16: Bassam Kurdali on using Blender for open movie productions and education

<p><a href="https://urchn.org/">Bassam Kurdali</a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/@bkurdali">Fediverse</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/bkurdali">Twitter</a>) talks about using <a href="https://www.blender.org/">Blender</a> (a free and open source software suite for making 3d artwork) for open movie projects such as <a href="https://orange.blender.org/">Elephants Dream</a> (the world's first open movie project, which Bassam directed!) and <a href="https://wiresforempathy.org/">Wires for Empathy</a>, as well as use in teaching it to college students studying animation.</p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.blender.org/">Blender</a></li><li><a href="https://urchn.org/">Urchin studios</a></li><li>Chicken Chair (we need a better link for this... check back later!)</li><li><a href="https://orange.blender.org/">Elephants Dream</a></li><li><a href="https://wiresforempathy.org/">Wires for Empathy</a> (aka &quot;Tube&quot;)</li><li><a href="https://opentoonz.github.io/e/">OpenToonz</a></li><li><a href="https://www.charlielee.uk/boats-animator/">Boats Animator</a></li><li><a href="https://natrongithub.github.io/">Natron</a></li><li><a href="https://www.hampshire.edu/">Hampshire College</a></li><li><a href="https://www.risd.edu/">Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)</a></li><li><a href="https://cloud.blender.org/p/gallery/57e507b80fcf29412d1f1e53">Blender splash screens gallery</a></li></ul>