Studio Flimpo
CREATOR
6 months ago
Project Update: First merch batch shipped + Mandelbrot Hall Pilot production updates!
Good news everyone- the first batch of orders has been shipped!
In our last update- we said we would wait until all of our orders were packed until we sent them out- but as it turns out storing that many packages in your garage can get tricky! So, we decided to ship out the first batch of roughly ~500 orders.
If your package was in the group that was shipped, you should have received an email with your USPS tracking number! If you haven't, it most likely means we're still packing your order, and it will be shipped in the coming weeks. Otherwise, it means your order in a country that does not offer USPS package tracking. For orders within the US, packages should arrive within 2-5 business days. For international packages, it's 6-20 business days depending on distance and time withheld at customs.
From now on, we'll ship out a new batch of orders and tracking numbers every Monday until there are no more packages left to ship. If for any reason your package is returned to sender- we will contact you directly and figure out an alternative address.
And if you didn't already know, we live stream the packing process every Friday at 3 PM EST on Twitch!
(Except for this coming stream tomorrow, we'll start at Noon- I have a plane to catch!)
We chat with those watching and do bits while we pack your orders, it's a fun time!
Whether you're in the first batch or the next ones, we can't wait for your orders to finally arrive! (When they do, feel free to tag us on social media with your new swag, we can't wait to see!)
On a separate note- let's do a production update while we're here!
Overall, production is going well- but progress is slower than expected. We're getting lots of layouts, rough animation, and background designs done, but we're behind on background paint, and animation cleanup. This is by design, as animation cleanup and background paint are things we would be comfortable hiring folks to help with should we need to.
The main hurdle is that while our campaign did earn enough to make the episode ourselves (50K+), it did not reach the 100K needed to hire a larger crew than the one we already have. (We already have a producer, two composers, a sound designer, and our voice cast.) We did receive some extra funds through additional orders via your BackerKit surveys (thank you!) but they have ultimately been eaten by the recent rise in international shipping costs- leaving us back where we started (aw!!)
It's worth noting that many people have offered to work for free, or have told us to bring on interns without pay. While we are honored to have many folks offer to help out, our studio was founded in an effort to make indie animation more sustainable, and making others work for free goes against that mission. We pay all of our staff, and if we hire more we are paying them too- full stop.
That being said, we do have some exciting plans to help bridge that funding gap which you will all hear about in the very near future. (Keep an eye out on videos we make from now on...) Either way, we will continue working on this episode full time full time until it is complete. We've actually added a work day to our work week to help move things along with what we have. Not to mention 3 new videos on our socials every week for looks behind the scenes, and highlights from our packing streams!
Thank you all so much again for your patience, and we can't wait for your merch to arrive!
(Feel free to tag us with your swag @StudioFlimpo if you feel so inclined)
Flimp on,
Milo
In our last update- we said we would wait until all of our orders were packed until we sent them out- but as it turns out storing that many packages in your garage can get tricky! So, we decided to ship out the first batch of roughly ~500 orders.
If your package was in the group that was shipped, you should have received an email with your USPS tracking number! If you haven't, it most likely means we're still packing your order, and it will be shipped in the coming weeks. Otherwise, it means your order in a country that does not offer USPS package tracking. For orders within the US, packages should arrive within 2-5 business days. For international packages, it's 6-20 business days depending on distance and time withheld at customs.
From now on, we'll ship out a new batch of orders and tracking numbers every Monday until there are no more packages left to ship. If for any reason your package is returned to sender- we will contact you directly and figure out an alternative address.
And if you didn't already know, we live stream the packing process every Friday at 3 PM EST on Twitch!
(Except for this coming stream tomorrow, we'll start at Noon- I have a plane to catch!)
We chat with those watching and do bits while we pack your orders, it's a fun time!
Whether you're in the first batch or the next ones, we can't wait for your orders to finally arrive! (When they do, feel free to tag us on social media with your new swag, we can't wait to see!)
On a separate note- let's do a production update while we're here!
Overall, production is going well- but progress is slower than expected. We're getting lots of layouts, rough animation, and background designs done, but we're behind on background paint, and animation cleanup. This is by design, as animation cleanup and background paint are things we would be comfortable hiring folks to help with should we need to.
The main hurdle is that while our campaign did earn enough to make the episode ourselves (50K+), it did not reach the 100K needed to hire a larger crew than the one we already have. (We already have a producer, two composers, a sound designer, and our voice cast.) We did receive some extra funds through additional orders via your BackerKit surveys (thank you!) but they have ultimately been eaten by the recent rise in international shipping costs- leaving us back where we started (aw!!)
It's worth noting that many people have offered to work for free, or have told us to bring on interns without pay. While we are honored to have many folks offer to help out, our studio was founded in an effort to make indie animation more sustainable, and making others work for free goes against that mission. We pay all of our staff, and if we hire more we are paying them too- full stop.
That being said, we do have some exciting plans to help bridge that funding gap which you will all hear about in the very near future. (Keep an eye out on videos we make from now on...) Either way, we will continue working on this episode full time full time until it is complete. We've actually added a work day to our work week to help move things along with what we have. Not to mention 3 new videos on our socials every week for looks behind the scenes, and highlights from our packing streams!
Thank you all so much again for your patience, and we can't wait for your merch to arrive!
(Feel free to tag us with your swag @StudioFlimpo if you feel so inclined)
Flimp on,
Milo
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