Sprite Fright - Blender Open Movie

[Rated PG] - Produced by Blender Studio. Made with Blender.
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Blender Studio’s 13th open movie is an 80’s-inspired horror comedy, set in Britain: When a group of rowdy teenagers trek into an isolated forest, they discover peaceful mushroom creatures that turn out to be an unexpected force of nature.
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[@woldek_the_bee]

you forgot me to credit (

[@eriksart5767]

@@woldek_the_bee There was a form on the cloud/studio page. But don´t worry I missed that too. I am happy that I supported such a great film even without being mentioned. But next time I will keep my eyes on the next open movie and fill out this form. 😀

[@samarthshirsath9683]

Please make behind the scenes video

[@KumarSambhhav]

Soooooooooooopaaa Awesome !! i was so excited to see my studios name vawworld animation studios , in the credits , because i paid and supported the movie , but bit disappointed after not spotting my studios name , nevertheless, its so normal to skip in the pressure , I love it. !!

[@alishba764]

LOL

[@Salithin]

“Oh, what a cool Nature movie” “Oh, it’s about saving the environment” “Oh, it’s about fungus creatures” “Oh, it’s about *murder* “

[@ToolaRoola]

It's about teen's ignorance.🙂

[@SirIkeMedia]

It is called "Sprite Fright", so were you really surprised?

[@diorsrxses]

Yep-

[@SEXgoddess.]

Me exactly

[@gorgenfol]

"Oh, it's... Oooooh"

[@trashchief6496]

I love how this story turned from respecting nature to mushroom smurfs committing war crimes within one minute.

[@diorsrxses]

Yep

[@rosmadiabdullah74]

JA just like ze old dayz

[@mrvaporiz]

I think murdering teenagers would be just regular crime? Otherwise Jason, Micheal, Kruger and Chucky would classify as terrorists

[@alexM1a]

Vietanamese mushrooms goblins

[@trashchief6496]

​@@mrvaporiz​ War crimes are basically crimes against humanity. They are things that cause unnecessary human suffering. Burning people alive is a war crime for sure and I'm sure everything else in the video classifies as a war crime in some way(Btw committing war crimes doesn't classify someone as a terrorist)

[@fluttershy7309]

I like how the bird helped Ellie. As a token of her gratitude for being saved by her :).

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yep when you do something nice 😊👍🏿 to someone they do something nice 😊👍🏿 for you

[@user-un8ps2sm5l]

I’m pretty it’s a girl bird since they had babies.

[@connortg5]

@@user-un8ps2sm5l the bearded sprite calls it brother bird

[@Jettherandomrabbit]

@@connortg5Yes, but the girl referred to the bird as a she.

[@connortg5]

@@Jettherandomrabbit The girl just knows they’re a random bird she just found, the elder sprite knows the bird on a first-name-basis, they live in the same part of the forest and seem to have some sort of history, I’d trust the elder sprite’s judgement of the bird’s gender over the girl’s.

[@ItsWednesdayMyDudes3]

This is what Sausage Party should have been. The perfect blend of cynical humour and the whimsicalness and beauty of animation (with a little bit of horror).

[@MuhammadAufar-fy3uk]

💀☠️💀☠️💀☠️💀💀💀☠️

[@PlushAmongUs]

But add more swears than just "bitches."

[@Aratakenn]

So exactly what it was?

[@fornowhere7264]

@@Aratakenn an extended porno for a very niche group

[@Dead8Head]

Not the perfect short to compare since the film was trying to aim for a more random shock humor than anything else.

[@zackland1947]

I just realized that exactly at 1:50 they say that she wouldn't survive five minutes alone, but litreally exactly five minutes later in the animation 6:50, everyone except her died. The attention to detail is crazy

[@gabanzocoolness]

that is a really cool detail!

[@hongthainguyen5334]

Well that means the count starts at 6:50 💀

[@m.m.m681]

​@@hongthainguyen5334? It doesn't

[@hongthainguyen5334]

@@m.m.m681 There are 2 meanings, she survives exactly 5 min UNTIL she’s all alone, or she survives 5 min STARTING from when she’s alone

[@IPS-bk2wr]

No shit??? You think??

[@poto8772]

"She wouldn't survive 5 minutes alone in these woods" **She is the only one who survives**

[@thatonea-hole]

*plays theme for always sunny in Philadelphia*

[@ethelanderson5831]

Lol

[@Indie2003]

Well who knew (comedy music and laughing plays)

[@bigtimediamond1088]

In fact, someone else is dead a little bit before the end of the first five minutes.

[@switchfolkers8892]

1:50

[@solomonk3189]

I realise the boombox guy is a bit of an outlier because he hid so we didn’t see how he would have tried to defend himself, but I like that in the chase scenes from 5:10 to 6:00, all the others are very quick to physically attack the creatures (spraying them with hairspray, hitting them with a bat, etc) while Ellie escapes in ways that don’t directly injure them, like choosing to cut herself free by her hair instead of trying to cut one of the sprites, as the others no doubt would have in her position. I think it really shows her character that even in such a situation her first instinct isn’t to see them as the enemy, and then she only attacks them when she’s completely cornered- and even then, she warns them first.

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah, because Ellie was the only one that is so respectful to nature the sprites spared her at first until she helped those jerks escaped

[@Noodles766]

A person who isnt a fan of horror movies, I would like to say.. I actually liked this one

[@stephenjackson1602]

Same here

[@KingDrakoTyrell]

And it didn’t have to be overly scary it was just the concept of their deaths like drowning

[@josieyeet3759]

As a person who *is* a fan of horror movies, I would like to say… THIS SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH 😱😨😰😨😰😱😰😨😰😰

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

@@josieyeet3759 yeah they should make a full feature animation movie 🎥 out of this

[@RedbullGivesYouPonyo]

Same lol

[@StickyCerealStudios]

The fact that they didn’t kidnap the scout looking girl, only because she treated nature with complete respect

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Totally agree 🤝 with you on that because she was like nature loving 🥰 tree 🌲 hugger

[@Mich1.]

De hecho al parecer tampoco les importa ser reconocidos porque ella tenía un dibujo de ellos con una bota sangrienta que se podía ver desde cualquier dirección lo que me hace cuestionar la inteligencia de sus compañeros

[@trgethan2470]

Yeah in the final battle with scout girl and the leader of the sprites, he said "And you set them free" so they would let the girl survive if she didn't help the other people

[@leodetective6056]

But still they tried to kill her 💀

[@jessipinkman8444]

no one ever got kidnapped lmao they tried to steal one of them.

[@Preposter]

Notice how their deaths were personalized. The guy who crushed the snail at the beginning died by snails. Guy pissing on the sprites died by drowning in piss. Woman spraying spiders died by spiders. BBQ boy died by fire.

[@Heidimaek]

Oh I didn’t notice that.

[@gallop9867]

Oh! Interesting. I just realized that now.

[@HlyFx]

the grosest was the snail, and piss.

[@JohnFlower-NZ]

Did you notice that both the humans and the sprites had two legs? Coincidence? I think not. @Pre Poster The characters were English, perhaps personalised rather than personalized?

[@Preposter]

@@JohnFlower-NZ 💀💀💀

[@XanderMatthews-nv9zf]

5:46 That is by far the sharpest pocket knife ever, have any of you EVER tried to cut hair with a knife That shits a literal dagger

[@amelia_jean4Ever]

I had a boyscout knife and it was clearly dull but was very SHARP.

[@leonides4377]

this woud work even if you even just have a remoteley sharpened knife sice her whole bodyweight is hanging and tensioning her hair

[@amelia_jean4Ever]

@@leonides4377 You're smart

[@XanderMatthews-nv9zf]

Well I learned I’m just bad at tension physics, that for the replies 👍

[@amelia_jean4Ever]

@@XanderMatthews-nv9zf You're welcome! :)

[@ILHorror83]

I love how this Short is more horrifying then every horror movie ive seen, plus there was no gore so that makes this more impressive

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah they should make a full feature animation movie 🎥 out of this right now because this is wicked awesome 🤟🏿😎🤩😃

[@bnrid8086]

would be fun if there was an pixar or DreamWorks style animation movie with full of death and swear

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

@@bnrid8086 i’m with you on that 👍🏿

[@TVheadDev]

I love how the teens says "she wouldn't survive five minutes in this woods" and the smurfs start killing them at literal five minutes in the video 💀💀💀

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

I’m with you on that 😉👍🏿 buddy

[@Randomergoesbrrrr]

"smurf" lmao

[@KingDrakoTyrell]

Nice eye!

[@Star_Catcher-vp2ws]

OMG LMAO I never even noticed that 😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀

[@inotcarlosjk4118]

Their sprites not smurfs

[@castle_siege7091]

I love the detail where each of the characters death correlates to how they treated nature

[@3p1Kf41L]

pissing on nature isn't that big of a deal though like all animals do that

[@datkhornedog899]

​@@3p1Kf41LBut I do think it'd be very rude if someone pissed on my head. Besides, they're fairy folk - no one wants to have a bad time with 'em.

[@3p1Kf41L]

@@datkhornedog899 I'm guessing the real reason that guy was on their bad side was because he tried to capture on of them at night alongside the other 3

[@Maqqiato]

@@datkhornedog899dolphins throw fish in the air for hours

[@donyellyancy-uk6qc]

But is this set in the ocean??

[@tunasandwich8049]

It's criminal how cute Ellie's design is

[@yinyangyt8749]

This is so wholesome. The animation looks beautiful. And Ellie is very cute. Her energy is very sweet

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah, they should make a sequel for this short film 🎞️ video or a full feature animation movie 🎥 out of this right now because this is wicked awesome 🤟🏿😎🤩😃

[@r4exxEditz]

WHOLESOME??

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

@@r4exxEditz yes

[@NickGray105]

​@@r4exxEditzShhhh let that comment fool new audiences

[@enegort2228]

THEY HAVE NAMES???

[@logananimationstudios8560]

I'm actually liking the design of Ellie who survived at the end of the movie her design looks so good and it's pretty cute.

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah I wonder if they’re gonna make a sequel or a full movie 🎥 out of this short film 🎞 🎥 right now because this is wicked awsome 🤟🏿😎🤩😃

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Glad 👍🏿 somebody agrees 🤝 with me out there

[@AdventureMase]

@@shadowbloodleopard5392 nah all of their open movies never go past the one film itself

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

@@AdventureMase well, maybe this one should

[@adamdanish5184]

last woman standing genre will always be the hottest 🛐🛐

[@JustPlainRob]

Mushroom Gnome Guy: "You picked the wrong camping spot, bitches!" Me: Excuse me... what? :D

[@TheThouZands]

t'was supposed to be fools

[@Mallu_drink_cow_piss]

you pick the wrong house fool

[@64kernel]

You picked the wrong video to comment...

[@Illia_228]

PG-13:)

[@Blastkin]

that random "bitches" lmaooo i love this

[@k4nj1]

"You picked the wrong camping site, bitches." Best line of all time

[@pongsterentertainment8237]

Agreed

[@drinnerd8532]

WOWZERS... I was NOT expecting that AT ALL. MAGNIFICENT WORK Blender Studios!!!

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah, they should make a full feature animation movie 🎥 out of it right now because I want to see more

[@IAmEvilTree]

Finally an animation that portrays Human-Fae interactions accurately.

[@zanir2387]

actually in the cantabrian mithology the anjana was the most closer to the general idea that the common people have of the fairies as gentle creatures, these ones to me looks more like red caps, an evil species of goblin...

[@IAmEvilTree]

@@zanir2387 Interesting, I didn't know about them or Cantabrian mythology; I should look it up sometime. But while their behaviour is somewhat Red cap-ish you can also see them helping the spiders, butterflies and other insects at 2:43. I see them more like the kind of fairies in folklore that if you respect them and their land you'll be safe, but cross them or break the rules and they'll retaliate harshly.

[@jordentaylor2455]

At least sprite/human relations....

[@SussyBoii666]

You are not that evil like your Profile Pic 😅😂

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

@@IAmEvilTree yeah like the girl 👧 they spared when they didn’t take her just like they took those punks Who were being disrespecting the forest 🌳 while the girl 👧 was being respectful

[@crazeee6267]

I love how they weren't going to kill tha girl initially. Because she loved the nature.

[@jas-jr3rv]

they didn't care, it's just that those other teenagers went to try an capture one and in the process they were captured.

[@eternaltae]

@@jas-jr3rv I think they rlly weren't going to kill her. In 08:00 he said that she freed the other teenagers so she'll join them in dying

[@taddad2641]

@@jas-jr3rv nah they were leaving her be. they could tried to capture her too, but only tried to kill/hurt her when she saved the others. seems like they forgave em when brother bird saved her though.

[@realtimberstalker]

@@taddad2641 The commenter is saying that the mushroom creatures weren’t killing the people because they didn’t respect nature, but that the people tried to capture one of them.

[@MiroSynthBit]

@@realtimberstalker Nah i dont think your listening 8:00 he said that she freed them and because of that she will join them in death since they treated nature a there own rubbish bin.

[@DGhostLad]

The absolute genius of showing how awful what we do to nature is by flipping human destruction back on humans in weird disgusting deaths is so interesting

[@Brainwavelofivy8sk]

In my opinion, there should be another short film about like 30 or 40 years later, she's still traumatized about what happened to her friends and she's really paranoid about going camping but one of her other friends force her to go camping to get over her fear and it goes terribly wrong...again.

[@mattsvideoadventures8703]

So basically Fall?

[@slywhemwick8071]

That could be fun; or whoever the teacher was for the ‘we should be studying the forest’ and sends her back along with another set of rubbish chucking ruffians and the Sprites go on another RAMPAGE! Maybe even this time our nature loving sole survivor and sprite elder actually DON’T fight cause of the Sprites watching and witnessing her actually being kind to nature and just… try to not be a menace to the sprites and lets her and MAYBE one other person go. Maybe even the teacher goes in a post credit scene and the sprites don’t even let them get a SINGLE second of peace and just make them fall down that valley

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

@@slywhemwick8071 yeah they should make a sequel for this or a full feature animation movie 🎥 out of this right now because I want to see how it ended with the girl 👧 who escaped

[@_icey]

I love how the description says "Rated PG." This movie should teach people that if it's an animation that doesn't mean it's family friendly.

[@thecompetitor4418]

Susage party

[@_icey]

@@thecompetitor4418 yes

[@TheTSD-DIPED]

Yeah, I mean the description changes multiple times before resorting to the current one.

[@_icey]

@@TheTSD-DIPED Edit moment

[@ronbravo4411]

Agreed. Just a quick google search between PG and PG-13 movies and I think I put this more in the later. It does showcase how well Blender has matured, but yeah, those characters definitely died, except for the girl at the end.

[@miilexthemii9353]

How they made horror aspects with a cutesy artstyle, keeping it even when it get intense, making it violent even though there minimal amount of blood and it still unnerving despite it; is the most impressive thing i have ever seen in a story ever!

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah i'm totally with you on that man 😉👍🏿 they need to make a sequel or a full feature movie 🎥 🎞 out of this short film 🎞 🎥 right now because this is wicked awsome 🤟🏿😎🤩😃

[@OReily08080]

It's crazy how I immediately got shocked once he stepped on the snail and the other pissed on the ladybug. I was like wow, grotesque. Morbid

[@ZhangPG]

Just change the lighting. That's a storytelling secret. Read the Framed Ink book.

[@MasonLovesOnePiece]

Brutal

[@coinstudiosmoviescartoonsa1978]

The reason why it's so unnerving because its so innocent and then immediately gets terrifying.

[@Maarrccc]

I love these types of films. Where they start of cute but then get f*cked up after. Great job!

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah they should make a full feature animation movie 🎥 out of this right now because this is wicked awesome 🤟🏿😎🤩😃

[@th4n4t58]

Imagine she comes back with a salt gun and doom music plays in the background.

[@thzmyint6387]

I didn't expect that with these friendly looking characters models someone could make an actual horrifying horror movie.

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah They should have this published in Hollywood to be a full feature movie 🎥 🎞

[@jazminchavira9396]

@@shadowbloodleopard5392 and what happened to Rex?

[@roozbehebadi6661]

You got the exact point! great!

[@WindiChilliwack]

To be honest, i love if it gives of a surreal vibe where it's so unsual to see somehting like this.

[@roundy331]

@@shadowbloodleopard5392 Nah, Smurfs would sue

[@legome3431]

beginning: "aw that snail is so sweet!" 5 seconds later: *well that escalated quickly*

[@oddd2833]

*Brutally step on it*

[@epixerty]

hey legome im a sub :)

[@magopoligonal7349]

YEAH LUL

[@derwastl]

True lol

[@StigToon]

Yes

[@mr.v9500]

Am I the only one who was glad Elli survived ?

[@KinantiIsKinan]

Nah

[@caustin850]

I'm very proud of her for becoming the final girl.

[@samvarthraj630]

I like the detail that every camper dies the way they were hurting the environment! Just goes to show how dedicated the team behind Blender is. The first blue guy steps on a snail at 0:25, then is killed by snails at 6:30. The hair girl sprays her hairspray at a spider at 1:26, then is killed by spiders at 6:12. The Boombox guy pees on a ladybug at 1:49, then is killed by pee at 6:36. And finally, the barbeque guy kills a butterfly with fire that turns green at 1:29, and then is burnt by fire that flashes green at 4:37. Very cool part of the already mind blowing animation!

[@ZeeLyie]

I love how they made the Sprite murder reasonable. They decided to not kill the main character until she helps her friends

[@ninabluestone4420]

But all of her friends (fake cuz they don't seem to care) are dies

[@seapop2629]

That doesn't exactly seem reasonable lmao

[@IsabellaCV]

@@seapop2629 Eh, it kinda does tbh

[@RandomPerson-hd6wr]

@@seapop2629 it kind of does

[@DeletedDevilDeletedAngel]

@@seapop2629 she saved murderers of nature its basically being a snitch but you participated in the crime (bad example I cant think of anything better)

[@VicenticoTD]

I didn't expect how brutal it got, I loved it

[@DrawCornOfficial]

Truly amazing

[@Jafelle123]

Yeah lol

[@leopoldolugones7302]

Los caminos de la vida no son lo que imaginabas

[@Galaxywaffle176]

lol

[@larrythegasmaskman4362]

what? oh no

[@swagguy6315]

I love this because it has a thought-provoking message about environmental awareness while being a horror story

[@artwerksentertainment8958]

Smurfs Breaking Bad..lol...excellent film!!

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah they should make a full feature animation movie 🎥 out of this right now because this is wicked awesome 🤟🏿😎🤩😃

[@PrebbleStaduim727]

I’m so glad Ellie was the lone survivor since she was the most likable out of the human characters and I could see her in a future sequle of this if we even get one (we likely won’t but it would be cool)

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

I’m totally with you on that 😉👍🏿 buddy this short film 🎥🎞️ deserves to become a full feature animation movie 🎥 or a sequel because I want to see how it ends for the girl 👧 name Ellie that escaped from those Mushroom 🍄 head creatures because this is totally wicked awesome 🤟🏿😎🤝😃

[@PrebbleStaduim727]

@@shadowbloodleopard5392 I know

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

@@PrebbleStaduim727 glad 👍🏿 you understand

[@SWAMPuS]

Agreed! I hate the trope were the one character that’s nice or sweet dies, and I’m soo happy they avoided it with this

[@absolutezerochill2700]

a sequel's not happening. She was fine, just a total wuss in my opinion. i get it, respect nature, but when they've killed 4 people already and the leader is RIGHT THERE, on the ground, grab a rock and smash him! or better yet, USE YOUR FOOT

[@kardamonn1115]

This animation serves as a great reminder that animation isn’t a Genere, but an Art form and it can be any Genre.

[@ghostoftheoldworld5104]

you said it

[@old_account_not_in_use]

This man right here speaking facts

[@Ezpeezy309]

Yessir

[@Klaeebe]

To bad its not worth it being risked of demonetised

[@Maukiki2]

@@Klaeebe what

[@flipaclip6807]

I wish this was a Netflix series it looks so good

[@psychoblackhole]

This is so well made, completely caught me super off guard when the papa smurf dropped the B word XD, so horrifying for an animated film as well. Very well!!

[@MrOgone4ek]

at the beginning of watching, i thought it would be typical friendly-family content, but it turned out great, broke all the clichés

[@kaliltama]

yeah, i didnt expect they will burn a body lmao 😂

[@karenamma7716]

Turned dark lmao

[@YaBoyEmoy]

Turned dark fast

[@tlilmiztli]

Clearly you havent seen Happy Tree Friends.

[@cupcakemcsparklebutt9051]

@@tlilmiztli fr

[@diacosiapentacontahex]

- SPOILERS BELOW - I like how they were ironically killed by the very thing that they did. The blonde guy with the bat crushed a snail, and later he got crushed (and presumably eaten) by multiple snails. The rainbow-haired girl with the pepper spray attacked and killed a spider and was later suffocated and killed in a spider web. The redhead dude with the lighter fluid started a fire and incinerated a couple butterflies, and was later tied up and burned in a large fire with a bunch of torches by the sprites. The black-haired guy with the boombox urinated on a ladybug, knocking it off of a mushroom, and was later drowned in urine by the sprites. Then there's the main character, who had saved a bird from choking on plastic six-pack rings, was later saved by that very same bird, who attacked the father sprite and allowed her to escape. It's a nice little touch.

[@kevinn164]

What do you think the bird would have done if she didn't help

[@apigtailisnotabodypartbuta7010]

pls put spoiler alert 🥲🥲

[@buckwade5092]

@@apigtailisnotabodypartbuta7010 you could have avoided and not ready the whole thing

[@doktoragung5854]

@@kevinn164 the bird will probably poop on her 😂

[@apigtailisnotabodypartbuta7010]

@@buckwade5092 the first lines were already a spoiler..

[@wxlfbxy9353]

I am so glad I choose blender as my first to learn animations its tough but constant practice will get you there

[@mm39607]

Wow, I was so not expecting the more obscure turn this story took, but the message is loud and clear. Amazing, beautiful animation guys!!!

[@SurfacedStudio]

Hehehe, that turned darker than I expected really fast! Absolutely loved it 😄

[@snoanashi1597]

In fact, I didn't expect it to become dark. None of us did.

[@erainmartinez8175]

tell me about it

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah but Hollywood should make a whole movie 🎥 out of this

[@erainmartinez8175]

@@shadowbloodleopard5392 please let it happen

[@rubyaddison5446]

Literally 😂

[@JosephDutra]

This short proves we need more horror animated films!

[@BlenderStudio]

Hell yeah!

[@LuckClover1]

@@BlenderStudio And I am wanting to learn the Blender Software!

[@prowolf633]

I agree! Even Brad Bird wants to make one

[@PenyRblx]

@@BlenderStudioheck

[@riyaanthemann]

​@@BlenderStudioso make a full movie out of this video, I like the protagonist. She should be featured in it

[@EL_PERUANO_26]

We need this in Netflix or the cinemas 🎉❤

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

I’m with you on that 😉👍🏿 buddy they should make a full feature animation movie 🎥 out of this right now because this is wicked awesome 🤟🏿😎🤩😃

[@EL_PERUANO_26]

@@shadowbloodleopard5392 Yeah bro I know 💪🏼😎

[@sajjadabouei6721]

it was really great one, congradulation blender studio team 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 specially cause it wasnt a sleep of the main character (I was waiting for it untill last second)

[@ultrachadstinctgoku7579]

The way this went from "cute" to *"CURSED"* so fast is crazy. It was actually scary as it was full of uncertainty towards the end.

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah, unbelievable

[@RavenclawNimbus]

I was so shocked when the guy was set on fire, I was legit dead after that, Jesus 💀

[@ThrillerXero]

Well, it what happens to them if you shit on nature

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

@@ThrillerXero yep when you mess with nature, nature will fight back

[@samjuice5871]

Made with free software. Incredible. As a Blender user, I can't imagine the amount of work put into this!

[@SussyBoii666]

Yes

[@gambler942]

It takes year's to do this kind of animation, full Respect

[@bimisikocheng]

Maya is better Get your popcorns ready, now watch fights happening here

[@samjuice5871]

@@bimisikocheng Maya is a thousand dollars, so the fact that Blender's results are evn comparable to Maya's is a testament to it's capibilities as a software.

[@bimisikocheng]

@@samjuice5871 thats fair, i want to see what other people opinion

[@LucasnonsensicalHumor]

Honestly this is amazing! The story, the models, the lighting, the animation, the writing, the acting, everything! A masterpiece. You’ve made!

[@davidfernando1765]

When Blender Studio does a much better production than the curent Pixar films

[@GingerPale]

This is amazing :D!

[@n_cgi2619]

GINGER

[@Gabimates]

1M subs and only one reply?

[@cosmic6113]

i have found you ginger man..

[@Troublemaker-nr2kr]

Hey

[@greatgaming388]

Yo it's the ginger guy

[@AldrichNaiborhu]

This is deeply terrifying, uncanny, and adorable at the same time. And the fact that this is made with Blender, further motivates me to study harder 😃

[@cupofdirtfordinner]

obligatory "obligatory '69th like' comment" comment

[@QTcomicsPOP]

Agreed

[@xxphhhxx6921]

Is blender free?

[@QTcomicsPOP]

@@xxphhhxx6921 yes it is

[@WindiChilliwack]

It's a surreal experience

[@JulietteandJessica]

I really like how all the things that everyone one did bad came back to kill them at the end, but the thing she did right saved her. Really good callback.

[@hughanimations06]

4:38 You know where you are? You're in The Jungle baby!! You're gonna DIIIIIEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

[@GlebAlexandrov]

The 80-s cozy unsettling tropes, o that was unexpected! Congrats Blender community, we've got yet another fantastic movie!

Thanks Gleb! 💜

[@papasscooperiaworker3649]

what does cozy unsettling mean

[@Maggiethegsd]

Hi Gleb!

[@BVK.]

@@papasscooperiaworker3649 The in between feeling of "Safe" and "Scared" And this short film is what it is Safe at first, and Scary later on.

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

@@BVK. Yeah the short film 🎥 🎞 is totally wicked awesome 😎 🤟🏿and for the ones Made this should take good 😊 👍🏿 credit for it because they’re a total wicked genius 👩‍🔬

[@Gyaruwitch4011]

I want a "where are they now?" with Ellie and see how she held up with dealing with this traumatic experience.

[@helenaprudenciado4388]

Maybe Ellie became a famous writer to cope with the traumatic experience with the sprites, and she uses those stories to warn people about them and teach them about the importance of nature.

[@anastasia_852]

The look she gives at 8:36 makes it look like she's planning revenge? Or some sort of other way to deal with these green things for good.

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah, they should make up for feature animation movie 🎥 out of this right now

[@beansforsalewahoo]

They definitely locked her up for the disappearances lol

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

@@beansforsalewahoo yeah but where?

[@-Stoopid_Cat-]

DAMN I THOUGHT THIS WAS FAMILY FRIENDLY AT FIRST…

[@Lilpapersthe1]

It feels like I'm watching Wallace and Gromit Meet The Smurfs as this definitely seems like a good movie to watch

[@dodddobjurenborghennix]

I got so suprised over how fast it turned from cute to horrifying. I would love a whole movie with this theme and this animation.

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

I’m with you on that 😉👍🏿 as well buddy glad someone else out there agrees 🤝 with me with the same idea 💡

[@wakandaforever616]

I love this animation style is very nice totally can see a full feature film

[@SuperWiiBros08]

It's so amazing what's possible with Blender

[@novastellar]

For free. It's great

[@josebarria3233]

I see how they used geometry Nodes here!

[@cupofdirtfordinner]

@@josebarria3233 fuckfuckfuckfuck you just reminded me to learn nodes

[@itsjvlogs]

@@multifan745 i think they used other third party editing software to stitch the scenes, color grade etc.

[@te0nani]

@@itsjvlogs They use Krita etc for concept art, but the whole point of the Open Movie Project is to use Blender for all of that and to improve the Software in the process.

[@Dizzyfrog]

I thought this was going to be fun, and pretty, and high quality! *It was high quality.* *that was traumatizing.*

[@randomasshumanbeing2078]

This is actually terrifying, I love it.

[@KyleAllenMusic]

Man, I'd kill to make music for these! They're absolutely beautiful!

[@megamaggotman7025]

Who?

[@Iamnotageekguys]

Eh, maybe one day

[@Grilinctus]

Well why don’t you? (Kill, I mean. No, hang on…)

[@ruzovouckycipisek1210]

you and this art style absolutely match

[@Yadershik5]

omg

[@venomase5572]

I actually was fully expecting this to be a child friendly little short film on protecting the environment but what I got out of it was much much better

[@Uzui152]

Ahora imaginate que un profesor le enseñe esto a sus alumnos XD

[@PikaLink91]

You like this dark twisted shit? If I was a kid watching this I'd be traumatized for life.

[@daniapfel2825]

Me too

[@kingvsa8430]

@@PikaLink91that’s what I’m saying

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah, they should make a full feature animation movie 🎥 out of this right now because this is wicked awesome 🤟🏿😎🤩😃

[@jklleskov2699]

What a cute little short fil- OH GOD WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?!?

[@lilianagarciacruz3343]

The teen’s deaths makes relative to how they treated nature The orange haired girl died cause of the spiders and the fact she stepped on a spider The blonde boy died because of the snails and the fact he stepped on one The black boy died because of drowning in urine and the fact he peed in a one of the mushrooms And the ginger haired boy died because of burning alive and the fact he burned butterflies They made them feel how they treated nature

[@yzn.a]

Ellie is so cute, her personality is wholesome, everything about her is so awesome.

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah, I wonder what happens to her in the end like will we see her in a sequel of this video or in a full feature animation movie 🎥?

[@PikaLink91]

@@shadowbloodleopard5392 I hope we get a sequel where she returns and exacts revenge by burning the whole forest down.

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

@@PikaLink91 I hope so too but why would Ellie want to burn down a hole for us when she’s a tree 🌲 hugger and besides, she respects nature by protecting the environment and the reason she’s alive. It’s because of natures help by a bird 🦅

[@sebastiaodavila9747]

I think Ellie is the ONLY good person in this short (and the bird who saved her): her companions were jerks, indeed, but these smurf-like creatures are PURE EVIL. Instead of trying to kill the humans, they could have just driven them out of the forest like ''Be gone, and don't ever come back!!!''

[@skyfaller3d417]

So this is what animated movies would look like if they were horror movies, I'm glad the main nature girl character lived, she was clearly the only smart and good hearted character in this who deserved to live, even the Bird who was also good hearted.

[@2009heyhow]

It's kinda like if Rick and Morty was produced by a 3D studio.

[@eyjele]

Funny how you decided they don't deserve to live, because they're behaving like regular teenagers.

[@MrVhkk4]

@@eyjele Well... In my opnion, Idk if i was going to try to kidnap some creatures that idk what they are to get fame. And, I don't think it was going to be fair for a girl that cares about the world to get killed by Sprites with the " We balance the nature and you are fucking with it " excuse...

[@eyjele]

@@MrVhkk4 I'm not saying everybody is like them. But it's pretty normal for most teenagers to have no respect for anything, and some of them change afterwards. A lot of adults still stay like that, but it still doesn't mean they don't deserve living. I guess :D

[@GamerKhiladi]

Nice 👍

[@Avery_DaBestOBV]

I was NOT expecting them to swear 😂

[@Joojana]

You know, in Brazil we have a lot of folkloric beings like this. Curupiras are child-like protectors of the woods, with fire hair and backward feet, they burn down hunters and others who hurt animals, just like the Boitatá, a giant fire snake who is also a protector of the woods. Then we also have Comadre Florzinha, a woman that kills all those who disrespect the forrest.

[@cool_cat4444]

i love folklores sm that sounds so interesting:D

[@oiunwdkmk9035]

In my country theres a shapeshifting creature that turns into a root, you know those big tree roots? They'll look like a normal root but when you step on them, you'll get lost in the forest. You'll be stuck in the same area, over, and over, and over again, and you'll also get hallucinations. I forgot what the creature's called, but theres a story about a group of hikers that get stuck for weeks, and the time freezes at NIGHT so the whole time they're there its dark. its realy creepy

[@kevinferguson4166]

I’m loving this! The character designs, a friendly opening with a dark plot twist, and a cute heroine up against evil murderous Smurfs.

[@taddad2641]

To be fair they did say they tried to capture one of them like assholes. And they didn' attack her till... well she tried to help them XD don't fuck with fey man. they'll be chill so long as you is chill.

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah they should make a sequel or a full feature movie 🎥 🎞 out of it because I love ❤️ to see how it ends for the girl 👧 who escaped

[@ARMYALEX1869]

Wow i wasnt expecting a twist like that. Thought this is gonna be girl saving these tiny magical creatures from her friends/family and learning to stand up for herself against their bullying type of story. Didnt expect an animated film to be this terrifying. The last time i got scared by an animation was Monster House and that was AGES ago lol

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah neither did I at first because I thought 💭 it would be goofy 🤪 but this is totally wicked awesome 😎🤩😃🤟🏿 that they should have this publishing Hollywood become full feature movie 🎥🎞 because this is totally incredible I want to see how it ends for the girl 👧 who escaped the one called Ellie

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

@@beanfroggie9890 I agree 🤝this animation short film 🎥 🎞 is totally wicked awesome 😎🤩😃🤟🏿

[@drizzledoeswarcrimes]

Finally! I thought I was the only dude that still remembered Monster House!

[@MrFishio]

One was burnt, 2 were suffocated and the last drowned. Oof.

[@gagehornsby9946]

I used to be really scared of monster house to

[@charlydance1777]

I think a cooler ending woulve been is that she joined the sprites as one of them

[@KhabarovskUser]

Ellie is so cute!I already love her!

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah, she is quite lovely 🥰 And very nice 😊👍🏿 The way Ellie is.

[@soviut303]

Going where Pixar fears to tread; I love it. The undercranked character frame rate is a really nice touch and gives it a bit of a stop motion vibe.

[@soviut303]

@@Megalomaniakaal It's a style they're going for that emulates stop motion animation. The characters move at an intentionally lower frame rate while the camera stays smooth at a higher frame rate. Into the Spiderverse did something similar.

[@rathauslevel3357]

Something like Spider verse the characters are animated on twos... maybe its a modifier who knows

[@soviut303]

@@rathauslevel3357 It might be a modifier but you can also just animate with stepped keys on twos as well. That gives you some flexibility to cheat with ones where it's necessary.

[@epixerty]

@@soviut303 they are probably 2 different animations the background and the characters

[@soviut303]

@@epixerty Sort of, the characters are animated on twos without tweening while the camera is smoothly tweened. It might be possible that a modifier is on the character animation to step it down to twos, but it's pretty easy to just animate on twos as well.

[@aniketupadhyay]

These open movies feel like they should be a part of Love, Death and Robots series.

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah, but this should be a full feature movie 🎥 right now

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Glad 😉👍🏿 someone else out there agrees 🤝 with me

[@herintuion88]

Right

[@cojincomodin6461]

Smurfs + teens + murder = sprite fright :)

[@chastermief839]

I appreciate that the short has some tells early on for what you're in for. the guy stomping on the snail, the beer, and the piss all work as warnings to the audience that the animation isn't going to be kid-friendly. The cast being one-note classic slasher flick tropes also helps clue you in for what you're in for. It's a cheap trick to disarm the audience with an cute aesthetic just to blindside them with gratuitous violence and i'm glad this short avoids that.

[@kyi8859]

This is honestly amazing The voice acting The animation The story I would pay money to see a full movie about this

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah i'm totally with you on that man 😉👍🏿 they need to make a sequel or a full feature movie 🎥 🎞 out of this short film 🎞 🎥 right now because this is wicked awsome 🤟🏿😎🤩😃

[@mastermakerproduction1841]

​@@shadowbloodleopard5392True too

[@Holdit1]

Heck ya this worth it I watched this like 20 minutes already😂 and honestly it should be about a group project at school with groups and they all get put together❤

[@PAPicturesOfficial]

I can definitely turn that into a movie.

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

@@PAPicturesOfficial yeah, that would be great 👍🏿 to know if you can do that

[@TripleDeckerSupreme]

I love how the animation just retains a similar style to a lot of kids movies, so the twist is just as good in delivery lmao

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah but I wonder if they’re gonna make a sequel or a full feature movie 🎥 🎞 out of this someday just I’ll be totally worth 👍🏿buying or watching

[@thatguyalex2835]

Blender needs to make a 1-2 hour film one of these days. These are awesome. :)

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

@@thatguyalex2835 Yeah i'm totally with you on that man 😉👍🏿 they need to make a sequel or a full movie 🎥 out of this short film 🎞 🎥 right now because this is wicked awsome 🤟🏿😎🤩😃

[@aTomato-fw3ds]

This looks better then most movies nowadays

[@ImjustapersonLol]

I love the little details like the foreshadowing or how they left the girl bc she was respectful or when the bird helped her bc she saved the bird

[@Neeyellowart]

So much skill and hard work has gone into creating this film!! 😊

[@mikethegamedev]

Yes, it might took a loooong time to render

[@_yoriichi]

Nothing is "gone"... 🙄

[@daan3898]

@@mikethegamedev Just use Eevee :)

[@antonzax36]

great job!

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

@@_yoriichi Gone is the past tense of go. English.

[@Gbtx6]

this started off as a pretty stereotypical story...but damn, that plottwist was quick and disturbingly unexpected. Pretty great job!

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah they should make a whole movie 🎥🎞out of this Because I like to see how it ends with the girl 👧 who got away

[@gabanzocoolness]

new fear unlocked: being drowned in smurf piss

[@DankePrime]

Wow, I was not expecting them to just casually murder 4 people

[@chickentadka1879]

How did this escalate from a Disney type movie to a full fledged creepy movie in 10 minutes 🥲

[@Donnerjkks]

Oh I love stories like this. I'm so happy the choice was made that the bird she saved ended up saving her.

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah, this short film 🎥🎞️ video deserves to have a sequel or made as a full feature animation 🎥 right now

[@miguelolivares7158]

Butterfly effect

[@KUREHA3D]

i've been putting this off forever and finally decided to watch lol. SO AMAZING!! so chilling and so cute. can't imagine all the work that went into this lol

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah they should make a full feature animation movie 🎥 out of this right now because this is wicked awesome 🤟🏿😎🤩😃

[@amazingfireboy1848]

The best story I've seen nowadays. Proof that low budget doesn't mean low quality. 👍

[@kahjeed4794]

Notice how it starts with Rex complaining about being stuck with a tree hugger, they end up dying and Ellie survives hugging the tree at 8:33

[@blulemon7481]

The script is so well written for a demo movie holy shit

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah whoever came up with this is idea 💡 to create this short film 🎥 🎞 is a total genius and an artist 👨‍🎨 who has been doing a lot of his homework 📄

[@jazminchavira9396]

@@shadowbloodleopard5392 what happen to Ellie’s friends? Are they dead?

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

@@jazminchavira9396 yeah they’re dead 💀 but I wonder 🤔 what happens to Ellie in the end

[@jazminchavira9396]

@@shadowbloodleopard5392 okay that’s cool I’m so glad that Ellie didn’t die by the sprites and she survived by the yellow bird from elder sprite

[@SagooBoy]

This is absolutely brilliant. I love how the deaths were creative and quirky rather than being over the top gore.

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

Yeah, this is amazing 🤩 They should publish this as a full feature animation movie 🎥 right now because I wanna see how it ends with a girl 👧 and I would buy that for a dollar 💵

[@calowenby1654]

This is fantastic! I gotta admit, the briefer moments here disturbed me a lot more than the main plot. Namely the eggs breaking when they hit the ground and the slime-trail left by the bodiless Sprite as he pushed himself along.

[@octoberrie562]

THIS ANIMATION IS SO CRISP

[@GojiraBoy1000_T]

Ellie’s the best final girl ever. Not many final girls from movies can match her when it comes to likability and character. 👍🏻👍🏻❤️♨️

[@prowolf633]

writers should take inspiration from Ellie for writing future final girls!

[@CammyLOVESPUPPIESSSSS]

Yea! I agree

[@apolloisweird]

Sidney Prescott

[@GojiraBoy1000_T]

@@apolloisweird No

[@apolloisweird]

@@GojiraBoy1000_T Sidney and Gale are better than Ellie

[@denisrodriguez6211]

Ev'ry character was killed by the animal they bothered, and the MC was saved by the animal that she saved. It's nice

Thanks, you got it 😁

[@thesafaripictures3453]

you got it

[@youtube_bat3811]

i wish this was a feature length movie

[@shadowbloodleopard5392]

I’m with you on that 😉👍🏿 buddy because this is totally wicked awesome 🤟🏿😎🤩😃 it should be a full feature animation movie 🎥 right now