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That looks really cool, rioforce. Is that a castle? Because if it is you might want to consider how easy it would be to get shot through one of those windows.[just thought of that because of a "Brick journal" about castles I'v been reading] Otherwise that set looks amazing, and even just this snapshot looks good.
Hope that helps
OsomStudios
Thanks for all the comments, guys, I appreciate it. 
@Divine, I'm glad you like the room, the floor, and the aspect ratio. The stuff outside the windows is actually my desk, a lamp, some cables, and a few bricks. The exterior isn't done in that picture, I was mainly featuring the set. 
@bataton, Yes, that has been pointed out before, and I am well aware of her decal hair being red and her hair being brown. I don't really see it as an issue. It seems to blend well on-camera (in my opinion). I don't like red hair, and they don't have the style hair I want in red, so I will just make do with brown.
@osom, Yes, it is the interior of a castle. I did think about how easily someone could get shot from one of those windows, but I am unsure what I really should do to it, because it's technically period accurate, seeing as they didn't have any glass (and I don't want a really dark and closed up castle like in real life) Thanks for your suggestion though.
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Update
A casting call is out! You can check it out here: http://www.bricksinmotion.com/forums/to … ting-call/
Well double post time. The casting call has been completed, and I will begin storyboarding shortly. I threw together another test frame to work on my lighting, and I need some opinions on color correction. Which one looks better:
I guess there's no particular time of day set in the frame.
That frame looks amazing. I love the lighting.
I like the second one because of the more golden lighting. One thing you might want to watch for is lens flare. (Helios I presume?) There is a bit of flare right above the window which looks somewhat odd considering that the sun is outdoors and the flare is indoors. 
Glad I can be a part of this, and looking forward to the end product! 
I think the first one is way better. It still gives a yellow feel to the light, without over doing it. The second version looks like you just had your white balance set incorrectly and didn't bother to fix it.
First one looks a lot better than the second one. The second one is just too orange and not as professional looking.
I like second one best.
I really like the first one. Im thinking the colours fit the outdoor a bit better. One thing that might help the frame just a bit is to move the background back just a bit so you can't see what the clouds are made of. But over all thats a beautiful frame, and Im really liking the way this film is looking so far.
Keep up the good work
OsomStudios
The first one looks better.
I hope that you will put something on the outer side of the wall though, the light coming through the wall doesn't really look good.
First one, the color palette isn't so flattened out with yellow.
Not a big fan of light shining between seams of the bricks. In my most recent brickfilm I cut pieces of black wrap and taped them to the other side of the wall to avoid this.
Thanks for all the opinions. A lot of people like the first one, I see. I guess that is because of the depth of color I have. I will keep that in mind for the film.
One thing you might want to watch for is lens flare. (Helios I presume?) There is a bit of flare right above the window which looks somewhat odd considering that the sun is outdoors and the flare is indoors.
Yes, the Helios is prone to many lens flares. I added a celing to the set, but I suppose it wasn't tall enough. I did notice the flare as I was capturing, and thought it was kind of cool, but you're right, it's not correct at all. I'll be sure to watch out for that stuff in filming.
Not a big fan of light shining between seams of the bricks. In my most recent brickfilm I cut pieces of black wrap and taped them to the other side of the wall to avoid this.
Yeah, I didn't really like that either. I tried adding some construction paper (all I had was red paper, so I went with it) on the back for this shot, but it didn't work, obviously. I'll definitely have to get some black paper or something similar.
Now for the update.
I am slowly receiving all of the voices for my film. I am very excited to begin filming. I should be doing some animation tests before hand though, just to practice up on my technique. Yesterday, I built a castle hallway set. It's kind of dull right now, I'll need to add some banners, armor, chests, etc to make it more interesting. But for the time being, I added some dramatic lighting to test it out. How do you like it?
Corridor 1 by rioforce, on Flickr
Corridor 2 by rioforce, on Flickr
Corridor 3 by rioforce, on Flickr
I like how it's compact. Just gives a good feeling to me. good contrast too. Reminds me of Hogwarts just a little.
The window acting as the light source adds a really dynamic element to the frame. I also like the minifig's reflection on the wall. Great stuff, rio!
Princess Storm has always been my fav minfigure from the Kingdoms line. But besides that, this project looks interesting and I hope to see the completed film. I liked your fight test. Your set looks really cool and I can't wait to see what other details you plan to add.
Keep it up!
Today, I was working with some in-set lighting so I can begin filming soon. This is what I came up with:
By the Fire by rioforce, on Flickr
I used a string of LED Christmas lights that fit perfectly into LEGO sockets, allowing seamless integration of light into the fireplace. No, this isn't a real frame from the film, but it's a proof of concept either way.
That's awesome!
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