Open Source On the Big Screen

An anonymous reader writes "Following the success of Elephants Dream, the Blender Foundation is developing a follow-on open movie called Peach, set for completion later this year. Computerworld has up an interesting interview with Matt Ebb, lead artist from Elephants Dream (the interview is split over 5 pages). Ebb talks about the making of the world's first open movie and offers some advice to others wanting to start such a project."

Re:Success

[realmolo]

Yes, in the open-source world, success is measured differently.

For example, in the land of open-source projects, having a premium "Mrskin.com" account would be the equivalent of "successfully" copping a feel off of Angelina Jolie.

From the last time Blender got flamed on Slashdot

[shadowman99]

"...It's about time we get some competition, but especially it's time someone makes a 3d program the average slashdot reader can understand and use." Ton Rosendahl I personally cannot wait for Blender to become simple enough for noobs everywhere to start rendering pictures of spheres. The 3d world can never have enough "first renders". Cluestick: Add a light and a camera, or your render will be black. Bonus points if you actually aim your camera at the object to be rendered.

Re:Success?

[Anonymous Coward]

Success = to succeed = a parrot with no beak

how about an open source animation

[justo]

on nikola tesla's life?

Nice idea, Emo.

[Trogre]

But will the movie be safe, Emo? Emo, will it be safe? Emo!

Re:Success

[jgarra23]

Yes, in the open-source world, success is measured differently.

For example, in the land of open-source projects, having a premium "Mrskin.com" account would be the equivalent of "successfully" copping a feel off of Angelina Jolie.

Not only that, a fork would actually be copping a feel from Brad Pitt.

Download size

[Ed Avis]

Why should the download be 450 megs? Surely you can just download the source code, make sure Blender is installed, and type 'make'?