Shibuya Scramble Stories Team Explains Third Crowdfunding Round
A third funding round for the same project is unusual, and the team is treating the demo video as the answer to why the money is still short.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
The live-action adventure game Shibuya Scramble Stories is running a third crowdfunding round on CAMPFIRE, with director Jiro Ishii, cinematographer Ayumu Iino, and actor Fumihiro Kitagami explaining why. The round runs September 1 to 30 and is styled as development-participation crowdfunding. A gameplay demo video went up September 1 to show the quality the team is aiming for and to answer backers' questions about production costs and still-image quality.
Funding was moved to CAMPFIRE after a non-payment problem on the platform Ubugoe, and payments are now confirmed monthly, which is why the project is asking for support three times. The demo video was made quickly. Cinematographer Ayumu Iino, who shot 428, was given free rein on the look and texture of the stills and submitted his own treatment without prior discussion. Actor Fumihiro Kitagami, who plays Midoriko Midousuji, prepared from the script and from talks with writer Yukinori Kitajima. Kitagami said costumes matter enormously to a performance, and the outfits worn in the demo were bought ahead of the main production.
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