>>85118493-All I'm looking for out of a crowdfunded cartoon is a unique example of creative expression that can't be normally seen in today's animation scene. Good animation and plotting would be nice, but I'm happy so long as it's something different.
-There's been quite a few crowdfunded cartoon projects, but I've seen a lot of them rely on IndieGoGo. Stuff like The Pig Farmer and LINE, namely one-off animated shorts that are produced as a proof-of-concept. There's also stuff like Little Witch Academia 2 and Otaku no Video, which often boil down to Blu-Ray preorders of anime stuff.
A basic list of other notable (as in not totally Newgrounds level) animation kickstarters off the top of Kickstarter: LASTMAN, The Nine Lives of Claw, and Cannon Busters (controversial as it may be).
-People covered the failures of Bee and Puppycat and overambition, so I'll just tack on my personal opinion: if an animation kickstarter's funds don't mesh with the final product, then it's ultimately a failure. If a $250,000 has obvious rigging and less-than-smooth animation, I'm going to wonder where all that money went. See Mighty No. 9, on an animated pilot's scale.
-Successful animation crowdfunding projects generally have something to show for them. The quality of the product may be questionable occasionally (B+P), but there's generally something to show for the crowdfunding effort. Nobody's filmed themselves burning the merch from a cartoon Kickstarter, at least not yet.
-Failed crowdfunding efforts have some experience to show for it, so they ought to know the score. Be up front about their previous failed project, explain what you'll be doing differently for the next project, and keep in touch with the backers regarding status updates. Once communication is lost, backers get antsy.
