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Wires For Empathy
Status: In Production
Website: https://wiresforempathy.org
Tube is Urchin’s current work in production. Whereas Elephants Dream proved it possible to make professional 3D animated films in libre software within a studio setting, the Tube project is a new experiment in distributed collaboration. From an undisclosed base in New England, it unites a team of local and international artists using cutting-edge tools for independent filmmaking based in – what else – the hypertubes..
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What can blockchain do for you?
Client: Cambridge Blockchain
Release: 2015
Website: http://cambridge-blockchain.com/
We were approached by Cambridge Blockchain – a technology startup with a focus on the technology behind Bitcoin – to make a promotional video for Money 20/20. There were some unique and fun challenges, not to mention a tight deadline, and the video was finished on time in part due to Cycles GPU rendering, and in part to Blender’s unique ‘pipeline in a box’ organization.
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User Lib
Client: the Free Software Foundation
Release: 2014
Website: http://www.fsf.org/
We were extremely happy to make a video for the Free Software Foundation on their 30th anniversary, explaining what the foundation does, and why it is important (and to whom). We also made a making off with loads of details, goodies and tips. You can even download the production files!
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TedED Animations
Client: TedED
Release: 2016 - Present
Website: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKajhJq9N0pcHbgQXYBK6honi5hDYsSgg
We’re doing multiple short animations for TedED on educational topics. They are directed by Chris Bishop and Bassam Kurdali, on a variety of topics. To see the full list, click on the website link above.
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Steers of Teal
Release: 2012
This was a fun project remixing the titles of Tears of Steel , an open movie project by the Blender Foundation. Basically it is a pun taken far too far. An open movie itself, you can download the production files here.
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Cinanima Libre Session Intro
Client: Cinanima Festival Libre Panorama Session
Release: 2012
Cineanima is the oldest Animation Festival in Portugal. In 2012 we designed the Intro animation to their Libre Panorama session showcasing Free culture animation around the world
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Nabsys NPS
Client: Nabsys
Release: 2011
Nabsys a life sciences company with positional sequencing technology, we made this short video about their NPS device.
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Elephants Dream
Team: Blender Foundation
Release: 2006
Website: http://elephantsdream.org
The Open Movie that started it all! Produced by the Blender Foundation and Montevideo in Amsterdam, 2005-2006, This is a film about communication and fiction, and the struggle to communicate.
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Caldera
Team: Orchid Animation
Release: 2012
Website: http://www.orchidanimation.com/#/caldera/
Caldera is a haunting short film about a young girl with mental illness caught between an unfeeling mechanized world and the impossible landscapes of her own psychosis. Made by Evan Viera, Chris Bishop and others.
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Cyvek Cyplex
Team: Urchin
Client: Cyvek
Status: 2010
Short animation commissioned by Cyvek to explain their prototype Protein Assay system
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Suzanne Award Interstitials
Team: Urchin
Client: Blender Institute
Release: 2009
This was a fun project making an intro and interstitials to an animation festival – the 2009 Suzanne awards. Most of the work was done the week before the conference, with the final touches made on the plane and at the Blender Institute. Was a blast working with Jan, Pablo, Kursad and everyone else.
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Pitivi Fundraiser
Team: Urchin, Pitivi
Client: Pitivi Video Editor
Release: 2013
Website: http://pitivi.org/
A little bit different, this was a fundraiser video for the Pitivi project – a Free and Open Source video editor. As such, we made it using the editor itself in a bit of meta-production. Pitivi is great you should check it out if you are using Linux!
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Flodesign Turbine
Team: Urchin
Client: Flodesign Wind
One of several videos we made for Flodesign Wind, now Ogin
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Flodesign Sonics
Team: Urchin
Client: Flodesign Sonics
Flodesign Sonics has an interesting technique for water purification involving acoustic standing waves that could eliminate the need for filter replacement.
- Affiliated Organizations:
- Blender
- Bitfilms
- Hampshire College