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Hello guys,
My question is: what is your favourite genre of brickfilm to watch and to make? My favourite to watch is comedy but I enjoy making action, purely because it is more exciting to animate 
I don't particularly have a favorite genre. I like drama, action, comedy, sci-fi...
I like to animate any kind, I do find action to be a little more complicated though.
Animate: Action in general, but I also really like a more "Over-The-Top" style, as in my newest Caption Obvious short. (That can be comedy or action, but I prefer the latter.)
I really like it since I can kinda unleash my crazier instincts and animate whatever wild and insane thing come into my head. Also, it's easier to animate the larger arm and body movements than it is to do those teeny-tiny motions in serious conversations.
And I like action sequences because they're more fun to watch without any sound/music, and it gives more of a sense of accomplishment early on. That, and there's just something neat about the fact that I can animate a really cool sequence of Batman beating the snot outta somebody.
My least favorite is animating serious conversions in a serious-toned movie. They're just so...boring to work on. 
Watch: No preference, I like them all.
Although I do have a special place in my heart for ANP's wonderfully crazy animation style. 
Is One Brick Studios a category? LOL, I love the "more classic" brickfilms, because most of them were before everyone and their mother made a Lightsaber fight... I prefer the dramatic, more "serious" brickfilms. Yes, they can have comedy, but, I prefer those where the "brickfilm" itself is taken more seriously than a 5 minute test...
Most of the stuff before 2011, or longer than 10 minutes. Nathan Wells, Smeagol, Mindgame, Lac0605, Canned Gravy... I even like ForrestFire's stuff, well, kinda.
I prefer the works of those who link with LEGO officially, or at least have/had with Brickfilms.com or this great site, BricksInMotion.com. I don't mean to sound political, but, that's MY answer. The films that are, well, films!
Ha ha, two opposite opinions from somewhat similar brickfilmers.
Pritchard Studios, you made my day. Ha ha... And the forum more enjoyable.
I do enjoy comedy brickfilms, but IMO there's way too much of those. My favorite genre is Drama, those films are the most impactful when done right. Action is fun as well, but let's face it it's soulless entertainment. To be honest it's such a shame so many decent brickfilmers don't make drama films, I know only few good brickfilms.
Action, adventure, historic, sci-fi?
I think my favorite genre of brickfilm is trippy arthouse-styled films, and of course music videos. I feel like legos add a lot of quirkyness to these genres. When they are done well of course.
I like Classic and Fantasy.
Classic refers to the Golden Age of Brickfilms and the Starting Years before it.
And by fantasy, I like seeing what people can create without using a ton of ideas from Tolkien.
Science Fiction involving non-commercial properties, and WWII simulations.
I enjoy watching any genre of brickfilm, as long as it is pulled off well (animation, sound, music, FX, etc.). I guess if I chose one type, it'd be action or classic. I enjoy making action, but am trying to expand and make other types of films.
People seem to think that comedy is over used, I think not.
It's a lot easier to make some funny silly thing with LEGO people than to make one which is really serious.
It's hard to take LEGO in a serious dramatic manner.
People often forget the many sad, and quite pathetic attempts people make at serious brickfilms. It's not funny, and it's awful because they weren't able to pull off a serious dramatic atmosphere.
But when someone DOES make a serious brickfilm, and they do it well, wow, just wow. It's so amazing.
There are few who can actually do that. I probably can, but I'm far from releasing one.
I Am The Night should be somewhat serious. I have more I may make even more serious.
But I really do think I enjoy making ridiculous comedy the most. With a nice blend of lolwut, adventure, odd humour, and perhaps some good action.
Making them makes me feel good, and it entertains others.
I probably enjoy watching that sort of film as well.
I like the drama, adventure, medieval and space genre, However its a real shame theres not much lego space films out there, I wanted to ask all of you, is there a reason no one including you's have made a lego space genred film, and I'm not talking sci-fi.
Comedy's always nice to have when you feel like having a laugh, oh I almost forgot and detective, thanks to Smeagols unforgettable true class Unrenewable, an all time classic.
-Generalned
People seem to think that comedy is over used, I think not.
It's a lot easier to make some funny silly thing with LEGO people than to make one which is really serious.
It's hard to take LEGO in a serious dramatic manner.
Yeah, that's because Lego is a caricature of reality, and caricatures tend to lean towards humor, being less realistic.
But I really do think I enjoy making ridiculous comedy the most. With a nice blend of lolwut, adventure, odd humour, and perhaps some good action.
Making them makes me feel good, and it entertains others.I probably enjoy watching that sort of film as well.
Same here.
i dont know apoc or steampunk tho i really dont know:rolleyes:
Personally, I enjoy any brickfilm that's well made, entertaining, and doesn't go the Forrestfire101 route.
I love Comedy.
I enjoy making comedy, ( I have made other genre brickfilms) but I don't have a favorite type of comedy. I am planning on making a detective comedy with lots of face paced dialogue and subtle puns in the future.
Are MindGame Studios and Paganomation genres?
Last edited by BrickTective Productions (February 27, 2013 (06:02pm))
Are MindGame Studios and Paganomation genres?
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Those are filmmakers, not genres.
That would be like saying Steven Spielberg is a genre.
An example of a genre would be comedy.
Get it now?
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