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Hello everyone! Ben West, here 👋🏻 As most of you know, in the fall of last year we held a crowdfunding campaign for our most ambitious project yet...The Tiny Saints Show! Bringing the joy and innocence of heaven to the young at heart has long been our mission and this new venture is one of the most powerful ways to bring that message to a bigger group of people than ever before. Thanks to your help we blew past our initial goal by 140% to raise $243,000 dollars, making this the most successful crowdfunded Catholic media project in history! We began developing and refining the concept right away and after the blur of the Christmas holiday season I am happy to chime back in with an update on the show's development and some news about what's to come. | | | | |
Production Update The writing of the pilot episode has taken shape! With an incredible team of industry professionals crafting the narrative arc of the story we've been hard at work marrying the rich theological context of the show's premise with real characters who come to encounter themes of family, heritage, faith, and prayer. The pilot script has moved into what's called a "production draft" where the only changes it will undergo from here will be to 'tighten' character moments. This gives us the ability to move into crafting what's called an "animatic" which is a sequential sketch version of the story. Think of it like a flip book that helps you plan where to invest your energy. It's in this stage that we'll make decisions about cinematography, composition, and pacing before moving into character animation. | | That's not all, though! Alongside our work on the script we've been doing extensive visual explorations (like the concept art for Intercession Station at the top of the email) that are helping us make decisions about the specific identity of the show, it's characters, and locations. I'm excited to share more of these images with you in the coming weeks and months, especially the family that the story will center around. | | Campaign Rewards A rewards fulfillment update was sent to all backers of the campaign, including those who backed at the Saintlet Bracelet level with a survey to make selections of their preferred color, size and Saintlet charms. If you did not receive the Saintlet survey but that was part of your backer level, please reach out to us at hello@tinysaints.com and we'll make sure to get it to you. Please note that all rewards without a complete survey associated will receive the default option. | | Release date During the crowdfunding campaign we had targeted a spring launch for the pilot episode. While the pilot will likely be finished in the first half of the year, it's hard to predict exactly what month we're looking at, partially because of the sheer number of moving pieces that go into making high quality animation. We're doing everything we can to gain clarity on that timeline and will keep you, our community, up to date on the show's progress. | | | | |
Ways to support This work is far from over and in every step of the journey we are sustained by the abundant grace of God and the spiritual and material support of YOU, our community. There are still a few ways that you can directly contribute to the success of the Tiny Saints Show! 1. Sharing Tiny Saints Tiny Saints are little reminders of the Love of God (which, ironically...is kind of a BIG deal). They're incredible ambassadors to those who, at every stage of their journey in faith, benefit from these Tiny reminders of love and holiness. Using and sharing Tiny Saints is at the heart of the mission of what we do. You can take up your role in spreading the joy of heaven by sharing a Tiny Saint with a friend! Your participation in that mission helps keep the organization funded and in a position where new projects and expansions like the Show are able to happen. 2. Donate While our campaign for the pilot episode has closed (and the exclusive rewards with it), you can still show your belief in the project and make an impact for this generation of tiny-saints-in-the-making (and the generation THEY will raise up) by making a donation today. If you're interested in giving at a higher level consider reaching out to hello@tinysaints.com. 3. Pray Please continue to pray for everyone working on the production, for the work itself, and for everyone who will be touched and impacted by the finished product. The journey to create this series has already been a path of spiritual blossoming, and tremendous fruit (and the first episode isn't even done yet!). The Lord is preparing something truly unique here and I am beyond excited to see it in the world accomplishing his designs. | | | | |
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