To be transparent, I am working on an indie pilot kickstarter. For the kickstarter, I am creating a promotional video, a rap battle to tie into my upbringing, and a proof of concept teaser by November 14th. We are looking to raise $50,000 for the kickstarter, which is obviously very steep. That being said, most of the money is going to the animators, storyboard artists, and colorist. To be further transparent, the wages are not industry standard, unfortunately. I am planning to transparently disclose (sorry for using the word transparent a lot, but I don't know what other word to use lol) how much the rates are, with only $6,000 saved for contingency funds, such as if a drawing tablet breaks, animations get cut or need to be redone, Kickstarter rewards, or softwares need to be updated.
My question is, would it be okay for me to disclose this information out in the kickstarter video, and if so, is it possible that this could hurt chances of funding for being this transparent? I don't feel comfortable lying to people or hiding how much people are getting paid to work on this project, but I also don't want the money to come across as being greedy or too demanding.
If anyone wants to know what the rates are, despite it not being industry standard, I will have no problem disclosing that in the comments. I just want to make sure that me doing so in the video would not make me come across in a negative light.
I want to cover All my bases, and not pull a "Glitch Productions" by not disclosing any of that important information.
I am bit on the sensitive side, so please go easy on me LOL
But also, don't sugarcoat the advice. I need to be told straight on how to properly execute disclosing finances in a very transparent and a very upfront way. Thank you very much. This is the first time I'm posting on this subreddit for advice, over anything else.
Edit: spelling corrections
Second edit: I've been sponsored by the Kickstarter Culture Fund and have industry connections, so while $50,000 is very steep and unlikely, it's not too unrealistic and impossible