Partnering for a Gentler Media Landscape
Partner with Melodots to support the Season One
Proof-of-Concept & Academic Research Phase
Sick Picnic Studios is seeking $75,000 in combined grant funding and corporate founding underwriting to complete the first season of Melodots—a 10-short, human-created, low-stimulation 2D animated series designed for infants from birth through 24 months.
Strategic Value for Partners
Founding Corporate Underwriters
The Opportunity: Align your brand with high-quality, human-created children’s media that prioritizes infant wellness.
Target Audience: Adults, parents, and caregivers through non-intrusive website acknowledgement, press releases, reports, and preview presentations. (No direct advertising to infants).
Deliverable: Dedicated recognition as a founding sponsor of a 10-short proof-of-concept asset.
Grantmakers & Foundations
The Opportunity: Support paid human artistry, regional intellectual property, and a low-stimulation alternative to high-velocity digital media.
Deliverable: A finished 10-short animated series, structured caregiver survey reports, and a partner-ready asset for future public media or institutional distribution.
Academic & Research Partners
The Opportunity: Collaborate on early-stage observational framework design examining how low-pacing, warm harmonics, and visual contrast influence infant attention and caregiver calm.
Deliverable: Access to custom visual/auditory assets and survey data to inform future developmental or music-therapy research.
The Investment Opportunity & Projected Use of Funds
Season One Development Goal: $75,000
Every dollar directly supports paid human creativity, original music composition, and expert developmental consultation in Omaha, NE.
Animation &
Artwork
Hand-crafted 2D animation, visual design, and production for 10 low-stimulation shorts.
Child Development Consultation
Expert guidance on pacing, contrast, and content to support infant wellness.
Parent Surveys &
Caregiver Feedback
Designing, running, and analyzing caregiver surveys plus project coordination.
Original Music & Sound Design
Human-created compositions and immersive soundscapes for each short.
Creative Direction & Story Development
Crafting gentler, low-stimulation narrative acs and visual direction.Â
Project Management & reporting
Operational oversight, milestone tracking and transparent reporting for full accountability.
Additional uses MAY INCLUDE PRODUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE, LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, INSURANCE AND FEES. Â
BUDGETS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW UPON REQUEST.
Underwriter Recognition
We invite you to join our community of gentle supporters. Your investment helps us create more episodes and expand our research into the science of low-stimulation content.
Our Commitment to Ethical Sponsorship
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Zero Direct Commercialization:Â Funding does not include direct advertising to infants, product placement, or data collection from young viewers.
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Creative & Research Independence:Â Underwriters receive adult-facing recognition, but creative direction, professional consultation, and research findings remain fully independent.
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Adult-Directed Visibility:Â Underwriter recognition is communicated directly to parents, grantmakers, and institutional partners through project materials, announcements, and digital portals.
Academic & Institutional Research Invitation
Sick Picnic Studios is actively identifying university departments,
early-childhood specialists, and research teams to review creative choices, advise on evaluation methodologies, and explore future academic studies.
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Whether you represent a university research lab, pediatric environment, children’s museum, or public media initiative, we invite you to explore how Melodots can serve as a research-informed resource in your space.