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Started by Doug Vandegrift , Jul 04 2008 09:06 PM

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#1 Doug Vandegrift

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Posted 04 July 2008 - 09:06 PM

Psst! Avast there matey! Ye come seekin Adventure and Salty old Pirates eh? Well ye come to the proper place!

For my entree for the brickfilms.com FAR contest I give you... Pirates!

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My goal with this film was for it to be more drama driven that anything else. Hopefully I did a good job. Parts of it were rushed in order to meet contest deadline but this is it and hopefully it's entertaining.

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Posted 04 July 2008 - 09:20 PM

Wow,Thats got to be the best Pirate lego movie, Even Pirate movie ever!!!

Absolutley Awesome!

Poor Todd (Was that his name?)
And poor todds friend...Sigh...

Its a Good Drama!

EDIT: So good Im watching it again! Wheres Blackbeards Scimitar from?

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Posted 04 July 2008 - 10:01 PM

It's an amazing Lego Movie, indeed! I really recommend it to every lego fan :pir-wink:

And I really love the characters, specially Captain Blackheart :pir-wub:

and the music is also great and very professional :thumbup:

Two words to describe it: WONDERFUL WORK!

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Posted 04 July 2008 - 10:07 PM

Thats a really good movie!! :pir-classic:

Thoroughly enjoyed watching it. Good characters.
have to say well done!
hope to see some more movies in the future. :)

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Posted 05 July 2008 - 05:25 AM

Doug Vandegrift, on Jul 5 2008, 07:06 AM, said:

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Could we please get your permission to render a low-resolution version of your brickfilm to upload to the Classic-Pirates.com YouTube Channel? We'll give you full credit and link back to this thread.

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Posted 05 July 2008 - 05:47 AM

Mister Phes, on Jul 5 2008, 05:25 AM, said:

Could we please get your permission to render a low-resolution version of your brickfilm to upload to the Classic-Pirates.com YouTube Channel? We'll give you full credit and link back to this thread.

thank you but I want to add it to my youtube channel, but you may link it anyway you would like.

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Posted 05 July 2008 - 07:27 AM

Why thank you! I shall have this frontpaged on Classic-Pirates.com for you.

I've watched the first 5 minutes and 40 seconds and you've certainly put a lot of work into this but the result is well worth it.

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Posted 05 July 2008 - 07:51 AM

That's deep...

That's really deep....

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Posted 05 July 2008 - 01:18 PM

Aye, I like to watch movies from Doug Vandegrift. They are very pro

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Posted 06 July 2008 - 05:10 AM

That really jerked some tears out ,imean god not your typical ending :pir_bawling:

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Posted 07 July 2008 - 08:46 AM

Wow, thanks for another high-quality film, Doug. :pir-wub:

A gripping storyline, great camera work and great animation. The special effects, especially the water, look stunning, and the music is superb. The way you portrayed the drama and tension worked very well in this movie, especially considering that you're using Lego. I must admit though that I'd prefer a more light-hearted movie as America Outlawed was, but it's nice to see that you're trying different things, and to great effect.

Great work, you've made a stunning movie and I look forward to seeing more of you're films in the future. :pir-sweet:

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Posted 07 July 2008 - 09:10 AM

Yes, this is very well done! :thumbup:

It really has that Pirate movie feel to it! And I completely agree to the things TinyPiesRUs has pointed out above.

What software did you use for the water effects, if I may ask, and how did you make objects reflect in the water?

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Posted 07 July 2008 - 03:25 PM

Looks very good. Everything runs smooth and storyline is good too.

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Posted 07 July 2008 - 07:06 PM

Hey there! I already watched it before on BF.com and thought it was a great film. Lots of nice animation and visual effects. A tremendous job done well here!

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Posted 09 July 2008 - 01:52 AM

Great movie! Thank you for making it :pir-classic:

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Posted 19 July 2008 - 06:50 AM

I've revamped the first post of this thread. So now everyone should be seeing screen shots and YouTube links.

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Posted 19 July 2008 - 09:47 AM

I appreciate the high-quality Quicktime link! I hate watching stuff on YouTube.

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Posted 19 July 2008 - 11:44 AM

Wow, this is seriously great Lego animation! I don't think anyone could do better!

Mister Phes, on Jul 5 2008, 08:27 AM, said:

I've watched the first 5 minutes and 40 seconds and you've certainly put a lot of work into this but the result is well worth it.

I watched about the same amount (I'm not usually patient enough for brickfilms :pir-tongue:

) so I haven't really followed the story, but I see the brilliant quality of this! The only downside is the English accents are a bit off. :pir-sceptic:

Brilliant animation, this is! :pir_yoda:

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Posted 13 December 2008 - 10:49 PM

Holy cow! My gosh! That was the best lego movie I've ever seen! Very dramatic! :pir-classic:

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Posted 13 December 2008 - 11:23 PM

Dude that's the best Lego pirate movie I've ever seen! I browse Youtube a lot to watch pirate movies but it's all junk. This one is just awesome! I love the storyline and the sea effects. The sound is perfect, even the voices are clear and it's just lovely to see and hear. I wish you luck on the contest with this very nice entry! :pir-blush:

You used greenscreening didn't you? I tried it and it's quite difficult, you have my respect delivering such a nice movie!

I would set it on a DVD and then sell it. :pir_laugh2:

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Posted 14 December 2008 - 07:18 AM

Good show! Fantastic effort, your best work yet Doug.

I actually liked all the voice acting (despite some comments here), except the first time ruby makes a squeak, I though it was a young boy.
For me the music carries this film very well. The water and keying was tip-top as was the script.
I'll admit I'm a big fan of lego fig dialogue, too much of arms just going up and down. But it kept me entertained to watch this all the way through.

Very well played!

PS. I had trouble with the QT version, it got to about 23 mins and just stutters. Anyone else have this problem?

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Posted 14 December 2008 - 06:54 PM

I havent watched it yet, im downloading it. Just out of curiosity what softwares did you use to create it, and on what platform. I make movies too, i just finished a version of beowulf with legos (a readers impression on how it should be not neciscarily how it exactly was), my favorite softwares are sony vegas movie studio (sound film editing) fxlab pro (special effects) Blender (3d animations water ect) photoshop cs3 (cover art/posters). Also what framerate did you use in this stop motion animation its great.

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Posted 15 December 2008 - 08:52 AM

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I can answer some of these questions for you. I know that Doug uses Adobe Premiere (Although Vegas is my choice too) and Adobe Photoshop, and I'm pretty sure he uses Stop Motion Pro too. Would you be able to give me some lessons in blender? Meh, I'll PM you about it.

And is there a thread for this film you speak of?

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Captain Zuloo, on Dec 15 2008, 02:52 AM, said:

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I can answer some of these questions for you. I know that Doug uses Adobe Premiere (Although Vegas is my choice too) and Adobe Photoshop, and I'm pretty sure he uses Stop Motion Pro too. Would you be able to give me some lessons in blender? Meh, I'll PM you about it.

And is there a thread for this film you speak of?

I believe not i just joined several months ago and i dont have it on youtube, but it won an award for best animation :pir_laugh2:

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