Maryam & Varto is an independent film co-written and directed by Alexandre and Gorune Aprikian. You can see an animatic here.īefore we explore why Alexandre loves Blender, and how he’s using it for Maryam & Varto, it’s worth explaining why he found this project so compelling. But he’s also working on an independent animated feature, Maryam & Varto - which promises to be beautiful and thrilling.
Mune: Guardian Of The Moon synthesized Alexandre’s creative influences: 3D from his time at DreamWorks, and 2D from his education at GOBELINS.Ī still from Alex’s movie, Mune: Guardian Of The Moon (2014).Īlexandre has a couple of projects in development. And, returning to Paris, a more whimsical vision in Mune: Guardian Of The Moon, which Alex co-directed, and stars iconic French actors like Omar Sy.
There’s the blockbuster style from his time as an animator for DreamWorks, working on Kung Fu Panda and Monsters Vs Aliens. In a career that’s taken him from France to Hollywood and back, Alex has absorbed diverse approaches to storytelling. With Blender, it took a couple of days.”Īlex studied 2D animation at the celebrated GOBELINS school of visual arts in Paris, an institution that supplies world-class talent to major studios like Disney, Pixar, and Universal. “In the past, an animatic would take me weeks. A still from the animatic for Alex’s forthcoming film, Maryam & Varto.
As always, it’s free to use for any purpose.
Inspired by Alexandre’s Blender experience? Download Blender here. Here, we explore Alexandre’s use of Blender, especially his enthusiasm for Grease Pencil, hybrid 2D/3D storyboarding, tips and favourite tutorials, and his thoughts on VR as part of the production pipeline. As well as directing and animating, he’s a senior storyboard artist. He works on large international projects - and smaller scale, more personal films. Looking for a quicker way to storyboard? Or a new creative niche? Or simply want to mix things up?Īlexandre Heboyan is an animation director based in France.