About

REVISED:

What is this?

This is going to be a documentary on one of the most influential people in Starcraft and one of the nicest competitors in eSports. The length is TBD but will likely be between around 40 minutes given the amount of content being filmed. The goal will be to get an inside look at how Aleksey Krupnyk came to be "White-Ra," how he lives his life in Ukraine on a day-to-day basis, what training is like for him, the stresses of traveling cross-continental for tournaments, how he affords to do all this as an independent player, how his family has supported him, and what being a professional Starcraft 2 gamer truly means to him.This is intended to be a very well-developed, contrived film of a documentary style that will hopefully reach you, as a viewer on a personal level.

How will you do this?

All stops will be pulled. I will be traveling to Ukraine to interview White-Ra and his family and to see what a typical day looks like for him. From Ukraine I will be traveling with him to Dreamhack, documenting everything along the way as well as the lead-up to, and conclusion of, his tournament matches. In addition, I will be making an attempt to solicit some guest interviews from big-name casters about White-Ra and what he really means to the eSports community.

Are you qualified?

I am a 25 year-old, full-time professional photographer; I make a living with my camera(s). I will be shooting this on pro-level DSLR's and prime lenses which will give a quality and depth to the film that you simply cannot get from even pro-level video-only cameras. What's the money for?

-Travel costs; This will be the biggest expense by far

-Production costs; I shoot and produce most content on my own and will do so for most of this film but will need to hire people to help with graphic and web design.

-Equipment costs; Most of the equipment I need, such as cameras, lenses, lights, etc., I already own (about $15k worth). However, there are a few pieces of gear (and some upgrades) I feel will really make this film excel.

-Kickbacks; these are important to account for. If 200 people donate enough to earn a T-shirt, for example, that's 200 T-shirts that need to be printed and shipped. Same goes for the other kickbacks.

-Fees; Kickstarter and Amazon (their money processor) take nearly 10% in fees.

Thank you for visiting this page and to those of you who choose to back the cause. This cannot be possible without your support. If this is a success, I will make more documentaries on other SC2 players in the future.

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