by The_acz Tuesday 16th August 2016

Crowdfund This!: Long Gone Gulch!

When it comes to Kickstarter projects, animation is always a tricky beast to tackle. Due to high production costs and the fact that animation for a show can take anywhere from 6+ months to produce, animated projects are usually very expensive and risky. This however, doesn’t seem to be the case for Long Gone Gulch.

Created by Tara Billinger and Zach Bellissimo, Long Gone Gulch centers around the sheriffs Snag and Rawhide as they try to keep peace and order throughout the Gulch which houses many different creatures from various myths and folklore. This show has been a personal dream for the duo for a while now, and they’re not about to give up on it.

If you’re worried about the talent and money going into it because you’ve been burnt on some crowdfunding before, then don’t! As explained in their pitch video, all the money the project makes will be going into paying the always talented animators, artists, voice actors, and musicians. Zach and Tara also have a good amount of experience in the industry. Tara currently works at Disney and helps on Paul Ruddish’s awesome Mickey Mouse shorts, while Zach currently works at Warner Bros. on Teen Titans Go!, and was even a character designer for the first season of Rick and Morty!

The campaign goal for the pilot is $25,000, which is actually very reasonable for a pilot. The best part is that the kickstarter launch has been great as the project is close to 90% complete with a little around 14 days still left to go at the time of this article. If you would like to help contribute to the pilot yourself then check it out below! Also, if you’re interested in more of Zach and Tara’s work, then check out their tumblrs (including the one for the show.)