Okay then, at what point does an "indie" studio stop being "indie"?Where is the line drawn? What does being "indie" even mean? And does it even matter?
When they work with a publisher or distributor
>>153065986This
>>153065986>>153067065That's a slippery slope because doesn't youtube count as working with a distributor? They can just post on there independently but to avoid complications and having content get fucked over by ai management they need to have a rep from the company they can contact to sort issues out. Plus it's not wrong for indie creators to find partners to help them get their work into customer's hands. This definition is much too aggressive against indie being the work of only a small group of people without any help.I don't think you have a set point where it stops being indie, it's more of an impression people get. A lot of metrics can influence where they stand but most of them would be impossible to place a hard threshold on: profits, name recognition, work output. All of these certainly feel like good places to set limits but it would also punish them for just being good at what they do.The only metric I can think of that you can fairly say "no indie studio should have this" is being a publicly traded entity. If they have stock options then they're not indie.
What is an isn't indie is actually very simple and you should be able to tell if you're not a massive retard.
>>153065970For me it comes down to funding. Indy for me, means you get all your money from crowdfunding or out of your own personal pocket. Not from a big corporation footing the bill and stepping on what you want your creation to be.,
>>153065986What about "indie" publishers like Slave Labor Graphics?
>>153065970GLITCH production is not indie. They are too big to even be called one anymore. GLITCH even got a small loan of a million dollars from the Australian government. To say that they're indie is insulting to actual indie animation teams who are struggling to fund their first episode and don't have government backup.https://glitch-productions-team.fandom.com/wiki/Screen_Australia.
>>153065970I feel like if you’re getting budget and support from some big company then it’s not indie. Like Hazbin Hotel would not be considered indie because it’s backed by A24, which while not being owned by the other really big studios is still a pretty large company, and Amazon. While Helluva Boss could still be called indie because it’s still a smaller team and funded independently.
>>153065970>>153067291this again?
>>153065970I domt know but I do know that there is no realistic way that the current indie scene can sustain itself. Another anon mentioned it in a different thread but the expectations of indie animation are far too high thanks to every recently unemployed industry veteran joining the ranks.Anon also mentioned that these expectations are contradictory. People want good animation and writing, 30 min episodes, all for free while the animators should go work real jobs and just animate on the side.This is a house of cards waiting to collapse. They can't rely on Kickstarter forever. Internet animation should have never left the flash hobbyist realm
My favorite e-celeb is indie
>>153067619Too bad the mainstream animation industry is dead barring the occasional disney sequel or legacy show reboot
>>153067200Literally anyone can upload a video to YouTube, so unless the site directly sponsors you, it doesn't count.
>>153067200Historically, "indie" has been near synonymous with "underground", "underrated", "underfunded", "obscure" etc. so when something indie becomes popular it doesn't match the connotation. Indie is generally supposed to imply that the creators are not heavily influenced by networks and HR commanding them what to say, because they're self-published. There's meant to be an authenticity in it that consumers dont normally find in something non-indie.
>>153065970>at what point does an "indie" studio stop being "indie"? When they're no longer independently funded.
>>153068609So you’re basically saying the minute something hits the mainstream, it can no longer be correctly quantified as “indie” because it’s no longer niche?Genuinely asking btw.
