Production Log - The Start of Gold

Since the release of Wing It!, the Studio team has been busy switching gears on our new project: Gold.

Canadian director Jericca Cleland started her work on development earlier this year, working on story and concepts. For the latter, she was joined by Casey Robin and Florent Masurel, two talented concept artists. Florent has now transitioned to Production Designer, and Eliza Ivanova joined in late August to further help on character design and concept.

A collection of early concept art by Casey Robin and Florent Masurel.

Of course, the Blender Studio team has been involved in all stages along the way. Hjalti began working on previs just after Annecy, in June. Andy, Julien and Vivien started working on R&D and Visual development during the summer. Simon joined in September to add his skills to the mix, while Rik and Pablo switched to 2D to storyboard some sequences - with Grease Pencil!

A paint-over by Florent Masurel for the first test shot, set up by Andy, Julien and Simon.

The project is now shared on our website, with already quite a few elements to see. But take note, the earlier cut of the film contains major spoilers! Keep in mind also that those materials are all work in progress and bound to evolve quite a bit before we go into full production.

As usual, the goal is to share as much of the process as possible, both creative and technical. Join the Blender Studio team as we embark on this new visually innovative project!

Gold is currently in development and the progress can be followed here on the Blender Studio website.

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