Archive for the 'Filmmaking' Category

Bounty Hunter 2 (movie)

Well, here it is. 4 minutes of sound effects enhanced lego action. It’s the sequel to (surprise!) Bounty Hunter 1. And yes, I am aware that our hero’s hair style magically changed in between the two movies, but it’s not my fault that the old hair just decided to disappear!

Anyway, yeah. As usual, although I am posting the YouTube version, I highly recommend that you watch the hi-res quicktime version (45MB) for it’s superior image and audio quality, if your internet connection and computer hardware so allow it.

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Un-Decorating The Christmas Tree (movie)

It’s sequel time! This time it’s the exact opposite: the death of our christmas tree. (As opposed to last time.) The song is a shortened version of “Funeral Dirge” by Terrence Blanchard.

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So sad!

Decorating the Christmas Tree (movie)

iMovie’s being annoying and not saving my movies correctly, so it’s only the YouTube version this time. Sorry. Anyway, it’s us decorating the christmas tree. Taken from my computer’s webcam. The song is “Landed” by Ben Folds.

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Only 6 more days till Christmas!

Not Another Day (movie)

Yes, here’s another movie of mine. It’s not a lego movie, just a 1 minute short parody film of the Casino Royale trailer (which is where the music is from). If you think it looks cheesy… it’s supposed to be. It’s parody. And yes, I filmed this before I got my haircut, like in September. As usual, I highly recommend you watch the hi-res Quicktime version if you can. Tell me what you think in the comments. Enjoy.

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(Thanks to Mr. Bennett for the prototype props)

The Dragonfly (movie)

Yes, I know it’s been over a week. Yes, I know The Office season 4 premiered. Yes, OMG. More on that later. For now, I’ve made a 3 minute movie of the experience that Aaron and I have had with a really cool toy advanced aerodynamics device called The Dragonfly by Wowee.

I’d tell you the story, but it’s all in the movie:

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It’s kinda hard to read the small text in the super-compressed YouTube version so I highly recommend that you watch the hi-res quicktime version (about 30MB) for a better viewing experience. Highly.

Questions? Comments? Criticism? Insults?

The Lego Revolution (lego movie)

In my second lego movie from this summer, (here’s the first) the lego people revolt against their human rulers. It uses a combination of stop-motion pictures and video. And yes, I know I spelled “legos” wrong. Just wait until the end.

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Again, the YouTube compression is kind of crummy so if you have a fast computer be sure to watch the hi-res quicktime version. Tell me your thoughts in the comments!

I also have 2 more movies in the making now: One lego, one not. Coming soon.

Bounty Hunter (lego movie!)

I’ve finished my lego movie! It’s called “Bounty Hunter” and uses over 1,000 still shots and stop motion to make my lego dudes move like regular people.

It took about 3 days to film and edit, and is made up entirely of still shots. No videos were used in this movie. Enjoy!

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The YouTube version is compressed, so you can download/watch a much higher quality 12MB quicktime version here.

Parts of the movie were inspired by movies like V for Vendetta (sword throwing), Star Wars (chase scene) and 300 (blood splatters).

Our building got struck by lightning!!!

There was a huge storm last night with lots of thunder and lightning, and our building got struck! Pieces of the building fell right past our window onto the sidewalk! Luckily, no one was hurt.

And guess what - I got it on video! (Not the pieces falling, but the thunder and lightning.) So I quickly edited it in Premiere, and uploaded it to YouTube, and I even slowed it down for you guys near the end.

In addition, I took some frames of the video, and have put them below for your viewing pleasure.


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