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So, just want to put this out there, I'm available for voice acting the next movie, just send me an email.
Me too.
Just send me a Email at "[email protected]" with the script. I will do as long as there are no swear words or musical numbers containing rabid elephants in the script.
Can you link to these behind the scenes videos?
Here's a nice long interview with some of the team members. They talk a bit about how much they really wanted it to look like stop-motion.
Fun Sucker wrote:After watching a few behind the scenes videos, I'm fairly certain the producers looked on BiM for feedback.
So, just want to put this out there, I'm available for voice acting the next movie, just send me an email.
Can you link to these behind the scenes videos? I'm really interested in seeing what happened behind the blocky curtains.
Also, I'M ALSO OPEN FOR VOICE ACTING IN THE NEXT FILM, PHIL AND CHRIS, JUST POST A REPLY OR SHOOT ME A PM OR SHOOT ME IN THE FACE OR WHATEVER. I ACCEPT PAYMENT IN CASH, TERIYAKI CHICKEN, LEGO, OR YOU CAN JUST NOT PAY ME AT ALL, WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU.
I would like Sonjira to narrate the next LEGO movie. I would also like to be in it. Thank you.
I will accept my payment in the form of 64 2x1 2 tall dark grey slopes.
Fun Sucker wrote:After watching a few behind the scenes videos, I'm fairly certain the producers looked on BiM for feedback.
Can you link to these behind the scenes videos? I'm really interested in seeing what happened behind the blocky curtains.
This.
I don't know what the rules are on posting gifs so if this is a problem I'll take it out. 
That wave though...my goodness, it's beautiful.
The above gif was from this video, it has a bunch of short clips about the animation portion of the movie but they don't really explain much, it seems a bit dumbed down but whatever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP3LP4Bt-NA
There's also this one that's set up as if it's the minifigs in the movie being interviewed and stuff, behind the scenes from their perspective kind of, it's hilarious! Heck, it even has Morgan Freeman as Vitruvius imitating a Batman voice and reading the phone book in his "rich molasses" of a voice.
"When you're scraping the bottom of the barrel, you find yourself a Will Ferrell"
Seriously, it's epic. Watch it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lipp_BxZpto
7-8 years ago, a random group of Internet users frequent a then-privately-owned Brickfilms.com discussion board fantasizing about making a brickfilm on the silver screen. It was a pipe dream then, comparable to that of a Michael Bay budget film. Who would have thought 8 years later, an actual LEGO movie graces us on the silver screen. It may be a major studio production, but our niche community was the heart of this film (and as easter eggs). While it may not have been made by our hands, I'd say our dreams came true.
A round of applause to the brickfilming community.
My review:
The sets were impressive. As a CG animator, I can only assume they cheated and created hollow meshes for the static background and terrain because that would have killed hundreds of computers to render. I wouldn't be surprised if the water sequences took the most time to render. In fact, given the low frame rate of the water's movement, I think they compromised frame rate to save rendering time.
Warner Bros clearly gave the writers/directors free reign to poke fun of the studio and its competitors as evident in the following:
Annoying Green Lantern and Superman wanting nothing to do with him.
The lack of Marvel franchise characters.
The Star Wars bit
Batman's "He's the hero you deserve" line"
The real world scene threw me. I didn't know what to make of the Krazy Glue, paint thinner, Q-tip, bandaid, Ghost Vitruvius on a string and his chewed-up lollipop stick at first. In retrospect, showing the real world with the humans made sense but I didn't expect it. I guess I was expecting a brickfilm, not a plastic construction toy movie, if that makes any sense. Still, it helped tie things up in the LEGO world.
Don't know what kind of sequel could follow this, but I'd assume new characters in someone else's basement collection of LEGO sets.
So after looking into it a bit, the 5 brickfilm clips in the movie are the only ones used, I'm pretty sure it's not a multiple version situation, which I could have seen them doing. The videos they used seem like really random choices: there's the Brotherhood Studios one, which won the contest associated with the movie, my entry, an entry by pe668, and then two by people who as far as I can tell aren't involved in the brickfilming community in any way (I could be wrong, I just haven't found anything), and I think at least one of them wasn't even a semi-finalist in the competition. The only criteria I can find for which clips they picked is that non of the creations are based off of actual LEGO sets, while many of the entries to the contest were. I might be the only person who cares about this, but I think it's cool that they bothered to pay so much attention to the brickfilming community, and it's kind of hard for me to think about anything else right now.
remind you of anything
remind you of anything
That happened a while ago, and he apologized for getting everyone all riled up. we've already had this argument on these forums, I don't think it's necessary to bring this up again.
remind you of anything
He stole all of it. Must've read the forums on here before ranting on the news
Just Kidden wrote:remind you of anything
That happened a while ago, and he apologized for getting everyone all riled up. we've already had this argument on these forums, I don't think it's necessary to bring this up again.
i just thought it was funny to see the same argument on fox news, whatever
fox news, more like the bias-riddled bulwark of pervasive propaganda for the brain dead
amirite
People will interpret a film how they will, and no one will ever convince anyone else' mind. Please, lets not have another conversation about this here. I think we all agree that it's a great movie, except those who live in Australia, I'm really sorry guys, I don't understand why they would do that.
In other news, with the recent tidal wave of praise for the Lego Movie and the fact that I have a two month wait ahead of me, my eagerness to see this thang is intensifying.
Been scouring various news stories on the internet. Trying to find any and all interviews where the creators specifically mention where they received their inspiration from. And finally found a few...
I didn't believe it at first when Smeagol told me about where the creators drew their inspiration from. Had to see it for myself. Not going to mention who, but a former brickfilmer once told me a while ago that, "No one notable is ever going to make a point to watch our films." Pretty much believed what was said to me. And, I was fine with this just being a fun hobby and as a bonus, making others smile.
The thing that is absolutely mind blowing to me is how far of a reach our films have and how much of an impact that they've had on people. Never once thinking that someone out there in internetland would be inspired by us. Also, taking that inspiration to this wave making level...a full length feature film.
If any member of the crew from "The Lego Movie" is indeed reading this...
I just want to say....mind officially blown....and thank you ever so much.
(Hopefully, I'll shake your hand in person someday at a Lego Convention or even Comic Con.)
Spoiler (click to read)
As a CG animator, I can only assume they cheated and created hollow meshes for the static background and terrain because that would have killed hundreds of computers to render.
Yep, that's exactly what they said in the interview I linked above. I also found it funny that they used LEGO Digital Designer to make what was essentially their concept art.
This just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside. 
I'm proud to be apart of this community!
Oh, and I'll probably post a review of the film once I have the time.
I really need to see this film.
If the makers of the LEGO Movie really were inspired by brickfilms and maybe even visited BiM, what if they made an account here and directly communicated with us? That would be so awesome.
Either way, this film really seems to have raised the profile of Brickfilming, which is fantastic.
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If the makers of the LEGO Movie really were inspired by brickfilms and maybe even visited BiM, what if they made an account here and directly communicated with us? That would be so awesome.
Oh my god, that would be amazing.
What if a brickfilmer who's only had an account here for roughly two and a half years (the rough production time of The LEGO Movie) is actually one of the directors? And they'd made a few films here to sell their cover? And they were a respected part of the community.
Could YOU be Phil Lord? Is PlainBrick Productions actually Chris Miller?
Well PlainBrick, are you?
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