An increasingly popular side-branch of the LEGO hobby is creating LEGO stop-motion videos, also referred to as brickfilms. While a number of online blog posts and video tutorials are available on brickfilming, there has been a real need for a comprehensive and easily understandable guide to help people get started. Long-time brickfilmers David Pagano and […] Read more
LEGO Photography & Videography Tips
Here you will find tips and tutorials on LEGO photography and brickfilms. If you would like to share your own tutorials submit them here! 🙂
LEGO recently released a series of short video-tutorials on their YouTube channel with helpful tips for making stop-motion films. The tutorials address pretty much all of the important aspects of brickfilming in a simple way that is easy to follow. They are narrated by Aven Woodard, a young brickfilmer and founder of Kid Film Fest. […] Read more
(Written by Henry Alekna) In this guide, (which will be published in two parts), I hope to answer some of the most common questions in regards to photographing LEGO. We will cover choice of camera, how to get the most out of the camera you have, the different variables that affect the quality of a […] Read more
The LEGO Movie Maker app has been around for just about three years now. It a very popular and user-friendly app to create LEGO stop-motion animations. The simple tools and guides of the app make it easy to shoot, edit, and even score your movie with music. The LEGO Movie Maker works on iPhone, iPod […] Read more
If you have been a regular reader here you have probably seen those awesome and funny LEGO videos by the BrotherhoodWorkshop (see links at the end of this post). Due to popular demand the brothers have also shared a tutorial on some of the basics about making LEGO stop-motion videos, also called brickfilms (see LEGO Brickfilms Behind-the-Scenes […] Read more
Here is another great behind-the-scenes LEGO video from LEGO brickfilms creator the BrotherhoodWorkshop. In this video Kevin Ulrich invites his brother David Ulrich to share some of his secrets. ;) In today’s video David talks about how he built that great looking LEGO Treebeard in their Christmas special video. (You can see the original video here: LEGO Christmas the Orcs Way…) As […] Read more
You have seen those fun LEGO stop-motion videos from the BrotherhoodWorkshop, right? We have featured several of them here (see links at the bottom of this post). They are always funny and the animation so smooth – just a real pleasure to watch and enjoy! :) Today I would like to show you another video from the brothers, this time […] Read more
(Written by Quad) If you would like to enhance your LEGO photography skills you will need a photo light-box. Here is a little tutorial on how to make a simple light-box for great quality LEGO photos. Instead of shelling out $20+ for a professional photo light-box you can make your own from things around the […] Read more
