Venicium of My Circulation- Chapter 2 Page 10
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so theres like this super underground indie cartoon youve probably never heard of it /s
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One month on; The future of Monkey wrench as a fully animated indie series.
It’s been exactly one month since Ep 3 of Monkey was released to the public, and as the ever want to be as transparent as possible with indie production it’s time we sat down and had a very important discussion on the future of the series…
So, as we said above, one month has passed from the public release of episode 3, and everything hinges on how well it does.
Below are the metrics for it on Youtube;
Our hope was to have ep 3 hit 500k in two weeks. After 31 days we’re still under 470k views, ad rev as you can see is pitiful and engagement has evaporated. Maybe we set our hopes a little too high?
It’s not all doom and gloom though, this is the first ep to get this many views in this amount of time. Our patreon support has grown by 1/3 after the ep came out and our Scratch & Scritch plushies did ok, see images below;
So as of now, we have enough money for voices, sound and music for episode 4. Voice recording begins next week and I hope to start the animatic for the ep sometime after.
As for the animation portion of production… things are looking a little tricky.
As you should know, animation, especially frame by frame stuff like we do, it’s obscenely time intensive and expensive. For ep 3 we had a rough animation rate of $20.83 per 1 second of animation and the same for clean up with very minimal edits and redos.
Seeing the recent animation pay discourse has honestly shaken us up pretty bad, we had no idea how pitiful our pay had been compared to other indies and we in no way want to exploit anyone for their work on the series.
With both Ash and I putting everything we had saved in Eps 1, 2 and 3 and seeing how below average they’ve all performed and with how little we can afford to pay our animators, on top of burning myself out horrifically doing 3 eps in a row, we’ve sadly had to come to the conclusion that full animation for this series is no longer financially possible at our current support level.
That does not mean we’re stopping production, however.
There are two possible routes we can take;
Route 1; Animatic hybrid.
Over the past week and a half I managed to solo out 5 minutes and 15 seconds of animatic keyframe animation for our recently released outtakes video.
At our current support level I can do the animatic keyframe route for most of the mundane stuff in an ep, and then go into full animation for the ‘good bits’, that way we can pay our animators an actual decent wage. Over time if our support grows we can return to full animation.
Route 2: Kickstart ep 4 for $100k
We have thought about doing a kickstarter type thing to get the $100,000 we’d need for the animation portion of the ep. We want to pay our animators properly for their time and skill and this would be the best route to go if we want to have ep 4 fully animated.
However with our current viewership and engagement with eps 1, 2 and 3 I’m not sure we could hit a goal of $100,000 in the 30 days we need.
Is it a risk worth taking?
What would we do for rewards?
Physical rewards would take money away from animation production and things like animated rewards would take time away from myself working on the ep.
That’s pretty much where my mind has been at the past few days. I’d love to hear your input and thoughts on how you would like us to proceed.
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Ena doodle
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XIATION - VOID
After waking up in a colourful world without his memories, a jester must learn of his family's troubled past and confront his maker.
XIATION is an ethereal based alternate reality outside of our own.
GENERAL DISCLAIMER: XIATION and REVERIE PEAK may occasionally contain mature themes mostly intended for older audiences as well as material that may be disturbing.
Discretion advised.
(VOID) MAIN CHARACTERS UNDER CUT
HAPPY (THE FOOL) - (HE/HIM)
Our protagonist and jester in question!
Despite the occasional terrors, he remains a cheerful explorer.
With a tendency to see the bright side in everything, he can often be blinded by the active horrors of everything around him.
SPRITE - (IT/SHE)
Don't let the simple appearance fool you, this bowl is entirely sentient and capable of feeling. . . !
Adoptive sibling to Happy as well as Numen's assistant.
"How can I assist you?" ^ ^
NUMEN - (HE/HIM)
oɿbʞodl b'xʞm Ƨ
He'll do anything to keep playing the game of life his own way.
Happy's father. (He rather loathes his son.)
In the planning phase he was going for a ringmaster, though the fact that his life is cruel a joke translates well with his more clown-like appearance.
VINCA - (SHE/HER)
The love of Numen's life, and Happy's mother.
She always overcooked the food and Numen always undercooked it.
While it was a beautiful dynamic in it's own way, the fact that neither of them could cook should've been her cue to run away to save the both of them trouble from the start.
"He turned the divorce papers into an origami crane.
I didn't know he could do origami, then again I didn't know he was sick in the head either."
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Mothman is a musical genius /j
He has so many talents guys look at him GO!!!!
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352 icons of ragatha from the amazing digital circus pilot. Like or reblog if using icons. Download: here.
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Tyneen from Monkey Wrench by @monkey-wrench-zeurel! I love her design.
Please go and check Monkey Wrench out, it's so good so far. You can find the channel here.
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So finally looked into the "Amazing Digital Circus" thing.
I quite like it. It's a type of "I don't know what the fuck is happening" type energy I enjoy.
BUT, the thing that's drawing my attention the most... is actually a head-cannon I saw someone had (that I love and have integrated into my own thoughts) and a ship the community has created.
Namely the head-cannon that Pomni is a trans-woman and the Ragatha Pomni ship.............................
no this has nothing to do with me myself being a bi trans woman myself who wishes I could create a digital body that is cute and fem............ok maybe it does a little
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Bo ☆彡
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ms paint gangle
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Monkey Wrench Ep 4 Patreon update - Introducing Disco head
This Fridays update focuses on our boy Disco head~
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I didn’t share my list of Indie animation series did i?
Already Released:
Helluva Boss:
By Vivziepop
A story about an assassin group called I.M.P based in hell and their general adventures in the industry. Spinoff to Helluva Boss which has recently been released on Amazon Prime.
26th Nov 2019 - Ongoing
Link: https://youtu.be/OlahNrlcgS4
(Warning: There have been many controversies with the creator, Vivianne Medrano, Proceed with caution)
Lackadaisy:
By Tracey J Butler
Based in the prohibition era where alcahol is illegal, new owner, Missie deals with owning a business after her husband dies tragically.
Based off the ongoing Comic: https://lackadaisy.com/comic.php?comicid=1
30th March 2023 - Ongoing
Link: https://youtu.be/vffu6FG4YP4
Murder Drones:
By Liam Vickers
Set on a post-apocalyptic exoplanet, worker drones struggle to survive by hiding from rogue robots called Murder Drones.
30th Oct 2021 - ongoing
Link: https://youtu.be/mImFz8mkaHo
The Amazing Digital Circus:
By Gooseworx
This series follows a clown girl named Pomni and an array of cute characters as they’re trapped in a digital hellscape and want to leave.
14th October 2023 - Ongoing
Link: https://youtu.be/HwAPLk_sQ3w?si=Qy2BKu2ux44-b4tl
Metal Family:
By Alina Kolavela
Follows the everyday lives of a unique and unordinary family as they try to work their way through life.
Russian, has an English Dub
Russian: https://youtu.be/dPQMBNPJmQQ
13th Sep 2018 - ongoing
English: https://youtu.be/CAgWbpB83qU
26th Feb 2021 - ongoing
(Note: I believe because of the Ukraine war this series is on hiatus)
My Student Spirit:
By leena kilevaya
This story follows two college students, one dead, and one that died briefly but was revived and can now see his ghost roommate.
Russian, has an English Dub
Russian: https://youtu.be/XlV_z0sZnEA
13th March 2020 - ongoing
English: https://youtu.be/gKQtFqA9Tvc
25th May 2022 - ongoing
(Note: I believe because of the Ukraine war this series is on hiatus)
My Pride:
By Tribbleofdoom
Follows a disabled lionness as she struggles with life in a pride, and later realises she’s destined for something greater than being nothing.
17th Feb 2021 - Ongoing (currently on hiatus)
Links: https://youtu.be/MpiLfcHTGNg
(Warning: There have been controversies with the creator, Tribble, and the team that has made it. Proceed with caution)
Hugos Mind Palace:
By Alistair Boubli
Follows the three main characters, Hugo, Sam and George, as they did miscellaneous jobs to keep their weird artifact shop afloat.
23rd April 2023 - Ongoing
Links: https://youtu.be/T8ov902FWLE
(Personal note: The pilot is already so fun, if the series continues I hope it gets way more attention)
Atlas and the Stars:
By Mirandamations
Follows the story of a human and an alien trying to make their way back home after mysteriously getting tossed across universes.
30 December 2023 - Ongoing
Links: https://twitter.com/AATSseries, https://youtu.be/DSV7P5Nib2k?si=X9tcSHo5PqZbfg22
(Personal note: The animation and Character designs are outstanding, there’s only one episode at the moment but it’s so worth the watch)
Got any series or animations you know by Independent artists? Feel free to message me so i can add them to my list
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Mischief is afoot!
Rosetta Sun & Stars coming atcha!
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