Mid-August Preview! + A few changes
Added 2021-08-19 15:20:18 +0000 UTCDear Patrons,
A bit of a deviation from the monthly posts! Reason being that I had this small scene that I've been working on, that I was really eager to share, but I already posted too much of it on social media to suffice as a full preview-of-the-month, but I still really wanted to show it in full, so you know... It's just really fun to see it all come together in the compositing!
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Anyhow, I'll forego the general updates till the September post, but I did want to inform you that I've slowly started to look into and considering a few optimizations for the Patreon page. These thoughts are a bit dry and boring, so brace yourselves!
One thing I've already implemented: patrons are now charged up front when they pledge. This is because there's recently been a few cases of people pledging to get access to the page and then cancelling the membership before the monthly charge. It's just a small thing to deter that, and it shouldn't really make too much of a difference for most people.
That does lead me into another security-themed thing though. So far, I've been extremely lucky with everybody who has pledged, but as we're getting into more final visuals and full scenes, I do think that I should start watermarking the videos that I upload, just to be safe. At some point the majority of the new episode will basically be up in chunks here on the page, and at that time it'd be a real shame for somebody to come in, pay $2 and then reupload the whole thing before I get to release it myself. I don't think that would happen, I just don't want it to be possible to happen either.
And then, finally, I'm thinking of bringing the $10 tier back?? I don't like splitting content up too much and spreading myself too thin, but I've seen some other animators making their animation files available for download, and I thought I could do the same. So, when I upload a scene preview each month, I would do a follow-up post with a TVPaint and After Effects file of one of the shots from that scene. It's real extreme niche content, so I don't expect a lot of people to be interested in it, but at the same time it's not one of those extra things that'd take much time away from the production anyhow. What do you guys think? I'm still pondering it a bit, so thoughts are welcome.
Anyhow, I'll see you all later in the September update! All the best till then,
- Sif
Comments
Absolutely, comment away! I always appreciate it, haha!
Sif
2021-08-25 19:38:26 +0000 UTCthis looks so cool woww and are we allowed to just comment and say they look cool are does it have to be something more important lol
B1uMoonGirl
2021-08-25 19:04:37 +0000 UTCHmm that's true too, I could do something like Gumroad too! Although I honestly don't mind people paying once and then cancelling, especially not if the tier is at something like $10. That's probably what I'd take for it if it was a one-time payment anyhow... With that logic, maybe I should just lower the tier price though, I'm still a pretty undecided about it all. What I like about Patreon over doing it all in one go on Gumroad though, is that I can build up the content bit by bit over time, it makes it a bit more of a manageable workload!
Sif
2021-08-25 18:41:21 +0000 UTCI think these sound like good ‘n fair updates to me! Also I see no issue with watermarking your uploads from here on; I’m here for early access and support first and foremost, a watermark or even seeing things low quality wouldn’t bother me at all. Keep going with whatever’s most comfortable for you :)
Adge
2021-08-21 18:05:15 +0000 UTCoohh shot breakdowns that sounds so exciting!! ♥️ Maybe one thing you could consider as well is sharing any of your bts files on a platform like Gumroad once the episode is out, because yes i can't lie I think most people would pay just once and then go back to the lower tier, ((I myself probably included hhh)), Gumroad would solve the issue as it's a one time payment from the start. For Patreon you would need something non-downloadable, mostly what I see others do is give access to specific livestreams, polls, tutorials, little art gifts and things like that to keep you on the higher pledge. :)
Cyne
2021-08-20 22:54:27 +0000 UTCAww thanks Cyne! It's so nice to hear your thoughts on the scene - and the animation file idea! I don't expect a lot of people can do the $10 per month, but it's nice just to have some more variety of content on the page I think... and it'll probably be the kind of thing where people pay the tier one month, download all the content and then cancel or downgrade the pledge anyhow, haha. We'll see, I guess I'll just test it out! - I really hope I'll be able to do more behind the scenes in general as we get further along too. I have this whole long list of things that I want to do around the release of the episode, but before that I'd also like to do more shot breakdowns. Those take a little while to edit though, so for now I'm just focusing on getting all the visuals done first and foremost, and then I can do more breakdowns while the sound gets underway!
Sif
2021-08-20 15:04:01 +0000 UTCooh what an amazing treat to have news and a new scene from you in the middle of the month! :) The sequence in the rain was particularly enjoyable to watch, you made it feel perfectly paced and the characters acting so authentically in these conditions is such an inspiring feat!! That said I'm absolutely in on ths 10$ tier idea for *actual animation files* omg, it's an amazing idea! ((although I will admit I can't do 10 every month but any behind the scenes I can get my hands on is worth it hhh-))
Cyne
2021-08-19 19:32:42 +0000 UTC
