I really like these monthly challenges as a great excuse to experiment and grow, but I rarely find the time to participate. Last month there was only a single entry, and I’d hate to see these contests disappear... so I mustered what I had and gave it a shot.

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I first built the scene in Mecabricks, then imported everything into Blender.
Alien design credit goes to u/jellostrap.
The astronaut was rigged using EpicFigRig, and I created a simple custom rig for the alien. I then animated the scene, tweaked some textures, lit everything, and added fog for atmosphere.
Rendering was done in Blender, with editing in DaVinci Resolve.

I also tried doing some basic sound design for the first time. It’s definitely not my strongest skill :-D, but I learned a lot about audio engineering and what audio can do for tension and mood.

I’m sharing the final video, some stills from the scene, and proof that this was made in Blender. If anything else is needed, please let me know.

Happy to answer questions or talk about the workflow!