Best wishes for animation production

YUKI Studio.

When Gu Xue heard from Misawa Guang that the amount of crowdfunding had reached 400,000 in three hours, she seemed to have collapsed, leaned back in her chair, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Gu Xue pretended to be calm, she was actually quite panicked...

It would be really embarrassing if we couldn’t raise the funds...

Two hundred thousand dollars...

Although the Earth originally set a quota of 150,000 for the TRIGGER crowdfunding of "Little Witch Academia", TRIGGER was formed by people from the otaku club after all, including Hiroyuki Imaishi, Masahiko Otsuka, Yoshinari Yao, etc. There are a lot of big names whose popularity is dozens of blocks away from Gu Xue, and YUKI Studio is simply incomparable.

And she also raised the amount by $50,000...

Don't underestimate this two hundred thousand dollars.

That's a lot.

The Earth's Animation Future Project only spent 38 million yen for the animation company to make one episode of OVA animation, which is only 350,000 U.S. dollars, or 2.4 million Huaya coins.

38 million yen, because it is a plan to cultivate new talents, and it is a theater-level budget.

Among them, the key painting part has the largest budget.

Money spent on storyboarding: 800,000 yen

Character design money: 800,000 yen

The contract fee for six months of supervision, supervision, and four months of supervision and assistance includes guidance materials: 2.4 million yen + 2.4 million yen + 1.6 million yen

Original painting: 20,000 yen per card, based on 380 cards, the total budget is 7.6 million yen

Animation inspection: 750,000 yen

Animation: 600 yen per piece, the limit is 11,000 yen, totaling 6.6 million yen

Reserve fund for painting: 450,000 yen

The total is 23.4 million yen, which is approximately equivalent to 1.5 million yuan, 220,000 US dollars...

And the process after painting and the salary of other personnel.

Production management, producer, production execution, coloring, background, photography, sound (including voice actors), music, editing.

A total budget of 14 million yen.

The budget for the entire animation future project is 38 million yen.

Although the exchange rate is different, prices are different, and there are certain minor differences in various aspects, Gu Xue's current location, the future animation projects she participates in, and the budget given to Snakehead Animation Production Company by the association are roughly the same.

Of course, this is just the cost of production.

But it’s really a lot.

If it were an ordinary TV animation, there wouldn't be so many.

For ordinary TV animation, the total production cost for the same length of time may only be about 10 to 15 million yen.

Therefore, two hundred thousand US dollars is not low. In theory, it is enough to make an ordinary TV animation episode.

Don’t underestimate the power of words like ‘industry maturity’ and ‘assembly line’.

Although Gu Xue’s crowdfunding plan is to make a theatrical version, it definitely cannot be calculated according to the TV animation. It must be calculated according to the budget of the animation’s future planning. In addition, with the increase in the duration of the theatrical version, two hundred thousand US dollars is indeed far from enough. It must be at least close to Millions of dollars, five to six million Huaya coins.

But this does not mean that she cannot find other companies to invest.

The purpose of crowdfunding is to gain a certain voice and let others trust YUKI Studio.

Not to mention……

Gu Xue actually had a crazy idea.

If $200,000 is raised, no one invests.

That……

I draw the storyboards myself, I draw the characters myself, I am the supervisor, I am responsible for half or even more of the original painting, I can draw a part of the middle part myself, I don’t need a salary, I spend most of my money on the cutting edge.

Raised 200,000 US dollars, used some of it myself, and forced the project to start...

Then I didn’t find a publisher.

Play on the web.

Just treat it as half a personal animation.

At the same time, I give practice to people in the studio.

Released five years later...

Anyway, during the crowdfunding, Gu Xue specifically asked Misawa not to mention the release date...

As long as the construction period is long enough.

There's nothing that can't be done.

Otherwise, how do you think independent animators like Makoto Shinkai make independent animations?

The early "Voice of the Stars" was created by myself...

Well, but... if we really do this, YUKI Studio animation will probably go bankrupt after finishing it. Apart from cultivating a lot of people and leaving behind a theatrical animation, there will be no benefits at all.

Gu Xue was just thinking about it.

Just when Gu Xue was lost in thought.

"Four hundred thousand!" Misawa was still muttering excitedly.

Gu Xue slowly recovered from the relieved state and whispered: "Calm down and wipe the shit from the corner of your mouth..."

Misawa's face darkened: "Can you speak?"

"Okay, let's get ready." Gu Xue glanced at the storyboard next to the workbench and smiled, "I will inform everyone tomorrow and hold a meeting. The promotional animation for our studio is expected to be delayed. We have There is more urgent work to be done.”

"It's really time to prepare." Misawa Hiroshi didn't care whether he was shit or not, and smiled brightly, "It's 400,000 yuan in three hours. I really don't believe that it can't attract investment, even if YUKI Studio has just been established."

A newly established studio has the opportunity to produce theatrical animation.

It's really an exciting and joyful thing.

It is also a rare opportunity.

You know, when ordinary animation studios are first established, as long as there is no wealthy investment dad behind them, most of them can only accept outsourcing and advertising to gain experience.

Now YUKI Studio can make a theatrical version to gain experience, and the starting point is ridiculously high.

"correct."

Gu Xue looked at Misawa, thought for a while, and suddenly asked: "Do you think... we have a chance to raise one million US dollars..."

Gu Xue remembers that when Earth TRIGGER was crowdfunding, it seemed that it took five hours to reach 150,000 US dollars, and raised more than 600,000 US dollars in one month. However, YUKI Studio's crowdfunding campaign was even better than them, with 400,000 US dollars in three hours. ,So……

She has a bold idea.

Misawa also vaguely guessed what Gu Xue was thinking, and said in surprise: "No way, you want the studio to independently finance...? It's impossible, we have no experience at all, not to mention that one million US dollars may be just right. It’s just enough for the production fee, and the money needs to be spent on other aspects..."

"The theatrical version will be about fifty minutes long, and I will also be responsible for part of the drawing. I will draw and be responsible for the storyboarding, character design, and production supervision, and..."

Gu Xue picked up the pencil on the workbench and turned it around.

"We tried our best to cross the river and finally made the animation. Don't you think it's exciting?"

Gu Xue's eyes were bright. She didn't look like a jerk at this time, but rather like...

Misawa Hiro: "..."

very scary.

Seeing his expression, Gu Xue didn't get a response for a long time. After thinking about it, she realized that her idea was too bold. She leaned back on her chair again and sighed: "Forget it... What I originally thought was, with our With the current capabilities of the studio, it will definitely be difficult to make a theatrical animation. The original painting part will be more or less outsourced, and the art part will definitely be outsourced, not to mention other things. After finding investors, this will definitely happen."

"I actually...want to do it slowly, extend the construction period a little, and train some people in the studio. It's best if the original painting and art background can be completed in the studio to lay a solid foundation...But I seem to be thinking too brightly. .”

Misawa smiled bitterly and said: "It's too scary! If you do this, although the foundation has been laid, the studio will completely rely on you subconsciously in the future. Without you, we may not even be able to make animations... It might as well be Find an investor, arrange a reasonable construction period, and complete the animation, so as not to delay the training of new people. Although the effect is not good, it is a bit bad."

Gu Xue was stunned and murmured:

"Are you dependent..."

Sorry, sorry, sorry, so water but it is necessary, and I didn’t have time to check.