Spring is a 2019 animated fantasy short film written and directed by Andreas Goralczyk and produced by Ton Roosendaal and Francesco Siddi. It is the Blender Institute 's 12th "open movie", and was made utilizing the open-source software, Blender . The film is about a young shepherd and her dog confronting ancient spirits in order to bring about the change of seasons. The film was funded by the Blender Foundation , with donations from the Blender community. The film and any material made in the studio was released under a Creative Commons License .
40-464: [REDACTED] Look up Spring or spring in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Spring ( s ) may refer to: Common uses [ edit ] Spring (season) , a season of the year Spring (device) , a mechanical device that stores energy Spring (hydrology) , a natural source of water Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in
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120-409: A GIS and remote-sensing image-processing system with an object-oriented data-model Spring Framework , an application-framework for the Java platform Other uses [ edit ] Sacred spring , a revered spring or well Spring (building) , a residential condominium in Austin, Texas, US Springs Christian Academy , a private school in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Forward or aft spring,
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200-713: A census-designated place Spring District , neighborhood in Bellevue, Washington People [ edit ] Spring (given name) Spring (surname) , including a list of people with the name Groups [ edit ] Spring baronets , of Pakenham Spring family , English noble family People with the given name [ edit ] Spring Byington (1886–1971), American actress Arts, entertainment and media [ edit ] Paintings [ edit ] The Spring (La Primavera), by Giuseppe Arcimboldo Spring (painting) , an 1894 oil painting by Lawrence Alma-Tadema The Spring (or La Source),
240-525: A commune in Alba County, Romania Șpring (river) , a river in Alba County, Romania Springs, Gauteng , South Africa Springs, the location of Dubai British School , Dubai United States [ edit ] Springs, New York , a part of East Hampton, New York Springs, Pennsylvania , an unincorporated community Spring, Texas , a census-designated place Spring District , neighborhood in Bellevue, Washington People [ edit ] Spring (given name) Spring (surname) , including
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320-422: A computer software company owned by Pivotal Software Spring (formerly Teespring) , an e-commerce company that allows people to create and sell custom apparel Spring (store) , a Canada-based shoe retailer Spring Airlines , a Chinese airline Spring! (brand) , a brand of bottled water Springs Global , a Brazil-based corporation Spring (political party) , a movement in Poland SPRING Singapore ,
360-451: A concept artist. It was produced by Ton Roosendaal and Francesco Siddi. The production team of Spring started by using Blender 2.79 and very early into the production shifted to version 2.80, which was still in beta. The character and asset files for the film were released under the CC-By 4.0 Creative Commons License on Blender Cloud . The musical director played a large role in
400-471: A follow-up album, 1998 Songs [ edit ] "Spring" (Rammstein song) "Spring" (RMB song) , 1996 Spring (Tanya Tucker song) , 1975 Classical works [ edit ] "Spring" (concerto) , "La primavera", from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons Spring (Rachmaninoff) , a 1902 cantata by Sergei Rachmaninoff "Spring" (sonata) , Violin Sonata No. 5 by Beethoven In Spring ,
440-414: A follow-up album, 1998 Songs [ edit ] "Spring" (Rammstein song) "Spring" (RMB song) , 1996 Spring (Tanya Tucker song) , 1975 Classical works [ edit ] "Spring" (concerto) , "La primavera", from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons Spring (Rachmaninoff) , a 1902 cantata by Sergei Rachmaninoff "Spring" (sonata) , Violin Sonata No. 5 by Beethoven In Spring ,
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#1732756989842480-435: A governmental department of Singapore Dacia Spring , an electric city car Science and technology [ edit ] Spring green , occurs between green and cyan in the visible spectrum Computing [ edit ] Spring (application) , an E-commerce platform Spring (game engine) , an open-source RTS engine Spring (operating system) , an experimental operating system from Sun Microsystems SPRING ,
520-435: A governmental department of Singapore Dacia Spring , an electric city car Science and technology [ edit ] Spring green , occurs between green and cyan in the visible spectrum Computing [ edit ] Spring (application) , an E-commerce platform Spring (game engine) , an open-source RTS engine Spring (operating system) , an experimental operating system from Sun Microsystems SPRING ,
560-483: A list of people with the name Groups [ edit ] Spring baronets , of Pakenham Spring family , English noble family People with the given name [ edit ] Spring Byington (1886–1971), American actress Arts, entertainment and media [ edit ] Paintings [ edit ] The Spring (La Primavera), by Giuseppe Arcimboldo Spring (painting) , an 1894 oil painting by Lawrence Alma-Tadema The Spring (or La Source),
600-447: A method of mooring a vessel to a shore fixture See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Wikiquote has quotations related to Spring . All pages with titles beginning with Spring All pages with titles containing Spring Category:Spring (season) , for articles related to the season Category:Springs , for articles related to the water source Category:Springs (mechanical) , for articles related to
640-447: A method of mooring a vessel to a shore fixture See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Wikiquote has quotations related to Spring . All pages with titles beginning with Spring All pages with titles containing Spring Category:Spring (season) , for articles related to the season Category:Springs , for articles related to the water source Category:Springs (mechanical) , for articles related to
680-467: A natural source of water Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a helically coiled tube Spring (political terminology) , often used to name periods of political liberalization Springs (tide) , in oceanography, the maximum tide, occurs twice a month during the full and new moon Places [ edit ] Spring (Milz) , a river in Thuringia, Germany Spring, Alabel ,
720-557: A painting by Francis Picabia Primavera (Botticelli) (English translation: Spring ), a painting by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1482 Spring , a painting by Édouard Manet Spring , a painting by Christopher Williams Film [ edit ] In Spring (1929 film) ( Весной ), a Soviet film Spring (1969 film) , an Estonian film Spring (2011), a short film by British director Hong Khaou Spring (2014 film) , an American romantic science fiction horror film Spring (2019 film) , an animated short film created by
760-557: A painting by Francis Picabia Primavera (Botticelli) (English translation: Spring ), a painting by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1482 Spring , a painting by Édouard Manet Spring , a painting by Christopher Williams Film [ edit ] In Spring (1929 film) ( Весной ), a Soviet film Spring (1969 film) , an Estonian film Spring (2011), a short film by British director Hong Khaou Spring (2014 film) , an American romantic science fiction horror film Spring (2019 film) , an animated short film created by
800-539: A symphony by John Knowles Paine Spring Quartet , String Quartet No. 14 by Mozart Spring Symphony , a symphony by Benjamin Britten Symphony No. 1 (Schumann) ( Spring ), by Robert Schumann "Spring", song by Frédéric Chopin Other media [ edit ] Spring: A Journal of Archetype and Culture , a psychology journal Brands and organizations [ edit ] Spring (company) ,
840-421: A symphony by John Knowles Paine Spring Quartet , String Quartet No. 14 by Mozart Spring Symphony , a symphony by Benjamin Britten Symphony No. 1 (Schumann) ( Spring ), by Robert Schumann "Spring", song by Frédéric Chopin Other media [ edit ] Spring: A Journal of Archetype and Culture , a psychology journal Brands and organizations [ edit ] Spring (company) ,
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#1732756989842880-448: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Spring [REDACTED] Look up Spring or spring in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Spring ( s ) may refer to: Common uses [ edit ] Spring (season) , a season of the year Spring (device) , a mechanical device that stores energy Spring (hydrology) ,
920-423: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Spring (2019 film) On April 4, 2019, the film was first released on YouTube . As of November 2024, it had over 10 million views. High above the clouds, young shepherdess Spring descends into the frozen forest below. The atmosphere is dark and misty, in direct contrast with the sunny springtime weather above;
960-642: The Blender Institute Television [ edit ] "Spring" ( Pee-wee's Playhouse ) , an episode of Pee-wee's Playhouse Spring (TV series) , a Flemish-Belgian television series Literature [ edit ] Spring (Runelords) , a character in The Runelords series of fantasy novels by David Farland Spring ( Kevade ), a novel by Oskar Luts , basis for the 1969 film Music [ edit ] Groups [ edit ] Spring (band) , an English band, or
1000-496: The Blender Institute Television [ edit ] "Spring" ( Pee-wee's Playhouse ) , an episode of Pee-wee's Playhouse Spring (TV series) , a Flemish-Belgian television series Literature [ edit ] Spring (Runelords) , a character in The Runelords series of fantasy novels by David Farland Spring ( Kevade ), a novel by Oskar Luts , basis for the 1969 film Music [ edit ] Groups [ edit ] Spring (band) , an English band, or
1040-897: The band's only album Spring (Belgian band) , a group that performed at Marktrock in 2004 American Spring , a 1970s pop music duo, known from 1971/'72 as "Spring" Springs, a Japanese band, formed by Aya Hirano , Yuuki Yoshida, Ayaka Itō Albums and EPs [ edit ] Spring (Wallows EP) , 2018 Spring (Akdong Musician EP) , 2016 Spring (American Spring album) , 1972 Spring (April EP) , 2016 Spring (Cyann & Ben album) , 2004 Spring (Jon Foreman EP) , 2008 Spring (Irène Schweizer and Jürg Wickihalder album) , 2014 Spring (Tony Williams album) , 1965 Spring (single album) , by Park Bom, 2019 Spring , an album by Clay Hart , 1969 Spring , an EP by Subtle , 2003 Spring! , an album by The Lettermen , (1967) The Blake Project: Spring , an album by Finn Coren, 1997 Spring: The Appendix ,
1080-897: The band's only album Spring (Belgian band) , a group that performed at Marktrock in 2004 American Spring , a 1970s pop music duo, known from 1971/'72 as "Spring" Springs, a Japanese band, formed by Aya Hirano , Yuuki Yoshida, Ayaka Itō Albums and EPs [ edit ] Spring (Wallows EP) , 2018 Spring (Akdong Musician EP) , 2016 Spring (American Spring album) , 1972 Spring (April EP) , 2016 Spring (Cyann & Ben album) , 2004 Spring (Jon Foreman EP) , 2008 Spring (Irène Schweizer and Jürg Wickihalder album) , 2014 Spring (Tony Williams album) , 1965 Spring (single album) , by Park Bom, 2019 Spring , an album by Clay Hart , 1969 Spring , an EP by Subtle , 2003 Spring! , an album by The Lettermen , (1967) The Blake Project: Spring , an album by Finn Coren, 1997 Spring: The Appendix ,
1120-437: The chime is about to be stepped on, Spring grabs it and reattaches it to her staff. She immediately regains control of the spirits, using her staff with the glowing red chime to direct the creatures away from her. Turning around, the creatures are herded like sheep up out of the clouded valley, causing the clouds to disperse and healing the land from its deep freeze. Flora blooms, and ices melt. Numerous chain-strings cascade from
1160-453: The clouds causing this surround the heads of ancient spirits that have been freezing the forest, who take the form of anthropomorphic creatures bearing four tree-legs. She calls them by banging on a large rock with a wooden staff. She pays respect to the Alpha, the one that lowers its head from the clouds. It strikes its antennae against Spring's staff to play music, and she, in turn, finishes
1200-568: The device Fountain (disambiguation) Hooke's law , for the mathematical model of certain processes Primavera (disambiguation) Printemps (disambiguation) Spring Creek (disambiguation) Spring equinox (disambiguation) Spring Lake (disambiguation) Spring River (disambiguation) Spring Township (disambiguation) Springer (disambiguation) Springfield (disambiguation) Springleaf (disambiguation) Springtime (disambiguation) Springville (disambiguation) Sprung (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
1240-568: The device Fountain (disambiguation) Hooke's law , for the mathematical model of certain processes Primavera (disambiguation) Printemps (disambiguation) Spring Creek (disambiguation) Spring equinox (disambiguation) Spring Lake (disambiguation) Spring River (disambiguation) Spring Township (disambiguation) Springer (disambiguation) Springfield (disambiguation) Springleaf (disambiguation) Springtime (disambiguation) Springville (disambiguation) Sprung (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
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1280-420: The film's concepts were approved by the director, "Nacho" Conesa started rigging and creating the animations. The detail of the base topology for the meshes was critical for adding details later. UV unwrapping was utilized in the process of texture painting and baking. The base meshes for the film's characters had to be shipped to the rigging department for several layout shots, which created constraints as to
1320-408: The final film, as not a single word is spoken and the story is entirely driven by music. After collecting various "reference and inspirational material" for the film, graphic artist Julien Kaspar discussed his ideas with Goralczyk before starting development on the film. The cast choreographed a climax scene of the film for reference material, which needed to portray the stress that Spring felt. Once
1360-423: The further development of the character models. Ultimately, the shot where Spring has fallen and must get up to chase after the chime took 2–3 weeks to animate; while polishing the splined version, work could begin on the next shot. Writing for Film Inquiry , Adam Mock opens his review article with, " Spring has sprung and the result is truly a thing of beauty." A "simple idea" with "complex elegance", he compares
1400-407: The melody. The creature sheds one of its musical antenna parts (a chime), which she plugs into the eye of her staff to activate it a glowing red color. With the power she now has, the other spirits awaken and begin moving towards her. However, a tree gets knocked to the ground by one of the creatures, knocking the staff and throwing the chime afar, upsetting the creatures who chase after it. Just as
1440-615: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Spring . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spring&oldid=1246326224 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Place name disambiguation pages English feminine given names Feminine given names Hidden categories: Short description
1480-615: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Spring . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spring&oldid=1246326224 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Place name disambiguation pages English feminine given names Feminine given names Hidden categories: Short description
1520-408: The shape of a helically coiled tube Spring (political terminology) , often used to name periods of political liberalization Springs (tide) , in oceanography, the maximum tide, occurs twice a month during the full and new moon Places [ edit ] Spring (Milz) , a river in Thuringia, Germany Spring, Alabel , a barangay unit in Alabel, Sarangani Province, Philippines Șpring ,
1560-461: The top of a rock wall, with the chimes of years past lodged, alternating perpendicularly, into each chink of the chain. Spring sticks the newest chime into the first available slot. The film was written and directed by Andreas Goralczyk. The film's initial art direction and character design was done by David Revoy, who is known for Pepper&Carrot , an open source webcomic series, and has worked on three other Blender Foundation short films as
1600-503: The use of music as an interspecies language to Spielberg 's Close Encounters of the Third Kind . He praises the film for simultaneously having a simple set up, a girl and her dog, and a complex mysterious environment. He writes the film goes toe-to-toe with feature-length films by major studios that have larger budgets. In his mind, the lore could be expanded with a sequel, but it also stands quite well on its own. The film received
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