ABSTRACT
In an ideal world, the landscape of funding would be so evergreen as to be able to provide animated film makers with a list of relevant organizations, schemes, and networks to reach out to for financial support of their independent work. One example of an independent project that became a different beast over time through its changing funding circumstances would be the series of StoryCorps films produced by brothers Mike and Tim Rauch. As the funding circumstances evolved over time, so did StoryCorps’ creative vision and input, incrementally shifting further away from Rauch Bros.’ Despite the lo-fi approach to its predecessor, the time restraints on the development and production of Story from South America ultimately outweighed the benefits of the additional funding and manpower available for it. As Adam Elliot and Brian Rosen persevered with the pursuit of feature film funding, the writing incrementally etched itself onto the wall as the proposed budget would continually diminish.
