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..

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

Nabsys NPS

Client: Nabsys

Release: 2011

Nabsys a life sciences company with positional sequencing technology, we made this short video about their NPS device.

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.

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.

Cyvek Cyplex

Team: Urchin

Client: Cyvek

Status: 2010

Short animation commissioned by Cyvek to explain their prototype Protein Assay system

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.

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!

Flodesign Turbine

Team: Urchin

Client: Flodesign Wind

One of several videos we made for Flodesign Wind, now Ogin

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.