Here is another wonderful LEGO stop-motion video from the BrotherhoodWorkshop for your viewing pleasure, titled LEGO The Hobbit: The Aggravation of Smaug. This video was sponsored by LEGO and also appears on the official the LEGO The Hobbit website. The second video is a behind-the-scenes look at how the film was made, which I always find very interesting and educational. Enjoy! 🙂
Kevin Ulrich mentions that to date this has been their most ambitious LEGO stop-motion video project, and as you will see below it includes everything from great animation, humor, and of course lots of LEGO gold. Also, this is the first time we can see in detail the upcoming LEGO Smaug character that will appear later this year in the #79018 LEGO The Hobbit The Lonely Mountain set.
Wasn’t that fun? Smaug is terrifying! And the best part is the pig – at least that’s what I think. The LEGO stop-motion animation techniques and special effects on this video are just excellent. In the video below you can go behind-the-scenes with Kevin as he explains how the film was made, and also shares some tips and tricks that aspiring LEGO animators can learn from and use as inspiration for their own stop-motion videos.
As I have mentioned, since this video was directly sponsored by LEGO, the BrotherhoodWorkshop had early access to the #79018 LEGO The Hobbit The Lonely Mountain set. This is the largest of the upcoming LEGO The Hobbit sets that will be released sometime towards the end of this year (you can read about the other sets here: LEGO The Hobbit – Revelation of Smaug). The Lonely Mountain will feature five minifigs; Bilbo Baggins, Balin the Dwarf, Dwalin the Dwarf, Kili the Dwarf, Fili the Dwarf, and of course Smaug. The piece count is 866 and the price is going to be $129.99.
So what do you think? How did you like the LEGO The Hobbit: The Aggravation of Smaug video? And are you looking forward to the LEGO Smaug and new LEGO The Hobbit sets coming later this year? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section below! And you can also browse the current selection of LEGO The Hobbit sets at the Online LEGO Shop.
Also, if you would like to learn more about LEGO stop-motion, I highly recommend checking out the other videos from the BrotherhoodWorkshop listed below, or you can also visit their YouTube Channel directly for more.
- How The LEGO Movie Should Have Ended…
- LEGO The Hobbit – Dwarven Dreams…
- LEGO Video: Non-Stop Movie Trailer
- LEGO The Hobbit Middle-Earth Motors
- LEGO Video: Legolas Gets Friendzoned…
- LEGO The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- LEGO Lord of the Rings Cavetroll vs. Goblin King
- LEGO Lord of the Rings: An Elvish Valentine
- Legless LEGO Legolas – Funny LEGO Video
- LEGO Christmas the Orcs Way…
- LEGO Lord of the Rings Epic Battle Video
- LEGO Lord of the Rings – The Orcs Story
- LEGO Lord of the Rings – Cranky Cave Troll
- A LEGO Halloween Prank by the Hobbits…
- LEGO Video: Veldemort Goes Wand Shopping
- LEGO Video Tutorial: How to Make Things Fly – tutorial
- LEGO Brickfilms Behind-the-Scenes Tips & Tricks – tutorial
- More LEGO Brickfilms Behind-the-Scenes – tutorial
From the looks of it Smaug’s wings aren’t foldable and fabric like we hoped.
well the wings appear to be rubber and a plastic. The wings are connected by ball-joints and are two separate pieces each so they can fold! I like to pause on Smaug and the minifigures.
The left section of the photo seems cut off. Is it clear from the video what is missing?
Actually, at SDCC, the whole set was displayed and there isn’t really anything cut off, just the edge of the visible bricks. You can see here: http://bigcomicpage.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/79018-the-lonely-mountain-9.jpg?w=451&h=300 😉 Still a little disappointing.
Hey everyone! I’ve returned! (Crowd: No! He’s returned!) Wow, I haven’t been on here in a long time!
I’m thinking that the third wave of LOTR might have been cancelled! NO! But I like the Smaug build. Can’t wait for December 17th! 🙂
If I was Smaug that would aggravate me!
Ha! It’s funny how Bilbo just tore through everything! 😀 I notice how it almost seems a continuation of the Middle Earth Motors video, with Gandalf and Radagast racing and all. 🙂 The Behind-the-scenes is interesting too.
And Ori and Oin DO NOT come with the set! 😡 It’s Kili and Fili (or Thorin and Fili 😕 )! I don’t get why the mistake is there. 😐
I actually copied the description from Brickset, but I will change it if you like. 😉
Thanks. I actually suspected you got it from there, as it had the same error. And of course most people noticed it was wrong. 😐
Though I don’t get why Kili is there in the first place, he wasn’t there in the movie. 😕
OK, Off-topic, but I was researching new parts, and it turns out that the scientist’s head from the Research Institute 21110 is in two sets, not just the Research Institute. The other is the TLM Creative Ambush (for Executive Ellen). 😕 Not to make anyone mad, though. 😉
Yeah, I think they have gone the lazy way on that set in several ways. But it is also possible that because it is a cheap set any more changes just didn’t fit in the budget.
I think that film was kinda boring cuz it was just Bilbo being chased the whole time. It was cool, though. 0_0
that dragon is awesome! (I mean smaug) I might just have to buy that separately, if its possible, you know, since it’s so cool! 😀