Today I want to share an article I found online about Indie productions in animation, games or even other media, why they exist and most importantly what drives them. It answers questions like “Why can an animated short can be produced, when companies like Disney or Pixar need millions of dollars and huge teams?”Why are indie productions really often more attractive than mainstream media? “Indie stories are magic. They haveRead More
Today I want to share another amazing and beautiful Blender shortfilm project with the name „Wildheart“. The goal of the makers of this short is to make a feature-length film in the future. So they started with this short film. I hope you like it as much as I do! It tells the story of the bond between two street living kids as they search for a sense of family.Read More
Some time ago I’ve written about the Shortfilm “Supertramp” by Fabrizio Gammardella. It was made in Blender by a small team of talented artists. At the moment there is the opportunity to watch it in the free section of the Festival del Cinema di Salerno. https://show.festivaldelcinema.it/animazione/supertramp/ The film is heartbreaking on one side, but also a wonderful experience to watch. The animation of the dog and the communication without wordsRead More
Did you know, that Blender is not only a great 3D-Animation application with photorealistic rendering, but is also powerful application to mimic classic 2D-Shading and Animation? No, I’m not talking about 2D-Animation with Grease Pencil, but 3D-Scenes and Objects with 2D-Shading. One studio, which is masting this artform, is DillonGoo Studios (https://www.dillongoostudios.com/) Beside of their forked Blender version for this style and their great demos they now deliver an episodicalRead More
Today I want to talk about another shot film made completely in Blender by Artist William Landgren (14 years old). First watch the movie before reading more 😉 The production of the short took 2 months and is 100% CG. He used Blender, After Effects, Marvelous Designer and DaVinci Resolve. I think, it looks amazing, right? This brings me to an important point: If you are creative and want toRead More