Zcash Crusader fundraising campaign update (July, 2023).
Hi, Zcashers!
For those who don't know me, my name is Ender Arrieta, I'm Venezuelan and a computer engineer dedicated to Pop Culture for more than 15 years. Besides, I have worked as an editor in several news sites writing about technology, videogames, movies and TV series.
I'm also the founder of ViniloBlog.com, a digital media totally addicted to Pop Culture that was born in Venezuela 7 years ago. There I talk about everything from Anime to the music I love to collect.
And finally, I'm the founder of ViniloBits.com, a kind of digital agency where I dedicate myself to WordPress web design as an engineer.
The arrival of 'Zcash Crusader: Rise of Zec'.
I recently released for the Zcash community a sort of series I titled 'Zcash Crusader: Rise of Zec'. This series is based on Zcash technology where, through science fiction, you will meet Zec, a young engineer who will become a superhero to fight for people's privacy.
On the other hand, they will meet the great villain of this story, Fiat, who is the one who holds the strings of power in a world plunged into corruption.
What was the idea behind this series?
The idea of this series is straightforward and concise. Its intention is to amuse readers with a story that pits the Zec cryptocurrency against the popular Fiat we all know, but taking it to the superhero genre and always keeping some real life terms and situations, and the Blockchain.
Adaptation to comic book
'Zcash Crusader' will also have a comic book adaptation in both Spanish and English, so that all comic book and graphic novel lovers can enjoy it.
The idea is to release at least 10-12 issues in comic format to tell a complete story, from the origins of Zec as a superhero to the final outcome with a confrontation between Zec and Fiat.
To illustrate this series/comic and to be able to have a more complete and fun view while the chapters/issues are coming out, I have relied on several artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as:
ChatGPT: which contributed, in a complementary way, some details such as names and setting.
Blue Willow and Bing Image Creator: were free and basic tools with which I was able to generate the images using a large list of prompts to recreate some of the characters of the series.
Fundraising proposal:
Animated series
The purpose of this fundraising is to be able to acquire much more powerful artificial intelligence tools and thus generate better audiovisual content.
High definition videos would be a magnificent contribution to this series, since we would not only have chapters in text, but we would also be able to enjoy them fully animated with scenes as realistic as possible.
Comic book adaptation
As for the comic, it is necessary and very important to be able to acquire the corresponding AI subscriptions, since the basic plan of tools like Midjourney only allow me to generate a certain amount of images, which makes it impossible for us to launch several issues in a short period of time.
The comic is being produced with the Comic Life tool, which is available for Windows and Mac for $30 USD.
To achieve all that I have mentioned above, you definitely have to pay to purchase subscriptions for tools such as:
ANNUAL:
- Midjourney: ($288 Annual) (To create images)
- Runway AI: ($336 Annual) (To create high definition animations/videos)
- ElevenLabs: ($264 Annual) (To create voice over text)
MONTHLY:
- Midjourney: ($30 Monthly) (To create images)
- Runway AI: ($28 Monthly) (To create HD animations/videos)
- ElevenLabs: ($22 Monthly) (To create voice over text-based voice over)
When I manage to obtain the necessary funds, I will immediately start generating new audiovisual content so that everyone can enjoy this science fiction series exclusively by Free2Z.cash..
Donations in $ZEC can be made here:
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For donations in other ways, you can do so here:
- Mi Pay ID: 476665606
Also, I hope that 'Zcash Crusader: Rise of Zec' will be to everyone's liking, support the series and become the superhero series for the Zcash community.
I'm sure with the support of the entire community the series will continue to improve!
Thankful in advance to the entire community for all the support and donations.
THANK YOU!