Fire test
Here's some fire made in Blender.(sorry for the bad quality) [img]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7752/17181697870_e50f01355a_c.jpg[/img] What do you think?
View ArticleShould I use Voice Actors?
So I hosted a contest and I announced that I would dedicate a video to the winner. The film I want to dedicate is being made, but I'm almost to the point of voice actors and I was wondering if I should...
View ArticleAvoiding camera bumps without remote control?
Hi. I've for long time been suffering about camera bumps. I have no remote control for my camera, and when I take picture with my camera, it moves a bit. That makes the video look like shaky and it...
View ArticleLEGO print based face animation
A lot of you are aware that I have been working on some LEGO print based facial animation, well I've got both male and female faces ready for anyone interested in giving it a try. Below is an example...
View ArticleAn interesting way to do mirrors
While I was working on my brickfilm, Stalker: Mirror of Conscience, I figured out a few ways to do a mirror. So, First step: create a greenscreen behind the empty square of the mirror, like this:...
View ArticleCreating and compositing CG bricks with real footage
I'm looking for some help here. For the documentary, I'm creating series of brick-built titles (peoples' names, composited into shots from the documentary). I thought CG would be the best approach in...
View ArticleYouTube Upload Quality
I have been working tirelessly on my newest brickfilm for 8 months, and I want to achieve maximum quality when I finally upload it to YouTube later this month. The problem is that YouTube's rendering...
View ArticleCan I get some cool explosions please?
Hi, I've been searching around the Internet, trying to find some explosions that I can use in a future video, but I can't find any way I can get them. Can you guys help me out :|
View ArticleHow do you track a glow effect on AE? Please help!
Hey guys, recently I've been learning and adapting some new effects one in particular is ''glowing''. Now what I would like to know is, how can I track a glow effect I put on say a character or an...
View ArticleMotion Blur?
Hey guys! I'm wondering if there is a way to get a motion blur effect in Sony Vegas. I know, it's supposed to be done in After Effects, but is it possible to get the effect in Sony Vegas Pro? Any help...
View ArticleFrame rate equation
Hi there! Some of you may use Windows MovieMaker to make brickfilms; and u know, you should choose the duration of each frame in order to reach your preferred duration. So, you should know how long...
View ArticleAdobe Premiere Plug-In ACCEVOLUTION – TRANSITION DESIGNER Free Mac
The TRANSITION DESIGNER, the plug-in for professional transitions, is now a free-of-charge lean version in addition to the Full und Lite Version for Adobe Premiere Pro available with the following...
View ArticleMouth Movements
Since my first brickfilm, I have animated the mouths of my minifgures to match with the vocals. I know that most of you don't, but I like doing it, and seeing as I've always animated the mouths, it has...
View ArticleGlowing Lightbulb Effect
Long time, community. Wow, I need to contribute more, instead of always coming here for help. :P I'm trying to find out how to do not so much as a "glow", but like a light glare (not a lens flare)....
View ArticleThe CGI Thread
Here is the official CGI thread where people can either post their CGI creations, ask questions about CGI, and where other people can answer them! This is a good place to also have other's critique...
View ArticleThe LEGO stock footage libary
So, lets build a stock footage library of LEGO effects, explosions and so forth, and we can include other elements, basically, lets share what we put in our films.... we shall compile a list of all the...
View ArticleRawTherapee - Free RAW Editing Software
[url=http://rawtherapee.com/]Link[/url] to the software page. Has anybody used this program for raw editing before? Lightroom and Photoshop cost money so this could be a good free alternative. If...
View ArticleGreen screen problems
I want to add green screen/blue screen effect to one of my animations. For some reason, it appears to be fuzzy and not the whole image. Is my lighting not good enough to make the background clear? I...
View ArticleNEED Adobe Premiere Tutorial Link
Hey guys, I'm looking for a good tutorial on how to edit brick films in Adobe Premiere Pro. If you could post a link, that would be great! Thanks!
View ArticleSkybox
Hey fellow filmmakers. I've finally got in the spirit of animating again. Ive hit a problem thats always plagued me, though. Sky. Ive toyed with the idea of greenscreen, but due to a minifigs...
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