“Mystery Science Theater 3000,” a film project that revived the original show, ended their campaign with $5.76 million and Netflix picking up the series.Įntertainment other than film also follow this trend. “The Legends of Vox Machina” isn’t the only entertainment based project smashing records through crowdfunding. Now, what does this film project tell us about the future of entertainment? During the first half of their regular stream after a week-long hiatus, the community raised $400,000 to ensure they would get that 10 episode series they wanted.Īs of April 9, the project stands at $9,199,756 with 66,634 backers and nine days left. On April 4, the community heeded the call. However, funding all 10 would take $8.8 million. The first two episodes would follow the original arc for the special, with the last eight following an arc in their original campaign. Dungeon master and cast member Matthew Mercer added that they hoped they’d “hit it by the end of the campaign.”Īfter reworking their plan for the campaign, they changed the project from a four-part special, to a complete 10 episode season. “The target was $750,000, but that was because we thought we might hit it,” Travis Willingham, Critical Role CEO and cast member, stated in their eighth Kickstarter update on March 7. By 5 p.m., the community smashed through the original stretch-goals, giving the project $3 million. The Kickstarter launched March 4, and within 40 minutes, the community gave them $1 million. In order to “ stay true to our beloved characters and tell the stories (their fans) want to see, ” they decided to turn to their fans (a.k.a Critters) to make it a possibility. However, they soon changed their strategy after finding little to no success with these studios and networks. This was the initial goal Critical Role, a Dungeons and Dragons web series with an all-star cast of well-known voice actors in the video game and animated world, set in their Kickstarter campaign in order to fund a 22 minute animated special entitled “The Legends of Vox Machina.”Īs stated on the project’s Kickstarter page, the team initially pitched the special to traditional media studios. How much does it cost to fund an animated series? Well, according to “The Legends of Vox Machina Kickstarter is LIVE!” it takes $750,000 to make just one 22 minute episode.
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