Animation is firing up!
Together, my brothers and I are producing a short film utilizing stop-motion animation and LEGOs.
I conducted some initial animation tests, including the 42 second LEGO Jib Animation.
Now, starting just this past Tuesday, principle animation for the film has begun!!!
This is a still picture from the very first shot you'll see in the beginning of the film.
Last night I completed the animation for this shot - which is about 14 seconds long!
We've put a lot of work so far into designing the sets and backdrops for the film - sparing no detail! For the film I've assigned each one of my younger brothers and I different scenes from the story of which we are to construct the scenery and buildings using all LEGO bricks and pieces. It's been a lot of fun!
It's a good lesson in working together, for not one of us alone has all the right LEGO bricks and pieces... but when we work together - each one bringing all that he has - we can complete the task!
Playing off of each others strengths to achieve the goal!
Let me explain just what I mean. In the film we need a dock built on the water. Well, I don't have very many good LEGO pieces for that, however two of my younger brothers do. So, guess, who I assigned the task of building the dock?
Now, in another case, I had some very specific ideas for how something needed to be built in order to accommodate the stop-motion animation screenplay and some very precise animation movements. In this case, I built the LEGO scenery and movie set myself so that I could experiment with the animation and ensure that it would all work out how I was envisioning.
After finishing the first shot of our new film last night... today I'm on to animating shot number 2 of scene 1!!!
Stay tuned for more updates! There is still a lot of stuff under wraps but we will reveal more of the story and plot in the coming weeks as animation continues!
Director, Spencer Weaver
I conducted some initial animation tests, including the 42 second LEGO Jib Animation.
Now, starting just this past Tuesday, principle animation for the film has begun!!!
This is a still picture from the very first shot you'll see in the beginning of the film.
Last night I completed the animation for this shot - which is about 14 seconds long!
We've put a lot of work so far into designing the sets and backdrops for the film - sparing no detail! For the film I've assigned each one of my younger brothers and I different scenes from the story of which we are to construct the scenery and buildings using all LEGO bricks and pieces. It's been a lot of fun!
It's a good lesson in working together, for not one of us alone has all the right LEGO bricks and pieces... but when we work together - each one bringing all that he has - we can complete the task!
Playing off of each others strengths to achieve the goal!
Let me explain just what I mean. In the film we need a dock built on the water. Well, I don't have very many good LEGO pieces for that, however two of my younger brothers do. So, guess, who I assigned the task of building the dock?
Now, in another case, I had some very specific ideas for how something needed to be built in order to accommodate the stop-motion animation screenplay and some very precise animation movements. In this case, I built the LEGO scenery and movie set myself so that I could experiment with the animation and ensure that it would all work out how I was envisioning.
After finishing the first shot of our new film last night... today I'm on to animating shot number 2 of scene 1!!!
Stay tuned for more updates! There is still a lot of stuff under wraps but we will reveal more of the story and plot in the coming weeks as animation continues!
Director, Spencer Weaver
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