind us what great creators can do in their prime. With the increase in accessibility to animation technology like Blender as well as countless tutorials on YouTube and No Film School, creating special effects for a low-budget film has never been easier. In fact, the subtler effects are on a budget, the better.
We’re putting out a call. A call to create new superheroes. To stop recycling Stan Lee’s genius.
So, if your entry to The Film Fund pitches anything about a new superhero story, 50% of the proceeds from your entry will be donated to The Stan Lee Foundation to promote literacy and the arts.
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Is it possible for a 16 year old to pitch an idea
Hey there,
Technically according our Official Rules you must be 18 years or older to enter. :/ But you can still read our blog and subscribe to our emails for filmmaking and producing tips!
Ok I understand ,guess Imma have to wait for 2 more years
Can you at least here it out and give me pointers on what I missed out
Please
So my pitch is about a film called
“BurnPage”
It’s about a young adult Ryan Page who was raised by a single mother ever since his father died 14th years ago and is now 24 . He’s a former S.W.A.T team member who let go of his badge after his mother died in the hospital. Ryan travels to Japan with his little sister to find their grandfather whom they never knew nothing of to find out the truth about his late father ,and ends up discovering more then they had wished for .He finds out that he has supernatural powers ,and the person who murdered his father was his father’s cousin Izuri Katana the most powerful man in Japan ,and now Ryan is out for vengeance but in order to find Izuri he had to take down Izuri’s 7 most trusted and loyal King Pins of Japan who are mostly Japanese ,But as he had thought he was finally about to find his uncle ,Ryan runs into his Two cousins Niya and Shiro , Izuri’s kids ,who are almost the same age as him, and eventually finds out that they also have supernatural powers.