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Blender & AI – Create Your First 3D Short Film
Rating: 4.7 out of 5(6 ratings)
63 students
Created byMy 3D Class
Last updated 5/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Create a complete 3D animated short film in Blender from start to final render, even as a beginner.
  • Model 3D environments and props, including a full room setup, using Blender’s essential modeling tools.
  • Animate 3D characters with body movement and facial expressions, including walking, sitting, and emotional actions.
  • Perform lip sync and dialogue animation, matching character mouth and expressions with audio.
  • Use cinematic camera animation and lighting techniques to create professional-looking shots.

Course content

12 sections79 lectures17h 41m total length
  • How to download blender5:45

    Download the latest Blender from blender.org, install the free open-source software on Windows or Mac, and set up basic animation preferences.

  • Important settings of Blender6:45

    Learn Blender settings to optimize speed by adjusting preferences, enabling emulate 3 button mouse and emulate numpad, activate object around selection, configure system graphics, and install key add-ons.

  • Basic user interface3:08

    Explore Blender basics by navigating the splash screen, 3d viewport, and outliner, identify the camera, cube, and light, and use the gizmo to orbit, zoom, and enter camera view.

  • Operations on Mesh11:13

    Manipulate meshes in Blender by moving, rotating, and scaling objects in object mode, then edit mode enables vertex, edge, and face operations with insert and extrude using shortcuts.

  • Different types of viewports5:48

    This video explains solid mode, material mode, and render preview mode in Blender, and demonstrates wireframe and x-ray views, basic transform shortcuts, and rendering with F12.

Requirements

  • No prior experience in Blender is required.
  • A computer or laptop that can run Blender smoothly
  • A willingness to learn and practice — creativity matters more than technical background.

Description


Have you ever wanted to create your own 3D animated short film but felt confused by Blender’s complex interface and scattered tutorials? This course is designed to help beginners learn Blender animation step by step by focusing on one clear goal — creating a complete 3D animated short film from scratch.

In this course, you will start with the basics of 3D modeling, where you will model a full room environment along with simple props and assets. From there, you will move into character creation and character animation, learning how to animate body movements, actions, and emotional expressions.

You will also learn lip sync and dialogue animation, making your characters speak naturally using simple tools and practical techniques. AI tools are introduced in an easy way to help you generate dialogues and voices, allowing you to focus more on creativity and storytelling.

As you progress, you will explore cinematic camera animation, lighting using HDRI, and render settings to achieve a clean and professional-looking result. Finally, you will combine animation, sound, and music to produce a finished animated short film.

This course is not just about tools — it is about storytelling with Blender. Every lesson is connected and moves you closer to the final output.

   What You Will Learn

  • Model a complete 3D room and environment in Blender

  • Create and animate 3D characters for a short film

  • Animate body movements and facial expressions

  • Perform lip sync and dialogue animation

  • Use AI tools for dialogue and voice generation

  • Create cinematic camera movements and lighting

  • Render and export a complete 3D animated short film

By the end of this course, you will have your first 3D animated short film and the confidence to create more on your own.

Who this course is for:

  • Aspiring animators and storytellers who want to learn character animation and cinematic storytelling
  • Students and creators who want to build their first animation project for a portfolio
  • YouTubers and content creators interested in animated storytelling and short films
  • Anyone interested in 3D animation and wants a practical, project-based learning experience
  • Complete beginners who have never used Blender or created 3D animation before
  • Blender learners who know the basics but want to apply their skills in a real short film project