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Hi everyone!
As my last semester as a student at USC I’m working on my senior thesis that’s an animated pilot for a TV series! It’s a series that’s been cultivating in my head since the 6th grade, and I’m so excited for the opportunity to bring it to life. I’ve been working non-stop on the film and have an amazing team of artists, animators, voice actors, and composers helping me to get it finished by May. I wanted to start a gofundme to raise money to properly pay my team, as they have been working so hard and my budget from my school doesn’t adequately compensate them for the amazing work they’re doing and I just don’t have all the funds to do so as I’m independently supporting myself and my younger sister as well as being a full time student with three part time jobs. Many of these artists are young and equally as broke as I am and deserve support for their amazing work. I hope to raise enough money to pay them by May 1st, 2022 so that I can pay them before the episode is released.
Your support means the world to me and would be going to help fund many amazing young artist’s careers. Thank you so much and I’m excited to show you all the pilot!
So what’s The Time Trio all about?
The Time Trio is a 6-minute comedy/drama animated pilot about a team of three teenagers with superpowers who are time travelers tasked with protecting the timeline.
In the pilot episode: The Time Trio encounters Igor, an evil clown bent on turning the timeline into his own theme park.
Who are the Time Trio?
George is a disabled 17-year-old English pirate from London during the 1700s. George grew up on the streets, and has always dreamed of becoming a pirate in a life of escape, freedom, and fun but will take any hero role he gets (don’t tell him pirates are actually the bad guys). He has superhuman strength and agility and represents the past. George is extremely naive, optimistic, curious, friendly, child-like, and just wants to have fun adventures but doesn’t realize the severity of situations.
Lilith is an 18-year-old Mexican from the southern US during the 2010s. Lilith comes from a broken household and struggles making friends in her school, but finds real family and comfort with George and William. She represents the present, and is extremely self-conscious, realistic, clumsy, but warm-hearted and kind. She struggles with her identity as a core member of the team but also with self esteem especially with her snake powers (she was bitten from an intergalactic pet snake) affecting her personal appearance.
William is a 19-year-old Pakistani from ???? years in the future. William comes from the apocalyptic future where the world is divided between the rich and the poor, and William is responsible for taking care of a group of young orphans. He is extremely protective, intelligent, vigilant, sassy, pessimistic, and mature making him the “mom” of the group. He has magical telekinetic-wizard-like powers with unknown origins, a power that he himself is afraid of and doesn’t understand.
Who is Igor?
Egroeg, or Igor, is one of the team’s many villains. He’s actually a “corrupted” version of George from another timeline but instead of being a pirate, he ended up being a wacky jester/clown from the 1700s. Igor is extremely child-like, naive, and just wants to make friends at any cost (which includes brainwashing them). He is the ultimate propeller of chaos and does things for the sake of “it was fun”. Igor has been infected with a mysterious black goo similar to the one found in Lilith’s pet snake that gave her powers, giving him his corrupted identity.
Do I get any rewards for donating to this project?
As a donor to the project you can access many tiers of rewards! Each tier of reward includes the ones before it. If you’d like these tiers, please be sure to indicate that along with your contact info in your donation (You can also send me an email with a screenshot of your donation at https://www.instagram.com/liltaxolotl).
- $10 Personally written thank you note with a doodle from me!
- $20: A digital phone wallpaper made by me. (+$10 tier)
- $30 Receive a set of stickers from the art of The Time Trio! (+$20, 10 tier)
- $40 Receive a Thank You credit in the film’s credits. (+$30, 20, 10 tier)
- $50: Receive the digital art book! It will be an artbook with early clips, animatics, unused material, VA’s full sessions, concept art, and even the exclusive unaired 15 minute original pilot animatic! (+$40, 30, 20, 10 tier)
- $70: Get a short song or background music written by James Sinigalliano. He can compose anything you need! Music for films/video games, covers or original songs. (+$50, 40, 30, 20, 10 tier)
- $80 A T-shirt of The Time Trio and Igor (design to be finalized). (+$150, 100, 70, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10 tier)
- $100 An art commission from me! Includes one character and simple background. (+$80, 70, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10 tier)
- $150: Invitation to the premiere party in Los Angeles (when Covid safe)! There will be food, mini games, and the public premiere of the pilot. And for people 21+, free themed cocktails! (+$100, 80, 70, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10 tier)
- $250 Personalized OC that will be canon in the universe, includes drawing of said character interacting with The Time Trio. (+$150, 100, 80, 70, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10 tier)
- $500 Receive a co-executive producer credit along with an exclusive Q&A with the crew and a framed original one-of-a-kind art print! (+$250, 150, 100, 80, 70, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10 tier)
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at https://www.instagram.com/liltaxolotl
You can also check out my website here: https://lupitaroa.weebly.com/
Fundraising team (2)
Maria Roa
Organizer
Los Angeles, CA
Maria Roa
Team member