Excited to see this posted here, I'm the author of the Cycles for Max plugin mentioned in the article. I was delighted when I first heard it was used in RRR.<p><a href="https://cyclesformax.net" rel="nofollow">https://cyclesformax.net</a>
There is also <i>"I Lost My Body"</i> which is full-length movie made in Blender. An interview with the director Jérémy Clapin[1] gives a bit of the backgound of the project.<p>Both <i>"RRR"</i> [2] and
<i>"I Lost My Body"</i> [3] are on Netflix.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.blender.org/user-stories/i-lost-my-body-a-stunning-hybrid-cinematic-experience/" rel="nofollow">https://www.blender.org/user-stories/i-lost-my-body-a-stunni...</a><p>[2] <a href="https://www.netflix.com/us/title/81476453?s=i&trkid=13747225&vlang=en&clip=81552243" rel="nofollow">https://www.netflix.com/us/title/81476453?s=i&trkid=13747225...</a><p>[3] <a href="https://www.netflix.com/us/title/81120982?s=i&trkid=13747225&vlang=en&clip=81305435" rel="nofollow">https://www.netflix.com/us/title/81120982?s=i&trkid=13747225...</a>
Title is misleading. It was made primarily in Blender but not entirely in it.<p>From the article<p>> Blender was used in our entire pipeline aside from the FX department<p>Houdini was likely used for FX work since Blender isn’t quite competitive with it yet.<p>Additionally, this is about a single studio’s pipeline and not reflective of all the total work involved.
This movie is apparently available to U.S. audiences only on Netflix with a Hindi dub. I'd really like to see it in its original language with English subtitles. As well, the total size of the UHD stream is about 14 GB which isn't going to be the best quality for a 3 hour runtime.<p><a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/Bluray/comments/v3fzni/rrr_bluray/" rel="nofollow">https://old.reddit.com/r/Bluray/comments/v3fzni/rrr_bluray/</a><p>I'll watch it anyway. Looks like a fun time.
The Critical Drinker - a YouTube movie reviewer who is very very selective about what he calls a good movie, says:<p>"RRR is the best movie you've never seen"<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKN6FAKjFPU" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKN6FAKjFPU</a>
For anyone unfamiliar with the movie or seeking some perspective on the film, I did very much enjoy this review/retrospective of RRR by Patrick H Willems, a channel which I generally enjoy. The same video is also on Nebula for folks with a subscription.<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPU2D5Ftjbw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPU2D5Ftjbw</a>
If only 10% of the efforts going into special effects these days went into the actual story ...<p>Eye candy can contribute only so much to a movie. Spend 10x the budget on special effects and the movie will get at most 1% better, sometimes it gets even worse. Superman 1 was much more enjoyable than most movies that came out of Marvel the last years.
It's very cool to see Blender grow bigger each year and moving into the mainstream movie production.<p>I can recommend Blender Bob's YouTube channel, he has worked in the VFX industry for many years and primarily uses Blender and shows how VFX is made:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/BlenderBob" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/BlenderBob</a>
Who cares if they used Blender or Maya. As an Indian (and a South Indian at that), I must say I’m embarrassed at the level of attention this movie is getting for its over the top use of cringey special effects. There are so many other worthwhile Indian films to watch and enjoy.
The film certainly took the level of art and craft in Indian cinema several notches up. Pleasantly surprised that some of the visual effects used the Blender pipeline. Very cool.
I don't understand the big hoo ha about the special effects in this. They look tacky and fake, like things I've seen in advertisements years ago.
They will never surpass the most excellent Indian production<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8OJB5qLZ6o" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8OJB5qLZ6o</a>
I can't finish watching this movie because I do not want to see the two dudes fight each other. lol. I want to live in a world where they still BFFs.
Unrelated:<p>If you enjoyed RRR and it's over the top drama, action sequences you might also like following movies.<p>1) Bahubali 1 & 2 (same director)<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G62HrubdD6o" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G62HrubdD6o</a><p>2) KGF chapter 1 and 2<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qah9sSIXJqk" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qah9sSIXJqk</a>
I hope to have one of these articles about FreeCAD one day. Maybe the stakes are lower for movies than engineering and that's why it hasn't happened yet.
Love Blender, but in my experience, the biggest advantage that 3DS Max has over Blender is its ability to handle massive scenes. In VFX, especially those involving explosions, dust, crowds and suchlike, this can be a deal breaker.