— This is real and as crazy as it seems. We’re fundraising for Episodes 1 and 2 (or The Pilot) of So Far Bound. The funding goal covers at least the production of those episodes, plus allows for the purchase of select gear for the series, which allows for greater flexibility in making further episodes. Funds raised now will also go toward continuing to build campaigns and structures for a full season. For any questions or insights, please reach out to studiotar@icloud.com.

ENTER TO WIN A TRIP!

— Our best idea to show appreciation was to give back some of the contributions through a trip raffle. If the first, funding level (The Pilot) is reached, we’ll hold a random drawing for a $10,000 prize. To enter, just drop an email during checkout. If the goal is reached, we’ll hold a random drawing with the emails submitted for the $10,000 prize. We’ll contact the winner at their given email and, in the spirit of the series, we hope you’ll use the prize toward some awesome travel!

FUNDING goals

Season 1 — “Discovery”

  • Pilot (Episodes 01-02)

  • Block A (Episodes 01-04) *

  • Block B (Episodes 05-08)

  • Interlude I

  • Block C (Episodes 09-12)

  • Block D (Episodes 13-16)

  • Specials (Devika & Gustavo)

— As currently outlined, the season is divided into blocks of four episodes, each with a general theme. (See the section below for summaries of the different blocks which make up the first season). Our primary funding goal is to produce at least the first four episodes, or Block A, which sets up the series. The stretch goals would be to keep going through the first season. If the first funding goal (The Pilot) is met, we’d move on to the next block and then the next.

Season 1 fundraising.

The Pilot (Episodes 01-02) / $650,000

— The series pilot is two-parts. We introduce the ensemble and immerse in the new world, all while the characters await word on their troubled flight and when it will take off again.

Block A (Episode 03-04)

— Next, we’d try to finish the first block. In the days after the plane makes its emergency landing, the characters form cliques and, while in waiting, each is drawn out into exploring the setting in some way. Meanwhile their hotel is in disarray behind the scenes and the city itself is about to have a meaningful event.

Block B (Episodes 05-08)

— The next episodes take place a few weeks after the characters decided, or had it decided for them, to stay longer. This is a time of greater exploration and a bit of carelessness. The group is in “holiday” mode, further bonded by the events prior and further boosted by having come out on the other side of it all.

Interlude I

— Built into the story are “interludes” in between the ends and beginnings of larger parts or themes in the story. The interludes would recur each season at midpoint and feature the characters taking a trip outside of the setting. It can tie into the main story in some ways, but mostly, it’ll just be a self-contained tradition.

Block C (Episodes 09-12)

— Back to the setting and the fever dream / honeymoon period is coming to an end. Now, we’ve got to address some practical concerns. If they’re really going to stay longer, what of the characters’ strings back home? And what of the more logistical, lifestyle and, uh, legal concerns of living more permanently abroad?

Block D (Episodes 13-16)

— It’s been almost a year and the characters now stand as makeshift citizens in their new world. The Wild Horse (hotel) is central to their lives and the city continues to shift around them. They’ve become incredibly tied to this place and to each other and by the end, it’s time to drop the “makeshift” label and really try to build something.

Summer Specials (Devika & Gustavo)

— A stretch idea to focus on one character in their hometown and see them outside of the group and setting dynamic. Regular episodes wouldn’t feature flashbacks or deviate much from the group and the world at hand, so these specials could be a cool, little window into where the characters are from. They would air at a different time in the year.