LAKE BEAST animated short film

A project in Portland, OR by Vance Reeser
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A strange glowing face once smiled up at a boy from the bottom of a polluted lake. Now older and alone, the man obsesses over seeing it again.
Backers: 31
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Funded: $2,025 of $2,000
Dates: Sep 3rd -> Oct 3rd (30 days)
Project By: Vance Reeser
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Latest News

Backer Rewards on their way!

October 30th - via: kickstarter.com
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DVDs Arrived Today!

August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
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Watch the film!

July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
The public unveiling!  (Read More)

Ready to watch!

July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
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Web Premiere & Downloads Schedule

July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
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Hey, guess what?

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm ecstatic right now. Nearly 3 years after I initially storyboarded and pitched this project to a then-new company called Kickstarter, asking if they'd let me use their site, it is finished! The DVD cover is about ready. I need to put together the... (Read More)

Animation is Complete!

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
So, this thing happened today - I rendered out a (VERY near) final version of the film! Every scene is animated and I don't hate it! I... actually like it and think its saying what I was hoping it would say. I can't even express how good that feels!... (Read More)

Character animation is done!

May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
At 11:51pm tonight, I drew the final frame of character animation. Theres still some background and special effect-type work to be done (and audio), but this is certainly a landmark!  (Read More)

New Post on the Tumblr!

October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Read the ful post here. Excerpt: “Well folks, its been 2 years since we started on this journey together. Sorry I’ve been so quiet, but I honestly ran out of ideas on how to update you and keep it interesting for so long! Progress has been... (Read More)

My Final Title Choice + An Art/Video Update

May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Tile choice: Lake Beast Sometimes the first idea is the better idea! Thanks for giving your input and help with this. I think for simplicity's sake this title is better, and as a friend pointed out it leaves more room for your imagination to breathe.... (Read More)

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