Under the Dog - Kickstarter
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Buff_Daddy_Dizzle
The True Buff Bizzle
Hi all, I stumbled across this yesterday and thought it was pretty cool. I didn't see any mention of it here on Fakku, so I figured I'd go ahead and give anyone who might be interested a heads up.
It looks like they're trying to fund a single 24min episode that will be used to pitch a possible trilogy of movies or more OVAs.
Reddit AMA
It only has 3 days left, but are getting close to their whopping 590k goal. It seems a bit pricey to me, but I really like the idea of supporting something that might spark some motivation for new creativity in the anime industry......that, and I liked the trailer, lol.
Under the Dog website
Under the Dog Kickstarter
Reddit AMA - Producer Hiroaki Yura
If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, I highly recommend checking out the Reddit AMA and the Kickstarter page. And if you REALLY like the idea, try supporting it if you can :)
It looks like they're trying to fund a single 24min episode that will be used to pitch a possible trilogy of movies or more OVAs.
Reddit AMA
It only has 3 days left, but are getting close to their whopping 590k goal. It seems a bit pricey to me, but I really like the idea of supporting something that might spark some motivation for new creativity in the anime industry......that, and I liked the trailer, lol.
Under the Dog website
Under the Dog Kickstarter
Reddit AMA - Producer Hiroaki Yura
If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, I highly recommend checking out the Reddit AMA and the Kickstarter page. And if you REALLY like the idea, try supporting it if you can :)
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From what I observed, the high price tag is the thing most people are turned off by. I also think that 590k is just way above the need for the prodcution of a single episode (yes, the set stretch goal is only for a single episode). If I know my numbers correctly - which I might not - production costs for a single 24 minute anime episode average out on about 150k to 200k, so even if you double the budget for that to spice up your animation, how do you justify the remaining nearly 200k?
I think that, and the fact that you won't even get a BD unless you pay 100$, is where most potential backers are put off by, and I really can't blame them. Because it's just an awful lot of money not everyone can just throw into something to speculative.
The idea itself is great but I think they just set their bar a bit too high.
I think that, and the fact that you won't even get a BD unless you pay 100$, is where most potential backers are put off by, and I really can't blame them. Because it's just an awful lot of money not everyone can just throw into something to speculative.
The idea itself is great but I think they just set their bar a bit too high.
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TheJ4cK wrote...
From what I observed, the high price tag is the thing most people are turned off by. I also think that 590k is just way above the need for the prodcution of a single episode (yes, the set stretch goal is only for a single episode). If I know my numbers correctly - which I might not - production costs for a single 24 minute anime episode average out on about 150k to 200k, so even if you double the budget for that to spice up your animation, how do you justify the remaining nearly 200k?Read the whole thing. They explained why everything costs 580k
Now, while percentages are good, perhaps what is not as apparent are the actual costs of things given the $580,000 budget we are going for with this KS.
$580,000 - Total - Broken down as follows:
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$232,000 - 40% - Animation Production - This is the budget for the actual design, direction, and animation of said 24 mins. Note the project will actually cost closer to $350,000.
$174,000 - 30% - Backer Rewards - Budget for reward production, warehousing, shipping, etc.
$87,000 - 15% - Pre-Production - Money we would like to recoup from investing our own funds in the trailer (of which we have actually spent in excess of $100,000)
$29,000 - 5% - Operational Costs - Budget for operational costs such as daily staff, web hosting, paying bills, etc.
$29,000 - 5% - KS fees - KS levies fees for all KS campaigns. They need to make their money too
$29,000 - 5% - Amazon Credit Card fees - The fees from Amazon Payments
$580,000 - Total - Broken down as follows:
--------------------------------------------------------------
$232,000 - 40% - Animation Production - This is the budget for the actual design, direction, and animation of said 24 mins. Note the project will actually cost closer to $350,000.
$174,000 - 30% - Backer Rewards - Budget for reward production, warehousing, shipping, etc.
$87,000 - 15% - Pre-Production - Money we would like to recoup from investing our own funds in the trailer (of which we have actually spent in excess of $100,000)
$29,000 - 5% - Operational Costs - Budget for operational costs such as daily staff, web hosting, paying bills, etc.
$29,000 - 5% - KS fees - KS levies fees for all KS campaigns. They need to make their money too
$29,000 - 5% - Amazon Credit Card fees - The fees from Amazon Payments
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[youtube]http://youtu.be/-2lVi-SeIx0.*?[/youtube]
Yep, well Under Dog looks like flashy-boom-bang for now but I'll keep tabs on it for the heat it's drawn.
Yep, well Under Dog looks like flashy-boom-bang for now but I'll keep tabs on it for the heat it's drawn.
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Buff_Daddy_Dizzle
The True Buff Bizzle
Neat, it met its goal......wait, now I'm out 25 bucks...
Well, they've got their shot now, so let's see what they can do :)
No joke, this is how I actually found out about the kickstarter, lol.
Well, they've got their shot now, so let's see what they can do :)
WideEyedMan wrote...
[youtube]http://youtu.be/-2lVi-SeIx0.*?[/youtube]No joke, this is how I actually found out about the kickstarter, lol.