Making an Animated Short Film with Blender

Learn how to create an animated short film from inspiration to final polish! Perfect for beginners and enthusiasts.

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Brief Summary

This course is your friendly guide to making an animated short film. Starting from ideas to finishing touches, you'll learn it all!

Key Points

  • Find inspiration in everyday activities
  • Learn to source 3D characters and assets
  • Model and texture environments using Blender
  • Create and polish animations
  • Add sound for the final touch

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the complete process of animated film creation
  • Gain skills in character sourcing and sound design
  • Familiarity with Blender for 3D modeling and texturing
  • Ability to critique and polish animations

About This Course

Follow the process of creating an animated short film from start to finish

In this course, we will go through the process of creating an Animated short film. 

We will start of with how I find inspiration in every day activities, and how to evolve a story so that it will be interesting. From here we will record the reference footage which will be our story board. We will then go into ways of finding locations to tell the story. Next we will focus on sourcing 3D characters and assets from different applications and sources to find the one that suits you. Unfortunately due to licensing, I am able not able to provide that character that is in the example animation. Next we will focus on modeling and texturing the environment. I will go through the basics so that you will get a greater understanding of how to use the 3D application Blender. Once the environment is created, we will then go through the process of creating the actual animation. Here I will show you tips that I use to create the best possible animation with what ever skill level you have. Once we have decided that the animation is as complete, we will go through critiquing and the final polish. We will add sound for the final touch and our short film will come alive. 

By the end, we will have a completed short film that can be shown at film festivals.

  • Go through the process of creating an animated short film

  • How to source character models

  • How to source and create audio sound track

Course Curriculum

Instructor

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Marko Matosevic

I have currently been using Blender for three years with a focus on hard surface modelling and animation. Blender has appealed to me as my primary tool as there is such a strong community that follows it. There are always people to help, as well as people available to help. I have a background in acting and creating short films...

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4.9 course rating
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David V.
3.0
2 years ago

Not beginner friendly. Instructor really knows what he is doing, only problem is, I don't know what he is doing, he uses a lot of shortcuts and moves fast, but does no explanation what he is doing. I like the course, but I'm gonna have to come back after I'm more advance in Blender and all its tools and shortcuts.

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Venkatachalam V. R.
5.0
3 years ago

its nicely and slowly explained and i like his talent

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Shubham W.
3.5
3 years ago

ya its good to get started with animation workflow.

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Eggina S. B.
1.0
4 years ago

From section 3, I Couldn't understand not even shortcuts are showing on screen, he is handling like pro but about learner

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Pushp F.
3.0
4 years ago

Going good ,spend more time give more experiance

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Sandeep P.
3.0
4 years ago

Idk

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Stephen B.
4.0
4 years ago

The course moves slowly but is very in depth. It gives a true sense of the time and methodical process involved in tweeking all the little bits to produce a realistic animation.

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Jason C.
5.0
5 years ago

It serves it's purpose.

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Bruno D.
1.0
5 years ago

Sorry this is too speed, and i have blender 2.8. your course now need update

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ui-avatar of Panmo Yves Larousse
Panmo Y. L.
5.0
5 years ago

Interesting

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