kickstarter?

Hello all! I've seen more and more kickstarter projects come by lately, it seems like this method of funding is an increasingly popular thing. I really LOVE this concept, because of the opportunities it gives people who can't find funding elsewhere and the way people can participate in the creation of different kinds of projects. As someone who basically has her entire art career online and thinks sharing the things I do is absolutely crucial to my progress, I see the growth of kickstarter projects as a really positive development!

I was thinking that this could be an option for the funding of the Trichrome series (if you have no clue what I'm talking about, check out trichrome.loish.net/ ) which I am going to start making in September (I already have research/outlines/scripts for the movies). I am very excited to make these but the problem has always been that I had to put the Trichrome work aside for freelance work quite often, since you know, I need to pay the rent and all! If I get some solid funding, I can basically focus on Trichrome 100% and give it top priority. And given the ideas/artwork I've come up with so far, I'm really excited for that time to come. I just can't wait to make these movies!! And I think kickstarter could be a good option considering that I am not looking to make much profit off of these animated shorts, I really just want to get them done and share them with the world. Most of the money would go to paying my sound designer/composer and 3D effects animator, as well as some PR (making/printing DVD's, posters, maybe an artbook with concept art for the films, promotional stuff basically).

Anyway, kickstarter funding for Trichrome is an idea I've been playing around with, but I honestly haven't done very much research into the idea just yet. I'm mainly just thining about what my options are at this moment. I wanted to ask you guys what your experiences have been with kickstarter so far? Have you ever donated to a project, and what did you get in return for that? Was it worthwhile? Have you ever used it to collect funding for your own projects? What are your feelings on the overall concept, and do you think that using this platform to fund the production of two animated shorts is a good idea? I'd love to hear your input, ideas, advice etc!

commission status:

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