There are hundreds, if not thousands of people living in LA for years now, trying to get any one of their movie scripts produced. If you have ever talked to anyone who’s spent a good deal of time trying to do the same, they can tell you that it is a nearly impossible hill to climb. It becomes less about the quality of material, and more about how much money has been raised and what names are already attached. The problem is unless you are already connected, the chance of you raising money on an unproven IP (Intellectual Property), or getting an A-list actor or director to read your scripts are zero. So, that’s where you have to be creative.

At the advice of a respected colleague, I decided to have one of my screenplays turned into a graphic novel. It is entitled APOCALYPSE and is a story about eight desolate strangers who hold up in a farm house after the Rapture, and must now work together in order to defend themselves against the approaching armies of the Four Horsemen.

It is a somewhat common practice in Hollywood, to turn a screenplay into a graphic novel just to provide a built-in audience for the film, but never before at an independent level like this. With audiences LOOMING for characters and content within a specific “world,” I began developing prequel stories for the Apocalypse characters so we could explore their lives either just before or just after the Rapture happens.

The screenplay is currently being adapted and drawn, but production has slowed due to the need for more money to finish the first book and also get it to print. Any funds raised beyond what is needed for this book will go straight into creating a second graphic novel currently being written. You can watch a short film that was created around that character here: www.youtube.com

If this crowd-funding campaign proves to be beneficial, I plan on developing an entire series of books within this world. The ultimate goal, is to then have these books turned into feature length films. An anthology of films that focuses more on character and story and less on the special effects and over-sized budgets all major studio films within their given “universe” spend.

Ryan McCoy is a writer/producer and director in Los Angeles. If you would like more information on this topic, or would like to schedule an interview with Ryan, please don’t hesitate to call Ryan at:310-455-2402/425-750-2339 or email him at: rynoryder@hotmail.com

Contact: Ryan McCoy
Phone: 310-455-2402
Cell: 425-750-2339
Email: rynoryder@hotmail.com