Bricks in Motion
We are a friendly filmmaking community devoted to the art of stop-motion animation using LEGO® and similar construction toys. Here, you can share your work, join our community of other brickfilmers, and participate in periodic animation contests!
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Welcome back, Lord of the Bricks. I kinda miss that you made the challenges, but oh well. 
No entries yet?
I was hoping for at least one.
I'm not gonna enter this one anymore
No entries yet?
I was hoping for at least one.
It takes time my friend... I have some intro sequences shot, but am now faced with a "bullet-time" shot, that will take at least an hour of animating and then probably several hours of postprod... And hey, you gave us a deadline of 2 weeks 
I'm working on mine as we speak
Hmm, I have never seen The Matrix, so what would be a matrix-styled fight? 
Hmm, I have never seen The Matrix, so what would be a matrix-styled fight?
It's answered earlier in the topic. (The past three pages.)
Great!
For those of you who haven't seen the Matrix, here's one of the best fight scenes from the first movie.
can a contest entry be part of this challenge ?
I would prefer it if you animated the entry specifically for this challenge, but maybe you could post the other video as an example?
so is that a yes or a no?
That is a 'Yes, you can post it as an example for others to look at', but, also 'No, you can't officially enter it.'
You can, however, animate a new entry if you so desire.
I have some words of advice for anyone entering this who doesn't really know what the matrix is.
"No-one can be told what the matrix is. You have to see it for yourself."
"No-one can be told what the matrix is. You have to see it for yourself."
The Matrix is a science fiction action film. It's consists of heavy visuals such as, slow motion and unrealistic physics.
I don't really like Matrix, so what do I know?
I'm about 2/3 done with my entry, just so you guys know I'm actually gonna finish something I said I would. 
I'm about 2/3 done with my entry...
Yep, about the same here...
Lessons learned so far:
- don't try to mask out of focus objects. Really. Don't!
- masking and camera movement in one scene is not a very good combination.
Sorry for the double post, my entry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkzZZA5_DS8
Couldn't find the time to do a better job so just did a quick edit and uploaded it.
Matrix specific elements:
- bullet dodge fast time: used layered transparent consecutive frames (ya dig?).
- bullet dodge slow time: used... well... look at it: the camera pans, the set moves, I needed to continuously adjust the focus, had to mask a gazillion frames, each with its own reference frame due to the camera motion...
I'm not particularly happy with the masking, and given enough time, I probably could have done a better job. Such is life...
My entry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNy9KNXTVn4
It wasn't as Matrix-y or as long as I wanted to make it, but rustiness and lack of free time limited any extravaganza. I'm sorry if the audio doesn't match up well; the computer I edit on doesn't have a very bright screen and I couldn't see exactly where to place the sound effects. But other than that, I'm pretty proud of how it came out. Hope you guys like it!
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