"Helden 06"

[Hobbes]

Maybe you football freaks are interested in this:

On June 14 a group of four "media and entertainment" students were guests on a german TV show called "TV Total", hosted by Stefan Raab (European members might know him even if they're not Germans). These four students were presenting their "graduation project", a stop-motion LEGO movie about a fictitious 2006 World Cup final "Germany vs World Stars". A clip of the show can be seen here:

TV Total, June 14, 2006

The clip lasts 9:13 minutes (the first 7 seconds is a commercial) and is in German, of course.

For those just interested in the movie, a clip starts at 5:12 and ends at 6:43 minutes. Commentary is in German, of course, and it features some german celebrities, which non-Europeans won't recognize.

For those who don't speak German but are still interested in the whole show clip, here's a quick "walk-through" so you're not completely lost:

- I don't follow that show regulary but I think Stefan Raab's "impersonating" an Angolan player with his outfit - that's not how he looks normally ;-)

- The students tell a bit about their project and how they called up LEGO and asked for as many bricks as possible which TLC then sent (here Stefan Raab jokes, "Did you hear that, ladies and gentlemen? If you need bricks just call LEGO, they'll send 'em to you." To which one of the students said, "Or you can call us, we have plenty left".)

- It took about 2 months to build the stadium

- About 1000 minifigs are in the stands

- The movie consists of 6 pictures per seconds

- There are two versions out: the movies version with 10 minutes and a DVD (the second to last on the bottom of the list) with 16 minutes, 8 (!) "languages" (English, French, Spanish, Italian, and some german celebrities and fans; here's the different commentators) and extras.

- The "Matrix shot" at the end of the movie clip took about two weeks to finish. They used a "stand" of modeling clay for the minifig which then took most of the two weeks to get erased.

- Stefan Raabs gets two minifigs as a present, representing him and his "co-host" Elton (who you can't see in this clip)

- Official Website

Attention: If there's any parents here who want to show this to their kids, there is "nuditiy" in the show clip (3:24 - 3:27 minutes) and in the movie clip (about halfway through it). It's European TV afterall...

Hope you enjoy it - I did *sweet*

[Aredhel]

Wow, that was reeeally great, Hobbes!

I wish I had seen it in TV, but I do not have at the moment.

Just cool, that those guys phoned and got the Lego for it... fascinating... LOL

*y* *y*

[Minifig Lecturer]

TV Total, June 14, 2006

That is the best video ever! the brazilian taking his shirt off and the manager kicking the drink machine :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D