First of all, make sure that you are wearing black clothing; this makes a big difference. Also make sure that your gain and exposure are also set on manual. If you're using paper over your lamps to diffuse the lighting, you need to be certain that there's no wind or anything knocking the paper, and that you let the paper settle if anything does make it start to sway, because that can make a huge difference. If none of these help, the only other thing I've heard of people doing is taking a step back from the set, and waiting a second or two for the camera to adjust to lighting and whatnot, then taking the picture. Hope this helps!
EDIT: Just thought of another thing, make sure your computer monitor isn't reflecting onto the set, and if it is and you can't change it, just make sure that you keep what's on your computer screen constant while brickfilming; having a mostly white screen in one picture, then a mainly black scene in another, makes a huge difference if the monitor is pointed anywhere near the set.
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