Since we've announced the Discord, two new humans have joined us on our quest to make sure the robots don't fall into disrepair and the humans don't die of starvation!
Everyone give a warm welcome to Juhla and JustRenderin!
You guys make this whole thing possible.
—The Tale Foundry Team
2017-06-08 22:31:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright! We promised there were felicitations on the way, and here they are: 2017-06-06 05:44:17 +0000 UTC View Post
We are definitely feeling the love right now. A whole pack of new patrons joined us on here in the last few days, pushing us ever closer to our goals. We'd like to take a moment to thank them all by name, as all of you together are making this all possible.
Everyone give a warm welcome to:
—Julie Holochwost
—Noeladoe
—Indie Thoughts
—History Reimagined
—<...
2017-06-04 22:59:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Welp, this is pretty incredible! We began the year with something like 5k subscribers and in less than six months jumped up to 10x that number.
Thanks for all the love and support. We've got a little something on the way to celebrate. We'll try to finish it by tonight, but we're working on it alongside this month's story, so it could take a smidge...
Anyway, you guys are the best! Here's to making it half-way to our first play button!
—Benji, foundry artist/write...
2017-06-03 20:02:29 +0000 UTC View PostEveryone give a warm welcome to Arch de Angelo, Nicole Nadolski, and Colette Lyons! With your support we're *significantly* closer to our next goal, which is great, because we're very excited to achieve "SURVIVAL".
You take great care of our robots—we'll be sure to give you great content in return.
—The Tale Foundry Team
So, we recently asked our $3+ patrons to tell us whether "parasitic shadows" or "re-entering the womb" more excited their sense of morbid curiosity. They told us that it was absolutely parasitic shadows, so now we're boiling down that concept, playing with it, trying to figure out all the directions we might be able to take it.
We may end up with something a little different from shadows that are specifically parasitic, but we'll definitely do strange and uncomfortable with them....
Junji Ito doesn't necessarily scare everyone, but he certainly unsettles them. Here are three methods he uses to do it.
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Facebook ➤ 2017-05-31 20:01:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Everyone, welcome our new patrons Griphen116, DaTudd, RPGgrenade-RocketMooseX! With their addition to your ranks, we're officially going to surpass the threshold we need to stage a small mechanical coup against your kind!
Luckily we aren't those kind of robots. Thanks for the support! You guys are the best.
Next month we are planning to do another series on a mythology or folklore. We wanted you to help us decide which one we should explore.
2017-05-25 04:05:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys Suibhne just released his new video "The Animated History of Ireland" featuring your favorite storytelling robot. Feel free to check it out and also check out his awesome channel!
—Chloe, Happy Human Helper
2017-05-24 23:05:23 +0000 UTC View PostNow that our first Junji Ito video is out (much later than expected, yikes), we're officially set to begin work on this month's list:
The 4 Ways Junji Ito Horrifies Us
...that title is tentative.
As always, this video will be much shorter and much simpler in terms of production than its preceding video, and it'll showcase parts of the author's work we were unable to discuss in this month's episode. We already have an outline finished, and we're ...
Everybody welcome to the Foundry Eric Porter and Charles Curtis! They recently came to rescue us from the gulf of poverty, and for this, we thank them. Looking forward to seeing the two of you around!
2017-05-19 16:27:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Behind every story is a good character... most of the time. But what about a story whose appeal lies in its spectacle? What if we're drawn to the story to learn about the hideous monster and not to make emotional connections?
This is the kind of story Junji Ito excels at, and we think there's something to learn from him.
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Hey guys we are just finishing up the visuals and sound effects for the new video! You can expect the video to go up Tuesday or Wednesday. And THIS TIME WE MEAN IT!
In other news we want welcome Charles Curtis to the ranks of our patrons! YAY!
—Chloe, Happy Human Helper
2017-05-16 03:36:43 +0000 UTC View Post
After a little over a year, we've finally produced our first piece of merchandise! It's been a while coming, but we're pleased with the outcome. The "Keep Making Stuff Up" design comes in several different styles as well as a pullover hoodie.
Discounts will be forthcoming for our patrons as an additional reward.
Also, an aside — our first Junji Ito video is coming along nicely. Sorry for the obscene wait. It's a long and... interesting video. We'll have more sneak peeks for you s...
Making slow, steady progress on the newest video. In the mean time, we'll just let you wonder about the circumstances surrounding this sad, sad sight. Look at that poor little machine.
Also, an aside: this is the first Taleoid you'll get to know at all. It'll be interesting to see how you feel about it.
—Benji, foundry artist/writer
Everyone help us welcome to our fold one lovely human and two incredibly beautiful fleshy creatures: Dakota Rosal, The Silver Socialist, and José Riaño.
Thanks for the support! We're glad to have you around.
—Talebot
After a week of research (read: going through volumes of severely screwy horror manga), discussion, outlining, and script-writing, we're finally moving on to production for our Junji Ito series!
It's dangerous to make promises about our pipeline, but we're aiming to be done with the first of the three videos by the end of the week. Fingers crossed for that, hey?
As an aside, we're also talking about the possibility of creating our first TF merch. How would you feel about T-shir...
2017-05-01 05:24:57 +0000 UTC View PostEveryone say hi to your new people-folk comrades, Marta Osuna and Brandon Schaffer! They're lovely. Proof of concept: they joined us on Patreon this month.
Thanks for the support!
—Talebot
Once a month we update the scrolling background text for our upcoming videos to include the names of our $15 patrons.
Thank you, Sarah Schooler for your contribution!
—Chloe, Happy Human Helper
2017-04-28 22:36:42 +0000 UTC View Post
We’re now accepting submissions based on any of our series rather than just the most recent one. Check out out new guidelines here: http://TheTaleFoundry.com/contact<...
2017-04-26 14:35:14 +0000 UTC View PostEveryone welcome Mike Klingbiel, Xenorager, Sarah Schooler to the Foundry! The support you guys are showing us is unbelievable. Especially Sarah. $30 is no joke!
We'll try and make you proud with our upcoming series. And, of course, you lovely humans can expect your respective rewards to manifest at the beginning of next month (or sooner).
2017-04-25 19:16:33 +0000 UTC View PostAlright! So we're trying to figure out our video line-up for the next few months—which topics you guys will get to vote on—and we decided that it would be important to gauge what kind of content you've enjoyed the most.
Thus, we've picked out a few series that we took significantly different approaches on, and we'd like to know: which of them do you like best?
Thanks!
—Talebot
We have started our research for the upcoming series on Junji Ito!
If you have any suggestion about content you would like to see in the video, now is the time to let us know. Leave your suggestions in the comments!
—Chloe, Happy Human Helper
P.S. As of today our we have 12,166 subscribers on YouTube!!! Yay!! This momentum is crazy!
2017-04-23 20:24:35 +0000 UTC View Post
A sequel to last year's story "Devil of the Cradle," this time we follow the changeling child Lorchan as he ventures into fae territory. The question is: will he find himself, or will something else find him?...
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2017-04-21 21:35:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Before our Irish mythology short story releases tomorrow morning (at long last, sheeh), we thought it'd be a good idea to share the original. The new story is going to be Tale Foundry's first sequel, so make sure to give Devil of The Cradle one a listen if you're looking forward to the new story.
Also, thanks for being so patient. We'll be back on top of things in May for Junji Ito month. 'Till then, peace. You're all amazing.
See you tomorrow.
—B...
er... patrons, that is...
Big thanks to Lee Thayer, Stefanie Domingo, and Benjamin Talbi, who all became patrons this month! You're giving this show a real future.
—Benji, foundry writer/artist
This month (somehow) we jumped from 6,000 to 10,000 subscribers in like... two weeks. It's been pretty nutty, and the big number is definitely exciting, but the most exciting part of it has been you lot joining us on Patreon.
Thanks for going the extra mile with us. Our fan base is the ocean, and you are the wind in our sails.
This is going to be a good year.
—Talebot
Once a month we update the scrolling background text for our upcoming videos to include the names of our $15 patrons.
Since we just got our first $15 patron, we thought this would be a good time to preview where they should expect to look for their name in the background text. Here's to you, Lee Thayer! Thanks for the support!
(NOTE: the text in the actual videos will be a bit blurrier and a bit more transparent. It will also be scrolling, so each word will...
2017-04-16 00:18:42 +0000 UTC View PostToday marks a momentous occasion. Today, we welcome to the fold Lee Thayer and Korix Riylo!
Big thanks for all the support! You humans are amazing.
—Talebot