How to look at the catalog:

Title
The title of the brickfilm as displayed in the actual film, or, if not present, the title associated with the film through the Bricks in Motion film directory, Brickfilms.com film directory, Archive.org, YouTube title, or any other method of identifying the title.

For the sake of organization, titles starting with “A”, “An”, “And” or “The” will be formatted thusly:
Magic Portal, The
Post-Halloween Extravaganza, A

If available, the English translation of the title will be used first, followed by the original language title.
Example:
Journey to the Moon (En rejse til månen)
Dance of Death (TOTENTANZ)

Creator Name
This is the full (first and last) name of the primarily creator of the film. Generally, this is only one person.
Example:
Stefan van Zwam

If multiple people are listed with distinct, separate roles, the person listed as Director or Animator goes here. If two people are listed as sharing the creator role, list both.
Example:
Tony Mines and Tim Drage

If more than two people are listed sharing the creator role, list the first person, followed by “et al”.
Example:
Hendrik Denkhaus, et al.

If the film was a community project with lots of animators, list the community project organizer and the group associated with the community.
Example:
Tom Dean and the Brickfilms.com Community
Nathan Wells and We the Brickfilmers

If the creator was known by an alias (NOT a username) but their actual name is also known, list their real name first, followed by their alias.
Example:
Jonathan Vaughan AKA Nick Durron

If the creator’s name is not known at all, use UNKNOWN.

Screen Name
This is the creator’s screen name as seen online. Screen names often change between sites. Please use the screen name from the site the creator is/was most associated with (Bricks in Motion, Brickfilms.com, YouTube, etc).

Online Link
This is the direct link to the film, if it is available online. Most links will be to YouTube. If no link is available, it will be marked UNAVAILABLE.

Status:
There are four statuses, all color coded:

• Archived - The brickfilm has been completely archived and is currently stored on two separate hard drives.

• Acquired - The brickfilm has been downloaded to an Archivist’s hard drive, but may need conversion or restoration.

• Located - The brickfilm has been located, either online or on someone’s hard drive, but it has not yet been acquired by an Archivist.

• Presumed Lost - This brickfilm did exist at some point, but no copy of it has been found yet. Always keep an eye out, though!

Length:
The runtime of the brickfilm listed in HOURS : MINUTES : SECONDS.

Quality:
There are five statuses, all color coded:

• Highest Possible - The brickfilm is at its original resolution and image quality.

• Low - The brickfilm is complete, but its resolution or image quality is not as high as the original. This is usually based on anecdotal evidence and the memories of the Archivists.

• Requires Converting - The brickfilm has not yet been converted to MP4.

• Requires Editing - The brickfilm has been altered from its original state and must be restored. The most frequent alteration is the Brickfilms.com Podcast intro.

• Damaged - The brickfilm is partially corrupted, and currently can’t be repaired.

Year:
The year the brickfilm was made publically online, or in a festival. These years are usually listed within the video itself, but also are indicated by forum archives, film directories, and YouTube listings. Any brickfilm where no date can be found is generally assumed to predate YouTube, and therefore is given a date of “Pre-2006”.

Language:
The primary language present in the film. If the film contains no dialog, put “N/A”

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Nathan, Thank you.  I love this.  I think that all the Joe Brickmond films should be archived, as well as Michael Hickox films.

Amazing!!!!!!!! This is a great guide to some of the best brickfilm ever!

This is great stuff. Thanks for all your hard work compiling this information.

I suppose it probably falls under 'Historically Significant' but I think an interesting, specific sub-category would be to somehow spotlight 'technological-advances' or 'first-known-example-of'. Admittedly, it would be very difficult to verify the 'first' example of anything. Perhaps, instead of proclaiming to be 'first example', a more forgiving term of 'notable example' could be used. If this project progresses to a hosted website, perhaps that could be a periodic feature; much like a museum has periodic shows highlighting a specific artist, or technique.

I'm getting waaaay ahead of things here and I don't want to overshadow the great work you've done here. Thanks for making this project public.

(on a side note, is 'Brickfilms' a registered trademark? Will the name of the project bring any 'unwanted attention'?)

Update:

The entire Leftfield Studios library of films have been successfully archived! Brickfilms like The Great Disturbance, Special Deliverance, Unmasked and Abducted are now preserved.

Also, a big thank you to everyone who has been contributing and using the form to suggest brickfilms for archival. I've gotten over a dozen suggestions, and I will work hard over the next few days to follow-up on those suggestions and hopefully continue to archive. Keep the suggestions coming!

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Yeah, it would be nice for it to have a place to watch all classic brickfilms, especially those which are currently unavailable.

Perhaps there could be an archive here on BiM, maybe something that could be an add-on to the upcoming  website update...

Nathan, I emailed you a file of Night Owl's "a Gift From the Future" (which the sheet calls "lost") to the email you gave Penta in the chat.
Also, you don't have all of Robinson Wood (Nosniborus) films. http://web.archive.org/web/200710110656 … Nosniborus

Last edited by END films (August 18, 2014 (10:14am))

I have a working copy of Fallen Part 1 here, you say your version is corrupted, I also think I have a copy of Bill Carney's Body on another computer, I'll check later.

I don't know what your 'Highest Possible Quality' is on my film 'A Night at the Pier', but I have a 856x480 version of the film (I'm not sure why it's that resolution but that was the resolution I mastered it in, who knows what went through my mind during that THAC)

Edit:
Here is Bill Carney's Body by Night Owl

Bless you, SlothPaladin. I've been wanting to re-watch this for years.