CGI 3D Animated Short 'Descendants' Directed by Heiko van der Scherm | TheCGBros

**Back by Popular demand**... The "Descendants"! This is a visually stunning short is a story about a young and innocent flower that is taken under the leave of an older and wiser flower, but are her motives pure? Starring the voices of Woopie Goldberg and Christie Scott Cashman, it is an inspiring piece created Core.

"Descendants" is a 14 minute animated short about the wish of attaining the unattainable and about the fact that something good can evolve from something evil.

The two main characters are flowers (voiced by Whoopi Goldberg and Christy Scott Cashman) who grow on the edge of a clearing next to one another.
One is old and jaded by a mysterious history - the other one still young, vivid and curious. Destiny has brought these two together and it seems as if they would exist without possibility for change, until one day a visitor to the clearing brings something unexpected to their lives.

This short film started as a diploma project by Heiko van der Scherm and Holger Schoenberger at the Institute of Animation (part of the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg).

Check out the awesome Making of Here:

3D Core Team:
Heiko van der Scherm . . . Writer, Director, Design, Modeling
Bernhard Haux . . . . . . . . .Character TD Flower main actors
Goro Fujita . . . . . . . . . . . Supervising Animator
Felix Graf . . . . . . . . . . . . Animator
Holger Schönberger . . . . .Pipeline, Shading, Lighting, Compositing

Time Frame:
Production time (First script to final short) . . . 3 Years
Work time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Full time, 6 days a week
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.75 - 1.5 Years per core person

[athosavocado]

I watched this animation many years ago as a kid and I remember it kind of scared me. Watching it now, I'm amazed by how it still sort of holds up to time. Quite a beautiful video, I'm glad I remembered it after all these years.

[fancylantern]

The red flower seemed selfish, wanting to be beautiful by hurting the white one. She really just wanted to get her poison back to help the white flower achieve her goal; to become something bigger and more beautiful then she already was. This is beautiful ❤️

[XxDarkAngelSakuraxX]

I just realized that the white flower can only appear in places where things have died. She rose from the dead of the red flower's family, and now others of her rose amongst the dead deer's remains.

[latiana]

I saw this many years ago and it is still as beautiful and touching as it was then. Amazing craftsmanship.

[aceartworkproductions]

there are so many interesting ways people see this video. it shows how diverse our perspectives are

[khethiwemagaba]

Am I the only one who think this deserves an award 🤗

Creativity 💯

[makreacts]

amazing! The whole time I believed the red flower had ill intent but sacrificed herself in order for the white flower to regrow.

[IrenUK]

Большое спасибо за субтитры на русском !❤
Очень красивый и философский фильм - в нём правда жизни, неумолимая но прекрасная .🤗✌

[Itachi-qtqb]

It's interesting how people interpret the movie a little differently from others. Though most of the comments think Red is vengeful, I saw it as angry and protective over white. But also accepts that the deer makes White happy so Red 'gave' White the deer. Albeit with a cost.
I find Red kind despite the harsh appearance and words. It's just angry about what happened to it's family, but I think the intention to kill the deer came to be with White's happiness in mind.

Regardless if I see it as intended by the creator, this piece is just beautiful. <3

[МаринаСергеева-ук]

Как человек своим воображением и фантазией может создать чудесный образ и сюжет.Красиво.

[suhailatzubier]

i don't know why but i keep watching this over and over it too good and the red flower is so beautiful most beautiful thing are often the most dangerous"

[saifaakter]

Firstly i thought that the red flower was bad one, But when he sacrificed his own live to protect the white flower, surprisingly he proves that he was soo good !!! And the beautiful quote was " the most beautiful things, often times, are the most dangerous"
beautiful !!!!

[stufaryde]

A genius movie from an age old story that's hardly been told.
I've never seen anything like it.

Plus whoopie Goldberg is icing on the cake.

[Zilkenian_Davenport]

In the end, the white flower not only became part of something bigger, but she finally reached the sun.

[abegailrosima]

He save the white flower and he get revenge for his family. Nice ♥

[Bss]

The red flower looked like an asshole Because she was full of hatred and bad violent and cruel words. But in the end she saved the white flower, killed the enemy AND helped her friend to reach her dream : Become something bigger.

It's a beautiful movie. Very strong impact. The naive one struggled but lived a better life in the end. The one who was obsessed with revenge ended frustatred and.. dead. The two flowers were brave.

Amazing. Also they were beautiful, amazing faces and personality. The realism was crazy. The person who realised this is very talented.

[jsafe]

The red flower planned everything to grant the white flower her wishes though sacrificing himself. He needs enough poison to kill the beast and a swell for the white flower to spread the pollen. Very well done! A perfect don't judge scenario!

[KLACEify]

"The most beautiful things often times are the most dangerous." Dayum that's deep.

[alexjames]

THE RED FLOWER 🌹 was hurt inside she lost all her family and she was also wounded and bleeding that's why the bugs were eating her, she wanted revenge but she also felt compelled to the innocence of the white flower because she new that deer was no magical beast but a creature who would just eat her, the red flower got her poison back and not only got revenge but she also sacrifice herself to protect the white flower

[mamapie]

how the red flower said. "the most beautiful things, often times, are the most dangerous." then later the red flower becomes all pretty and such.