Crypta!

Animation, Comedy

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Death Valley Junction

This show covers the madcap adventures of three Cryptids as they navigate their way through our world. Along with their caregiver Doc Stein, and his intern Kelly, the Cryptids must learn every aspect of human civilization. A true fish out of water story that's sure to tickle your funny bone!

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The process of syncing the voices and adding sound effects.

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Boards

The animation team will make storyboards to map out camera angles, character actions, and pacing.

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Backgrounds

Our talented background animator will create the beautiful environments for these characters to move around in.

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Rigging

Constructing the "bones" within the characters to allow them to be manipulated within the environments.

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Characters

Designing all the major and minor characters for the demo.

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Layout

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$10 USD

Crypta Cadet!

Shoutout on all of our social media platforms. Please include your twitter handle so we can let the world know how much you care.

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$25 USD

Crypta Corporal!

The Cadet package plus a Crypta Fan Pack, which includes a special edition pen, magnet, and button! Plus your name permanently listed as a backer on our website.

Claimed: 5 of 'Unlimited'

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$35 USD

Crypta Chief!

The Corporal package plus Membership to the Crypta All Access Online Experience which includes behind the scenes videos, photos, interviews, audition tapes, bloopers, and more!

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$50 USD

Crypta Captain!

The Chief package plus a special edition Crypta! T-shirt.

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$100 USD

Crypta Colonel!

The Captain package plus upon completion you will receive: downloadable access to the Crypta! Radio show, animatic (moving storyboard), and the trailer.

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$100 USD

Mothman Edition!

The Captain package plus a signed and numbered limited edition lithograph of Mothman.

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$100 USD

Big Edition!

The Captain package plus a signed and numbered limited edition lithograph of Big.

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$100 USD

Ness Edition!

The Captain package plus a signed and numbered limited edition lithograph of Ness.

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$100 USD

Doc Stein Edition!

The Captain package plus a signed and numbered limited edition lithograph of Doc Stein.

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$100 USD

Creator's Edition!

The Captain package plus a limited edition promotional poster signed by the series' creators.

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$250 USD

Crypta Commander!

The Colonel package plus two tickets to the private cast and crew screening party in Los Angeles (Backer is responsible for travel costs to and from L.A.), plus a sneak peek at the animatic, along with a 'Special Thanks' credit.

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$500 USD

Crypta Chancellor!

The Commander package plus when you send us a photo of your likeness you will be featured in a crowd scene by our animators. You will also receive an original copy of the script signed by the actors and creators!

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$1,000 USD

Crypta Commander In Chief!

The Chancellor package plus two additional tickets to the Cast and Crew Screening Party and an Associate Producer credit!

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$5,000 USD

Doc Stein's Special Friend!

The Commander In Chief package plus an Executive Producer credit and your likeness used to animate a supporting character in the series!

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The Story

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About The Project

Within the secure and secret confines of Area 51, Sasquatch, Mothman and The Loch Ness Monster have lived in hiding under the supervision of Doctor Hans Stein. Doc Stein, an obsessive scientist, has been their only source of outside information for the past 50 years. Thanks to government cutbacks the Cryptozoological department in Area 51 has been considerably downsized. This forces them to allow their Cryptids to join the general public. Crypta follows Big, Ness, and Mothman as they try to fit in to our modern society with the help of their fatherly Doc Stein and the underappreciated intern, Kelly.

The mission of this show is to point out the idiosyncrasies we humans take for granted. Through the naive eyes of the Cryptids, we highlight the absurdities and disconnects of human civilization.

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$10 USD

Crypta Cadet!

Shoutout on all of our social media platforms. Please include your twitter handle so we can let the world know how much you care.

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$25 USD

Crypta Corporal!

The Cadet package plus a Crypta Fan Pack, which includes a special edition pen, magnet, and button! Plus your name permanently listed as a backer on our website.

Claimed: 5 of 'Unlimited'

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$35 USD

Crypta Chief!

The Corporal package plus Membership to the Crypta All Access Online Experience which includes behind the scenes videos, photos, interviews, audition tapes, bloopers, and more!

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$50 USD

Crypta Captain!

The Chief package plus a special edition Crypta! T-shirt.

Claimed: 7 of 'Unlimited'

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$100 USD

Crypta Colonel!

The Captain package plus upon completion you will receive: downloadable access to the Crypta! Radio show, animatic (moving storyboard), and the trailer.

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$100 USD

Mothman Edition!

The Captain package plus a signed and numbered limited edition lithograph of Mothman.

Claimed: 2 of 15

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$100 USD

Big Edition!

The Captain package plus a signed and numbered limited edition lithograph of Big.

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$100 USD

Ness Edition!

The Captain package plus a signed and numbered limited edition lithograph of Ness.

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$100 USD

Doc Stein Edition!

The Captain package plus a signed and numbered limited edition lithograph of Doc Stein.

Claimed: 0 of 15

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$100 USD

Creator's Edition!

The Captain package plus a limited edition promotional poster signed by the series' creators.

Claimed: 0 of 25

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$250 USD

Crypta Commander!

The Colonel package plus two tickets to the private cast and crew screening party in Los Angeles (Backer is responsible for travel costs to and from L.A.), plus a sneak peek at the animatic, along with a 'Special Thanks' credit.

Claimed: 0 of 'Unlimited'

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$500 USD

Crypta Chancellor!

The Commander package plus when you send us a photo of your likeness you will be featured in a crowd scene by our animators. You will also receive an original copy of the script signed by the actors and creators!

Claimed: 0 of 'Unlimited'

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$1,000 USD

Crypta Commander In Chief!

The Chancellor package plus two additional tickets to the Cast and Crew Screening Party and an Associate Producer credit!

Claimed: 0 of 'Unlimited'

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$5,000 USD

Doc Stein's Special Friend!

The Commander In Chief package plus an Executive Producer credit and your likeness used to animate a supporting character in the series!

Claimed: 0 of 'Unlimited'
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About This Team

Conceived in 2007 by Brandon Cahela and Andrew Parker, two childhood friends from Florida, Crypta began as a couple of rough sketches on a piece of notebook paper. After moving to Los Angeles, Brandon and Andrew teamed up with The Oblongs creator Angus Oblong to develop the show. In 2016, FireRock Bay Pictures' Brynn Lucas, Michael Popek, and Shelby Lee came on board as Producers. Actors Henry Zebrowski (Your Pretty Face is Going To Hell, Wolf of Wall Street) and Ed Larson (The Burn with Jeff Ross, Murderfist) joined Parker and Cahela to round out the cast.
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Crypta!

by Brandon Cahela

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Crypta!

by Brandon Cahela

Brandon Cahela

Animation, Comedy

Series

Death Valley Junction

This show covers the madcap adventures of three Cryptids as they navigate their way through our world. Along with their caregiver Doc Stein, and his intern Kelly, the Cryptids must learn every aspect of human civilization. A true fish out of water story that's sure to tickle your funny bone!

This show covers the madcap adventures of three Cryptids as they navigate their way through our world. Along with their caregiver Doc Stein, and his intern Kelly, the Cryptids must learn every aspect of human civilization. A true fish out of water story that's sure to tickle your funny bone!

11 Days, 22 Hours Left

$1,150 of $35,000

21 supporters

36 followers

Enter the amount you'd like to contribute:

11 Days, 22 Hours Left

$1,150 raised of $35,000

21 supporters, 36 followers

Use the WishList to contribute cash and loan items - or - Make a contribution by selecting an incentive directly.

Animation

$10,000 to go

costs $10,000

How much would you like to contribute?

Editing

$400 to go

costs $400

How much would you like to contribute?

Sound

$1,800 to go

costs $1,800

How much would you like to contribute?

Boards

$3,000 to go

costs $3,000

How much would you like to contribute?

Backgrounds

$1,800 to go

costs $1,800

How much would you like to contribute?

Props

$1,800 to go

costs $1,800

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Rigging

$3,000 to go

costs $3,000

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Characters

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costs $2,500

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Radio Show

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costs $5,000

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Packaging and Promotion

$4,000 to go

costs $4,000

How much would you like to contribute?

Layout

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Merchandising

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$10 USD

Crypta Cadet!

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$25 USD

Crypta Corporal!

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$35 USD

Crypta Chief!

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$50 USD

Crypta Captain!