Panda Media
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₦500,000.00
My funding goal -
₦4,000.00
Funds Raised -
0
Days to go
My name is Michael Okolie Chiegosigom Melchizedek, and my stage name is PANDA.
I’m an indie filmmaker and a media entrepreneur, an award-winning on-air personality, and the founder of an award-winning brand called Panda Media. I’m a lover of entertainment in general.
I have a strong affection for change, hence my specialization in advocacy filmmaking. My journey in the creative industry started when I was in primary school, which eventually made me the head boy. However, it became clearer to me that I wanted to become an entertainer when I would act in various church dramas, making my audience laugh and keeping them entertained.
Nollywood was one of my biggest inspirations while growing up and I had a soft spot for them. Sometimes I imagined myself acting and tried to play certain characters or mimic them. I was very limited in my creativity because my parents were very strict disciplinarians and were more interested in my academic pursuits. My talents remained largely unexplored at the time.
I started off as a radio presenter in Covenant university (HEBRON FM) where I was in charge of the sports program. Subsequently, I became very active in the theatre group and began to discover other hidden talents. In the course of that discovery, I met some talented individuals who also pushed me to do more.
In 2017, I founded Panda Media Entertainment, my own entertainment company and in 2019 we shot our very first short film titled The Convict .
About The Project
My project is a limited series on rape and abortion titled “DUMEBI.” It is a web series on sex for grades 5-8.
I intend to use the funds to purchase production equipment, which costs about 1.5 million naira.
The equipment is:
- Camera
- Lapel mics
- Boya Wm8 Pro K1 wireless lapel (3), 95,000
- 4ch sound mixer
- Azden FMX-42 Professional Portable Audio Mixer, 300,000
- Sound recorder
- Zoom H6 Handy Recorder: 270,000
- Camera Slider
- Carbon fiber slider: 95,000
- Gimbal/Steadicam
- ZHIYUN tech-crane 3S gimbal: 235,000
- Fresnel lights(3)
- LED Fresnel lights (1000W–90,000)
- Softbox (2)
- RALENO Softbox Photography Lighting Kit, 20″ x 28″ (41,000)
- LED lights (3)
- GVH LED lights: 85,000
- Video lights (2)
- Pro Video Cam Light: 30,000
- C stands (3)
- Heavy-duty C-stand: 55,000
These pieces of equipment will improve the quality of films and, in the long run, generate good returns on investment. With available funds, more top-notch quality movies will be produced, as will investments in publicity for this series.