Latvia made history and won its first Oscar this year . Appointed in two categories (including the best international film), the film won as best animation, reversing films of important studies such as Disney (Funny mind 2) and DreamWorks (The wild robot).
What has attracted more attention to the victory was the modesty of production: Flower It was created by a Lean team that uses Blender, free editing software.
Flow surprised Oscar
Flower The trajectory of a gray kitten follows (who, after the success of the film, was appointed Flow) and his animal friends looking for survival in a world covered by a flood.
The film, a production of Latvia, is directed and scripted was Gints Zilbalodis. The aspect that attracted more attention in the entire situation is that Flower It has been modified in the free Blender software, with a reduced team and a budget.
To get an idea, the The Hollywood journalist revealed it Funny mind 2 Cost $ 200 million (about 1.15 billion dollars) and The wild robot$ 78 million (about $ 447.7 million). Already Flower It cost $ 3.7 million (about $ 21.2 million).
What is the blender
Blender is an open source editing software. That is, anyone can use it to create and edit videos, create 3D modeling, animations and make and work on visual effects.
Like the G1The tool is widely used in cinema, games and in the design sector. UP – High adventures AND Sa Monsters These are some of the examples of Disney Pixar films that have exploited Blender’s characteristics.
However, in the case of FlowerThe tool was the main creation software. In an interview with Company blogThe director said he had spent five and a half years to work on the project. The first was dedicated only to writing the script, in search of funding and learning to use blender.
From 2020, the edition itself has begun. Zilbalis highlighted the advantages of working on the platform, which, according to him, is rapid and customizable. This is because the software allows the creation of personalized plugins for action.
He gave the example: a specific professional focused on mastering the editing of the water in the film. Others have already focused on the hair and penalties of animals. All with a customization of controls on the platform that allows us to use unlimited creativity.
The speed has to do with the lightness of the platform than other software, which makes it more accessible and requires less machinery.
Flow and democratization of cinema
The Blender Post: the free editing software that helped “flow” to win the Oscar appeared for the first time in digital look.
Source: Olhar Digital
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