Tears of Steel

2012Sci-Fi12 minNetherlands

Live actionVisual effectsBlenderOpen movieCC BY 3.0

In a future Amsterdam overrun by destructive robots, a group of warriors and scientists gather in the city’s old church to restage a crucial moment from the past, a young couple’s breakup, in a desperate attempt to save the world. A live-action short with visual effects created in the open-source Blender software.

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How it was made

A live-action short whose visual effects were created in Blender, the free and open-source 3D software, by the Blender Foundation’s studio in Amsterdam.

  • Live action

    Filmed with a camera, with actors and real locations.

  • Visual effects

    Computer-generated imagery combined with filmed footage.

  • Blender

    Made in Blender, the free and open-source 3D software.

  • Open movie

    Made in the open by its studio and released under a Creative Commons license.

  • Independent production

    Made outside the major studio system.

Produced by Blender Studio, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Credits

Writer and director
Ian Hubert
Producer
Ton Roosendaal
Director of photography
Joris Kerbosch
Music and sound
Joram Letwory
Cast
Derek de Lint, Sergio Hasselbaink, Rogier Schippers, Vanja Rukavina, Denise Rebergen, Jody Bhe, Chris Haley

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