Timeline

August 1 – September 30

The Collab period will span 2 months in the summer (9 weeks) and will be divided into 3 stages:

1. Pre-Production (Aug 1 – 14) — The first 2 weeks will primarily be me and the Team Leads working out details, plans, and protocols for the project. I suspect we may stream some/all of these meetings or any Contributors that want to be in the loop.

   Also this is kind of an optional period for Contributors to be a fly-on-the wall of preproduction. Meaning we will likely livestream all or most of our meetings which they can watch. Or they can wait until Aug 15 when production starts.

2. Production (Aug 15- Sep 18) — These 5 weeks in the middle will be all-hands-on-deck! Everyone will be working together to create everything pertaining to the project.

   Weekly livestreams, weekly homework submissions, weekly grading + feedback.

3. Post-Production (Sep 19 – 30) — The last 2 weeks will be like the first, primarily me working with team leads to finalize loose ends of the production.

   Contributors will be welcome to stay involved if they want! With collabs there’s always a laundry list of left over tasks needed to finish these projects

Applying to Join

This year we’re implementing an application process instead of open registration like in 2021. My goal is to develop a committed and more refined team.

The main reason for limiting the team’s size is that last year I was way over my head trying to give direct feedback each week to 100+ people. In fact I considered calling off the whole thing during week 2 but Wes talked me off the ledge and Lampel joined as co-director.

In addition to facilitating a realistic instructor capacity, this application is also designed to promote commitment over curiosity. Last year started with 133 registrations which dwindled to 80 actually submitting completed work. Going forward we want to see less falloff and more commitment to the end of these projects.

**Of course we know real life takes priority. Emergency or anything else taking a team member’s availability is completely understandable. We just ask that availability is considered prior to applying with lack of availability communicated rather than simply disappearing.

So my goal is a team of 30 artists that includes all skill levels. There will be a certain number of spots available for beginners, intermediates, and advanced Blender artists. For now lets say 10 of each but those numbers are subject to change.

If you’re interested in applying, please FILL OUT THIS FORM or click the big button below!

Application Deadline: JUNE 30th