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Crypto artist Emily Yang, known as online PPLPLEASR, has not abandoned his plans to produce blockchain-managed film.
Her streaming and crowdfunding startup Shibuya – Which raised $ 6.9 million back in 2022 and counted the A16Z and variant funds among its investors – launched this week.
Shibuya is hosting five pilots as part of his “season one” and will eventually let the audience decide if they want to fund the projects that are with Fiat currency donations that go to filmmakers completely (and the supporters get refunds if the target amount is not reached).
While Shibuya’s site has not mentioned Crypto, it is in the process of connecting blockchain rail and facilities, a spokesperson told me in an email. Base chain of coinbase Sponsored Season a launch event.
Yang said, “We created Shibuya to disrupt the traditional studio system and put back power in the hands of creators and fans.” “With the launch of season one, we are inviting bold, original work and fans to decide what comes next.”
Back in 2022, Shibuya released an animated short, white rabbit as a proof-of-concept for the stage. It raised $ 1.2 million in less than 30 minutes. Yang too sold The “manufacturer pass” for ear that year is the cost of ETH of $ 14,000 to $ 19,600 with NFTS.
Question: Are such successes possible even after three years, now the NFT bubble of that era has been popped and Hollywood has moved forward, with filming in Los Angeles Historical climb,
Some shorts of Shibuya for funding are animated, while other are live action, with six to 27 minutes per episode with runtimes.
Ultrasound from director Julian Lamadrid is about a punk rock band in NYC. Each episode will be a shot (in Hollywood, called “Honor”). Honors have been trending recently (such as adolescents on Netflix), and the election is also understood here.
Diaboli, a dreadful medieval animated series about devilish, religion and family, is about seven minutes long and feels like a video game with dramatic, dark beauty and great voice acting. It is like a Netflix’s love, death and an episode of robots, and also a good clock for fans of Castravania.
Don’t forget about me from Elle Mills, there is a story about teenage brothers and sisters that meet your favorite childhood character, while the funny thing about losing socks from Ben Cristians is that the dryer has another dimension journey to recover the lost socks in the dryer – but there is a turn.
Last but at least, there is a “satirical anime mini series” with a spiritual 100 comic charm from director Jordan Cooper. In this, a broken boy is involved in a TV competition, where a total of 100 people compete in a reality show which will determine who is the most spiritual.
This is a large mixture of talent – we have to circle back to see which funded funds are.
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