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The First King

An animated prologue to C. Yen Marsden's First King duology depicts a young man's journey from outsider to leader as he gains a miraculous new power in a world beset by monsters.

Working from a script and boards by debut fantasy author C. Yen Marsden, Duck Jar used limited animation and a dark painterly style to illustrate this origin story from the world of Nov Salus. High contrast black and white drawings were brought to life with compositing effects and puppet animation.

Visit cyenmarsden.com to buy The Curtain Over Nov Salus and stay tuned for the release of this short film!