I recreated the exploding train scene from Avatar: The Way of Water entirely in Blender—for $0. I modeled the train, helicopters, and environment from scratch, added textures, and used simulations for the explosion. The final render includes camera distortions and color grading for a cinematic look. Watch the full breakdown to see how it was made!
My computer: Mac Studio M1 Max
The animation took an average of 5 minutes to render per frame. The animation has 485 frames = 2425 minutes = about 40 hours of rendering.
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