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Topic: World War Z (The Official Brickfilm)

Hello my fellow brickfilmers,

I am working on a big project based off of the bet-selling novel by Max Brooks. I was given this oppurtunity by Max Brooks himself so this is going to be the official brickfilm adaptation of the book. I require some feed back, and ideas on what camera I should use and other ideas on the film and effects. I also would like the help of other animators to for voice overs.

Thanks
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Re: World War Z (The Official Brickfilm)

Well, that's asking a lot of questions questions. mini/wink How much experience do you have with filmmaking and brickfilming?

First of all you will want to keep yourself busy with the pre-production process (that is, scripting, storyboarding and then getting the voice acting done). Keep in mind how long you want the brickfilm to be. Remember: you're working with the stop motion animation technique, so it will take a lot of time to get even a short film done with high production values. Don't even worry too much about what camera to use; focus on getting the adaptation right before filming it.

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A camera that is very good and a lot of brickfilmers use (to name a few: Darkman, Daragh, and Chuppa I believe) is the Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000. mini/wink

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Re: World War Z (The Official Brickfilm)

well, have you ever animated before?

if you have money, get one of the new canon or nikon dslrs. webcams don't quite cut it for anything "legit"

also get actors to record the lines, not animators...

just be prepared for a LOT of work.

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Woah cool! I've seen that book before, haven't read it yet. It's going to be extremely hard to do, but I'd take your time and make sure it's perfect. I'm not sure exactly what you need help with, but good luck, it'll be really cool haha.

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mobiledeli wrote:

well, have you ever animated before?

if you have money, get one of the new canon or nikon dslrs. webcams don't quite cut it for anything "legit"

also get actors to record the lines, not animators...

just be prepared for a LOT of work.


Yes I have animated before, I just think I need a knew camera with better quality.

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Could you post some videos?

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skwizitanee wrote:

Could you post some videos?

Here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ps8pKTvSjo This is not my latest:|

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Re: World War Z (The Official Brickfilm)

That's pretty awesome that Brooks gave you this opportunity. I'm reading the book myself right now, actually.

The Quickcam Pro 9000 is a good choice. I know some of the Canon Powershots are popular, too, but will probably be a little more complicated to use than a Quickcam because I don't believe it's compatible with Monkeyjam and other animation software, unlike the Quickcam.

As for the film you linked to, it wasn't bad, aside from visual quality, some set and camera bumping, and the occasional light flicker. Cinematography wasn't anything great, but it worked. Those problems are mostly easy to fix with some tape and experimentation.

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Re: World War Z (The Official Brickfilm)

Well other than obvious new camera needings, The film will be Gggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrr8!

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Re: World War Z (The Official Brickfilm)

Badger wrote:

That's pretty awesome that Brooks gave you this opportunity. I'm reading the book myself right now, actually.

The Quickcam Pro 9000 is a good choice. I know some of the Canon Powershots are popular, too, but will probably be a little more complicated to use than a Quickcam because I don't believe it's compatible with Monkeyjam and other animation software, unlike the Quickcam.

As for the film you linked to, it wasn't bad, aside from visual quality, some set and camera bumping, and the occasional light flicker. Cinematography wasn't anything great, but it worked. Those problems are mostly easy to fix with some tape and experimentation.

Thank you.
I have been looking for a new QCP to replace my ZR950, but I don't have the cash right now.

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