School of Motion Podcast

From Self-Taught Animator to Oscar Winner: Gints Zilbalodis on Creating "Flow"


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Oscar-winning director Gints Zilbalodis just proved you don't need fancy film school or million-dollar software to snag that golden statue. See the corresponding blog post with key takeaways here: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/gints-zilbalodis-flow

EJ sits down with animation's newest golden boy, Gints Zilbalodis, the genius behind "Flow" (yep, the one that just took home an Oscar). From doodling in Flash to accepting Academy Awards, Gints' journey is the ultimate inspo for anyone who's ever thought, "Maybe I could make cool stuff too?" Spoiler alert: You absolutely can.

👉CHAPTERS👈 00:00 Intro   00:18 Chapter 1: Journey Into Animation  03:00 Chapter 2: Transitioning to Blender ∑ 09:41 Chapter 3: From Working Solo to Teamwork  16:09 Chapter 4: Custom Workflows and Tools  19:15 Chapter 5: The Aesthetic of Flow  24:32 Chapter 6: Pushing Blender to Its Limits  26:42 Chapter 7: Future of Blender  28:37 Chapter 8: Advice for Aspiring Animators  32:35 Wrap Up 

ARTISTS Gints Zilbalodis https://x.com/gintszilbalodis Martin https://x.com/_martinsh

PIECES Flow (2024) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4772188/ Away (2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8288450/

RESOURCES Geo-Scatter https://www.geoscatter.com/ Ghibli https://www.instagram.com/ghibliusa/ DillonGoo https://80.lv/articles/goo-engine-devs-team-up-with-blender-foundation-on-blender-npr-prototype ClayPencil 2 https://www.instagram.com/_pepeland_/reel/DDt21XWsvne/

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