Four of the Wayside Creators Thrown to the Wayside - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Wayside Creations is a Film Production Company formed in 2009 by Vince Talenti and Zack Finfrock. Some of their more recent productions centered around video game series. The first one was a [URL="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/waysidecreations/legend-of-grimrock-the-series/updates"][I]Legend of Grimrock [/I][/URL][URL="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/waysidecreations/legend-of-grimrock-the-series/updates"]project[/URL] that launched a Kickstarter back in 2013, while the other was a [URL="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/waysidecreations/fallout-nuka-break-tales-from-the-wasteland/updates"][I]Fallout [/I]related Kickstarter[/URL] to continue one of their already established video series “Nuka Break” with a new installment, that launched in June 2014. The upcoming installment was intended to give more backstory to The Ranger character, and push the series forward.Despite the success for both of these campaigns, it wouldn’t be smooth sailing. Many months have passed and people began to ask questions as to the state of these projects. This led to a video uploaded recently, on one of the staff’s accounts. It’s unlisted, but once the news started to spread the link to it became more widely available nonetheless. People speaking in this video: [B]Zack Finfrock[/B] created the Nuka Break series and co-founded the company. [B]Tybee Diskin[/B] was involved in the company since the beginning and played Scarlett in the Nuka Break series. [B]Cameron Diskin[/B] joined in 2011, was the Ranger on Nuka Break, and he helped develop the creative aspects of the project. [B]Becca Hardy[/B] joined in early 2014, handling company wide communications in addition to having a creative development role.[/QUOTE] [url]http://gameranx.com/updates/id/72809/article/wayside-creators-thrown-to-wayside/[/url] [video=youtube;8BvQZjOzGfM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BvQZjOzGfM[/video]

I don't understand what happened. Someone else in the company stole their kickstarter money on two separate kickstarters?

[QUOTE=Solomon;51002470]I don't understand what happened. Someone else in the company stole their kickstarter money on two separate kickstarters?[/QUOTE] Seems like they got bought out and the company that bought them out ran off with the kickstarter money

[QUOTE=Mio Akiyama;51002478]Seems like they got bought out and the company that bought them out ran off with the kickstarter money[/QUOTE] i cant even understand how that is possible

[QUOTE=Sableye;51002543]i cant even understand how that is possible[/QUOTE] Because creatives are apparently really, really bad at handling legal situations. I totally sympathize with them getting ripped off (assuming that's what happened), but this is like the third story about gullible artists getting scammed by a business partner or parent company, and Kickstarter backers are always the ones who are really losing out. If you want to do business, get a lawyer and quit playing with other people's money and trusting everybody that puts a pen in your hand.

man that was pretty hard to watch for me. i've been supporting zach and his crew since ~2010 and he was probably my biggest influence for me from 2011-2013. i genuinely felt like i knew them all and it's of sad seeing zach so upset knowing that his metaphorical baby is now owned by a group of business suits.

Throwing your arms in the air, saying you can't do anything and giving up all your company share just seems like a waste.

[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;51002784]Throwing your arms in the air, saying you can't do anything and giving up all your company share just seems like a waste.[/QUOTE] When you're baby is owned by a bunch of suits and you don't have the funds to get it back, there aren't many options [editline]4th September 2016[/editline] Also, Wayside Creations, not to be confused with Wayside Creators (the four who made the video in the OP), sent an email to try to cover their asses [QUOTE]We're writing to address the recent video created by a few former creatives of Wayside. Their decision to spread false information and paint an incomplete picture is an attempt to disrupt our progress and to hurt Wayside's reputation. Each person has a unique history with the production company and it's unfortunate that this is their course of action. Here's information we feel is important to share: Zack has not been involved with Wayside since late 2014 and relinquished the majority of his shares he had in the company following the release of the second season of Nuka Break. He was also not a creative on Red Star, the film that inspired this Kickstarter project. He has been working full-time as a creative producer for Loot Crate, a subscription box service. Last September, Zack stated that he was interested in signing his remaining Wayside shares away as he was a part of another company’s production team and had not been a part of Wayside since around the time he started working at Loot Crate. Cameron has only briefly been a part of Wayside's projects since late 2014, and his role in Nuka Break was recast after he was unresponsive to several messages sent regarding his involvement. Becca was recently attached as a creative on an unannounced Wayside project until her agreement was ended in June for creative differences. Tybee left Wayside on cordial terms in May of 2015. It's clear, and unfortunate, that these individuals are upset over irreconcilable differences and recent Nuka Break announcements prompted the creation of their video. Regardless of the internal changes, the show must go on. Wayside has managed multiple crowd-funding campaigns in the past and released work that we hoped exceeded the expectations of backers. We believe the resolution is to continue doing the work we've always done. Wayside's brand was not founded solely on four people. The look, feel, and quality of our work has been crafted by several talents — various actors, writers, cinematographers, producers, production designers, directors, costumers — and the support of our backers, partners, and other companies. Simply put, we ask that you judge us based on our product. We're excited to premiere the new teaser trailer at PAX, and it will be available to our backers soon. If you have any concerns, please feel free to reach out. We're here to answer any questions![/QUOTE]