Kickstarter: 'Monster Of The Sky'

'Monster Of The Sky' is a stunning Clockwork puppet film inspired by a Lord Byron poem and driven by the music of Stereo Alchemy.

In a futuristic world of cogs and gearwork, young Sky falls in love and is swept off to the clouds by a winged prince, only to die on her wedding day. But the story doesn't end here - resurrected by mechanical ghosts, she becomes a goddess of vengeance who sets out to find her prince again.

Will Sky get her revenge? Or will she change the course of the Clockwork Universe, defying the Fates to become her own woman, free of a past of anger and pain?

Directed by Sam Koji Hale, 'Monster of the Sky' was launched earlier this year as a successful Kickstarter campaign. They have since spent a good part of the year building puppets and sets, testing the facial motion capture system and shooting footage with the funds. Now they're back with a Phase Two Kickstarter, with the hope of using the funds for post-production and to animate the puppet faces using real-time motion capture and digitally marrying it with the puppet bodies.

Check out the teaser trailer for Sam Koji Kale's previous, and award winning animated short, 'Yamasong', which you can also own as part of a DVD set with 'Monster Of The Sky' as one of the pledge rewards.

As they say, the finished 10 minute animated short is a cross between "Dark Crystal and Spirited Away meets Count of Monte Cristo."

If this is something that ticks your box, and it does mine, then consider making a pledge to help fund this Kickstarter. Check out the video below and go here for more information and to make a pledge.