In Part 1, you saw how best to prepare your short film for release, how to ensure you had everything you needed for promotion and how to make the best out of uploading to YouTube and Vimeo. In this second and final part, we will show you a variety of sites where you …
Category Archive: Mark’s CG Blog
Mar 27
Publishing Your Short Film #1
Feb 05
Tears of Steel – Blender Open Movie
In September 2012, the Blender Foundation released their fourth open movie entitled Tears of Steel. Otherwise known as Project Mango, this open movie had the technical purpose of developing visual effects and realistic rendering in Blender. Made at the Blender Institute in Amsterdam, Tears of Steel was a very different project …
Jul 11
Animation Spotlight: The Ballad of the M4 Carbine by Andrew Price
This is one which I should have shared with you ages ago, but I’ve only just got round to it! This superb short animation was made in Blender by Andrew Price, now one of the leading Blender Educators.
Verdict:
I must admit, this is a personal favourite of mine, definitely inspiring me to create …
Jun 28
Ice Age: Continental Drift – Movie Preview
May 02
Animation Spotlight: Evolution of the Wheel by Matt Lunde Studios
A short animation visualising the evolution of the wheel. Made with 3ds Max and Vray.
Verdict:
A simple concept well executed, with nice composition.
Visit: http://www.mattlundestudios.com/
Apr 27
Free Creativity #2: GIMP
Apr 13
Free Creativity #1: Blender
Welcome to the first article in the Free Creativity series here at Lightmaster Studios. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be thoroughly reviewing and recommending the best free software available for all your creative needs. This includes digital art, animation, movie sequencing, image processing and audio editing. We kick off in fine style with popular …

