How to Make a Lego Animation (Brickfilm)

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Everything you need to know to make your own brickfilm! Next week, I'll be sharing tips and tricks for animating your figures and making your shots look even more interesting.
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Hey there LEGO enthusiasts! Welcome to the Ultimate LEGO Animation Guide, where you'll learn how to make LEGO bricks come to life with a bit of patience and creativity. My name is Christopher Gearhart, and throughout this series I'll be showing you what it takes to bring your LEGO collection to life through stop motion animation.
Episode Guide:
0. Welcome to the Ultimate Lego Animation Guide!
1. How to Make a Lego Animation (Brickfilm)
2. Lego Animation Tips and Tricks (Beginner)
3. Advanced LEGO Animation Tips (part 1)
4. Advanced LEGO Animation Tips (part 2)
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Website: bblanimation.com/
Contact me: chris@bblanimation.com
Written, animated, and produced by Christopher Gearhart.
Programs used: Dragonframe 4, Adobe After Effects/Premiere Pro/Photoshop CC, Blender

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@MT_Films 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude. This Series will be awesome. I Hope that I Can Step up my stopmotion animations

@DragonBrickStudios 6 жыл бұрын

SO hyped for the rest of this series! You've always been a huge inspiration to me and despite the fact that I've been animating for years now, I still learnt something from this! Can't wait for the next part. :D

@sillypenta 6 жыл бұрын

Nicely informative in a manageable amount of time.

@SpeakBroccoli 6 жыл бұрын

Hands down one of the best tutorials I've watched. Really looking forward to the next one.

@casonslegostories2189 4 жыл бұрын

Great behind the scenes look. Thank you

@starwarsstudio100 6 жыл бұрын

Nicely done, keep up the good work!

@StephanHelbing 6 жыл бұрын

Great! This gives you all you need to know to start your first brickfilm. Looking forward to future episodes :)

@brianburgessucantbeatdeath9297 11 ай бұрын

Thank you all of this awesome information.

@staceyst2dios608 4 жыл бұрын

Helps a lot

@ThatMendezGuy 6 жыл бұрын

This is great! Love how you're bringing Film Techniques into Brickfilming, it's something I realized no one really points out in tutorials. I wanted to do the same thing, but maybe down the line. Love these videos!

@ethanglover8244 6 жыл бұрын

Nice! I am really looking forward to the next episode!!!

@dacproductions215 5 жыл бұрын

The flip tip really helped, thanks

@Beatupbricksproductions 6 жыл бұрын

this is great! looking forward to more of this series :)

@x3based942 6 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! Thanks!

@Viper56720 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! I will work on a brickfilm soon. Really helped

@mikewazowskihead955 2 жыл бұрын

This helped a lot thanks

@miketheguy6455 5 жыл бұрын

good job so cool!!!

@AlexPearce3d 3 жыл бұрын

This is so cool! Keep it up!

@brickfever95 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Very helpful 👍

@BrickBroadcasting 6 жыл бұрын

Nice... and next week topic sounds very Interesting!! Thanks 👍

@Croxigin 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video, Thanks!

@clarostony4503 5 жыл бұрын

Nice. Thumbs up.

@RODZLAND 6 жыл бұрын

Nice! I look forward to seeing more

@HaydnTUA 4 жыл бұрын

This looks like to will help me out quite a lot !!!!

@DUNKBALLER 3 жыл бұрын

Thxs

@ThatHomelessGuyNearTarget 5 жыл бұрын

Looking good

@randyhurtado3219 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much this really helped me

@bblanimation 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome; glad to hear it!

@f.p.pextra3851 6 жыл бұрын

Great video and tips.

@wut282 6 жыл бұрын

thank you hope you do more videos like this

@mrbruce307 4 жыл бұрын

wow...where were you when i started 45 years ago....this is a great help....

@Alexis-jr8ff 3 жыл бұрын

C est quoi le lego dans la miniature !!! Le numéro

@BeatonFilms 6 жыл бұрын

Love it dude!

@bblanimation 6 жыл бұрын

@carternesbittscartoons9771 4 жыл бұрын

I need this. I am starting a Harry Potter LEGO movie and I need all the help I can get.

@studsketches 2 жыл бұрын

Believe me it gets so boring, but just keep going, the end product is always so worth it!

@jimenabermudez8664 4 жыл бұрын

this was quite useful to me, thanks

@Alexis-jr8ff 3 жыл бұрын

C est quoi le lego dans la miniature !!! Le numéro

@colwarsstudiobrickfilmandm8580 4 жыл бұрын

thanks

@Cherishable00 3 жыл бұрын

Impressive 👍🙂👏

@wittlinostudios7530 2 жыл бұрын

WOW this is amazing bro !!! I subscribe to you !!! Well done !!!

@angelvaldez9336 3 жыл бұрын

My dream is to make cool and creative lego animations this helps a lot!

@apprenricebrickoflegend 5 жыл бұрын

Nice tutorial I subbed!

@fivegoldenbricks 5 жыл бұрын

nice one

@WebSoak 5 жыл бұрын

Hope this can help me improve my animations!

@bblanimation 5 жыл бұрын

I’m sure it can! Have you seen the other three episodes yet?

@nickkroll1005 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

@Alexis-jr8ff 3 жыл бұрын

C est quoi le lego dans la miniature !!! Le numéro

@tygorgon3334 6 жыл бұрын

That's cool

@awesomebrocity9343 3 жыл бұрын

You are awesome

@tjsworld8475 5 жыл бұрын

2:31 I see some putty...

@turrific.productions 4 жыл бұрын

Putty on my putty

@xxxfancypantsxxx 6 жыл бұрын

Nicely done! Lots of good information to help people get started.

@stampedestudios7043 6 жыл бұрын

Was that the guy from your ease in, ease out tutorial that I saw at the end there? ( 2:31)

@xxxfancypantsxxx 6 жыл бұрын

STAMPEDE STUDIOS yep!

@ryanfilmsanimationyt 6 жыл бұрын

I knew that guy looked familiar, I really enjoy your videos! Do you know when the next one will be?

@unpleasantzombie 3 жыл бұрын

Hiii

@wolfanimations3602 3 жыл бұрын

Sub

@matijamargetic2181 6 жыл бұрын

I'm super happy about more. In future, can you do more advanced lighting tutorials? Like in 0:30 ?

@bblanimation 6 жыл бұрын

I'll probably cover that in a future behind the scenes video :)

@matijamargetic2181 6 жыл бұрын

Bricks Brought to Life great!! :)

@georgew133 4 жыл бұрын

nice

@TheRealScientia 3 жыл бұрын

This is sooooo good why are people disliking this I hate them

@ross154il 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this awesome tutorial! What camera model with remote control can you advise? And what type of lens is needed for such close-up videos?

@foden_Aep7 2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@Coucou616 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video! What is the name of DLSR lens that u r using ?

@feinsteinfilms 6 жыл бұрын

Very clear, and plenty of good info! I like the callback to fancypant's tutorials xD

@bblanimation 6 жыл бұрын

Happy you caught that 🙂

@print4life 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much but is there a place to get the dslr like a link to a cheap and good one thanks

@MatthieuArmengau 6 жыл бұрын

That was great, but for people that do stopmotion with just an Ipad like me I try to be a lot more flexible with the frames per second. I try around 7 to 10 and sometimes even include videos to keep the fluidity. I feel as if sounds really matter when doing stopmotion to keep the viewer engaged in the video. Anyways, that video is REALLY HELPFUL for me. Thanks

@bblanimation 6 жыл бұрын

That's a great point! Frame rate isn't everything - you can make just about any frame rate look good with the proper techniques. I'll be covering those over the next three weeks.

@njlewyproductions6001 6 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing video loving your videos. Also what camera do you use?

@bblanimation 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I use the Canon T2i, though I'm looking to upgrade to the Canon 5D Mark II when I can afford it.

@iforgotwho825 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Bricks Brought To Life! Would it still have no flicker if I closed the shades and window?

@TheReverb1 Жыл бұрын

Hello; how at 2:27 you have the camera so close and still in focus? Is a macro lens? Thanks

@brentvellekoop3028 Жыл бұрын

i love it to make animations i use stopmotion studio

@drrach1 4 жыл бұрын

What stop motion apps can u use on iphone

@xenoraider2167 6 жыл бұрын

Can you make a video tutorial for your Lego phone holder for stop motion

@bblanimation 6 жыл бұрын

I’ll keep that in mind! That may go up on my Facebook page or (not yet but soon to be public) Patreon page

@jordanperez6979 5 жыл бұрын

I don't know if you can answer this but I have a question. I created a brick film about a video game using LEGO bricks. How do I protect my work when LEGO and the video game the brick film's set in have the Copyrights

@IronElephantProductions 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you BLL for making a really well done video on how to start a brick film (even for complete beginners) My first KZfaq Video I made (5 years ago now 😅) was a Lego Star Wars Battle Movie in Stop-Motion. (You can watch my stop-motion animations and subscribe! 😉) All jokes aside, once I started setting it up and had the story planned out in my head I couldn’t stop animating, it was so fun I got it animated in like 2 summer days with the help of the AWESOME Lego Movie Maker app R.I.P. old friend, it’s off the app store now in 2020. Anyways BLL films thanks for this video, you are helping me get back into stop-motion which I love regardless of how much time it takes, because a finished story (especially with LEGOS) turned out the way you like it worth all the time and effort. Thanks.

@Coucou616 4 жыл бұрын

What camera lens do u use?

@legoshortfilms7959 4 жыл бұрын

Which stop motion software do you use??? Please answer

@fasih0771 4 жыл бұрын

How do u make it so smooth,

@bblanimation 4 жыл бұрын

Check out the Advanced Animation Tips videos on my channel - I explain all of my tricks there 😊

@kor0vo 4 жыл бұрын

im doing this for a activity and one of them is to make a stop motion movie

@javierfranceschi5715 5 жыл бұрын

Well done. I am trying to do this for my WW2 animations. What camera do you use?

@bblanimation 5 жыл бұрын

I use a canon T2i. I’ve got my eyes on the Canon 5D Mark II as a future upgrade.

@robbrik8478 6 жыл бұрын

👌😄

@ThisOLmaan 3 жыл бұрын

Bricks Brought to Life: wanted to ask I just bought the canon T5i with the Lens it comes with the 18-55mm how does one get the real close up shots without it going blurry ? TY

@Alexis-jr8ff 3 жыл бұрын

C est quoi le lego dans la miniature !!! Le numéro

@thesuslilamongus4683 11 ай бұрын

Should I start with lego then action figures?

@krakenfilms4896 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I came from paganomation!

@BugAidz 2 жыл бұрын

Can I use blue tack

@MrPodushka 6 жыл бұрын

Please. I beg you. Can you make a tutorial on how Keshen (for example) makes his animations so ridiculously smooth. It has literally been years and I still haven’t cracked what’s behind the fluidity of his stop motion. Please, shed some light on that topic

@bblanimation 6 жыл бұрын

You got it! I’ll cover that in episodes 2-4 🙂

@MrPodushka 6 жыл бұрын

Bricks Brought to Life boi, I can’t wait for that

@Appelflep 5 жыл бұрын

Hi can u make a video what app ur using?

@bblanimation 5 жыл бұрын

Actually, I animate with Dragonframe on my laptop, paired with a DSLR camera.

@SuperiorSquid 5 жыл бұрын

Reapoy helpfull! Helped me so much! But how in the world you only got 7k subs?

@bblanimation 5 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! And yeah, I’m working towards 10k 🙂

@SuperiorSquid 5 жыл бұрын

You're definitly gonna make that ! Your animations are so smooth! Even smoother then MICHEALHICKOX, but you are not that famous that you should be

@grassygrandma 4 жыл бұрын

How do yo make them so fluid

@bblanimation 4 жыл бұрын

That’s what I cover in the Advanced animation tips 😊

@codyscott4289 4 жыл бұрын

what app did u use

@syndrax8554 6 жыл бұрын

How do you make your animations frame-rate really smooth?

@bblanimation 6 жыл бұрын

I'll be covering that over the next three weeks!

@codyscott4289 4 жыл бұрын

for stopmoition

@mickeysmum8589 4 жыл бұрын

Can you give me some tips on most recent video?

@ryanfilmsanimationyt 6 жыл бұрын

did you use brickstuff lights for the flashlight?

@bblanimation 6 жыл бұрын

They're actually lifelights, though I recently bought some brickstuff lights and I've used them exclusively since.

@ryanfilmsanimationyt 6 жыл бұрын

Ok thanks for the feedback!

@TheBrickBro 6 жыл бұрын

when will the next tutorial be out?

@bblanimation 6 жыл бұрын

Next Thursday!

@littleaesthetic5344 3 жыл бұрын

The only room in my house without light is the toilet...

@PenteadosBarbie_3 3 жыл бұрын

lol!

@Alexis-jr8ff 3 жыл бұрын

C est quoi le lego dans la miniature !!! Le numéro svp

@freddierivera2624 6 жыл бұрын

How do you make your vids so good

@bblanimation 6 жыл бұрын

Stick around for some more tutorials! :)

@freddierivera2624 6 жыл бұрын

Bricks Brought to Life good job on your vids

@bblanimation 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙂

@ElectricPeaPlayz 5 жыл бұрын

I use tape to hold my baseplate it that ok?

@bblanimation 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that works too, although I’ve found sticky tack to be more reliable and sturdy. If you find the set shifting at all while you animate, you may want to consider investing in some tack.

@louiewheatley8266 5 жыл бұрын

I animate at 8 frames per second is that good

@killem_alk9735 5 жыл бұрын

I do 10 fps

@killem_alk9735 5 жыл бұрын

I think that's enough

@bblanimation 5 жыл бұрын

I’d recommend moving up to 12 fps. This is typically the minimum FPS that animators and professionals work at, and it will make your animations a bit easier to follow. Plus, you’ll be future proof if you ever decide to work commissions, as 12 fps is compatible with most TV, commercial, and film projects.

@doctorwhomacoo 4 жыл бұрын

I would say 12 fps so if you want to see my examples go to ironmations 11 it’s got 7 subs

@doctorwhomacoo 4 жыл бұрын

Ewan Cho ok

@duckydoeslego8913 4 жыл бұрын

How did you make the flashlight light up?

@bblanimation 4 жыл бұрын

BrickStuff lights! I’d highly recommend them.

@duckydoeslego8913 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😁

@Emtwobe 5 жыл бұрын

Can I use DragonFrame to animate the whole lego movie? Or do I need to use premier pro?

@bblanimation 5 жыл бұрын

You can do it all ok Dragonframe, but you’ll be limited in the VFX you can make.

@legosandchill7254 4 жыл бұрын

I’m getting new lamps soon, but now I only have two, how should I use them?

@bblanimation 4 жыл бұрын

Use a large whit surface to bounce light back onto your scene as the fill light!

@legosandchill7254 4 жыл бұрын

Bricks Brought to Life wow thanks! I didn’t really expect you to respond.

@nathankuehn1832 4 жыл бұрын

What would I do if I only have one lamp?

@bblanimation 4 жыл бұрын

Eventually you’ll want to buy a few more. But for now, you can make due with your lamp and the overhead lights from your room. Just be sure not to block any light with your body when you take the pictures!

@Rubbbishh 6 жыл бұрын

Cool, but are you going to do some tutorials that aren't for beginners? Because I was hoping you would stuff like that.

@bblanimation 6 жыл бұрын

Sure am! These tutorials get more advanced every week.

@stampedestudios7043 6 жыл бұрын

Yay! I'm not as experienced as you but I think I have a few advanced tips and tricks up my sleeve from my experiences if if I could contribute...

@ShaunStudio 5 жыл бұрын

Any guide to grow KZfaq channel ?

@bblanimation 5 жыл бұрын

It’s difficult. I’m certainly no expert - but I know quality and frequent uploading are key (and sometimes you can only have one or the other as a LEGO animator)

@carterbrefeld7593 4 жыл бұрын

Do you know any good animation apps that are free that is good for stop motion

@bblanimation 4 жыл бұрын

Not off the top of my head! I think the ‘Stop Motion’ app for iOS is pretty cheap though; I’ve used that in the past.

@carterbrefeld7593 4 жыл бұрын

@@bblanimation ok, thanks for the help

@carterbrefeld7593 4 жыл бұрын

@@bblanimation ok, thanks for the help

@random_animation9993 5 жыл бұрын

Im really sad that i cant afford any of those lights i only have legos and base plate and my phone to animate any advice anyone?

@thundersnowproductions4705 4 жыл бұрын

you don't need to have those expensive lights, just find 3 desk lamp in your house and you can work with those.

@GrassyBlocksPlays 4 жыл бұрын

Great I will become pro one day, maybe...

@Alexis-jr8ff 3 жыл бұрын

C est quoi le lego dans la miniature !!! Le numéro

@cankafal6930 4 жыл бұрын

When i dont animate smooth it gets fast when i animate ultra smooth it gets very slow and bad

@t7428 4 жыл бұрын

Jackie p just uses the actually celling light

@tygorgon3334 6 жыл бұрын

before I've saw this video. For my stop motion I built a camera holder

@bblanimation 6 жыл бұрын

Nice! I’m sure it’s prettier than mine 🙂

@tygorgon3334 6 жыл бұрын

Mine is made with like 5 bricks but it's also crapy because sometimes the stand brakes

@bblanimation 6 жыл бұрын

Gotcha. Well I’m considering putting out a tutorial either to my Facebook or upcoming Patreon page

@jadeeeeed2982 5 жыл бұрын

I don't no