Seeing a lot of revitalized chatter about IP in web3 recently.
It’s a hot topic. But how do you approach and develop a world of characters, setting it up for success, or sustainability? 🧵
We do a little stretching, a little squashing. Here's an inside look at
@claynosaurz
new rigging systems.
Depending on the moves, animators can manipulate hundreds of controls on this beauty.
#animation3d
#rigging
Today, we signed the lease for
@Claynosaurz
first studio space.
It's a special moment.
By September, we'll be able to house the team. It's time to build culture, synergy, and a space where we can ideate and create together.
Thank you web3.
This is only our beginning 🌋
A year ago, we minted out
@Claynosaurz
against so many odds. I'm still shell-shocked sometimes. A year ago, you said yes to this adventure, rallied with us and gave a few crazy artists wings. You gave us the chance; changed our lives.
What a difference a year makes.
Claynos…
The call we just finished was WILD. I've rarely been this excited. Lately studios are pitching to us & it's special to find ourselves on that side of the table
We're close to onboarding a gaming & entertainment powerhouse into their first web3 build under the Clayno hood.
Be…
Just landed back in mtl. What an incredible week at ToyFair among giants & brightest in the biz. Between meetings, seminars, RnD, I'm just excited, so inspired, and ready for this year. I also come back with a lot more wisdom🌋
Clayno co-founder
@dantheanimatr
just received an Annie Award Nomination (the oscars for animation) for his previous work on Guardians of the Galaxy 3! Big congrats to
@ferhra
as well 🥳🏆
Andrew and I don't pay ourselves any sort of real salary. Neither do other members in management. Not until it's sustainable and makes sense. It's not something startups often talk about but you see it with many success stories. We're lean, deliberate, smart, and disciplined. Our…
Many things coming in hot soon. Artifacts, Spraycans, Cosmetics & collectibles consolidation. Here's
@RicardoCavolo
's artifacts buildout (3 pieces), ready for a paint job.
I just got my FIRST Annie Award nomination! I'm so beyond stoked about this!!! gmi 🥳
(nominated for BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION - LIVE ACTION for our work on King Shark, The Suicide Squad)
Everyone knows
@solana
is fast and cheap. Move on.
At the world's biggest tech conference colorful attractive dinosaurs raised eyebrows over science papers. Let's work on understanding core marketing tactics. In an ocean of competitors doing the same thing, branding wins.
If we cross 1million on the new vid, that's a 62.5% rate of hitting million+ views on videos organically since our 8 reels.
On a young account. Those stats are telling. We're organic because we want to convert future consumers. We want a metric for "do people actually want to…
In August 2024, we do a little expanding. And before then, it'll all make sense.
We're not just here to stay.
We're here to pilot new frontiers.
That was the promise 🌋
Sit tight. What we'll pull off hasn't been done on SOL, nor ETH.
I stay pointed with my tweets and we'd rather surprise, overachieve, make waves. My tiny T-Rex arms are a bit tied at the moment, but when they're not you'll know. If this plays out right all of web3 will be proud…
Breakpoint will mark the end of a 1st INCREDIBLE year for
@Claynosaurz
.
Team has been sprinting like crazy. The week of oct 30, we'll pilot our most ambitious experiences, closing a door; leading into year 2, full of wonders for the amazing little Dinos.
We💚u
So much work and love went into this concept trailer. Yesterday's reception was incredible. Go watch the full clip on youtube, share it with friends! Thank you web3 💜
Year two Claynos starts now.
We spent 7 mo. developing and iterating these Plushies with one of the best producers in the world. This is our first official physical drop, and it's so important for the team. We had tons of obstacles thrown our way this year.
You stuck by us 🫂
Eth projects today are minting at 0.65-2 eth without flinching.
We minted at 130$ a Clayno.
With ongoing community support we've achieved so much in a few months.
We've raised eyebrows, pushed forward, surprised. This underdog story will be epic.
Walk cycles are my favorite process in developing cg creatures and getting everything to feel right. When I was tasked to supervise animation on
@AlexandreAja
's Horror flick "Crawl", we studied alligators for weeks. That's defs a perk! They're amazing beasts
I'm pretty overwhelmed today. We're getting a ton of love! We've busted our chops behind the scenes and had vindication in our plans. But it's not always easy navigating those waters.
Our FIRST year:
- premint IRL activations at breakpoint 2022, considered ahead of its time
- record shattering Artist collabs, premint, considered ahead of its time
- record breaking mint, post FTX, followed only by Madlads months later.
- one of the most successful, tech-heavy…
LFG! Congrats to
@Claynosaurz
co-founder
@dantheanimatr
for the Annie Award win!!! Dan is not as public as me, but behind the scenes keeps a huge part of the ship running. Fun fact, he originally thought up claynos for his kid. (
@ferhra
can also be seen accepting the award in…
No one's ready for what's coming. The meetings I sit in with
@AndrewsaurP
would leave many at a loss for words or out of depth. We're built for this. We're a unicorn team, and you've seen the magic we can pull off with a handicap and the community at our sides. With virtually no…
I'm proud to share a seat with
@armaniferrante
. Very proud.
We came here wanting to bring tidal shifts in ethos, set standards. We have so much work to do. But damn I'm seeing the light on the otherside
Clayno HQ progress report. Floors just got lacquered so we couldn't walk in. Conference room shell complete and walls cleared in the lobby.
We should be ready early Sept. We're here cus of you, and these little moments feel really special 🫡
Bar is so low.
We minted for similar amounts, in the bear. We hustled, broke our backs and clawed our way out of the mud to make sure the product we loved would see the light.
Turbo Bullish
I'm SO thrilled to welcome
@zaingaziani
as our new Head of Socials, whose journey includes spearheading Cool Cats' social content initiatives, and orchestrating socials & content strategies at Vayner Media as Head of Media & Community for VeeFriends.
At Cool Cats, he recently:
-…
We'll be a team that DID it. Actually. The team that minted for significantly less than all the hype one-night-stand projects against all odds. Royalties were elective at the start. The market was in shambles.
But a whole ecosystem rallied behind us and believed we could be…
This week was so important for Claynosaurz as we head into our second year. We flew all of management and production into HQ and inaugurated the office.
We worked on structure, team chemistry, strategies, and focus. We worked on tying up loose ends. Above all we worked on…
I'm really excited. Even if you don't know anything about Claynosaurz, you'd smile and want these plushies. And that was the point. They're stunning. And they're so special.
Just dropped them off to the photographer, and a mother begged me to tell her where I got them 😅
Teams matter.
The team behind
@bonk_inu
have that 'it' factor. They've got smarts, emotional intelligence, and are forward thinking. Above that, they have ethos.
I'm proud to be part of the council, voting on their initiatives, which are almost all about how to support the…
LEVERAGING CREATOR AND SOCIAL COMMUNITIES FOR IP: a really boring thread🪡
Part of my job is to research as much as I can. To observe trends and leverage new ways of doing things. That's been the thesis with Claynos. A fresher, newer, and perhaps better way to develop character…
I just got a Tiny Clay Egg with my Genesis Plushie. I wonder what’s inside. I will take care of it until it’s ready to hatch... Soon.
#SeizeTheClay
@claynosaurz
I'm so excited for you to see the Claynos finally come to life in a big way.
These are your babies as much as they are ours, and when the real content rolls out I hope the whole ecosystem feels as much pride as the team does 💚
Web3 has changed my life, and set me on a course I couldn't have imagined.
And it's only right that we'll help change web3 & do our part to advance the space in return.
Cheers to dreamers 🇬🇧🌋
The goal is not to "mass onboard". Think bigger, think smarter, think historical shifts in industries.
We aren't attempting to educate about crypto, about nfts, that's absurd. That is a natural trajectory society is heading towards; they don't need us. We don't need to educate.…
I've been blessed to take the leap into Claynos this year. It's been anything but easy, and there are obstacles thrown our way you don't, and won't ever see. There's a lot of weight we bear, as we should.
But how special this journey is.
How special it is to have been empowered…