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Released from prison for stealing food, Aden receives a mysterious gift that leads him far beyond the medieval town of his orphaned Airovale childhood. Aboard a zeppelin bound for the fortune-rich Crescent Islands, he joins a fleet of copper miners. But when sacred gold is stolen from an ancient temple, a storm-born predator decimates the fleet and blows Aden’s ship thousands of miles into uncharted waters. Stranded on an enchanted island, the crew begins repairs while mining coal for the journey home. Aden falls into a forbidden affair with Kira, a fae princess who leads him into ancient ruins where they uncover the island’s secrets of time. Then greed takes hold. Gold is discovered in the mines, Kira’s betrothed exposes their affair and demands a duel, and the crew learns that years have passed beyond the island. Bound by the mysterious Law of Exchange—where every choice carries a cost—Aden discovers that his only way forward may be into the past. Read More: https://airovale.com

Hi everyone! I received approval from the mods to share this. I'm Danny, founder of Act 4 Animation Studio, and I've been developing an animated steampunk action short film called Unrest. Inspired by John Wick, Kill Bill, and Arcane, the film focuses on fast-paced action, cinematic worldbuilding, and environmental storytelling. This is our first teaser, and I'm happy to say we're currently on schedule and getting close to the animation stage. I'd love to hear your thoughts or answer any questions you have about the film. Thanks for checking it out!

An introduction to the Airovale story, the opening scenes of chapter 1, Life in the Village

SYNOPSIS It is the year 1892 and Ian and Callie Castillo have had to suffer the hardships of a single parent family since their father went missing five years ago. Since then Ian has refused to use the last gift that his father left the wounded boy; a telescope that sits collecting dust in the attic.

Wild East: In turn-of-the-century New York, the worlds of law enforcement, journalism, and vigilantism join together to take on the worst of criminality in all levels of society. Gangs of New York meets The Dark Knight with aspects of Penny Dreadful and The Alienist

In 1897, a young widow returns to the family farm where she discovers her late husband's attempt at building a primitive sentient machine. The Automaton is a 22-minute genre-bending western sci-fi fantasy that explores the unavoidable drive for human connection in an era of overwhelming progress and change. Written & Directed by W. Alex Reeves Starring Nicole Wyland, Mindee de Lacey, Jill Remez, Bruno Oliver, and John Ennis as "Otto" Director of Photography: Nick Mahar Creature Designer: Tim Martin Executive Producer: Adam Joseph Janeira Producer: Scott Wickman Production Manager: Gillian Entin Assistant Director: Patrick Lundberg Production Designer: Laura Lahti Costume Designer: Naomi Gonzalez Kahn Make Up Artist: Mika Michelle Music Composed & Conducted by Nicholas Jacobson-Larson Sound Designer: Kevin Senzaki

Bell Tower Flight

First Scenes

500 years in the future, in a Neo-Victorian England, Queen Victoria the IV requests the help of Captain Bill Sprocket to transport her to a royal engagement on the sovereign world of Pluto. But, Captain Sprocket’s young daughter, Maggie, has other plans, and takes the Queen and her father’s ship out for a joyride around the solar-system.