Hi OP,
My name is David Pinter, I am the Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Business Development here at D'ART Shtajio.
I stumbled upon this post while doing my internet rounds to promote the company from our most recent press article. I have to say, first, I am shocked. Shocked that the amount of lies and misinformation a person could fabricate, even exists. I handle all acquisitions of projects and have never heard of yours but feel it necessary to dispose of the misinformation you've decided to spread because of the amount of emails I've received with people being under false pretenses. Our brand, our image, and our integrity is of the utmost importance to me, and it's unnerving to find this thread.
First,
The contract is different for each project. As for my agreement, I pay 78% of the total cost for the project, which is $2,146. I pay half of that upfront then the other half once the series is finished. By what I've heard from other customers, is that they also do payment plans.
But the cost of the project depends on the genre of the story. Since my story is Dark/Romance the cost was closer to the cheap side. So I'm assuming action series are more expensive.
All of our projects are very CAREFULLY evaluated on a case-by-case basis and our pricing, from a professional standpoint, is never to be disclosed as per the mutual NDA we would have sent you, if, in fact, we were working together.
Secondly, the average price of a 22-minute episode of animation here in Japan is upwards of $350,000, (please note: Upwards)
The rest of what you wrote is so absurdly ridiculous, that I can't even begin to comprehend where or how you've come up with it. We do not offer payment plans, we're not a car-loan office. We do not send progress reports 1-2 times a week. We are not bonded by contract. We do not supply actors, we are an animation studio. Cost is NOT determined by genre.
To everyone reading, or following this thread, I apologize for the blunt language, but these things are to be taken very seriously. We are a company, we are not a work of fiction and when misinformation spreads, this hurts our brand, and our image and ultimately it sets a bad precedent for anyone wishing to contact us in the future.
Sincerely,
David Pinter
