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Topic: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

This challenge is to help members of all skill levels improve their cinematography skills. The rules are quite simple. The first user posts a theme such as, "Pestilence", "Eviction" or "I didn't shoot him!". Take, "I didn't shoot him!" for example. You could have a bandit explaining to a sheriff that he didn't shoot a man. Or you could have a courtroom with a convict telling the judge that he didn't shoot a man. The possibilities are endless. This contest is for still images not video.

There is a one week deadline for you to finish your shots. When the one week is up, whoever chose the theme will pick the winner, and the winner will pick the theme for the next contest.

All members are encouraged to try this. It's purpose is to improve your skills. People who don't post a frame are also encouraged to participate by giving criticism.

The rules:
1.) You will have 1 week after the theme is posted to post your frame(s).
2.) You can post more than one frame within the same theme.
3.) The person who posted the theme may not participate in their own theme. (This is to avoid thread hijacking)
4.) The frame must be made specifically for the challenge

Since Skull Brick won the last round of the challenge, I'm letting him choose the first theme, but if he doesn't post a theme in the next 24 hours, I'll just come up with one and post it.

Challenge Winners

Disobedience - MintyFreshCOJO

Benevolence - filmyguy

Slapstick - Jimmybob

Pursuit - filmyguy

Valentine - NightOwl

Violence - filmyguy

Menace - Hazzat

Vanity - A.

Grotesque - Daragh

Acceptance - NOStudios

End - A.

Children's literature - filmyguy and Duke Boy

Abduction - Kim Gohlich and Nick Durron

An Ordinary Event - filmyguy

History - Sythean

Distance - Spudster

Blissful - Kim Gohlich

The Quest - NOS

Identity - filmyguy

In-Hiding - Daragh

Beauty - BrickLord

Unfeeling - Spudster

Motivation - BrickLord

The thrill of battle - filmyguy

Disturbed - Jimmybob

Energy - Realbrick

In Space - Greenscreener

Trapped - filmyguy

Mystery - GreenScreener

Dream - Ark11

Narrow Escape - MOL

St. Patrick's Day! - Ark11

Evil Genius - CheesyBricks

Easter - filmyguy

Travel - twickabrick

Badass - Bricklord

Temptation - Cheesy Bricks

Thrilling - AnnoyingNoisesProductions

Abounding Joy - LeegoFilms

Injury - Rockydude411Bricks

Creepy - JonnDthunDer

Restore - Legocloniac477

Distraction - Loïc F-B

Convergence - Aiwha

Appetite - Jayem

Last edited by NickMOC (December 27, 2008 (08:43pm))

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Re: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

Can I add another rule?

4.) The frame must have been made specifically for the challenge.

I also think it would be a good idea to limit the number of entries per user to just three each round.

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Re: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

All right, the theme is Disobedience.

A tricky one. mini/tongue

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Re: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

umm... shouldn't skull brick judge? because the last theme was insanity, and some of use wanna know what place we came in.

http://i.imgur.com/kmwjd.png
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Re: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

I like this one better.

https://i.imgur.com/1JxY79v.png

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Re: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

A very appropriate theme.  I think I may enter to gear myself up for THAC.

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Re: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

Mhahaha
Finally! I've been waiting for this thread to pop up! mini/mrgreen
I shall have an entry up soon. mini/smile

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Re: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

NOstudios wrote:

umm... shouldn't skull brick judge? because the last theme was insanity, and some of use wanna know what place we came in.

Uhm, yeah. Many people, including me, have worked on entries for Insanity. Be nice if they were judged. mini/smile

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Re: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/3143403214_57202431d9.jpg

Can I have quotes to add humour? mini/tongue

Man with phone: "Uh, hey babe. Ahh, *burp* I'm gonna be a little late."
-wife- : "Are you at the bar again?"
Man with phone: "Um, ah no, I'm not at the bar."
*Hey Phillip, it's your turn!*
"Ah, I gotta go, honey. Love ya... *burp* "

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Re: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

Nice theme, i'm gonna have to enter this one.

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Re: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

I like the theme and the first picture. I hope the rest are like it as well; I remember that it was so disheartening to see all these horribly forced depictions of the theme.

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Re: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

Timothy R wrote:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/3143403214_57202431d9.jpg

Can I have quotes to add humour? mini/tongue

Man with phone: "Uh, hey babe. Ahh, *burp* I'm gonna be a little late."
-wife- : "Are you at the bar again?"
Man with phone: "Um, ah no, I'm not at the bar."
*Hey Phillip, it's your turn!*
"Ah, I gotta go, honey. Love ya... *burp* "

Haha! That was beautiful.

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Re: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/justaminifig/cinematography/disobedience.jpg
Bobby wanted dessert.
And he wanted it NOW.

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Re: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

my first entry with my QC9000 mini/sunnies

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/tomgudde/tomgudde001/pee.jpg

(the man on the right is a cop, but that doesn't matter i think)

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Re: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

The set seems to drop off into a white expanse on the left,and the picture is very bright.I don't really see the theme there either.

11:41 Hazzat NO FUN ALLOWED IN BRICKFILMING COMMUNITY
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Re: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

Timothy R, a very clean shot and great set design although the shot is too confined and the framing looks like something out of a situation comedy.

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Re: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

I like your shot justaminifig.I would have had him about to grab it while looking at his mum.BTW that face sorta creeps me out. mini/eek And TG.Tom maybe you need some white paper over the lamps to make it not so blown out.Or check your white balance

Last edited by LEGOStudios (December 28, 2008 (12:01pm))

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Re: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

Whoa, I like that. I'm not a very good judge in cinematography, but I think that looks pretty neat. mini/bigsmile

Last edited by VN (December 28, 2008 (01:36pm))

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Re: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

I think it looks fine the way it is.

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Re: Cinematography Challenge (Read Rules First)

LEGOStudios wrote:

TG.Tom maybe you need some white paper over the lamps to make it not so blown out.Or check your white balance

I did that effect later, i like the ''groovy'' look of it

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