Brutal Blue team siteVoice acting
OpenBring the characters to life in table reads and recording sessions over Zoom or Google Meet. No experience needed: the illustrated script highlights your lines.
Tokens: 1 per minute of each counted session, up to 60 a session.
Brutal Blue
Welcome to the team!
Here is where you can find what you need to participate in this exciting new venture!
Milt is setting aside 50% of all revenue for helpers like you.
It will take a little while and a lotta work to get this ball rolling but the team is striving for a YOUTUBE BLOCKBUSTER!!!
UnderstandHow it worksTokens, the 50/50 split, yearly payouts and what happens if Milt steps away.
Join inWhat's neededThe roles we're looking for, and how each one earns tokens.
ReadAV ScriptsThe illustrated script for each Part, with your lines highlighted.
TrackLedgersEveryone's tokens, all income and expenses, and this year's payout.
TalkTeam chatAsk questions, share ideas and talk with the team on WhatsApp.
AV Scripts
Pictures on the left, script on the right. Pick your character from "Reading as" and your lines light up.
What's needed
Brutal Blue needs help in these areas. If one suits you, message Milt on WhatsApp. Every role earns tokens, as explained in How it works.
Storyboard artist
OpenCreate the images for each scene in Storyboarder.ai from Milt's scene cards, keeping characters and locations consistent from shot to shot.
Tokens: 1 per minute of logged work.
Video editing
OpenCut the images to the recorded voices, add pan and zoom, and assemble each Part for YouTube. Use whichever editor you know, such as DaVinci Resolve or Premiere.
Tokens: 1 per minute of logged work.
Sound and music
OpenClean up voice recordings and add sound effects, crowd and ballpark atmosphere, and music.
Tokens: 1 per minute of logged work.
Graphic design
OpenDesign the YouTube channel art, episode thumbnails, posters, title cards and the Banditos and Train Robbers team logos.
Tokens: 1 per minute of logged work.
Script editing and writing
OpenGive notes on story and dialogue, track continuity, or write new pages with Milt.
Tokens: 120 per accepted page; notes logged at 1 per minute.
How it works
What to expect. Brutal Blue is a long-term project. For the first years most of the money will go to running costs, so payouts may be small or nil. Tokens never expire, so your share is there when the series earns.
1. Ownership
- Milt Michael is the creator and producer of Brutal Blue and owns the story, script and rights.
- Contributors keep credit for their work and share in revenue as set out below.
- Credits are agreed with each contributor when they start, for example Voice of Lou, Storyboard Artist or Editor.
2. Tokens
- Contributors earn tokens for their work. 1 token = 1 minute = $1, used as a common yardstick.
- Tokens are a share of the pool, not money owed. Someone with 500 tokens is not owed $500. They own their share of whatever the pool earns.
- Tokens are credited as soon as work is submitted and approved by Milt, and you receive an updated token statement by email.
- Group voice sessions marked COUNTED in the invite earn 1 token per minute attended, up to 60 per session.
- Script pages earn 120 tokens per new page or major rewrite once marked ACCEPTED into the script.
- Other work (storyboarding, editing, sound, graphics) is logged at 1 token per minute.
- 1:1 calls with Milt are not counted.
- Earned tokens are kept for good, even if you stop helping. Milt does not earn tokens.
3. Revenue split
All revenue is shared the same way, because Brutal Blue is a mini-series rather than a film script.
| Revenue | Deducted first | Contributors | Milt |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube and channel: ads, YouTube Premium, sponsorships and product placement, other channel income | Running costs for the period (Storyboarder, Zoom and similar) | 50% | 50% |
| Sale or licence of the series, script or rights, including episodes, recordings and images | All past project expenses, recouped once, plus the costs of the sale | 50% | 50% |
- The contributors' 50% is divided by tokens: your tokens ÷ all contributors' tokens.
- Payouts are made once a year, with a $25 minimum. Smaller amounts carry over to the next payout.
4. Examples
Two years of YouTube, $1,000 left after running costs. A has 1,000 tokens, B has 500 (1,500 in all).
| Share | Payout | |
|---|---|---|
| Milt | 50% | $500.00 |
| Contributor pool | 50% | $500.00 |
| A (1,000 tokens) | 1,000 ÷ 1,500 = 66.7% of the pool | $333.33 |
| B (500 tokens) | 500 ÷ 1,500 = 33.3% of the pool | $166.67 |
Same $1,000, ten contributors with 1,000 tokens each. Milt receives $500; each contributor receives 10% of the $500 pool: $50.
Same as the first example, but the $1,000 is before running costs. If Storyboarder cost $840 over the two years, $160 is left: Milt $80, pool $80, A $53.33, B $26.67.
A token's value depends on what the pool earns and how many tokens there are: about 33¢ in the first example, 5¢ in the second.
5. Paid roles
A contributor may also be paid a monthly retainer, agreed separately. It is on top of tokens, and either side can cancel it at any time.
6. If Milt can no longer lead the project
This applies if Milt dies, becomes unable to work, or chooses to step away.
- Steward. The contributor with the most tokens becomes steward and runs the channel, payouts and coordination. Diego acts as interim steward until the steward is confirmed. If the largest token holder declines, the next largest is asked.
- Right to finish. The team may complete, change and publish Brutal Blue from Milt's script, notes and Project Brief, and is free to change the story.
- Milt's share. Milt's 50% goes into the contributor pool.
- Access. The logins for the YouTube channel, Storyboarder and the project folder are kept in one place known to the interim steward.
- Decisions. The steward makes day-to-day decisions with input from active contributors. Major decisions, such as selling the series or its rights, need a majority of tokens.
7. Records
- Milt awards tokens when work is submitted. Nobody needs to sign anything.
- Every award, and all income and expenses, are recorded in the Ledgers on this site, open to everyone.
Ledgers
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Milt keeps the ledgers in a Google Sheet. This page shows the latest figures each time it loads.
Click a name to see where their tokens came from.
| Contributor | Notes | Tokens | Share of pool |
|---|
| Date | Contributor | Activity | Note | Tokens |
|---|
| Contributor | Tokens to year end | Share | Payout |
|---|
Payouts under $25 carry over to the next year. Payouts to contributors are recorded below under "Payout" and are not counted as costs.
| Date | Item | Category | Amount |
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Team chat
The team talks in our WhatsApp group. Ask a question, share an idea, post a link to your work, or just say hi. Everyone gets an alert when someone posts.
Join the Brutal Blue WhatsApp group
The group link is coming soon. In the meantime, message Milt on WhatsApp.
A few ground rules
- Keep it about Brutal Blue.
- Decisions that matter get confirmed by Milt in the group.
- Submitting work? Post it in the group and Milt will add your tokens to the ledger.