Topic: Classic Space Film
Hello everyone
My name is Ben Smith and I am a filmmaker from Bristol in the UK. In my day job I am the creative director of animation studio Red Star www.redstar3D.com. We're currently working on an animated movie based on the Terry Pratchett novel THE AMAZING MAURICE and I am also the writer/director of the studio's first movie STARDOG AND TURBOCAT.
I am also a LEGO fan and build my own MOCs which you can see at flickr.com/threeDadventures. As a child of the 80s I am also a huge fan of the Classic Space theme and some time I have been thinking of making a film which is "a love letter to classic space" However, my assumption is that I would aim to raise the budget via crowdfunding on e.g. Kickstarter, and I am imagining this will probably be several tens of thousands of dollars.
Given this, I was hoping people on this forum could advise me on dealing with the LEGO group on projects like this. The internet is awash with brickfilms; but it seems like when you aim to raise money to finance them and intend to use LEGO's trademarks (e.g. the classic space logo) you must have to be diligent about that or risk LEGO shutting the project down or worse.
Does anyone here have experience of these issues?
Many thanks
/ben