I better not see anyone saying they “support indie animation!” …and then they’re only talking about Glitch shows (TADC, Murder Drones, GLD). Glitch is indie, but it has also gained so much attention as to have a level of funding, marketing, and resources that most independent shows simply don’t. I’m not saying you shouldn’t support Glitch (genuinely, Glitch is awesome, and I wish so bad that every indie show had the level of sucess they do), but there are so so many indie shows that are going under the radar, because many people don’t look further than the youtube series that already have millions of views.
I’m not saying you’re under obligation to support every little project on youtube, but it’s just that there are so many people who genuinely want to help small teams and independent creatives, but are neglecting projects that need love. It doesn’t have to be “mainstream indie” vs “lesser-known indie” btw— let’s really not make that divide, because indie should be a space for people to support each other and we do not need to tear each other apart. My point here is that we should be supporting ALL indie; the stuff with millions of views per episode and the pilot that only has a few thousand. And if you don’t have the money for that, your support doesn’t have to be through direct funding; on my part, I simply hope to bring more attention to these shows so more people will watch and appreciate them.
Ultimately, my point is that if you really want to support indie, do so before it’s trending.
SOME LESSER-KNOWN INDIE PROJECTS (pls reblog or comment any that aren’t on this list!)
- Atlas and the Stars (Mirandamations)
- Brooklyn Broke the Universe (Studio 2kDoplr)
- Cardinal Garden (Halfy Draws)
- Dungeon Flippers (Dungeon Flippers)
- Far-Fetched (Far-Fetched)
- Ghost Club (Torriku Sotaru)
- Gods’ School: The Olympian Gods (Gods’ School : The Olympian gods)
- Monkey Wrench (MonkeyWrench)
- Port by the Sea (Georden Whitman)
- Sunnyside: Royals of Cora (Sunnyside: Royals of Cora)
- The Art of Murder (Choc Chip Animation)
- The Earth Guy (Aninamated)
