Meet The Creator: 5 Frame Studios

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Daz Man Interviewed 5 Frame Studios

Meet The Creator: 5 Frame Studios


Whether you know them from their Minecraft Bedrock Worlds, Minecraft Bedrock Skin packs or their Minecraft Bedrock Add Ons, 5 Frame Studios are a well known name in the Minecraft Marketplace! Joining the Minecraft Marketplace in 2021, 5 Frame Studios have been a creation machine, with OVER 100 items available in the Minecraft Marketplace AND an average rating of 4.3 stars out of 5 stars. Daz Man managed to get a few questions over to Andrew Boothe at 5 Frame Studios, so, lets go and Meet The Creator!

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Daz Man Interviews 5 Frame Studios!

Q1: Can you tell us a bit about your journey into Minecraft and how you became a Marketplace creator?  

Nick and I (Boothe) both founded and own 5 Frame Studios. We met while we had our own realm communities and combined them to make the ultimate realm. We saw an opportunity to join the marketplace with our talented Realm Team, so we started to build out a portfolio. We joined Blocklab Studios under publishing first, and then we got moved into being a direct partner. 

Q2: What inspired your latest creation on the Marketplace, and what was the creative process behind it?  

We've seen a huge boom in Horror content lately- whether it is on YouTube or on the market. People are loving getting scared and seeing all the different monsters they can play with. We started designing our next Add-On: Smilers. We wanted to bring a mix of tons of monsters, some from Backrooms, some of our own creations, and some based on mobs we had seen in other games or movies. We then got to designing an atmosphere for the Smilers to exist in and came upon the name "The Withering Night". It stuck and we never looked back! We are now planning our next update after the launch success of the product and would be open to any suggestions! 

Smilers Add On - 990 Minecoins - Link: https://chunk.gg/@5-frame-studios/smilers-1-0 ¦ Daz Man YouTube Reveal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX_8_PsxMEQ

Q3: Walk us through your typical workflow when developing a Marketplace map or content pack — from idea to finished product.  

We start on a planning document, then once an initial plan is concocted, we gather a Modeler, Pixel Artist, Particle / VFX professional, a SFX professional, and one or two developers for the project. We begin and then continue planning while everyone is at work creating. We QA test throughout the process, and then when the time comes, we start on marketing materials and our final QA test and content guide. We polish the product with balancing and tweak any visuals or audio that doesn't seem right. If we feel something is missing, we add it. Then, we submit it to Microsoft. 

Q4: What tools, software, or plugins do you rely on the most, and why? 

Discord- we communicate through it and everyone is on it. If we didn't have discord, our jobs would be a lot more difficult. 

Q5: What are the biggest challenges you face when creating for the Marketplace, and how do you overcome them?  

Paying everyone out fairly. Money doesn't come out of thin air, and there are many people who are behind each product. Paying everyone well for their work is super important to their well-being and our morals. Some months are more challenging than others, but at the end of the day we have always made do. Some companies can't say the same and can no longer create content for the marketplace. Reminder to customers: When you buy a product, you support the many people and the team behind it to also continue to make good products for the market. 

Q6: What’s your opinion on the current state of the Minecraft Marketplace, and how do you see it evolving over the next few years?  

It is in the best state it has ever been due to Add-Ons. The future of Marketplace will be focused on updating content, not necessarily buying new content. The trends will continue to differ throughout the years to create reason for new content as well as the possibilities and capabilities of creating on bedrock will expand to create its own unique trends. I think the years of players feeling ripped off and disappointed are long behind us. Almost everything you can buy on the market that is worthwhile has a YouTube review on it and is priced fairly (mostly). There is always a lot more work that goes into products than people think there is, which means a lot more money than people think. 

Q7: What’s next for you? Any upcoming releases, ideas, or collaborations we should watch out for?  

We're super excited for our next two releases and to see where Smilers goes. We have some VERY exciting projects in the works currently- our biggest ever. Our next two releases are collaborations with some big YouTubers, and we can't wait to bring their personas into the game for their fans to enjoy. 

Q8: Do you have any advice for aspiring Minecraft creators who want to get onto the Marketplace?  

You have to love what you do and be passionate about it the quality of your work. If you're in it for any other reasons, good luck. 

A MASSIVE thank you to 5 Frame Studios for allowing me this interview and a glimpse behind the scenes at how they and the Minecraft Marketplace works. Remember to check out their website and socials (at the top or below)!.

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