ProposalsProposal 121
ProposalsProposal 121
Nouns! An Animated Pilot
Defeated
For
27
Against
99
Abstain
8
Quorum: 39
Proposed by
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PPT Studios is asking for $500K (~Ξ320 at the time of 07/28/22) to make one 11-minute episode of Nouns! An Animated Series. This show would be CC0.
We propose to create a pilot for Nouns! An Animated Series.
Nouns! An Animated Pilot is a 2D tradigital animated 11-minute episode as seen in the Prop 70 (CC0 Pitchbook). The show is an animated comedy following the surreal adventures of best friends balancing the desire for mature adulthood and their reluctance to grow up.
1) Script and Casting (weeks 1-6) $150K
-1st milestone Deliver Script Tk01 Draft (End of Week 3)
2) Animatic (weeks 4-11) $200K
-2nd milestone Deliver Storyboards (End of Week 9)
3) Final Animation (weeks 10-16) $150K
We are targeting the schedule for ~16 weeks. However, we may need some flexiblity and increase the time it takes to deliver the pilot to ensure we can put out the best product possible.
If we start at the beginning of August, we can deliver before the year end.
This phase would last for four-six weeks.
During this phase we would work on the outline, script, script revisions and cast the episode.
Start Date: 08/01/22
Starting week 4, we would begin Phase 2.
This phase would last seven weeks.
During this phase, we will thumbnail, and storyboard, refine character designs, and backgrounds, create digital puppets and record scratch tracks and audio.
Start Date: 08/22/22
Starting week 10, we would begin Phase 3.
This phase is where the actual animation begins, with compositing, editing, and putting the final touches on everything.
Start Date: 10/03/22
~Ξ320 or ($500K USD) to fund the creation of Nouns! An Animated Pilot.
The ETH will be immediately converted to USDC to ensure we have funding to cover production costs.
MULTISIG
The proposed budget + Ξ1 to cover gas fees will be released in ETH to a 3 of 4 multisig with signers JoelCares, ToadyHawk, Benbodhi and thepencil.eth. The ETH will be immediately converted to USDC, and everything in excess of the original budget, minus 1 ETH to cover gas for the life of the multisig, will be returned to the DAO. If, due to high volatility, insufficient ETH is available to cover the proposed budget, a second proposal will top up the multisig at a later date.
Multisig address:
0x3D2268fa80B76448A8b33d554A3E972f5d8d5534
*Phases to be funded at the commencement of each phase. Note that these are guidelines only and that a final determination will be made in collaboration with the person-place-thing-escrow multisig.
The funds will go to pay for the following:
STAFF
Software Licenses
Software to be used includes, but is not limited to:
Sam and Jason will make themselves available for Q&A in the Nouns Discord and on a Nouners call if needed.
Q: Why is this single episode $500K when the six episodes before came out to ~$333K each?
A: When amortizing costs across multiple episodes of a season, the overall cost per episode decreases. Artists' short-term freelance rates are higher than longer-term employment rates. There are also discounts on software subscriptions for longer-term commitments.
In developing Nouns! An Animated Series, the mission of Person Place Thing Studios is to share, inspire, and empower people around the globe through CC0 storytelling.
As paid professionals in the animation space, we aim to modernize the animation studio and pipeline by no longer requiring industry talent to be tethered to an antiquated studio system, a specific geographic location, or a traditional network distribution model.
We plan to hire best-in-class artists and designers, make broadcast-quality Nounish content at an accelerated pace, and proliferate Nouns to a worldwide audience via the internet.
Nouns! An Animated Series draws from similar humor and animation quality as The Regular Show and Adventure Time. We want to create shows that make us laugh! Our cast of characters are goofballs! They escalate simple situations into ridiculous adventures that are filled with unpredictable twists and turns. They rarely solve their problems but always end with a laugh!
Sam Ellis:
Sam Ellis (Person) makes comics, cartoons, and games (Things) although he has also helped create a few people as well. He has worked for a myriad of comic publishers, animation, and game studios in a variety of positions from LA to Atlanta (Places). Some of his past projects have been: Archer, Adventure Time, Bravest Warriors, The Awesomes, Frisky Dingo, Catbug, and more.
Jason Shwartz:
Jason Shwartz is an Emmy-nominated Director with extensive experience in broadcast television production and direction. He has directed broadcast shows for Netflix, [adultswim], Comedy Central, Hulu, 20th Century Fox, SyFy, AppleTV, IFC, FX, and Disney. He has produced original animated content for social games with companies including Disney Interactive, Marvel, ESPN, and Garfield.
Jason has worked on popular television shows including Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Wolfboy and the Everything Factory, Squidbillies, The Masked Singer, Paradise Police Department, Lazor Wulf, The Awesomes, and more!
Previous accomplishments in the proliferation of Nouns:
Below are attached parts of the pitchbook from Prop 70, we thought rather than attaching all the pages we would just attach a few.
*The outlines, character bios, and their designs will be further developed if funded.
PPT Studios is asking for $500K (~Ξ320 at the time of 07/28/22) to make one 11-minute episode of Nouns! An Animated Series. This show would be CC0.
We propose to create a pilot for Nouns! An Animated Series.
Nouns! An Animated Pilot is a 2D tradigital animated 11-minute episode as seen in the Prop 70 (CC0 Pitchbook). The show is an animated comedy following the surreal adventures of best friends balancing the desire for mature adulthood and their reluctance to grow up.
1) Script and Casting (weeks 1-6) $150K
-1st milestone Deliver Script Tk01 Draft (End of Week 3)
2) Animatic (weeks 4-11) $200K
-2nd milestone Deliver Storyboards (End of Week 9)
3) Final Animation (weeks 10-16) $150K
We are targeting the schedule for ~16 weeks. However, we may need some flexiblity and increase the time it takes to deliver the pilot to ensure we can put out the best product possible.
If we start at the beginning of August, we can deliver before the year end.
This phase would last for four-six weeks.
During this phase we would work on the outline, script, script revisions and cast the episode.
Start Date: 08/01/22
Starting week 4, we would begin Phase 2.
This phase would last seven weeks.
During this phase, we will thumbnail, and storyboard, refine character designs, and backgrounds, create digital puppets and record scratch tracks and audio.
Start Date: 08/22/22
Starting week 10, we would begin Phase 3.
This phase is where the actual animation begins, with compositing, editing, and putting the final touches on everything.
Start Date: 10/03/22
~Ξ320 or ($500K USD) to fund the creation of Nouns! An Animated Pilot.
The ETH will be immediately converted to USDC to ensure we have funding to cover production costs.
MULTISIG
The proposed budget + Ξ1 to cover gas fees will be released in ETH to a 3 of 4 multisig with signers JoelCares, ToadyHawk, Benbodhi and thepencil.eth. The ETH will be immediately converted to USDC, and everything in excess of the original budget, minus 1 ETH to cover gas for the life of the multisig, will be returned to the DAO. If, due to high volatility, insufficient ETH is available to cover the proposed budget, a second proposal will top up the multisig at a later date.
Multisig address:
0x3D2268fa80B76448A8b33d554A3E972f5d8d5534
*Phases to be funded at the commencement of each phase. Note that these are guidelines only and that a final determination will be made in collaboration with the person-place-thing-escrow multisig.
The funds will go to pay for the following:
STAFF
Software Licenses
Software to be used includes, but is not limited to:
Sam and Jason will make themselves available for Q&A in the Nouns Discord and on a Nouners call if needed.
Q: Why is this single episode $500K when the six episodes before came out to ~$333K each?
A: When amortizing costs across multiple episodes of a season, the overall cost per episode decreases. Artists' short-term freelance rates are higher than longer-term employment rates. There are also discounts on software subscriptions for longer-term commitments.
In developing Nouns! An Animated Series, the mission of Person Place Thing Studios is to share, inspire, and empower people around the globe through CC0 storytelling.
As paid professionals in the animation space, we aim to modernize the animation studio and pipeline by no longer requiring industry talent to be tethered to an antiquated studio system, a specific geographic location, or a traditional network distribution model.
We plan to hire best-in-class artists and designers, make broadcast-quality Nounish content at an accelerated pace, and proliferate Nouns to a worldwide audience via the internet.
Nouns! An Animated Series draws from similar humor and animation quality as The Regular Show and Adventure Time. We want to create shows that make us laugh! Our cast of characters are goofballs! They escalate simple situations into ridiculous adventures that are filled with unpredictable twists and turns. They rarely solve their problems but always end with a laugh!
Sam Ellis:
Sam Ellis (Person) makes comics, cartoons, and games (Things) although he has also helped create a few people as well. He has worked for a myriad of comic publishers, animation, and game studios in a variety of positions from LA to Atlanta (Places). Some of his past projects have been: Archer, Adventure Time, Bravest Warriors, The Awesomes, Frisky Dingo, Catbug, and more.
Jason Shwartz:
Jason Shwartz is an Emmy-nominated Director with extensive experience in broadcast television production and direction. He has directed broadcast shows for Netflix, [adultswim], Comedy Central, Hulu, 20th Century Fox, SyFy, AppleTV, IFC, FX, and Disney. He has produced original animated content for social games with companies including Disney Interactive, Marvel, ESPN, and Garfield.
Jason has worked on popular television shows including Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Wolfboy and the Everything Factory, Squidbillies, The Masked Singer, Paradise Police Department, Lazor Wulf, The Awesomes, and more!
Previous accomplishments in the proliferation of Nouns:
Below are attached parts of the pitchbook from Prop 70, we thought rather than attaching all the pages we would just attach a few.
*The outlines, character bios, and their designs will be further developed if funded.