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Glitch Productions Pty. Ltd.
Glitch Productions
FormerlyGlitchy Boy (2017–2018)
Company typePrivate
IndustryAnimation
Founded24 May 2017; 7 years ago (2017-05-24)
Founders
  • Kevin Lerdwichagul
  • Luke Lerdwichagul
Headquarters
Sydney, New South Wales
,
Australia
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
ProductsComputer animation
Web series
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020–present
Subscribers8.12 million[1]
Total views709 million[1]
100,000 subscribers2020
1,000,000 subscribers2022
Last updated: 12 March 2024
Websiteglitchprod.com

Glitch Productions Pty. Ltd. (also known as Glitch and formerly Glitchy Boy or Glitchy Boy Productions) is an Australian computer animation studio headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales. They started off as Glitchy Boy in 2017 and were created to represent the web series SMG4, which had been going since 2011. They have since expanded to significantly higher budget products such as Meta Runner, Murder Drones, and The Amazing Digital Circus. Glitch's most recent series, The Amazing Digital Circus, became an online phenomenon and has amassed over 250 million views as of February 2024. The company was featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Media, Marketing, and Advertising in 2023.[2]

History

On 7 May 2011, co-founder Luke Lerdwichagul created his first web series, SMG4, at the age of 11. The content featured often focuses on animated bloopers surrounding Super Mario, using an emulated version of 1996's Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64 as its basis, as well as other characters across video games and the internet, recently introducing original IP characters (including Tari, Melony, Meggy, etc.) Around 2016, Luke's older brother, Kevin Lerdwichagul, who had observed the channel and its wide audience, saw the potential to form a business around the channel, later joining the series as a full-time writer and producer, while Luke took on a directing role as well as voicing the titular character.[3] As of mid-March 2024, the channel has 7.8 million subscribers.

Company logo from September 2018 to November 2023.

On 5 December 2018, Glitch released the trailer for Meta Runner after multiple teasers, a computer-animated e-sports sci-fi series that would air on the SMG4 channel on 25 July 2019.[4][5] The series, funded by Screen Australia, became the top-performing online investment from the company, racking up 10 million viewers across its first season.[6] The first season was also financed with support from Crunchyroll and AMD,[7] and financed in association with Epic Games.[7][8] On 20 April 2020, Screen Australia announced that they would be funding a second season of Meta Runner.[9]

On 27 August 2020, Glitch Productions moved their operations to their own official YouTube channel,[10] though SMG4 and Hobo Bros. would continue airing on their own channels, the SMG4 channel would later remove all Glitch branding. The first major release on this new channel was the pilot for a Meta Runner spin-off titled Ultra Jump Mania!, which premiered on 4 September 2020.[11] The pilot however, was not picked up for a full season. Shortly after, the second season of Meta Runner premiered on 16 October 2020, also funded by Screen Australia.[12]

On 12 March 2021, Glitch Productions unveiled Sunset Paradise, an SMG4 spin-off centred on the breakout character Meggy Spletzer, which released its pilot on 26 March 2021.[13] On 12 May 2021, the series received online production funding from Screen Australia.[14]

On 9 October 2021, it was announced that Glitch would be releasing a pilot titled Murder Drones, created, written, and directed by Liam Vickers on 29 October.[15][16] In 2023, the series would nominated a Webby Award for Best Animated Video (Series & Channels).[17]

On 1 September 2023, Glitch announced that they would be hosting GlitchX, an indie animation expo on 9 November 2023.[18] Ahead of the convention, Glitch Productions released the pilot for The Amazing Digital Circus, a series created in collaboration with Gooseworx on 13 October 2023.[19][20] It became an online phenomenon upon release, bringing in over 200 million views within less than two months.[citation needed]

Programming

Current

Title Creator(s) Premiere date Current season Note(s) Source(s)
SMG4 Luke Lerdwichagul 7 May 2011 14 Glitch has been uncredited since 2021 [3]
Murder Drones Liam Vickers 29 October 2021 1 [16]
The Amazing Digital Circus Gooseworx 13 October 2023 1 [21]

Upcoming

Title Creator(s) Premiere date Source(s)
The Gaslight District Nick Szopko TBA [22]


Former

Title Creator(s) Premiere date Finale date Note(s)
TheAwesomeMario Luke Lerdwichagul 13 July 2013 31 December 2017 Extras YouTube channel with bonus content
Hobo Bros. Kevin Lerdwichagul
Luke Lerdwichagul 		3 December 2016 31 December 2020 Variety YouTube channel involving Let's Plays and Reactions
Hitbox Kevin Lerdwichagul 21 September 2018 20 December 2019 Live action series
Meta Runner Kevin Lerdwichagul
Luke Lerdwichagul 		25 July 2019 9 September 2022 The first Season was uploaded on the SMG4 channel, with two subsequent Seasons releasing on the GLITCH channel
Sunset Paradise Kevin Lerdwichagul
Luke Lerdwichagul 		26 March 2021 30 July 2021 Spin-off of SMG4

References

  1. ^ a b "About GLITCH". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2023: Media, Marketing, and Advertising". Forbes.
  3. ^ a b Alex Walker (26 July 2019). "Inside The Mario House That SMG4 Built". Kotaku.
  4. ^ "META RUNNER Official Trailer". YouTube.
  5. ^ "Youtubers Kevin, Luke Lerdwichagul release Meta Runner online animated series". Daily Telegraph. 16 July 2019.
  6. ^ Hennessy, James (21 February 2020). "The world of film and TV is changing rapidly. Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason explains how the funding body keeps up". Business Insider Australia. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020.
  7. ^ a b Wright, Steve (25 June 2019). "Meta Runner is an anime funded by Screen Australia, Epic, AMD". Stevivor. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Epic Games awards $500,000 in final Unreal Dev Grants". VentureBeat. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  9. ^ Leah Williams (20 April 2020). "Screen Australia Funds Second Series For Aussie Esports Drama Meta Runner". Kotaku.
  10. ^ "WELCOME TO GLITCH!". YouTube. 27 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Ultra Jump Mania!". YouTube. 4 September 2021.
  12. ^ "META RUNNER: BEHIND THE SCENES". Screen Australia. 20 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Sunset Paradise (Official Trailer)". YouTube. 12 March 2021.
  14. ^ Sean Slatter (12 May 2021). "Screen Australia announces $1.3 million in online production funding across five projects". IF Magazine.
  15. ^ "This Aussie Animation Studio Has Made a New Horror Comedy About Murder Drones". Gizmodo. 26 October 2021.
  16. ^ a b John Schwarz (9 October 2021). "Glitch Productions Reveals Murder Drones Complete With New Teaser". BubbleBlabber.
  17. ^ "2023 Webby Awards Video Winners". The Webby Awards. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  18. ^ Jamie Lang (7 November 2023). "Glitch Expo Will Live Stream Conversations With Indie Animation's Hottest Creators This Thursday". Cartoon Brew.
  19. ^ "GLITCH PRODUCTIONS DATES MURDER DRONES EPISODE THREE ; ANNOUNCES NEW SERIES". BubbleBlabber. 27 January 2023.
  20. ^ Valens, Ana (25 October 2023). "Where and How To Watch 'The Amazing Digital Circus'". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  21. ^ Valens, Ana (25 October 2023). "Where and How To Watch 'The Amazing Digital Circus'". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  22. ^ "GLITCHX 2023". YouTube. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
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