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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[[quote=jay]Thanks for the kind words, folks! I hope to one day to create something equally worthy and share with you. Fingers crossed![/quote]

How about a pirate movie, jay?]]></content>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Brickfilm of the Week: The Gauntlet (Jan 16, 2015)]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Thanks for the kind words, folks! I hope to one day to create something equally worthy and share with you. Fingers crossed!]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[jay]]></name>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Brickfilm of the Week: The Gauntlet (Jan 16, 2015)]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I hadn't seen the Gauntlet until relatively recently when I think either Walter mentioned it or I might have been just looking at Walter's favourites list.  I forgot which.

Excellent use of Hall of the Mountain King.]]></content>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Brickfilm of the Week: The Gauntlet (Jan 16, 2015)]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Jay still had the golem intact and talked a little about it in our interview for the documentary!

It also has a cameo [url=http://www.bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/337628/#p337628]in the teaser trailer.[/url]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/IopaVkj.jpg[/img]]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Sméagol]]></name>
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			<updated>2015-01-20T02:37:03Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Brickfilm of the Week: The Gauntlet (Jan 16, 2015)]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[[quote=Littlebrick]Can I just say that I love the shot from behind the suit of armor? It really sells the idea that he's being watched.[/quote]

Agreed. That, along with the shot of the lionhead statue looking down on the prisoner, make the whole environment feel so dangerous and uninviting. Really, the entire atmosphere that this film creates is pretty superb.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[MindGame]]></name>
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			<updated>2015-01-19T02:50:07Z</updated>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Can I just say that I love the shot from behind the suit of armor? It really sells the idea that he's being watched. Pretty much everything else has already been said. I will agree that the shot of the golem rounding the corner is probably one of the most memorable shots in brickfilming history.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Littlebrick]]></name>
				<email><![CDATA[graemecallen@yahoo.com]]></email>
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			<updated>2015-01-18T01:18:42Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Brickfilm of the Week: The Gauntlet (Jan 16, 2015)]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[This has always been one of my favorite brickfilms. I haven't watched it in a while due to YouTube removing it. 

I really enjoyed viewing it again. I forgot how well Jay composed his shots. MindGame's "Citizen Kane" comparison is very accurate.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Walter Benson]]></name>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I know it's not on-topic, but I perfer the new "Featured Articles" category over "news".  Good idea.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[HoldingOurOwn]]></name>
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			<updated>2015-01-17T17:39:57Z</updated>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I had never seen this film until yesterday. This is wonderful. The music, the story, the animation, the fact that it does not rely on dialogue to make the story, the classic feel of it, the spectacular scale of it. Everything about it.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[rioforce]]></name>
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			<updated>2015-01-17T15:53:26Z</updated>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Probably the first brickfilm I saw where I realised brickfilming could make something really great, everything I had seen before had been cartoonlike and fun yet unremarkable but when I saw this I was blown away it's up there with The Magic Portal.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[RP Hoogle]]></name>
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			<updated>2015-01-17T15:48:51Z</updated>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I've never seen this classic. I'm very impressed, thanks for sharing this one. The music fits incredibly well and all the sets, VFX, lighting are really well achieved. The way in which the protagonist appears and the intervention of the giant are fabulous!]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[HarryAndBillyBrick]]></name>
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			<updated>2015-01-17T08:10:12Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Brickfilm of the Week: The Gauntlet (Jan 16, 2015)]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[This was probably the most mentioned brickfilm in the Bricks in Motion interviews so far. A highly influential classic!]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Sméagol]]></name>
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			<updated>2015-01-17T03:47:07Z</updated>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[[quote=MindGame]This might be brickfilming's Citizen Kane...[/quote]

I 100% agree, MindGame.

The Gauntlet has always been one of my favorite brickfilms. It's limited dialogue doesn't stand out, and, the film really flows. It's a great watching experience that's had me pause to look at the frame by frame several many times.

From the glow of the fire to the stillness of the drapes to the ambitious running over sand part, this brickfilm's really got it all. The intensity, just like the music, builds as time goes on, giving the film the perfect building drive for intensity.

The animation, while not technically perfect, does seem to break away from any norms or cycles, giving the characters and action a rustic, jumpy, and more realistic look. And, as mentioned above, the fact that the drapes don't move as the antagonist walks by is spectacular... Most brickfilmers, or even professional animators, would shy away from such a tasks, as, it would be so easy to bump the cloth with your hands while animating. However, that's not the case here! I don't know how Jay Silver did it, but, whatever he did, I'd love to know. :P

The sets, though pretty dull looking, actually benefit the film, giving it a certain "cave like" feel. The atmosphere is dark, and, this really gives the whole thing a more "thriller" edge. Our main character obviously had been imprisoned, but, for what reason? - This question seems to be just as unanswered as the large walls and giant rock creature - it's just there.

Overall, this is a great example of what a "first brickfilm" can be. It's got heart, which, a lot of films lack. It certainly is one of the greatest brickfilms ever made. - and for good reason. The Gauntlet really is a testament to how the whole is better than the sum of it's parts. Though animation, set design, and other certain elements aren't spot-on perfect, the overall experience is.

I'd love to see more brickfilmers make gems like this one!]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Dyland]]></name>
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			<updated>2015-01-16T22:12:45Z</updated>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Wow. That was great! I had never seen that before either. I have always considered Jay Silver to be a really groundbreaking brickfilmer and this even more completely solidifies that feeling.

From the very opening shot I knew this was a cut above most brickfilms from that time (or currently, really). Pretty much everything about the [i]The Gauntlet[/i] is impressive. Fabulous use of music paired with visuals to tell a story. This instantly became one my favorite classic brickfilms.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[AnW]]></name>
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			<updated>2015-01-16T22:08:57Z</updated>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Wow, it's been ages since I have seen this and it is still impressive, I'm actually kind of surprised I never remember those old web cameras distorting and bending the edges of things back then, but while the technology has come a long ways the animation stands the test of time.]]></content>
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			<updated>2015-01-16T22:06:44Z</updated>
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