Essence- An Animated Short Film

A project in New York, NY by Team Essence
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Essence is the story of a dying man reincarnated into a candle flame. Realizing he only has moments to live, he must make them count.
Backers: 78
Average Pledge Per Backer: $166

Funded: $12,955 of $12,000
Dates: Nov 1st -> Dec 14th (44 days)
Project By: Team Essence
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Latest News

The Flame Rig

December 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Check out our main character's rig test, created by one of our producers and technical director, Tom Szenher.  Only 12 days left in the campaign.  Spread the word!!  You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00  (Read More)

New Character Render + New Rewards!

November 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's a rendered turntable of our sick man character (without hair).  Yes, he will have hair in the final.   You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00  We also adding crew swag to all rewards tiers $50 and above!... (Read More)

Animatic Scene 1

November 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone!  I wanted to share scene 1 of our animatic, which shows our sick, dying man (pre-candle flame).   You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00  Anthony Imperato is the storyboard artist featured and... (Read More)

New Concept Art! Check it out

November 9th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

The Essence Soundtrack

November 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! We're adding a download to the Essence soundtrack to all rewards tiers! Stay tuned over the next week or so as we'll be updating with a sneak peak of our animatic.  We'll also share some new concept art and development in 3D for... (Read More)

THANK YOU - off to a great start

November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Everyone! Thanks so much for the support thus far! We're about 3 days into the campaign and we're at 14% of our goal.  I cannot thank you enough for your kind donations to this project.   I think this is a good time to talk about some additions... (Read More)

BROTHER animated short is LIVE and public

November 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! I've decided to make Brother available to view online for free.  Here's the link! Check it out:  (Read More)

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