WING IT! - Blender Open Movie

WING IT! is an open movie, made entirely with Blender. Get the production files, assets and exclusive making-of videos by joining Blender Studio at studio.blender...
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An uptight engineer gets an unwelcome visit from a enthusiastic wannabe-pilot, causing both of them to be launched into the air inside an out-of-control space shuttle.
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[@BlenderStudio]

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[@Cuz_Im_cool]

NO WAY IT WAS MADE THERE

[@satisho1096]

👍👍👍

[@containedhurricane]

Please create a comprehensive tutorial about how to make the whole thing from zero to the last stage 🙏 I believe many people would be willing to pay for it

[@rdverma9709]

HOW MANY DAYS DOES IT TAKE FOR CREATING THIS?

[@mohammedbologi5388]

@@rdverma9709 2 hours

[@FoxBlocksHere]

Every Blender Open Movie beautifully demonstrates how capable Blender is, and this is no exception. I especially loved the behind-the-scenes look during the credits.

[@RavenclawNimbus]

Same! As someone who uses blender, I can’t even fathom the idea of being able to do something as complex as that

[@rustedfriend]

@@mlt_sk I agree with you to an extent but the tools being great are what enable the artist to achieve their vision. So it's an accomplishment for the artists and the tools. I do a lot of amazing things with the tools available to me, but if I had to do everything with a rusty spoon my end product or my sanity would suffer :P

[@fragmister]

Yes, people need to stop thinking that just because software is open source and doesn't cost the price of a house, that makes it bad. Blender is still very studio grade.

[@MangaGamified]

@@fragmister Funny, the reason movies switch to VFX is because of the *cost* and safety concerns. A specific scene in The Shining (1980) cost $50k on the cheap, but realistically, $100k incase of unforeseen costs. If it's CG it would cost $14~20K. You can skim the video "CGI vs Real - Can you tell the difference" to know more. "Industry" standard subscriptions ain't getting cheaper, infact it's the exact opposite. As time goes on, the subscriptions would just keep piling up on the price, while Blender historically, just keeps getting better.

[@tapikoBlends]

as i understand they used non-free addons for animation and rig productioon of this movie is not completely free

[@newyorkedit0r]

I don't know why but now I want a full-on animated series with these two.

[@DoctorX17]

Because that was in all ways amazing and had a lot of the hallmarks of classic cartoons? I'd LOVE a full series of this! Beautiful blend of art techniques!

[@DustinArgentino]

me too

[@catfishyay]

same here!

[@WolflFlavoredTea]

I want one too

[@lFunGuyl]

Go make it! We'll cheer you on! It's open source!

[@RenderingUser]

That blend of 3D with 2D style is as smooth as butter. This one was exceptional. Probably my favourite since spring.

[@cinemaoriginallez6889]

Charge too is my fav

[@brendansapp]

I recognize that pfp from anywhere, hello again

[@RenderingUser]

@@brendansapp wait what? When? Who? How did ya know me?

[@brendansapp]

@@RenderingUser I forget, either your name was. default cube, or you were someone I talked to near 2018-2020 in either a blender discord, captain disillusion discord, or just a commenter I see often on KZbin, I think I've also replied to your stuff before on here

[@RenderingUser]

@@brendansapp ah I see. I have infact been to all the places you mentioned.

[@JaredOwen]

Very entertaining! I love it

[@shrimpaerospace]

is that the escalator guy

[@faizanaslam6571]

@@shrimpaerospace yes, he is.

[@chillbro2275]

Yeah, it is. Favorite part is when the dog runs his hand across all the switches. hahaha I saw I guy back in college get his computer to work correctly by doing exactly that in the computer lab.

[@LokmanVideo]

Blender did it again!

[@thebababoeyman4840]

yes

[@STICKOMEDIA]

Facts

[@owenthebraixen25]

omg hi lokman

[@uis246]

They do it all the time

[@Mycelium]

Cinema 4D

[@yesdadbut960]

1:26 i love how the wings got stuck during the start lol

[@chris-hayes]

I can't tell where 2d ends and 3d starts, really well done. I like that Blender bounces between serious and comical movies.

[@avokka]

beauty of blender, they kind of melt together with grease pencil and such

[@itsalexclark]

just when I was thinking my videos are finally looking decent I come across this masterpiece.... 🤣

[@MangaGamified]

The expectations would be higher ofcourse if it's done by more than one person, I bet your average friend couldn't do what you do. If you check the credits, there are like more than

[@denischetyrin6980]

Men the stuff you have is pretty well done, but yes, imagine just 9 people like you working on 4 min short

[@hedwig7s]

@@MangaGamified I think you need to learn what < means

[@AngelCnderDreamer]

FEels!

[@VincentForDesign]

You have more subscribers than Blender though 🤣

[@Beryesa.]

Noone's gonna talk about the sound design now? That was a giant leap!!!

[@boredyoutubeuser]

I like the character dynamic between them, and I liked the part where the cat gives a nod of appreciation to the dog for doing something good for once.

[@julio1148]

I love this, specially since if I recall correctly, the relationship between these two is supposed to represent the artists and the engineers

[@shawnjolicoeur824]

That was fantastic. I'm showing this to my advanced animation class today.

[@MangaGamified]

don't have high expectations tho, this is done by like 100 experienced people.

[@jubite9565]

@@MangaGamified17 but ok

[@Guhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

W teacher 💯

[@oversalt4713]

Watching this at 6am was like taking a time machine to my childhood before-school cartoon binges. Such good vibes, and presented perfectly. Thanks for reminding me why I became an animator in the first place.

[@Douye_Adedeji2696]

Same thing here

[@Dantti]

This is a great example how you can combine Grease Pencil with 3D 🥰 Great job guys!

[@MrFoxANDnoobie]

And I’m still lost on the donut tutorial

[@Plk_061]

ahahaha 2

[@tealmbi]

L

[@arcticeyes6708]

Keep it up 👍

[@Drstrange3000]

I love how Blender keeps pushing the 2D/3D hybrid style of animation. For people who prefer one over the other, I feel like the mix of the two is the best approach. I hope gaming could implement more of this 2D/3D style.

[@khalifah_iskandar]

remind me of that particular movie back then... where a bunch of animals killed tortured and bleeding. happy tree friend anybody?

[@cyonu5675]

You can't really have 2D and 3D mixed in many genres it's just geniunly not possible, for one the lack of engines capable to make a fully mixed game, second a lack of an audience, and third like.. why..?

[@Drstrange3000]

@@cyonu5675 For one, I really like it and it adds character. And I'm not talking specifically this style of 2D/3D shown in the video. Games like Sifu and Stray have flat paintered textures which gives it a semi 2D feel. Other examples are first Life is Strange, Bayonetta Origins, Valkyrie Chronicles series, Guilty Gear Strive, Valorant, the upcoming Prince of Persia, and Hi-Fi Rush. Not every game needs to be like this but I wouldn't mind if more were.

[@khoavo5758]

@@cyonu5675 How do you know about the lack of audience?

[@cyonu5675]

@@khoavo5758 if there were people willing to buy it then it’d probably exist

[@RockyRakoon]

Finally a CGI animation that genuinely feels like 2D unlike all the choppy and low fps 2d shaded crap that's out in the theaters recently.

[@Hemmiting]

how dare you

[@animantis]

@@sequoia5934 prettyyy sure they're blaming the larger corporations, that have more of a hand in decision making than the animators. Weird that you assume otherwise

[@hoxiipoxii56]

​@@animantisI disagree solely because by context, the movies they seem to be talking about are spiderverse & the new puss in boots which are beautifully made films and deserve all the praise. Animation is a medium that's so versatile and shitting on genuinely well made films instead of lazy cash grab schlock is ridiculous. Into/Across rhe spiderverse, the lego movie, puss in boots: the last wish and Mitchells vs the machines are such well loved movies for A REASON.

[@animantis]

@@hoxiipoxii56 ohh i honestly read it as them hating on movies that clearly had little to no artistic love put into them, such as Wish. I LOVED all the movies you just named and I literally cannot imagine a single bad thing about any of them, so I do retract my statment under that context. Thank you for telling me!

[@hoxiipoxii56]

@@animantis No problem! I could tell due to the fps comment, as the fps dropped significantly during action scenes (I studied these movies a lot as an artist myself!) Really sucks that op thinks this... Kinda hurts since they're from the more competent movies in the industry right now

[@blytheanneliese5408]

This animation is SO cool!!! It's amazing how powerful Blender has become- especially considering its a FREE software!!! Massive respect to everyone who worked on this and to everyone who works at Blender!!!

[@eyemonsterstudios]

Loved the subtle homage to Ren & Stimpy "Space Madness" at 1:09.

[@vectornull1]

Blender always breaks paradigms and makes it clear that it allows you to "step out of the box" whenever you want. Congratulations to those involved!

[@boriswilsoncreations]

I saw somewhere that this portraits very well a developer/artist interaction in the Blender community, and it makes A LOT OF SENSE. While the developers are wanting to make sure that the features [0:54] are working perfectly fine until we're ready to use in a serious/big production -- or flying in this case [1:25] --, most of us, artists, want to take charge and dig into all the tools we see [0:45], even if they are not optimized or fixed, which causes many crashes, just like the space shuttle did [2:44]. Fortunately, in the community we are not piloting a literal space shuttle, so we are allowed to crash it as many times as we want, so we can acknowledge the developers what's wrong and what can be fixed.

[@AnthonyGoodley]

I've always enjoyed watching all of the videos made with Blender ever since Elephant Dreams.

[@STICKOMEDIA]

Always such bangers

[@adadzie]

It is so difficult to tell which is 2D from 3D and I am not new to animation. Well done Team Blender. Congrats!

[@Alex-le1kt]

I may not be able to comprehend all the work which was put in these amazing four minutes, but I understand enough to admire every frame of it! Well done!

[@johanngambolputty5351]

Putting tools in the hands of everyone, allowing them to freely explore different passions (and not just the one the can afford to commit 100% to/get a job in/the one their survival is coupled to), and bringing soul back to these arts, wonderful.

[@chertpahan]

Guys, you continue to change the industry. Thank you for the opportunity to do this together with you!❤

[@binyaminbass]

So much work went into every level of this short, like all the Blender movies, it's a shame you won't be enjoying the fruits of your labors more by reusing these assets and making it a series!

[@bluemum196]

0:48 POV, every time I open up Blender 😂

[@JayRidders]

Another open movie in the books! The blend of 2D and 3D is also pretty cool. I could imagine studios like Xilam, Flying Bark, and Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick using a style like this.

[@根停]

Can’t believe this is 3D animation Everything is so smooth

[@khoavo5758]

3D animation is supposed to be smooth.

[@lucasblaise]

I love these videos because there's blender users and then there's movies by blender that just blow the doors off what you thought possible. So well done! I only wish there was a more cohesive way to learn from Blender how to use the software. But this video was amazing.

[@iggyboo]

Now that's how you do 2D in 3D. It's crazy how good this looks. I'd swear it's hand drawn if it wasn't so smooth.

[@JonathanWinbush]

I was more impressed at the end credits seeing how it all came together more than anything. Amazing stuff here 🤙🏿

[@mepblep]

POV: Using Blender for the first time 0:49

[@yoelhgo02]

lol

[@yoelhgo02]

lol

[@RaichuWizDom]

Great work, not just on a technical level. The story, conveying so much without spoken dialogue, the characters having a set identity, the little details to give it its own style (the chicken in the horn was a nice touch), it works on so many levels.

[@mrmovess_]

WILD to me that this is all Blender. Incredible work from the team. Bravo.

[@weezerfan28]

I love how every single blender movie is always so different,interesting, and fun!!!!! Love this one!!

[@JosueMartinez-ww1vj]

Really liked the contrast between the cartoon background and the 3D look of the rocket in the sky, it had an Amazing feeling!

[@conradchikwanda3510]

Man, I love these blender open projects. Keep on improving the software guys.

[@activemotionpictures]

Behind the scenes are wonderful! The cat's shading + the dog's mouth rig. Impressive as always, Blender team!

[@Spiderman01lol]

Hello Blender studio, I've been waiting for this moment for months this year. This is the fourth time I've been online when they uploaded a video just that day. Your short film is great, I loved it, it has a funny and incredible ending.

[@basto_the_guy_5321]

Blender never ceases to deliver and surprise me of how talented they are......Mad props to them ❤❤

[@RavenclawNimbus]

2:03 tell me I’m not the only one who thought of the Pixar short for Ratatouille when he flipped all those switches!

[@WKogut]

You're telling me you managed to replicate the 2D cartoon look perfectly in 3D? Holy smokes, that's really impressive.

[@bluegirl6422]

This is the best animation ever done by blender foundation, EVERYTHING IS SPOT ON!! I Looooveee it!

[@MoonStudioAnimation]

2:39 This makes me laugh everytime.

[@ImTheWarlock64]

I love how you guys inspire people, I work in blender almost every day and I love it!

[@zuhaib-khan]

Wow this is incredibly adorable 🥰 The acting is top notch with such a hilarious story 😂. The music and sound effects are fantastic excellent teamwork 🎶👏 A big thank you to all the talented folks who worked on this animation. You're all truly amazing! 🙌

[@krelian8888]

I wanna see more episodes of these characters! Congrats to the artists! love the outro with the behind the scenes :)

[@cartoonwestoast1971]

This is such a great animation❤️‍🔥✨

[@theboredbrickbuilder4130]

This feels almost exactly like some of the old Warner Bros and Mickey Mouse cartoons. I absolutely love it

[@antoniomendoza2682]

Amazing animation and shading work and style. This 3D/2D is definitely a step forward for modernizing 3D animation allowing a more artistic aproach. Thank you very much.

[@negudev]

I've seen all Blender shortfilms, from Elephant Dream many years ago to this, every time is a very emotional experience.

[@PranayVaidya007]

🎉🎉🎉😂❤❤❤ 0:07 You nailed it !!! (pun intended)

[@PierrickPicaut_P2DESIGN]

That was just perfect :) What a fun short, love the art style and animation!

♥

[@AliAsif303]

This was wonderfully and masterfully done. I want this to be a full-fledged movie

[@millsdickson8498]

Or, a cartoon series.

[@Jothsal]

@@millsdickson8498 That will work better

[@nikolasgarcianikomanga]

Truly loved the style, fluidity and quality of the animation. The chicken design with the hidden Blender logo was so fun to catch

[@Sancho_Retablez]

Precisely! I was looking for someone else who had notice it!

[@fredymateodg]

I love it! Congrats Blender Team 💛

[@twotamatos]

I love what cell sharing is doing for 3D animation fr I don’t think I’ll ever make a show that doesn’t have 3D aspects now I really want to learn it.

[@jackschaberg4970]

Funniest Blender movie yet! Great work,and very clever title. Another winner from the coolest studio on earth.

[@onepresence9460]

I absolutely love the 2D and 3D mixture in this animated short. It really uses the best of both worlds 👍

[@RealOGfikey]

Let's not forget the music and sound effects as well, which really sell the animation sequences.

[@migmeal]

12 years working on the industry and you still tricked me to think it was all 2D character animation ^^U Great work!

[@Coleusse]

It really feels like a comic come to life, this is super good!

[@Echo81Rumple83]

this is essentially what Menander was demonstrating in combing 2D with 3D elements. cool to see something like this still be a thing, even if it's not directly Meander. great work!

[@arian_motta]

that's simply charming!! blender is capable of so much, and being open source is even better

[@Simon2d3d]

It's animations like this that actually cause this art to imitate life. That dog is like me using Blender at my studio for the first time and being like; holy shit I can make anything with this, while the others are just baffled and a bit left behind; and the red button is AI art and dream textures. Even the using all your blender knowledge to do some trick to make sense of a broken project... until your render crashes. It's just so weirdly relevant.

[@sebasgovel]

What I love about this is that not just the studio wins, not only blender wins, the whole 3D and 2D community wins!

[@kandydavins]

Hilarious and awesome characters, thank you Blender Studio!

[@raghunandanbs2005]

That was so cool . I bet the artists had lots of fun doing this project

[@IamSH1VA]

Beautiful & funny, I really loved it 😆 Blender is getting crazier *So lovely characters. Someone, please turn this into show/series with mini episodes*

[@elunicocalvo]

This is the first time that I care about the narrative in a Blender open movie, and got an unexpected, genuine laugh from it.

[@RyanKingArt]

Loved this one! Great work!! 👍‍

[@sera359]

Wow! What a movie. As a Blender user, I am immensely proud of Blender. And, of course, I'm proud of you guys too for making this awesome movie. Good job, guys! 👍👍

[@bickhamproductions]

This animation style is sooo good! They should animate movies in this style!

[@faizAliass]

This animation truly excelled in both storytelling and comedic timing. The combination of animation techniques, including the skillful use of 2D effects and 3D , resulted in the most entertaining Blender Open Movie to date.

[@NicoleHam]

This is EXACTLY the type of stuff I've been wanting to tinker with as a 2D to 3D artist!!! I JUST upgraded my GPU too!! Fantastic work and an amazing resource, I'm so excited to dive into the files!!

[@sitkinator]

Love how this one shows that 3D and 2D can work seamlessly if done right.

[@TreyMcDonaldAnimator]

Gonna be honest, I'm low key envious how good this looks, solely because I've been dabbling with Grease Pencil in Blender for a while and haven't gotten CLOSE to this lol This is amazing though, regardless! Well done!

[@bentot7571]

No dialogue, no backstory, doesn't need to make sense, just pure chaotic fun! Just like how classic cartoons used to be. Felt like I was watching the classic tom and jerry on the old telly :`)

[@TeddyLeppard]

Really has a hand drawn style I've never quite seen before in animation, although familiar to comic book art. Fantastic job.

[@DavidKohout]

I forgot it's blender while watching! I would love to see a full movie with those two! 🥰😅

[@NIXO3D]

Wow, this movie is amazing! I love the animation, the story, the nodes, the characters, sound effects, and the humor. It’s incredible what you can do with Blender. You guys are so talented and creative. Thank you for sharing your work with us and inspiring us to learn more. I can’t wait to see more of your projects in the future. WING IT! is a masterpiece! 👏👏👏

[@phxf]

That's nuts! I thought it was all grease pencil! Incredible job replicating 2d style with 3d assets. Bravo!

[@shaftanim8r]

Beautifully done! Anim is a step beyond, here - huge congrats to all involved.

[@HunterFilmsYTOfficialYouTube]

blender has GOT to become an animation studio

[@animatorFan74]

I have been following the Behind the scenes videos too and you guys have just done an awesome job! This was so so well done! Hope everyone is proud of themselves there at Blender Studios :) Such a super simple story but done very well.... nice work everyone :)

[@alfabsc]

Thanks for sharing this short film. The visuals are funny. Sound effects and music are spot on. Characters are relatable. The make-a-list-first-then-follow-it person versus try-everything-first-then-list-it person could be spouse, sibling, or good friend. The imaginative sci-fi gags remind me of several old cartoons like "Duck Dodgers in the 24th and a half Century", "Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genuis", and "Phineas and Ferb".

[@GNamimates]

AMONG US 0:23

[@regi_edits.original.roblox.076]

Yes, they are professionals in this animation, I'm just starting

[@gruberick5590]

1:49 Easter egg, literally

[@philmprod]

It's like Tom and Jerry. The music and the emotions

[@tuanmemes]

0:38 no wonder why he can bust in 😂😂 999 iq doorlock engineering

[@yazan12090]

This is just amazing, I really don't know what to say, blender is evolving so fast

[@guksack]

You clever bastards.

[@reatilemotjolela914]

Wow🎉🎉 feels like an animated series or short I’d watched on either Cartoon Network or Boomerang. Blender really is an amazing tool!

[@richardconway6425]

Absolutely wonderful!! I grew up watching Disney* cartoons like 'Tom & Jerry', and I was reminded of those mad and funny stories by this. The subtle ways in which the characters were animated really caught my attention, and made me laugh. It really shows what can be done in a cartoon format. I could have watched this for so much longer! Edit: I checked, and found that Tom and Jerry wasn't Disney, it was produced by the Hanna/Barbera team for MGM. It later went to Warner Bros.

[@BrownHuman]

Felt like i was watching one of those quick skits nickelodeon makes in between two shows back in the day. Such amazing work as always you guys.

[@tonimationn]

The art and animation style is very unique. Well-done!! 😍

[@blankettoys8533]

My favourite part of this short film is the art style in that you took a regular 2d cartoon from Nickelodeon or a Disney cartoon show show (think duck tales,big city greens and Molly McGee and the ghost), and made it into 3D.