Oh, I'm not dissing original films.  Most LSW films are really dumb.  I'm just saying its not worth hating on the films.  People need somewhere to start, let them start with Star Wars, or any other pre-existing storyline.  No one can do everything right when they start (well, a few people can sure give it a good shot, but those are ones who normally have been around the site awhile).  Let them get animation down, then encourage the originality.  Baby steps.

All this talk is making me realize SW films are a good challenge ! Starwars brickfilms are what inspired me start filming, and you guys inspired me to make a good one

i doubt that all star wars films are really lame but still i have made a tiny one but i deleted it because 99 times out of 100 star wars animations suck

Last edited by Delta-17 (March 21, 2011 (08:18pm))

@ BWJCLego But it all depends on why you are making Star Wars films. If you want views on YouTube, and want a lot of subscribers, then Star Wars is the way to go, certainly. I think that's the main reason people make Star Wars brickfilms; everyone knows the basic plotline, you really don't have to do much thinking, and if it's remotely good you'll get thousands of views on YouTube.
Now I'm not saying that that is necessarily why you want to make Star Wars films; there are several good Star Wars films out there, because they have an original storyline set in a familiar setting. Hopefully those are the kinds of films most people on BiM try to make, because those are the Star Wars films that are enjoyable to watch.

I used to think SQ42 was god incarnate lol, looking back at it now, its actually pretty standard. The stop-motion is light flicker abundant and pretty choppy. The sets are pretty standard aswell. The effects can be replicated by almost everyone now, since LOADS of people have Particle Illusion and its a really simple program to use. As regards to SQ42 6, Spugesdus stop motion hasn't improved at all since 5, its actually gotten even rustier, and that may be a major contributing factor to the film.

SQ42 6s CGI may be incredible, but if the stop motion fails, the film will come down with it. I really do hope the stop-motion improves since I really want that film to be good lol

As regards to the large fanbase thing, im sure some people do it for that. But as BWJCLego said, most people do it because thats what they how to do. I personally do it now mainly because Ive always loved Star Wars as my favourite film trilogy of all time. I even try to fit my films into certain bits of the the SW expanded universe. Its rather disappointing the Clone Wars has been hacked to death, mainly due to that awful, awful TV show. The Clone Wars is actually a pretty good era in SW history, its just its been over-used so much its not as cool anymore.

At least they havent touched the original trilogy yet, that still remains being awesome

Last edited by fireguy789 (March 21, 2011 (11:41pm))

I don't hate Star Wars brickfilms, and I don't think it is a good idea to simply dismiss every Star Wars brickfilm as garbage. I think what has happened is that due to the fact that many beginning brickfilmers have posted their "Star Wars Moviez" on youtube, and have gotten a ton of views. While other brickfilmers with more skill struggle to get a few subscribers. This seems to build up tension between the two. I have seen quite a few very enjoyable Star Wars brickfilms, however they have gotten a reputation for being rushed, and usually not very good.

You just made yourself a lot of brickfilmer enemies.

You were just concerened about how the animation was presented than what the story is about. A lot of people don't like that. In reality, both the idea and the execution matter. Someone can make a film with a good idea but with bad technical quality (example: The Beauty of Grace). On the flip side, someone can make a well-presented film but with little or no story (example: Lego Black Ops). Both could be liked for their respective areas, but if you have a good story and good technical quality, you have a really great film that a lot of pepole will like.

Ok ideas aren't worthless and I was wrong about that, I just think execution matters more.

I am addicted to brickfilming, Oh well, better than being addicted to crack.