Dan Hartley, a former video assist operator for the Harry Potter films, has launched a Kickstarter to fund a film project he is working on. But it isn’t just any film project, he’s aiming to create the world’s first crowd-sourced feature film script. for foll information visit the Kickstarter campaign page.

BAFTA nominated – and Yorkshire bred – filmmaker Dan Hartley is following up on his critically acclaimed debut feature, Lad: A Yorkshire Story, with a brand new film – and is offering the people of Yorkshire the chance to get involved.

Dan is launching a KickStarter campaign, #WeAreTheFilm’, to raise part of the budget required to shoot the film. Going live on Tuesday 24^th November and offering a range of perks, beginning at £1 and rising up to £2,000, the campaign enables members of the public to pledge their support and have a say on what film is made.

What makes the campaign unique is that contributors have the opportunity to become a virtual film crew, and are invited to a series of industry workshops that will give a unique insight into the filmmaking process and lead to continued involvement in the development of the film from script to screen.

Divided up into different roles, from editing to directing, the virtual film crew will be able to input their opinions and ideas which will influence the final film made. Other perks offer the opportunity for participants to get their hands on limited edition merchandise and to attend a number of gala events and screenings

Dan Hartley said: “We’re looking to turn the traditional filmmaking process on its head by involving the audience from the outset. As such we’re looking to enlist the input of cinemagoers to create a film that they are passionately engaged with and we’ll be using workshops to give our contributors the opportunity to learn about the filmmaking process.”

His previous film, ‘Lad: A Yorkshire Story’ was critically acclaimed, screened at international film festivals around the world and reached No.5 in the iTunes independent film chart. Dan has vast experience in the film industry having worked as a video co-ordinator on films including the Harry Potter series, Clash of the Titans 2, The Bourne Ultimatum and Maleficent.

He’s currently working on the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, but he’s under strict instructions to give nothing away. In an interview with the Yorkshire Post, he discusses his time on the Potter films.

“It acted as a very long film school,” he says of the experience. “I never went to film school so I learned on the job. A series of guys kept getting fired, which meant that I went from a trainee to managing a department on a huge film not really knowing what I was doing.”

“As an independent film maker, you haven’t got any money, backing or studios behind you,” says Hartley. “That could be incredibly negative, but if you turn it around it can be a huge positive.

“We will ask people which element they would like to get involved in – directing, camerawork, acting or editing – and then hold classes on each of them. We’re looking for somewhere between 500 and 2,000 contributors. Obviously we can’t have them all on set with us, but there will be consultation throughout.”

“I just like the idea that we are doing something new and something with technology that we couldn’t have done a few years ago,” he says. “It’s exciting, we want to be pioneers.”

Thanks to Multitude Media for sending over the information!