The broadcaster is also believed to have spent several hundred of thousands of pounds on pre-production, including trips to India where the drama was due to begin filming at the end of January.
The Man with the Iron Fists spent 14 weeks in pre-production including four to six weeks on location scouting.
The studio also brought in toy companies to be involved with pre-production, including the design of concept art and character illustrations.
The pre-production includes opening the production office, hiring all the department heads (assistant directors, set design, make up, screen supervisor etc), hiring the caterer, getting permits, locking down locations, making living arrangements for the talent and many other tactical details.
Training will move from pre-production-scripting and storyboarding, through production, including image capture, lighting and sound recording, to post-production with non-linear digital editing programs such as Final Cut Pro and editing strategies and aesthetics.
They've now raised almost $7,000 on IndieGogo to help fund the costs of pre- and post-production, including the necessary equipment, location and transportation fees. .
The film struggled against many pre-production obstacles, including the sudden departure of original director Darren Aronofsky and devastation caused by the tsunami in Japan, where they hoped to film.
States with significant apparel production include North Dakota, South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia.
The pre-production phase includes testing the feasibility of target game scenarios, including requirements engineering marketing strategies; the production phase involves planning, documentation, and game implementation scenarios with sound and graphics.
At this stage they say they've built five working prototypes of their pre-production v5 model — including "custom circuit board built around the Raspberry Pi Compute Module and associated peripherals, high resolution touchscreen, built-in battery, six-piece resin-cast case with integrated kickstand".
Generation Indigo, due out April 26 (available for pre-order now via Amazon and iTunes), was produced by Martin Glover AKA Youth (other productions include Wet Wet Wet, The Verve, The Orb, Maria McKee, P.M. Dawn, Depeche Mode).
