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THE CREATORS LOUNGE

Crew calls from shows on the slate, the real numbers behind a stage budget, and the way to start your own show on here. Open to everyone. You don't have to back anything to be in the room.

Open crew calls

Posted by the shows, hired by the shows

Every role here is open to anyone. Backing a show gives no hiring advantage, and shows post what they're paying up front. We don't take a cut of hiring.

Background painter Sample Petey & Jas · Stage 1 Remote · contract · ~6 weeks · Painted Neverland environments over approved layouts: coastline, jungle interior, night ocean. Storybook-meets-anime finish. Portfolio with painted environments required. See the stage this role is part of → 2D character animator Sample Petey & Jas · Stage 1 Remote · contract · per-shot rate · Rough-through-clean animation on the teaser's flight sequence. Comfortable with expressive kid acting and fast action. Toon Boom Harmony. See the stage this role is part of → Composer Sample Petey & Jas · Stage 1 Remote · flat fee · Ninety seconds of original score, adventure with a lullaby underneath. Reel with orchestral or hybrid work preferred. See the stage this role is part of →

Tools and straight talk

The numbers we use ourselves

What a minute costs

$10–15Kper finished minute

Broadcast-quality 2D animation, all in. That's the benchmark every stage on ShowSparks is budgeted against, and it's why a 90-second teaser is a real ask, not a vanity number.

See how a stage budget breaks down →

The 90-second pitch

90seconds, you on camera

Your story first. Then the show. Then the honest ask for the stage that's open. No sizzle reel voiceover, no studio logo wall. Backers fund people they believe.

What a pitch package includes →

Stages, not cliffs

3stages, one deliverable each

Development, teaser, pilot. Each stage has its own reachable goal, names exactly what it produces, and only charges backers if it funds. Plan the first one you can actually ship.

See a real stage plan →

Coming to the lounge

Have a show?Start a show on ShowSparksSend a one-pager, key art and a short pitch video. We build the page.Start a show →

Get a seat in the lounge

Tell us what you're making. You'll hear first when crew calls open, when the pitch process goes live, and when the lounge opens for real.

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