Draft:Glitch Productions

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Glitch Productions
FormerlyGlitchy Boy Productions (2017–2018)
Company typePrivate
IndustryAnimation
FoundedMay 24, 2017 (Glitchy Boy)
Founders
  • Kevin Lerdwichagul
  • Luke Lerdwichagul
Headquarters
Sydney, New South Wales
,
Australia
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Kevin Lerdwichagul (CEO, co-founder)
  • Luke Lerdwichagul (co-founder)
  • Jasmine Yang (general manager)
  • Liam Vickers (showrunner)
ProductsComputer animations
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020–present
Subscribers4.48M+[1]
Total views304 million[1]
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers2020
1,000,000 subscribers2022
Last updated: November 7, 2023
Websiteglitchprod.com

Glitch Productions is an Australian computer animation studio headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales. The company is known for their hand in progressing the outreach of Australia's smaller animation industry with shows such as SMG4 and Meta Runner, as well as producing shows such as Murder Drones and The Amazing Digital Circus.[2][3][4] The company was also featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Media, Marketing, and Advertising in 2023.[5]

History[edit]

On May 7, 2011, Luke Lerdwichagul created his first YouTube channel, SMG4, at the age of 13. The content featured on the channel often focuses on animated bloopers surrounding Super Mario and other characters across video games and the internet. 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 on the series as a full-time writer, while Luke took on a directing role.[6][2] As of November 2023, the channel has 7.44 million subscribers.

On May 24, 2017, Luke released a fan mail video to the SMG4 channel, where he briefly mentioned that a company, dubbed Glitchy Boy, was created to represent his channels SMG4, Hobo Bros., and TheAwesomeMario.[7] On September 5, 2018, a formal direct was released on the same channel, where Luke and Kevin fully explained the concept of Glitchy Boy, now rebranded as Glitch Productions. In the same direct they also unveiled Hitbox, a live-action series involving Luke and Kevin acting as various Nintendo characters.[8]

On December 5, 2018, Glitch released the trailer for Meta Runner, an animated e-sports anime which would release to the SMG4 channel on July 16, 2019.[9][10] The series, funded by Screen Australia, became the top-performing online investment from the company, racking up 10 million viewers across its first season.[3] The first season was also financed with support from Crunchyroll and AMD,[11] and financed in association with Epic Games.[11][12] On April 20, 2020, Screen Australia announced that they would be funding a second season of Meta Runner.[13]

On August 27, 2020, Glitch Productions moved their operations to their own official YouTube channel,[14] though SMG4 and Hobo Bros. would continue airing on their own channels. The first major release on this new channel was the pilot for a Meta Runner spin-off titled Ultra Jump Mania!, which premiered on September 4, 2021.[15] The pilot however, was not picked up for a full season. Shortly after, the second season of Meta Runner premiered on October 16, 2021.[16]

On March 12, 2021, Glitch Productions unveiled Sunset Paradise, an SMG4 spin-off centered on Meggy Spletzer, which released its pilot on March 26, 2021.[17] On May 12, the series recieved online production funding from Screen Australia.[18] On October 9, it was announced that Glitch would be releasing the pilot for another series, titled Murder Drones, on October 29, 2021.[19]

In 2023, Glitch announced that they would be hosting GlitchX, an indie animation expo, on November 9.[4] Ahead of the convention, Glitch Productions released the pilot for The Amazing Digital Circus, a series created in collaboration with Gooseworx, on October 13.[20][21]

Current programming[edit]

Original series[edit]

Animated series[edit]

Title Premiere date Current season Source(s)
SMG4 May 7, 2011 11 [2]
Murder Drones October 29, 2021 1 [19]

Live-action series[edit]

Title Premiere date Current season Source(s)
Hitbox September 21, 2018 N/A

Future programming[edit]

Pilots[edit]

Animated series[edit]

Title Premiere date Source(s)
The Amazing Digital Circus October 14, 2023 [22]

Former programming[edit]

Original series[edit]

Animated series[edit]

Title Premiere date Finale date Note(s)
Meta Runner July 25, 2019 September 9, 2022
Sunset Paradise March 26, 2021 July 30, 2021 Spinoff of SMG4
TheAwesomeMario July 13, 2013 December 31, 2017 Extras YouTube channel with bonus content

Live-action series[edit]

Title Premiere date Current season Note(s)
Hobo Bros. December 3, 2016 December 31, 2020 Variety YouTube channel involving Let's Plays and Reactions

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "About GLITCH". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c Alex Walker (July 26, 2019). "Inside The Mario House That SMG4 Built". Kotaku.
  3. ^ a b James Hennessy (February 21, 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 February 21, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Jamie Lang (November 7, 2023). "Glitch Expo Will Live Stream Conversations With Indie Animation's Hottest Creators This Thursday". Cartoon Brew.
  5. ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2023: mEdia, Marketing, and Advertising". Forbes.
  6. ^ "The Waluigi Arc EXPLAINED". YouTube. September 26, 2018.
  7. ^ "Big Things Are Happening (AND TONS OF AWESOME FAN ART!) - SMG4 Mail Time #10". YouTube. May 24, 2017.
  8. ^ "SMG4 Direct (HUGE CHANNEL UPDATE)". YouTube. September 5, 2018.
  9. ^ "META RUNNER Official Trailer". YouTube.
  10. ^ "Youtubers Kevin, Luke Lerdwichagul release Meta Runner online animated series". Daily Telegraph. July 16, 2019.
  11. ^ a b Wright, Steve (2019-06-25). "Meta Runner is an anime funded by Screen Australia, Epic, AMD". Stevivor. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  12. ^ "Epic Games awards $500,000 in final Unreal Dev Grants". VentureBeat. 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  13. ^ Leah Williams (April 20, 2020). "Screen Australia Funds Second Series For Aussie Esports Drama Meta Runner". Kotaku.
  14. ^ "WELCOME TO GLITCH!". YouTube. August 27, 2020.
  15. ^ "Ultra Jump Mania!". YouTube. September 4, 2021.
  16. ^ "META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 1: Hard Reset". YouTube. October 16, 2021.
  17. ^ "Sunset Paradise (Official Trailer)". YouTube. March 12, 2021.
  18. ^ Sean Slatter (May 12, 2021). "Screen Australia announces $1.3 million in online production funding across five projects". IF Magazine.
  19. ^ a b John Schwarz (October 9, 2021). "Glitch Productions Reveals Murder Drones Complete With New Teaser". BubbleBlabber.
  20. ^ "GLITCH PRODUCTIONS DATES MURDER DRONES EPISODE THREE ; ANNOUNCES NEW SERIES". BubbleBlabber. January 27, 2023.
  21. ^ Valens, Ana (2023-10-25). "Where and How To Watch 'The Amazing Digital Circus'". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  22. ^ Dani Di Placido (October 26, 2023). "'The Amazing Digital Circus,' Explained". Forbes.
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