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House of Monsters Kickstarter Budget Breakdown
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dawn Brown Aug 14. 10 Replies 0 Likes
Hey everyone, I have been asked to share our preliminary budget from the…Continue
New stopmo short on SYFY channel
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dawn Brown May 17. 2 Replies 1 Like
Hey stop motion friends,I just made a station identification spot (a bumper) for the SYFY channel and it is running on TV now. You may recognize this little guy from the first StopMo Jam a couple…Continue
House of Monsters on El Rey Network Sunday Night
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dawn Brown Sep 25, 2017. 6 Replies 1 Like
Hi guys,When we first started making House of Monsters shorts a few years ago, people asked us if the shorts were ever going to be on tv. Well, I am excited to say YES! And that day is tomorrow,…Continue
The Little Prince - beautiful stop motion!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dawn Brown Aug 8, 2016. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Hi all, I just watched The Little Prince on Netflix, and the stop motion was absolutely stunning. I wanted to give a shout out to our gracious host here, Anthony Scott for a fantastic job. I wish the…Continue
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"I know it was your behind the scenes videos that got me excited about the series. So much detail went into that village townsquare. I would have to say that those kind of videos would be part of a marketing budget since it takes time to make, edit…"
"Happy Dance!!! I like that! HA! Yeah, I really appreciate people's creative solutions to crowdfunding. It's harder than it looks, for sure. "
"Hi Adam, We put out a press release. That was a waste of $. We hit the film festival circuit. We paid for Google Advertising when it hit YouTube. Google helped us get a lot of YouTube views, and in that respect, it was worth it. I think the most…"
"Thanks, Dawn. This is all really interesting. You say you thought people wanted something tangible... I liked one Kickstarter reward which was to do a happy dance for a small donation.
Definitely a tip to check postage rates, and perhaps…"
"Thanks for sharing, Dawn. This is some really good information. I am interested in what you did to market and distribute the series after you had it funded and created. Can you share some of your experience on that end with us?"
"I don't know anything about the Neil Gaiman case, so I can't speak to that. But I do believe it is easy to get swept up in the rewards part of crowdfunding. Of course we checked shipping costs before we began production, but as if by…"
"Thanks Steve! Happy to help."
"I'm curious as to what you would do differently in hindsight. Presumably make a bigger allowance for postage costs and/or offer more virtual stuff? Any tips in that direction?
Wasn't there a famous case involving Neil Gaiman's…"
"Thanks for sharing this Dawn. I think it is a great tool as we all have to make some kind of budget and this is a great starting point as it was created by somebody with experience. Glad to see it dug up."
House of Monsters Kickstarter Budget Breakdown
Hey everyone, I have been asked to share our preliminary budget from the House of Monsters Kickstarter campaign from a few years ago. This was our early plan for how the funds would be spent. One of these days I would like to update this to reflect what we ended up spending. I can tell you, the Kickstarter rewards ended up costing 3x what we planned. International…See More
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"It is best to use the pigment designed to work with the PlatSil Gel-10 you are using. I know they are expensive, but they are designed to work together. And, a little goes a long way. One set of silicone pigments should cover your needs for a very…"
"Hi Tam, working with silicone has its unique challenges. One of the main things to consider is nothing will stick to silicone but silicone. If you try to paint your silicone piece later with acrylic or whatever, it will just rub off. It is worth it…"
"Hi Nick!
Thank you! Glad you like the character. Fortunately I did not have any problems animating the head. The helmet splits in two. The back half is permanently attached to the collar, so only the front pulls off, and is keyed to fit back into…"
"Nice character!
So I guess you would have had the same problem of animating a head inside a clear helmet as Mars Attacks. Did you remove and replace the helmet, as they did before giving up and going cgi? Or is it possibly only the front…"
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