KickStart This! : The Sludge Brothers- Episode 2
Way back in the mists of time (well... 2024) we covered the KickStarter for the indie pilot The Sludge Brothers. Following the success of that campaign, creator Payton Finney, aka PFINNEY has returned to crowdfunding to help him make The Sludge Brothers Episode 2: The Greasy Goiter.
Following the success of the original campaign, Finney was able to hire a team of talented animators and artists to complete the 11-minute pilot episode. It followed titular brothers Dick and Pickle as they worked on the city's sewer system. In the second episode, the siblings visit the bar and grill The Greasy Goiter for a plumbing job. Things quickly go south for the pair, while Pickle tries to win back the affections of Dill,
Finney says he wrote and storyboarded episode 2 quite a while ago but now finally has time to move it into production. The purpose of the Kickstarter is to raise the funds to hire some talented artists to help produce the episode. The episode has a wider scope and tells more of a story than the pilot. It will be double the run-time at 23 minutes.
The episode will see the return of main characters Dick, Pickle and Dill, and will introduce new characters such as Gary Goiterman, Tess Tickle and Edith. Talented voice performers are attached for each of the new roles.
The project seeks a base goal of $15,000. "While this isn't enough to hire artists for everything, it'll cover costs for the things I definitely need help with." The campaign has stretch goals set at $30,000 and $50,000, which would enable them to hire more animators and/or pay existing animators and artists more.
Finney has already completed pre-production, which includes scripts, storyboards, character designs, animatics and voice acting.
Rewards start at $1 for "a bite of Pickle's egg salad sandwich" (a thank you from PFINNEY), $5.00 for behind the scenes updates and $10.00 for access to the animatic and a PDF of all the art created during production. $15.00 will get you a digital download of the completed episode. At the pricier side, $100 will net you an original piece of character artwork, $250 will see you added as a background character, and $2,500 will get you the position of "executive producer rat".
The project is seeking a minimum of $15,000 by Friday, May 8. It's an all-or-nothing campaign, so if will only be funded if it reaches its goal.
To help make it happen for the Sludge Brothers: Episode 2, visit the campaign page now.
