Comments on: Crowd-Funding Animated Shorts http://www.cartoonbrew.com/internet-blogs/crowd-funding-animated-shorts.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:17:14 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Luci Temple http://www.cartoonbrew.com/internet-blogs/crowd-funding-animated-shorts.html/comment-page-1#comment-447551 Luci Temple Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:25:27 +0000 http://www.cartoonbrew.com/?p=20645#comment-447551 There's quite a few crowdfunding options available, whether you use a platform such as IndieGoGo, Kickstarter, Rockethub, or FeedTheMuse, or set up your own payment system - and not just on small projects. Arthur : most crowdfunding is an exchange of goods - whether it's film presales, merchandising, or membership with special benefits. Check out The Cosmonaut, My Million Dollar Movie, Biracy, Fandom, Putty Hill, and The Age of Stupid as examples (all profiled on my blog as examples). The point is, some great content would never get made if it were left up to a few conservative gatekeepers, but the fans can greenlight something by becoming involved early on. You don't have to be one of these people, but there are many people out there who do want to be part of this new movement. Me for one! There’s quite a few crowdfunding options available, whether you use a platform such as IndieGoGo, Kickstarter, Rockethub, or FeedTheMuse, or set up your own payment system – and not just on small projects.

Arthur : most crowdfunding is an exchange of goods – whether it’s film presales, merchandising, or membership with special benefits. Check out The Cosmonaut, My Million Dollar Movie, Biracy, Fandom, Putty Hill, and The Age of Stupid as examples (all profiled on my blog as examples).

The point is, some great content would never get made if it were left up to a few conservative gatekeepers, but the fans can greenlight something by becoming involved early on. You don’t have to be one of these people, but there are many people out there who do want to be part of this new movement. Me for one!

]]> By: mrscriblam http://www.cartoonbrew.com/internet-blogs/crowd-funding-animated-shorts.html/comment-page-1#comment-443025 mrscriblam Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:49:10 +0000 http://www.cartoonbrew.com/?p=20645#comment-443025 i absolutely love this idea when i start making my own short films this is how i want to fund them i absolutely love this idea

when i start making my own short films this is how i want to fund them

]]> By: Elizabeth Barrette http://www.cartoonbrew.com/internet-blogs/crowd-funding-animated-shorts.html/comment-page-1#comment-442853 Elizabeth Barrette Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:59:16 +0000 http://www.cartoonbrew.com/?p=20645#comment-442853 I'm delighted to hear that the animation field is picking up on crowdfunding. I am keenly interested in this emerging business model, and I would love to see more posts on how crowdfunding works for animation. I've seen it work for the movie "Sita Sings the Blues" (my partner and I donated to that one) and I'm looking forward to watching what happens next. Animators and other folks interested in crowdfunding are welcome to drop by the LiveJournal community Crowdfunding: http://community.livejournal.com/crowdfunding/ This is a place for writers, artists, other creative folks, and patrons of the arts to discuss favorite projects and how crowdfunding works. Voting is currently open for the Rose and Bay Awards, which honor excellence in crowdfunding projects and patrons: http://community.livejournal.com/crowdfunding/154110.html I don't think we got any animation nominees this year, but maybe some of you folks will drop by next January and give us some. I’m delighted to hear that the animation field is picking up on crowdfunding. I am keenly interested in this emerging business model, and I would love to see more posts on how crowdfunding works for animation. I’ve seen it work for the movie “Sita Sings the Blues” (my partner and I donated to that one) and I’m looking forward to watching what happens next.

Animators and other folks interested in crowdfunding are welcome to drop by the LiveJournal community Crowdfunding:
http://community.livejournal.com/crowdfunding/
This is a place for writers, artists, other creative folks, and patrons of the arts to discuss favorite projects and how crowdfunding works. Voting is currently open for the Rose and Bay Awards, which honor excellence in crowdfunding projects and patrons:
http://community.livejournal.com/crowdfunding/154110.html
I don’t think we got any animation nominees this year, but maybe some of you folks will drop by next January and give us some.

]]> By: Mike Rauch http://www.cartoonbrew.com/internet-blogs/crowd-funding-animated-shorts.html/comment-page-1#comment-442847 Mike Rauch Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:05:01 +0000 http://www.cartoonbrew.com/?p=20645#comment-442847 This is without a doubt going to be a growing trend, and is a totally legit way for indie filmmakers to get their projects off the ground. One benefit these new sites have over Paypal donations is that they offer access to a group of people interested in funding projects (much the way Etsy does for its sellers). There are several other things that make Kickstarter and the like game-changers to take notice of, but I don't have the time to go into them here You're really missing the boat if you think these are "no more than a sophisticated version of the ol’ Paypal ‘donate’ button." There are plenty of very amateur-looking projects on Kickstarter, but there also several professional artists, filmmakers, etc who are funding projects there. It's a mistake to write this off. This is without a doubt going to be a growing trend, and is a totally legit way for indie filmmakers to get their projects off the ground.

One benefit these new sites have over Paypal donations is that they offer access to a group of people interested in funding projects (much the way Etsy does for its sellers). There are several other things that make Kickstarter and the like game-changers to take notice of, but I don’t have the time to go into them here You’re really missing the boat if you think these are “no more than a sophisticated version of the ol’ Paypal ‘donate’ button.”

There are plenty of very amateur-looking projects on Kickstarter, but there also several professional artists, filmmakers, etc who are funding projects there. It’s a mistake to write this off.

]]> By: Nick A http://www.cartoonbrew.com/internet-blogs/crowd-funding-animated-shorts.html/comment-page-1#comment-442833 Nick A Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:57:01 +0000 http://www.cartoonbrew.com/?p=20645#comment-442833 I just heard that someone from the Pirate Bay has had a similar idea and named it Flattr http://flattr.com/beta/ Their take on it is that you split a nominated amount of money to people you wish to donate to each month. I just heard that someone from the Pirate Bay has had a similar idea and named it Flattr

http://flattr.com/beta/

Their take on it is that you split a nominated amount of money to people you wish to donate to each month.

]]> By: Cripplestsack http://www.cartoonbrew.com/internet-blogs/crowd-funding-animated-shorts.html/comment-page-1#comment-442810 Cripplestsack Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:17:27 +0000 http://www.cartoonbrew.com/?p=20645#comment-442810 It's funny how that dog needs to look at a screen to figure out his spacecraft is damaged. It’s funny how that dog needs to look at a screen to figure out his spacecraft is damaged.
]]> By: Niffiwan http://www.cartoonbrew.com/internet-blogs/crowd-funding-animated-shorts.html/comment-page-1#comment-442803 Niffiwan Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:23:03 +0000 http://www.cartoonbrew.com/?p=20645#comment-442803 Ok, I've made a new post about the film (click on my username to go to it), including a translation of the first part of the screenplay. Ok, I’ve made a new post about the film (click on my username to go to it), including a translation of the first part of the screenplay.
]]> By: Niffiwan http://www.cartoonbrew.com/internet-blogs/crowd-funding-animated-shorts.html/comment-page-1#comment-442798 Niffiwan Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:01:04 +0000 http://www.cartoonbrew.com/?p=20645#comment-442798 For another example, see the link that my username goes to. The wonderful director Aleksandr Bubnov has been trying to raise $70,000 to finish the second Sherlock Holmes cartoon. He's using a far more primitive method than those two websites, but still got over 300 people to promise $100 each and 61 to actually pay so far. This is without any advertising in the English-speaking world (he doesn't speak English himself, so it's difficult to make the jump. I translated the official website of the project into English a few months ago, but it hasn't been put up yet - I guess he doesn't hold much hope that the English-speaking audience will be interested). Unfortunately, the most recent post on his LiveJournal blog is rather pessimistic. His money's running out - he had to close the studio and let his team go, and only has money for the animatic and renting his apartment. He's working alone now, and his health is failing because of spending half the day working in front of the computer. And it would be a real shame if he were unable to finish it, because this guy is absolutely brilliant. For another example, see the link that my username goes to.

The wonderful director Aleksandr Bubnov has been trying to raise $70,000 to finish the second Sherlock Holmes cartoon. He’s using a far more primitive method than those two websites, but still got over 300 people to promise $100 each and 61 to actually pay so far. This is without any advertising in the English-speaking world (he doesn’t speak English himself, so it’s difficult to make the jump. I translated the official website of the project into English a few months ago, but it hasn’t been put up yet – I guess he doesn’t hold much hope that the English-speaking audience will be interested).

Unfortunately, the most recent post on his LiveJournal blog is rather pessimistic. His money’s running out – he had to close the studio and let his team go, and only has money for the animatic and renting his apartment. He’s working alone now, and his health is failing because of spending half the day working in front of the computer. And it would be a real shame if he were unable to finish it, because this guy is absolutely brilliant.

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