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''Caminandes'' is an independently produced series of computer animated
short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...
s created by Pablo Vazquez (was born in Río Gallegos,
Santa Cruz Province Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnigh ...
,
Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, t ...
Es patagónico y triunfa en el mundo creando cortos animados.
Eqsnotas.com 16/10/2017), produced and released by the
Blender Foundation The Blender Foundation is a Dutch nonprofit organization ( Stichting) responsible for the development of Blender, an open source 3D content-creation program. The foundation has distributed the animated films ''Elephants Dream'' (2006), '' Big B ...
.


Etymology

The title "Caminandes" is a
portmanteau A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordsAndes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
, the longest continental mountain range in the world. The subtitles of episodes 2 and 3 are also portmanteaus of various Spanish words.


Plot

The films center on Koro the
llama The llama (; ) (''Lama glama'') is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a meat and pack animal by Andean cultures since the Pre-Columbian era. Llamas are social animals and live with others as a herd. Their wool is so ...
and his attempts to overcome various obstacles in
Patagonia Patagonia () refers to a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile. The region comprises the southern section of the Andes Mountains with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and ...
. ; ''Caminandes 1: Llama Drama'' (2013) Koro has trouble crossing an apparent desolate road, a problem that an unwitting
Armadillo Armadillos (meaning "little armored ones" in Spanish) are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata. The Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order, which is part of the superorder Xenarthra, al ...
does not share. ; ''Caminandes 2: Gran Dillama'' (2013) Koro hunts for food on the other side of a fence and is once again inspired by the Armadillo but this time to a shocking effect. ; ''Caminandes 3: Llamigos'' (2016) Koro meets Oti, a pesky
magellanic penguin The Magellanic penguin (''Spheniscus magellanicus'') is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Patagonia, including Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands, with some migrating to Brazil and Uruguay, where they are occasionally see ...
, in an epic battle over tasty red berries during the winter.


Production

The films, inspired by the cartoons of
Chuck Jones Charles Martin Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, director, and painter, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the '' Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' series of shorts. He wrote, pro ...
, are created using FLOSS (Free/Libre Open Source Software) such as *
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, a professional
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*
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, a free and open-source raster graphics editor * Krita, a free and open-source raster graphics editor based on Qt 5 and the KDE Frameworks 5 *
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, a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open-source software development and distribution The first film was produced by Pablo Vazquez, Beorn Leonard and Francesco Siddi with a soundtrack by Jan Morgenstern. Hjalti Hjalmarsson, Andy Goralczyk and Sergey Sharybin joined the production team for the second film.


Awards

Jan Morgenstern won the 2014
Jerry Goldsmith Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929July 21, 2004) was an American composer and conductor known for his work in film and television scoring. He composed scores for five films in the ''Star Trek'' franchise and three in the ''Rambo'' franch ...
award for "Best Score for an Animated Short Film" at the International Film Music Festival in
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,
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...
, for ''Gran Dillama''.


Gallery

Caminandes-_Llama_Drama_-_Short_Movie.ogv, Caminandes 1: Llama Drama (2013) Caminandes_-_Gran_Dillama_-_Blender_Foundation%27s_new_Open_Movie.webm, Caminandes 2: Gran Dillama (2013) Caminandes 3 - Llamigos - Blender Animated Short.webm, thumbtime=01:01, Caminandes 3: Llamigos (2016)


References

About
, caminandes.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017. Open Movie Project announcement
, caminandes.com, 30 September 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2017. Caminandes Team - Caminandes Ep. 2 Production
(at 2 min 7 sec), Blender channel on
YouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second most ...
, 29 October 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2017. Category Archives: Ganadores / Winners
, Jerry Goldsmith Awards webpage at the
Internet Archive The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music ...
, 24 July 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2016. IX Jerry Goldsmith Award!
, caminandes.com, 6 August 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2016. Caminandes: Gran Dillama
, blender.org, 11 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.


External links

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