Free-range filming? Orange is something like that: A proposed 3D animated short film to be made collaboratively and with the use of open source software, chiefly Blender. What’s more, it will be released sans traditional copyright, free for anyone to download, watch and pass on.

So, should Hollywood (or, at least Pixar) start sweating hard?

Well, no. It’ll be impressive if Orange bears real fruit (certainly, the Netherlands Media Art Institute believes in it). But there’s a big chasm between this sort of experiment and producing a feature-length film. It’s not like those multimillion-dollar movie budgets are all bloat: It does take real money, and real resources, to make a real movie. No matter how good or bad Orange turns out, I have a feeling it’ll prove that out.

(Via Digital Musings)