The subject of brickfilms is always thorny to tackle.
I have a very critical look at the subject and little indulgence towards the dozens of animated films or brickfilms, be they amateurs, featuring the inevitable Stormtroopers facing a mini army of droids with great reinforcements of lasers and uninteresting sound effects. The production is often too minimalist, the lighting non-existent, and the action uninteresting.
Moreover, by the way, I would like to point out that I support less and less seeing the Stormtroopers in photos of all kinds on flickr: With an apple, a banana, an iPhone, in the sun, in black and white, on the page , with Vader, etc, etc ... The lack of creativity is really felt ....
Coming back to the subject, the Brickfilm is a complicated exercise that takes a lot of patience to achieve something believable and enjoyable to watch.
Paganomation has mastered the art of producing these brickfilms, and their latest series, The LEGO Red Brick Saga, is quite well done. Episode #4 of this series of 46-second mini-films produced for LEGO features characters from Star Wars. (The three previous episodes are dedicated to Pirates of the Caribbean (#1), Harry Potter (#2), and Alien Conquest (#3)).
But what interests me here above all is Paganomation 's flickr gallery dedicated to this episode, which reveals in images all the filming secrets of this brickfilm featuring a red brick that travels through different LEGO universes.
I'm not sure whether I should advise you to look at this Flickr gallery first and then appreciate the results of these artists' ingenuity and patience, or the other way around. Special mention for the Death Star explosion.
Either way, it's the weekend, so take the opportunity to relax, vote for Hoth Bricks, and see what a real, well-crafted brickfilm must be and find out how it's made.
In the same vein, and if you haven't seen it yet, rush out and watch THE cult brickfilm: Battle of Hoth, which I mentioned in March 2011 on Hoth Bricks. Six minutes of pure bliss...
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