Legos busy at work in the studio

My brothers and I have been busy getting ready to animate our new lego movie here at Ponder Pictures.

Earlier this week we were testing out some of our new "Lego Film Equipment"

In particular the Lego Jib we built.

Watch the video for the behind-the-scenes look at what happened late this past Friday night in the Studio...




A jib is basically like a small crane, allowing filmmakers to achieve some really cool shots moving the camera from high angles down to a lower angle - or the other way around.
If you watch movies carefully, you will almost always see at least some camera shot like this.
And a Jib is one way to film that shot!

Much larger cranes are also used frequently in filmmaking, however they are very expensive... plus, besides that, we don't need such a big crane for filming tiny little lego guys!

A jib is very interesting in that it uses counter weights at the opposite end of the were the camera sits to balance out the extended arm on which the camera is attached.



When properly balanced, moving the jib feels weightless, like a teeter-totter.
Jibs use a short arm (where the operator stands) and a long arm (where the camera is). Now, the the further the camera is extended from the pivot point or the longer the jib arm is, all the more counterweight is needed to balance out the jib.

They are a lot of fun to use! And working with the LEGO jib has been a blast!!

Stay tuned for more updates coming soon on our newest film production!!!


Thanks for stopping by!


Spencer