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Elven Blade: Revenge of the Shadow Queen

Elven Blade an epic adventure about twelve Elven Nations that defend their world from an evil queen.

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Elven Blade: Revenge of the Shadow Queen

Elven Blade: Revenge of the Shadow Queen

Elven Blade: Revenge of the Shadow Queen

Elven Blade: Revenge of the Shadow Queen

Elven Blade: Revenge of the Shadow Queen

Elven Blade an epic adventure about twelve Elven Nations that defend their world from an evil queen.

Elven Blade an epic adventure about twelve Elven Nations that defend their world from an evil queen.

Elven Blade an epic adventure about twelve Elven Nations that defend their world from an evil queen.

Elven Blade an epic adventure about twelve Elven Nations that defend their world from an evil queen.

Demond Kirk
Demond Kirk
Demond Kirk
Demond Kirk
1 Campaign |
Louisville, United States
$205 USD 5 backers
0% of $186,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Elven Blade Short Teaser Trailer


WHAT IS ELVEN BLADE: REVENGE OF THE SHADOW QUEEN?

Elven Blade: Revenge of the Shadow Queen, is a six - episode animated mini-series that will be created by utilizing 2D and 3D computer generated animation. We want and need you to help us make episode one of this project that will showcase the world of Elven Blade. By helping us make this episode, you will get to see the 2D and 3D animation style mix, which is a beautiful style of animation. I am a big fan of 2D (hand-drawn) animation, so that is why our project will have 2D hand-drawn characters and full animated 3D backgrounds. These characters will have a computer generated layer placed on top of them to blend the two animation styles together. With the proceeds generated from episode one, we will be able to fund the other five episodes that we believe you will want to see.


Rating and Genre

Genre: Animation/Fantasy/Action/Adventurer

Rating: PG-13 to capture a wider target market

      All six episodes will be 1080p format. Delivered to you via digitally 

hard copy. Our goal is to deliver visual quality and we will.  

         

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Elven Blade is a planet that is ruled by twelve Elven nations. An evil queen, known as the Shadow Queen, who helms from the Mystic Shadow realms of Darkness; invaded the world of Elven Blade. The twelve Elven nations and their human allies fought and defeated the Shadow Queen. Ten thousand years have passed, and the Shadow Queen has returned for revenge. The Elven nations must unite, once again, to fight the Shadow Queen and her dark forces. However, this time the fight must go on, without their human allies; for the human race on Elven Blade is now extinct.

Kiso, an elder of the Elven Nation of Wood Haven, is the last surviving elder during the time of the Shadow Queen's first invasion. The elders from the other elven nations were killed by the Shadow Queen's assassins. Kiso, who is a master of the mystic arts, and has a mental link with the Shadow Queen, senses her presence in a dream and is awakened out of his sleep in fear. Kiso journeys to the Shadow Queen's stronghold to challenge her. In his attempt to defeat her, Kiso discovers that she has increased in strength and power; therefore he is defeated and imprisoned by her.

Asha, who is Kiso's oldest daughter, learns of her fate and sets out to save him from the Shadow Queen. On her journey, she meets a young Elven warrior gunmen named Jago who joins her on her quest to save her father. Asha's quest includes uniting two warring Elven Kings (Rueben, King of the Nation of the Valley Elves and Simeon, King of the Nation of the Mountain Elves). She must locate the scattered pieces of a magic sphere that will assist her with rescuing her father, and ultimately, save Elven Blade from the wrath of the Shadow Queen.


WHO IS THE VISIONARY BEHIND ELVEN BLADE?

                                            

 

Demond Kirk - CREATOR OF ELVEN BLADE

Hi everyone. My name is Demond Kirk  and I am the Writer/ Producer and Lead Visual Effects Artist of the animated mini-series Elven Blade, Revenge of the Shadow Queen. I have over twenty years experience via the following: visual arts, AUTO CAD, commercial arts, architectural design, and mechanical design drafting.

For a long time I have wanted to write and produce  my own animated feature films. Thanks to platforms such as Indiegogo and you the viewer, I may finally get the opportunity to do so.  I am currently working on four scripts that I would like to produce into animated films. Elven Blade, Revenge of the Shadow Queen is the largest script out of all four and it is almost completed.

                                                                                     

                                             

                                                


WHY WE NEED YOUR HELP

Episode 1: Vengeance Awakens will cost $186,000 to produce, and this is where we need your support. We need your support to assist in funding this project. The completion of these episode will allow us to utilize the episode as the following;

  • A marketing vehicle, for our Film Festival Marketing Kits
  • Serve as a "visual " example of the potential of our project's episodes
  • Kick off the six episode series that will define the total project's "experience."
Your support will also cover the production cost of the project such as; Episode Development, Blu-Ray and DVD Bonus Features, Marketing, Rewards Packaging, and the Production Team and Voice Talent Salaries. Some pre-production is already underway but we need your help to complete each production phase which is pre-production, production and post production.

    THE ELVEN BLADE: REVENGE OF THE SHADOW QUEEN EPISODE LINE UP;

    • Episode 1: Vengeance Awakens
    • Episode 2: Enter the Journey
    • Episode 3: Might of Shadow Queen
    • Episode 4: A Dim Hope
    • Episode 5: Searching The Darkness
    • Episode 6: Light Rekindled


    THE 12 ELVEN NATIONS OF ELVEN BLADE

  • Wood Haven - Forest Elves
  • Valley Elves
  • Half Elves
  • Mountain Elves
  • Aquatic Elves
  • Dark Elves
  • Silver Elves
  • Fairy Elves
  • Elemental Elves of fire
  • Elemental Elves of water
  • Elemental Elves of air
  • Elemental Elves of land
  •                   THE SYMBOLS OF THE TWELVE ELVEN NATIONS


    WHY DID WE CHOOSE INDIEGOGO?

    Two simple words. CREATIVE CONTROL. The production team needs "total" control of the film project. Indiegogo's creative fundraising platform gives us the venue that we need to access the resources to maintain "autonomy" over the project's creative process. 

    ANIMATION STYLE

    I am a huge anime fan. I have collected hundreds of Japanese anime BLU-rays, DVDs,VHS, and merchandise over the years, so yes I am a serious fan of the anime genre. With that being said, the animation style we are going to use for Elven Blade is  3D,2D mix computer generated animation. This mix of 3D and 2D animation will give each scene a detailed and rich look. It also allows us to visualize the complexity of  the detail we have always envisioned for Elven Blade. The best example of this animation style is the Japanese anime influenced film called: Berserk Golden Age Arc,Produced by Studio 4C, watch the You Tube video below to see a preview of Berserk The Golden Age Arc 1.

                                   THE ELVEN BLADE CHARACTERS

                                           

    Asha

    Asha is the oldest daughter of Kiso. She is an Elven warrior maiden. Asha is skilled in the Elven long and short bow, the Elven twin swords of mystic light and she is a master of the art of elemental dragon summoning. Asha was born with the ability to heal light wounds by touch and the ability to see into the shadow realms for a short time. Like all forest elves, she can speak and understand the language of trees, flowers and forest creatures. 

    With her mother being deceased,  Asha has a strong relationship with her younger sister Uliyah and her father Kiso. She is strong in her faith; as her faith is in the Elven Gods. Asha prefers to surround herself with things that will bring her joy, especially her family and nature.


                                     

                                              

    Kiso

    Kiso is a high elf cleric; a master of the mystic arts. He summons spiritual energy and mystic light and forms it into attack and healing spells. With his divinity granted abilities over light and darkness; he is able to repel or control creatures of darkness and light. Kiso can increase his spiritual energy through his power staff and his books of spells.

    Kiso is the last of the twelve high elves of the twelve Elven nations. The other high elves were assassinated by the Shadow Queen's elite assassins, ten thousand years ago. With his wife being deceased, Kiso has a strong relationship with his two daughters, Asha and Uliyah. He teaches them the ways of the mystic arts, to have faith in the Elven Gods and the wisdom of love for each other and their Elven kind.

    Kiso prefers to surround himself with things that will bring him joy and wisdom, especially his two daughters and his deep and growing understanding of the mystic arts.                                                                                    

                         

                      

     

                       

       Uliyah

    Uliyah is the younger daughter of Kiso. She has no mystic abilities but she is very skilled in the art of healing. Uliyah is able to heal light and heavy wounds; no matter what type of weapon caused the injury. Unlike her older sister Asha who is only able to heal light wounds, Uliyah was born with this ability. Like all forest elves, she can speak and understand the languages of trees, flowers and forest creatures,as well as the friends and foes that share her forest realm.

    Uliyah has a strong relationship with her older sister Asha and her father Kiso. She looks up to both of them for guidance and wisdom, and like her sister Asha, she is strong in her faith. Uliyah surrounds her self with people she loves, especially her family, and her husband to be, Prince Yorel. 


                                     

                                    

                                                   Shadow Queen

    The Shadow Queen helms from the Mystic realms of Darkness. She uses the power of the mystic dark arts to control, rule and destroy the worlds she invades. She uses her mirror of seeing to look across the worlds she has invaded and conquered. She is also able to summon dark armies and creatures of darkness through her mirror of seeing. The Shadow Queen is very intelligent and is a master of the dark mystic arts of creation. The Shadow Queen surrounds herself herself with knowledge and beings of darkness that help her conquer the worlds of light. As she deepens her knowledge and understanding of the dark arts, this fuels her ancient hate of the worlds of light.


                          

                                          Demonzey

    Demonzey is one of the Shadow Queen's deadliest assassins. He is able to attack his targets from any shadow that is being cast around him. Demonzey is also able to use his bladed tentacles made of dark mist to attack his targets as well. He can wrap his tentacles around his targets and drain their life force. He can also possess the shadow of his prey and use it to attack them. Demonzey also has the ability to use dark mystic powers. 

    Demonzey prefers to serve the ones who summon him to destroy the kingdoms and beings of light, for he has an ever growing hate of the kingdoms of light and the beings who inhabit them.

                                      

                                                       King Ephraim

    King Ephraim is the Elven King of the Elven nation of Wood Haven. He is a noble king and is widely respected by his subjects. King Ephraim reigns over the nation of Wood Haven with fairness and truth, but is swift to act on his authority as king. He has little tolerance for those that oppose him, especially those who will keep him from his ultimate goal of protecting the people of Wood Haven from their enemies. He will lock down the kingdom of Wood Haven and its borders with the quickness if he feels there is a threat to the security of the Kingdom. King Ephraim is a master swordsman. He wills a sword called "The Illuminator", an elven sword that has mystic light as its blade. Once he draws his sword, it cannot be blocked by any shield or weapon.

                                        

                                                      Hobgoblins

    Hobgoblins are a fierce humanoid race that wage a perpetual war against the Elven nations. They are intelligent, organized, and aggressive. Hobgoblins are nightmarish mockeries of the other humanoid races of Elven Blade, for they have a military society organized in tribal bands. Each tribe is lead by a chief warrior who is usually bigger in size and is the strongest fighter. The Hobgoblins tribes are found in almost any climate or subterranean realms of Elven Blade, and they number in the hundreds of millions.
    The Hobgoblins have a deep hate for the Elven nations. They feel that they should be the rulers of Elven Blade, not the Elven nations. The Hobgoblins believe that the Elves took the land that they once ruled over. Even though the Elven nations' militaries can overwhelm the Hobgoblins' armies, the Hobgoblins still feel militarily superior and will attack the Elven nations at any chance they get. 

                                     

                                                       Prince Yorel

      Prince Yorel is the oldest son of King Ephraim. Like his father, he is also a master      swordsman and is the captain of King Ephraim's personal guard. With his keen  eyesight and sensitive hearing; no enemy can get past him invisible or visible with  out him hearing them or seeing them. Yorel loves and respects his father and will  do anything his father asks of him. Unlike his younger brother, Yorel does not  question his father's ruling, once he has made it. Yorel is unclear if he or this younger brother will be the  heir  to his father's crown.

    THE CITY OF DARKWAY THE SHADOW QUEEN'S STRONGHOLD


    HAVEN LOFT THE KINGDOM OF THE FOREST ELVES


     VOICE  OVER TALENT

    Actor Sonny Burnette (The voice of King Ephraim) Actor-musician Sonny Burnette has been involved with the entertainment industry his entire professional life. He has made appearances on TruTV's Missing Persons Unit, CMT's Mabe in America, and SoapNet's Southern Belles: Louisville, as well as in dozens of independent films. Some of his film credits Swordbearer, Nightmare Fuel, Jackson's Run. 

    Actress Teresa Kellam  (The voice of the Shadow Queen).

    Teresa, who is affectionately know as T.K. is a Radio Angel/Radio Personality on the Weekends. She has the Sunday Praize Party w/T.K. on the Stellar Award winningAM 1350 WLOU/Praize 104.7FM, and  she is the Host/Producer of S.N.A.P.(Spritual * K*Nowledge And Priase) with T.K. T.K. also dabbles in theater arts, voice overs for local commercials, and hosts Open Mics sets.

    Tim Simmons (The voice of Demonzey). Tim Simmons has over 150 five star reviews from voices.com. He's also in the top 100 All-time Favorites on voices.com. Tim makes every voice over job as important as the last. He has voiced 400 different characters in over 80 computer games plus many other kinds of projects such as commercials, book and game trailers, museum tours, etc. Some of his character voice overs include, Captain Walker from Star Trek Online, Bounty Master from Neverwinter nights, Werewolf Leader from The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing.

    Actress Amber Lee Connors (The voice of Asha). Amber Lee Conners 

    provides an extensive range of voice over talent that covers character and commercial projects. From Video-Games and Animations, to Commercials, Radio Ads and more - Amber's versatile and extensive range has enabled her to work in various forms of media. However, her true passion and specialty lay in character voices, especially for Video Games. Some of her most notable roles are Ginger, in Dust: An Elysian Tail, Death Metal Rhapsody from Heroes of Newerth, Mirai from Project Nimbus.


    Daniel Kisala (The voice of Kiso) Daniel Kisala is a professional theater actor. As an professional stage actor, Daniel prides himself in having versatility in a wide range of voice over talent. Some of his credits include the voices of the Joker and Mr. Freeze from the Batman comic series, Night of the Owls, the audio read of A Study in Scarlet, voice on the Global Warming PSA project.

                            Example voice talent reads and auditions

          

                       ElVEN BLADE: Production Team


                                              

    Tarsha Semakula is the founder of Buttafly Communications, a multifaceted communications company that specializes in Capacity Building, Strategic Marketing and Professional Writing Services for Non Profits and Small Businesses. Buttafly provided project development, marketing strategy/development, and page customization for the Elven Blade online marketing campaign.


                                                   

    Nagesh H. is a Freelance digital artist who has developed and maintained Art Style for various projects with different skills, styles and applications. He produces high levels of mood experience in designing characters, environments, vehicles and props, as required, per project.

           

                                                    

    Jorge A. Castilla is an animator and digital artist who has developed and worked on various  projects such as: animation shorts, comic books, independent video games, and film. He is experienced in graphic design, film making, 3D animation character design and musical composition. Jorge was the art designer  assistant in the Titanic and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, directed by Bazz Luhrmann.  

                                                                                                                                                             

                                                     

    Toma Feizo Gas is an artist with a background in classical animation and is skilled in both traditional and digital mediums. With his 10 years of experience in entertainment- arts his career included work in television, comics and video games. He is also experienced in all stages of production such as creating art as a production artist, art directing and creative direction and overseeing the creation of art to establish the product vision.


                                                      

    Rod Stafford is the Founder and President of FacePro. Rod has worked on and provided animation services to the video  game industry. Some of the video game titles he has worked on are Tetris  Worlds, Shinobi, Altered Beast and James Bond 007. Rod also served as the character facial animation lead for Myst 5, End of Ages", adapting the"Faceover" video-based facial emulation system to Cyan's "Plasma" 3D engine, for its first use in a published AAA title.

    ELVEN BLADE MUSIC AND SOUND TRACK WILL BE COMPOSED BY EPIC SCORE.

                               

                          
                           Rough Animation Test Shot

         



               Elven Blade Rough 3D Still Shots

                           Elven Weaponary

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           ELVEN BLADE BUDGET (for episode 1)

                                          

                           

                              

                           


                   

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