Blender Guru: New Blender Competition: Open Movies

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New Blender Competition: Open Movies Oct 25th 2012, 07:20 There are now four open movies created by the Blender Foundation; Elephants Dream, Big Buck Bunny, Sintel and the latest addition; Tears of Steel. These short films are unique from others because every single file, texture, model, video or asset, can be used by downloaded by anyone and used completely free! So far the blender community has done a few funky things using the open movie assets, but I’d like to see more. So get creative and create something wacky, epic, funny or artistic using stuff from the pros! The Theme: Open Movies Create an image or animation that uses an element from any of the Open Movies created by the Blender Foundation. These movies include, Elephants Dream, Big Buck Bunny, Sintel and Tears of Steel. You may use as many elements as you want, just create something creative. Example Ideas All the characters from ever open movie battling it out. Taking a clip from Tears of Steel but replacing the robot with a dragon. Using one character in a completely new scene created by yourself (like I did with Sintel). (these are just examples though, feel free to do whatever you wish)

Prizes

For the first time ever there will be two categories… stills and animations!

1st Prize – Animation

• $250 donated to a charity of your choice
• Any item from the Blender eShop
• A permanent spot in the Winners Hall of Fame

1st Prize – Image

• $250 donated to a charity of your choice
• Any item from the Blender eShop
• A permanent spot in the Winners Hall of Fame

You may enter into one category only.

Guidelines

• Only one entry per person
• It must be created with Blender
• It must contain at least one element from the open movies
• You may render it using Cycles or the blender internal renderer only
• Minor post processing in Gimp or Photoshop is allowed
• Minimum image size is 1280 x 720, but the bigger the better (any aspect ratio is fine)
• Minimum video size is HD 720P (1280 x 720)
• Your entry must be a new creation, not something you have made in the past
• No bought commercial models allowed
• Photographic elements are allowed, but must not be a central part of the image (sky backgrounds are okay)
• The winner will be asked to submit the .blend file for proof of its creation

Download the Open Movie Assets

• Elephants Dream
• Big Buck Bunny - Buy the DVD
• Sintel – Buy the DVD - Sintel model (cycles)
• Tears of Steel – Buy the DVD

Criteria for Judging

Entries will be judged by me on the following criteria:

• Aesthetics
• Creativity
• Impact

To increase your chances of winning, aim for all three.
“The best art has meaning beyond just an image; perhaps it will bring you to tears, make you laugh, or remind you of something you'd almost forgotten. It stands out in a crowd, and dares to be different.” - Source

6 Reasons to Enter:

1. Competitions push you to better your work by exploring new themes
2. It teaches you the importance of deadlines
3. It can help you to think creatively by working around the constraints of a set theme
4. Competing alongside other artists can be a great source of motivation
5. Your entry will be posted here on Blender Guru, which increases your exposure
6. You’re helping the world! This is a rare opportunity to use your artistic talent to donate money to a charity of your choice.

Submissions and Deadline

Entries must be submitted before 29th of November 2012 at 11:59pm GMT (5 weeks from announcement).
[Entries are to be submitted to blenderartists.org. Currently waiting on approval of competition thread...]