Brickfilm

A brickfilm is a stop-motion movie using Legos, Mega Blocks, or  other Lego-like products. Brickfilms are often used to help the Lego Group advertise more sets and themes. 

The first known brickfilm, called En rejse til månen (Danish for Journey to the Moon), was made in 1973. Another well-known example of an early brickfilm was The Magic Portal. It was finished in 1989 in Perth, Western Australia by Lindsay Fleay.

A brickfilm can be made by taking a Lego character and placing it on a board. The creator takes a picture, slightly moves the character, and repeats this step many times. The pictures are then streamed together using video editing software. Fifteen frames per second (15 fps) is a common frame-rate.

Related pages
Lego
Lego Group
Stop-motion
The Lego Movie

Other websites
Official website of the Lego Group

Category:Animation