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Toyfair (Nuremberg, Germany) Pictures

2012-02-12T14:42:00.000-08:00

LEGO has released more images on the sets for the upcoming 2012 themes. All the images were from Toy Fair held in Nuremberg, Germany. The images revealed many sets for the upcoming 2012 themes: Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Ninjago, Monster Fighters, City, Friends, and Technic.

9450 Epic Dragon Battle

Ninjago 2012 Summer Sets Minifigures

9449 Ultra Sonic Raider

Ninjago 2012 Summer Sets Minifigures

MARVEL

Ninjago Display

Star Wars Display

Monster Fighters Display

Lego City- Mining Display

Lord of the Rings

Technic

Lord of the Rings Minifigures

2012-01-31T14:14:00.000-08:00

We saw the Fellowship at Toyfair 2012 but now we get a full line up of minifigures for the Lord of the Rings wave (Coming Summer/Fall 2012). My favorite has to be the Ring Wraiths or Gandalf, they both look amazing! Check out the pictures below. The top picture is of the Fellowship and the bottom is of the baddies.

Lego Lord of the Rings- Gollum Poster

2012-01-31T14:10:00.000-08:00

Anyone who has seen Lord of the Rings knows that Gollum is one creepy person (thing?). He was possessed by the power of the ring and LEGO shows this perfectly in this picture. Kinda scary if you think about it. Check out the creepy picture below.

MARVEL "Ultrabuild" Pictures

2012-01-31T14:07:00.000-08:00

I wasn't very fond of the Ben 10 sets released last year and was disappointed on hearing that LEGO will be releasing them as part of their Superheroes wave. Then again, they aren't aimed at me or probably anyone over 7. Anyway they look kinda cool. Check out the pictures below. My favorite would have to be Ironman.

Mini Modulars Now Available

2012-01-31T14:04:00.000-08:00

The exclusive VIP set is now available to VIP members. The mini modulars is pretty much just a micro build of the town modular sets. As a VIP member, I don't know if I will buy this, maybe if I have a little extra cash after LEGO's summer wave. Check out the pics below!

Compare the micro versions and the real versions below!

Toyfair 2012 Pictures

2012-01-31T14:00:00.000-08:00

A lot of cool pictures from Toyfair 2012 have been revealed. Although pictures weren't allowed to be taken of the future 2012 sets, these pictures of the LEGO banners were taken. I'm gald we can now see the entire Fellowship of the Ring in the Lord of the Rings picture. Also the Monster Fighters look cool but the fighters look more like machines. MARVEL looks pretty cool as well. Enjoy!

Lord of the Rings

MARVEL

Monster Fighters (Monsters)

Monster Fighters (Fighters)

Ninjago 2012

Interview With Bionicle28

2012-01-21T14:44:00.000-08:00

This interview was done with Bionicle28 who was nice enough to answer these questions

He was nice enough to do this on his own time. Be sure to check out his channel and subscribe!

A clip from his film, Batman- Out of Character

1) What inspired you to start brickfilming?‬

‪The thing that got me started back in 2008 was a Lego Star Wars brickfilm made by Spugesdu. The cool sets and awesome effects really got me inspired. I also recently got a stop motion program called iStopmotion. So I also wanted to do something with that as well.‬

‪2) Who is your favorite brickfilmer and what is your favorite brickfilm?‬

‪I would have to say that ZachMG is one of my favorites. Honestly, I don't have a favorite brickfilm. There are a lot of awesome brickfilms out there.

‪3) What is your favorite LEGO set?

‪I would have say that my favorite would be the Café Corner set.

‪4) Did you ever think you would become this popular?

‪Not really. I didn't even think I would be doing this very long. I was pleased when other people started watching and enjoying my videos.‬

‪5) Does making LEGO Stop-motion influence in your social life?‬

‪Not too much. I usually animate when I have nothing else to do.‬

‪6) Have you ever had any issues with another YouTuber?‬

‪Nope‬.

‪7) If you could go back to when you began brickfilming would you have changed anything you did on your videos or on youtube?‬

‪I would have changed almost everything I did when making a movie. Using something besides sunlight for lighting the sets, taping my sets down, being more patient while animating, the list goes on. For the most part, I do things on Youtube almost the same way I did when I started.‬

‪8) Do you have any tips for aspiring animators?‬

‪Patience. That is the main thing an animator should have. Without this the film seems rushed, unfinished, and disorganized in some cases. Spending an hour doing one scene can be very boring, but the results will look spectacular if you take your time.‬

‪9) What are your plans for the future?‬

‪At the moment I'm working on the third part of my series Strangers and I also have lots of other movies to do in the future. So stay tuned for those!‬

LEGO S@H 2X Points on Star Wars Sets!

2012-01-21T14:37:00.000-08:00

Until the end of January you can earn double VIP points on select Star Wars sets. Check out the picture below.

Lego Lord of the Rings- Legolas Poster

2012-01-21T14:34:00.000-08:00

Today I found another poster for the upcoming Lord of the Rings line (Out Summer 2012). Hopefully we will see more posters soon of the other members of the Fellowship of the Ring.

Sydney Opera House Architecture Set

2012-01-16T13:04:00.000-08:00

This image of the NEW Architecture Sydney Opera House set was found on the Japanese Amazon. According to the site it will have an June release. Personally I think it looks a little too "clunky". They should have made it on a bigger scale so make the curves more realistic.

MARVEL Minifigures Revealed

2012-01-16T13:00:00.000-08:00

The MARVEL minifigures were seen a while ago but now we get an advertisement in a LEGO catalogue. I must say I am disappointed with Iron Man's helmet. It looks way to big! Hopefully pictures of the MARVEL sets will be coming soon!

Interview With AgentIndy417

2012-01-12T14:03:00.000-08:00

This interview was done with AgentIndy417 who was nice enough to answer these questions

on his own time. Just as a quick reminder if you didn't already know this, AgentIndy417 is two people (Calum and Jack) so some of the questions have two answers. Be sure to check

out their channel and subscribe!

A shot from their most popular film, Lego Agents The Movie Final Part

Okay then. Because there r 2 of us that run AgentIndy417 (Calum and Jack) some of the questions will have 2 answers, 1 for each of us but the rest will have our overall opinion. Hope that's okay. Anyway here it goes :)

1) What inspired you to start brickfilming?

In 2008, we started brickfilming after watching Forrestfire101 and his videos. We actually

made an advert for him in 2009 which he favourited for two or three months :)

2) Who is your favorite brickfilmer and what is your favorite brickfilm?

Calum: My favourite brickfilm was easily Lego Agents, Project Brick Storm by LGOrlando. To keep it short, it was just simply epic. Shame he closed his account :(

Jack: Tough one, there are many fantastic brickfilms out there. I'm going to say Batman Rebuilt by ChristoferMatthias because while watching it, it truly felt like you were watching an episode of Batman. It was very creative & very entertaining to see 3 of my old time favourite villains in a team :) As for our favourite brickfilmer, that's got to be thefourmonkeys. They're family friendly, their stories are brilliant and they are really nice

people. We've been in contact with them since before they became popular :)

3) What is your favorite LEGO set?

We don't really have a favourite LEGO set. We prefer customising sets with the pieces we have, which we both find a lot more fun :)

4) Did you ever think you would become this popular?

No we didn't really. It's quite something. We thought it would take much longer than it did to get to the stage that we're at today :)

5) Does making LEGO Stop-motion influence in your social life?

It did a bit to begin with but not so much nowadays. However some of our friends have seen the videos and even tried to create a live action video with us (didn't really go too well lol) :)

6) Have you ever had any issues with another YouTuber?

Aye, we have but more in the early days of YouTube. Some of the people we had issues with later became our friends but others didn't. We don't really have issues with other brickfilmers nowadays. If we don't like their videos we just don't watch them which is the best course of action :)

7) If you could go back to when you began brickfilming would you have changed anything you did on your videos or on YouTube?

Aye, it's a bit embarrassing to watch some of our earlier videos. But we were about 12 when we started so I guess that makes sense. Apart from that, we're quite happy with the way we've progressed through YouTube :)

8) Do you have any tips for aspiring animators?

Calum: Yeah, I say just keep doing what you love. You might need to improve the sounds, get a better camera or edit better but eventually every brickfilmer gets to be good at what they do. The more practice you get, the more enjoyable brickfilming becomes and the better your films get :)

Jack: In my opinion, the 3 most important factors in film whether it's brickfilming or even live action is plot, character development and setting. As long as you have all of these, a good camera and editing software (Even Windows Movie Maker can be used effectively) then all you need is practice and a bit of patience while filming :)

9) What are your plans for the future?

Calum: These will be pretty long, lol. I plan to become an author in the future, simply because I enjoy stories and I love writing them. It makes sense as I wrote the script for the Agent's movie. As for brickfilming, I still very much love it and we might make some LEGO trailers of the novels I have written. I reckon later on in future I'll probably still be brickfilming for a hobby. We'll just have to see, won't we? :)

Jack: I've wanted to be a Palaeontologist since 2003 and still aim for that goal. As for brickfilming, the trailers seem like fun :) I would like to do another big movie at some point. Due to positivie reaction to the Agents movie, a sequel is possible. I'd like to adapt a novel into a brickfilm perhaps like Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten or Raven's Gate by Anthony Horowitz. If only we had the effects to do so. I hope to release some more brickfilms later in 2012 after a hiatus in 2011 after the Agents movie.

This interview was done with DAK101010 who was nice enough to answer these questions on his own time. Be sure to check out his channel and subscribe!

The Next Modular Building- Town Hall

2012-01-11T15:10:00.000-08:00

I personally love the modular buildings. I wish I had bought some when they first started the line but I wasn't really into them at that time. Now I am really into them and definitely want to start a collection. this news made me super excited about the new modular building called Town Hall. The picture (shown below) was found on a Romanian toy shop website. Amazingly, it has 2766 pieces, which is a whole lot more than other modular buidlings. As a last note, all that dark orange makes me super excited for this! Check out the image below!

Aragorn Poster Revealed

2012-01-11T15:05:00.000-08:00

A poster for the NEW 2012 line of Lord of the Rings sets has been found showing one of my favorite Lord of the Rings characters, Aragorn. Check it out below!

The Good, The Bad, and The Noob

2012-01-07T10:21:00.000-08:00

This amazing brickfilm made by Bionicle28, is a recreation of a popular video game called Modern Warfare 3 (MW3). Bionicle28 is probably one of the best brickfilmers on YouTube in my opinion. His animation is amazing and the special effects are great. Click on the picture below to watch the video.

Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Press Release

2012-01-05T15:28:00.000-08:00

I remember playing the first Lego Batman game back in 2008 and I am really excited for the new one. The new game has a release date of Summer 2012. The main Superheroes are Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman. Also, the Joker and Lex Luthor have been rumored to be the main villains. I'm so glad Lego is bringing back the Superheroes! Check out the press release below!

PRESS RELEASE

“Burbank, Calif. – Jan. 5, 2012 – Batman is back to save Gotham City and the action will only build from here! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group are teaming up once again to announce that LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes will be available beginning Summer 2012 for the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Wii™ system, and Windows PC, as well as the Nintendo DS™ hand-held system, Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system, and PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system. The game is the sequel to the best-selling LEGO® Batman™: The Videogame, which to date has sold more than 11 million units worldwide.

LEGO Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes complements the brand new, recently released LEGO® Super Heroes: DC Universe toy collection. The line includes five construction sets, such as The Batcave and three buildable, detailed action figures.
In LEGO Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes, the Dynamic Duo of Batman and Robin join other famous super heroes from the DC Universe including Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern to save Gotham City from destruction at the hands of the notorious villains Lex Luthor and the Joker. Batman fans of all ages will enjoy a new and original story filled with classic LEGO videogame action and humor as players fight to put the villains back behind bars.
“LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes builds upon the action and cooperative gameplay experience established in our best-selling LEGO videogame to date, LEGO Batman: The Videogame,” said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games. “We’re offering fans a rich and expansive Gotham City environment filled with cool characters, great customization options and plenty of surprises that families, young gamers and DC Universe fans can enjoy together.”
“LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes further extends and combines both the Batman and LEGO videogame experiences to create very fun gameplay,” said Samantha Ryan, Senior Vice President, Development and Production, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “Fans of all ages are going to enjoy the action and light hearted humor that TT Games and LEGO provide.”
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes allows players to explore all new areas of Gotham City utilizing a variety of vehicles including the Batmobile and Batwing. In addition, they’ll be able to fight for justice by mastering new gadgets and suits, such as Batman’s Power Suit and Robins’’Hazard Cannon, and using all-new abilities including flight, super-breath and heat vision.

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is being developed by TT Games and will be published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. For more information, please visit www.videogames.LEGO.com.”

Gotham Knights Prologue

2012-01-02T12:24:00.000-08:00

On my YouTube account, I promised that once I was done with the first scene for my long awaited movie, Gotham Knights, I would put the prologue up on the net for a while. Well, I finished it this morning and I think it turned out amazing. What do you guys think? Post a comment below! Click the bat-symbol to watch the video!

Interview With DAK101010

2012-01-02T09:50:00.000-08:00

This interview was done with DAK101010 who was nice enough to answer these questions on his own time. Be sure to check out his channel and subscribe!

One of DAK101010's more recent videos: PUNCHING FACE MAN!

1) What inspired you to start brickfilming?

Well, when I was around 9 years old, I watched a bunch of stop-motion Lego zombie videos (I'm a zombie lover :p) and I wanted to do stuff like that too. So, when I was 10 I got a Youtube account and here I am xD

2) Who is your favorite brickfilmer and what is your favorite brickfilm?
My favorite brickfilmer has to be filmyguy. I just love everything about his brickfilms xD and he has a hilarious sense of humor.

3) What is your favorite LEGO set?

I'm honestly not that interested in the LEGO toys themselves as much as I am just making videos with them. I don't even know all the different sets there are :p

4) Did you ever think you would become this popular?

Not really... I'm not really that popular anyway, but when I started, I wasn't thinking about getting fans at all. I just liked the fact that I could create something that entertains others.

5) Does LEGO Stop-Motion influence your social life?

In a way, I guess so since I met people who I am good friends with through it as well as a lot of people I talk to on a regular basis :) Also, people at school are amazed at how I can make Legos move by themselves xD

6) Have you ever had any issues with another YouTuber?

Issues? Not really. I'm not the kind of person to blatantly insult people and get into internet arguments all the time :p I try to be pretty friendly to everyone, which is why I have quite a few friends on Youtube from no subscribers to the tons of thousands of subscribers :) Besides, Youtube is a place to work, have fun, and entertain people, not make enemies.

7) If you could go back to when you began brickfilming would you have changed anything you did on your videos or on YouTube?

YES! I would make my name something WITHOUT all these darn tens! >.<

8) Do you have any tips for aspiring animators?

Yes! Do what you want to do, don't let your audience control you. Also, ease-in and ease-out is one of the most important parts of fluent animation! Learn to use it.

9) What are your plans for the future?

Hopefully I get to be up there with the big Youtube stars one day so I can help others who deserve the same but can't quite get there :)

BRAINS!

2011-12-31T09:41:00.000-08:00

mnmtwinz released their final part to their mini series, "Get to the Safe House!" They did an amazing job with the series and I am sad that it's over. Click the pictures below to see each part! Nice work mnmtwinz!

Get To The Safe House! - Part One

Get To The Safe House! - Part Two

Get To The Safe House! - Part Three Finale

Superman's Weakness

2011-12-30T13:46:00.000-08:00

Sumkid101's new short stop-motion is great. The special effects were spectacular and the voice acting was really good. He also used the new Superman from the 2012 line of Superheroes sets! I hope to see more like this from him in the future! Nice work sumkid101!

Are You On Drugs?

2011-12-27T15:42:00.000-08:00

thefourmonkey's released an amazing new short featuring the new LEGO Superheroes sets. I love how they create their backdrops and the sense of humor is great! They definitely don't disappoint!

Interview With MasonBeiter

2011-12-27T07:52:00.000-08:00

This interview was done with MasonBeiter who was nice enough to answer these questions on his own time. Be sure to check out his channel and subscribe!

One of his films: Lego Agents Mission 5 Part 2

‪1) What inspired you to start brickfilming?

‪What inspired me to start brick filming was robot chicken on Adult Swim. They film with action figures and sometimes legos. I then decided to give it a try.

‪2) Who is your favorite brickfilmer and what is your favorite brickfilm?

‪There are many great brickfilmers out there. It's hard to decide, I'd have to go with Keshen8 because he does many things that most brickfilmers haven't done yet. He makes some of my favorite films to watch such as his Lego Black Ops, Portal, and Middle Man.

‪3) What is your favorite LEGO set?

‪I would have to go with the lego city corner because it makes up as most of the background buildings in most of my films.

‪4) Did you ever think you would become this popular?

‪I'd never thought I'd get this popular on the web. I first started brickfilming as just some thing to keep me busy. But now it's become my own personal hobby.

‪5) Does making LEGO Stop-motion influence in your social life?‬

It has. I made a lego video that teaches kids to save money for a contest hosted by 'Lights Camera Save'. I got in first place in Nationals. I also won a $3000 savings bond and made made an appearance on 'Fox CT. News' A lot of people at my school think that it's a cool hobby that I do. Some of my friends have actually been in several of my videos such as 'Fright Night', 'Meet Da Future', and 'M&C become Superheroes'.

6) Have you ever had any issues with another YouTuber?

‪I've never had an issue with another youtuber. If someone says anything rude to me on my channel, vid, etc. I usually just ignore it.

7) If you could go back to when you began brickfilming would you have changed anything you did on your videos or on youtube?

‪I woud remove copyrighted music from my videos. There are some videos I'd like to summit for revenue sharing, but I can't because youtube might reject it for use copyright music. They also might remove it from youtube if it is serious.

8) Do you have any tips for aspiring animators?

‪Practice makes perfect. Take your time on videos, no one is rushing you.

9) What are your plans for the future?

‪I plan to continue to work on my agents movie for the next several months. But it has been on delay because I need to buy more sets, minifigures, and accessories. Filming for this big project should begin soon.

Brickfilming Christmas Specials

2011-12-26T13:55:00.000-08:00

Here are two excellent videos for the holiday season to enjoy! So sit back, relax, drink some eggnog, and enjoy the show!

The ForrestFire Christmas Spectacular

tim & fRED's Holiday Blessing!

The Brickreel YouTube Announcement!

2011-12-26T13:37:00.000-08:00

Here is a link to the announcement posted on YouTube about Brickreel!

Enjoy!

Welcome to Brickreel!

2011-12-26T12:33:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Brickreel! The Blog about everything brickfilming! Brickreel is powered by Legolord121, of Jack Productions. Brickreel will be updated often about what's new in the brickfilming world, with video updates and other LEGO news. Enjoy the blog!