Last weekend, Bricks in Motion hosted the tenth annual(ish) Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest (THAC). Making a brick animation in any amount of time is an impressive accomplishment, doing so in a 24 hour period is a super-human feat.
[Read more]Parker W Young puts a nice twist on the classic brick animation trope of one character struggling against a stubborn inanimate object (e.g. The Dandelion) with “A Lego Christmas.” This is an entry in RepellingSpider‘s Christmas in a Minute Contest. You can see the other entries here. Wishing everyone a …
[Read more]Michael Hickox is something of a phenomenon. With nearly 60,000 YouTube subscribers he is certainly one of the most popular brick animators out there today.
[Read more]This 4-way split screen video shows the different layers that went into Insomniac’s “Houdini” music video that we featured previously. That’s a lot of work on display. Do you like seeing this kind of breakdown of the components of a video, or does it ruin the magic for you?
[Read more]In stark contrast to my recent rant about problems with online video contests, I am very pleased with the voting system over at Eurobricks. The rules make it very clear that votes should be based on the quality of the animations (which means the judges actually need to watch all …
[Read more]“LEGO Indiana Jones and the Mystical Gemstone” by kd2apoof came out of nowhere for me. One of the best things about the brick animation community is when a total stranger from another continent uploads an amazing video that they spent years making and you stumble upon it by chance. It …
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