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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Bored Little Girl]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/332120/#p332120</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Not much that I can say that hasn't already been said.
I gotta say I really enjoyed this :)]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (Saminatorger)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2014 21:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Bored Little Girl]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Thanks so much for the additional comments. I really appreciate reception and the feedback!

[quote=osomstudios]That was really. Really like that camera movement and the end was pretty cool. Nice job.[/quote]

Thanks, glad you liked it. Actually, the camera never moved - only the sets themselves moved. I've been meaning to post a few 'behind the scenes' shots to my Twitter account to show the basics of how I did it (although I think it's fairly self evident in the film itself). BTW, except for the last two shots of the mother in the living room and the girl playing in her room, the entire animation was filmed in 1 shot. I had both halves of the 11 different sets lined up on each side of the center 'guide bar' and cycled through them all in one evening.

[quote=togfox]That your voice?[/quote]

It is. I lost track of how many takes it took to get the final narration. Almost two full minutes of fairly rapid narration was a challenge.

[b]Nathan[/b] and [b]Zach[/b], your points about the extent of the animation are well taken. I glad you still enjoyed the film though!

[b]chalksters55[/b] Thanks! I think LEGO was the perfect medium for this message.

Again, thanks so much for watching and, more importantly, thanks for your feedback and comments. I really appreciate it.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (AlNickelsFilms)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2014 21:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Bored Little Girl]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Great stuff.  I can see that too much animation would distract from the story, and its a great story.  Great narration too.  That your voice?]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (togfox)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2014 23:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Bored Little Girl]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/331922/#p331922</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this film. It's refreshing to see a brickfilm that uses stop-motion to achieve something that would be hard to replication in other mediums.

I understand your reasoning behind keeping character animation to a minimum, and I'm glad you explained it, but I still would have liked to see more animation from the characters.

I hope to see more creative, original films like this in the future.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (Nathan Wells)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2014 19:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Bored Little Girl]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/331868/#p331868</link>
			<description><![CDATA[That was really. Really like that camera movement and the end was pretty cool. Nice job.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (osomstudios)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2014 00:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Bored Little Girl]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/331830/#p331830</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Good message behind the film that we can all relate to!]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (chalksters55)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2014 03:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Bored Little Girl]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/331824/#p331824</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I would have liked to have seen either a bit more action in the animation or a bit more detail in the sets, but still, the concept and execution alone produced quite a charming and fun little film. Nicely done.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (MindGame)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Bored Little Girl]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/331777/#p331777</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Thanks to all the people who watched and thanks for the comments.

[quote=sillypenta]However, I couldn't help notice how little animation there was in many of the settings.[/quote]

True; aside from the movement of the sets themselves, there was very little 'traditional' animation in this short. I went back and forth on this but ultimately decided this was the way I wanted to go. For me, the 'true story' was not necessarily the narrative of the girl's adventure (first she did A, then B, then C, etc.) but rather the whimsy and magic of imagination and how rapidly a child can jump from idea to idea, linked only by their by creativity and (to use it again) imagination. The girl (in this case) herself does not change; she is the same. The real focus is where her mind takes us. Once I realized this, I knew that I needed to focus on the movements of the sets themselves rather than the characters. I was torn about whether or not to even have her lean over while on the moon - I liked the idea of keeping her body still throughout the entire thing but ultimately determined that there should be some, albeit very little, interaction with the sets around her. Hopefully you'll agree that it still works despite the sparing use of 'traditional animation' from the characters themselves.

Again, I appreciate the comments and hope that the people who watched the film enjoyed it.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (AlNickelsFilms)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2014 04:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Bored Little Girl]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/331615/#p331615</link>
			<description><![CDATA[That was very cute. I haven't seen one of your films in awhile, and this was a fun treat.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (Mickey)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2014 01:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Bored Little Girl]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I loved the one-shot aspect of this film. The set changes were well done and the sets themselves were nicely designed (my favourite was the rocket). However, I couldn't help notice how little animation there was in many of the settings.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[sillypenta@gmail.com (Penta)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2014 21:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Bored Little Girl]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[That was fun, love the idea of characters going through the film as the background changes around them.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (SlothPaladin)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2014 21:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bored Little Girl]]></title>
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[b]Bored Little Girl[/b]

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What's a little girl to do when she's bored?]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (AlNickelsFilms)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2014 20:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
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