About Us
Scattered Minds Studios is a Collaborative Film-making and Production Group founded by siblings Marlena and Matthew Richardson of Martinsville, Virginia. This group was inspired and created as a way to generate interest in the local film-making industry and the dramatic arts, as well as to promote local actors and other artists as well as local businesses.
Though Scattered Minds Studios is founded by two people, it is made up of many. Everyone who invests their time and skills into Scattered Minds Studios receives compensation in many forms. Monetary compensation from projects is not always available, and so we offer an array of "incentive rewards" for our actors and other artists, whom we call "Featured Talent":
When anyone volunteers to either act in our productions or work on our crew, they are offered a special incentive for that particular project that is most often themed around that project. For example, actors and crew that worked on our "Uptown Coffee Shop" project were given the choice between handmade coffee cup earrings or a customized coffee mug. For a horror project, Featured Talent may be presented with options such as zombie themed jewelry, horror-themed apparel, or free special effects products. Not only does this reward the actor or crew member for their work, but it also promotes the artist who created the items!
Scattered Minds Studios "Featured Talent" also receive a free basic membership on our website which includes a talent profile, and also grants access to the members only Talent Hub. In the Talent Hub, artists will be able to submit updates for their profiles, view Scattered Minds Studios casting calls, and even submit online video or audio auditions!
Yet another perk of being a Scattered Minds Studio "Featured Talent" is that if a member agrees to appear on or design any of our merchandise, that artist will receive 10% of the profit off every single sale! That may not seem like a lot of money per item, but it adds up, particularly if the artists and their friends and family take part in promoting the items by sharing them on social media and perhaps even selling them directly.
To promote local businesses and boost the local economy, Scattered Minds Studios offers to create commercials at a large discount (or even for free!) and promotional materials and posts for businesses, in exchange for the ability to use the business' establishment for filming.
Eventually, we plan to open up a studio that will be operated and grown through collaboration and cooperation. We also plan to purchase a large van or bus (hopefully eventually more than one) so that members can get together and travel to various events to promote themselves, each other, and their work!
So you see, Scattered Minds Studios was created to help the community, the artists, and hopefully to introduce local talent to the world!
