CarrollFilms

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  1. The animation was smooth but the movement of the baseplate was kind of all over the place.

    I don't know what capture software you use but if you plan on making more animations like this I recommend you purchase Dragon Stopmotion. It has onion skinning which is an incredibly helpful tool for that kind of situation.

    Also, the camera was rather shaky and the fades from one shot to another took me out of the video. If you're going to do something like this, in my opinion, just make it one straight shot. I've built big sets such as the grand emporium and managed to animate/build it all in one take and moving the camera rather than locking it down and not moving gets boring after the first 20 seconds. I get that the baseplate moves but if you get some camera movement in there you'll keep the audience engaged.

    Just some food for thought.


  2. The animation in episode 2 has a lot more improvement in it!

    If you're still looking for voice actors I'll gladly help out.

    There is also a website solely dedicated to Brickfilming called "Bricksinmotion.com"

    Keep up the nice work!


  3. I really like everything about this set. But, what if you took a bunch of 1x1 light blue, dark blue and clear studs then spread them all over the canal?

    That would give you a really cool looking water effect.


  4. I recommend getting the 88000 or at least the rechargeable battery box.

    The Emerald Night is the only train I have PF in, and right now the 8881 battery box is the only power box I have. It looks really awkward with it standing up in the tender.

    If you're going to make a steam engine I would recommend the 88000. I usually see people fit their battery box under in the tenders and cover it up with some black plates.

    But, if you're going to make a train car or anything else just make sure it's tall enough for the 8881 box. Other than that it doesn't really matter which one you get.

    If you do get the 8878 rechargeable just make sure you have a battery box on standby for when the rechargeable dies.


  5. As a 9V fanatic like myself I will be making the transition to PF's in the coming year or so. 9V are really fun to have but the fact that the motors will over heat from massive loads make me sad.

    The only thing I don't like about PF is the fact that you need to change the batters every so often if you but the battery box. But, other than that I love PF.


  6. WARNING: THIS IS A 15 MINUTE LONG VIDEO. Just a heads up.

    Skip the first minute to get to the trains part, each train runs for about a minute or two then it switches to a different one.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IriDOWKT7N8

    I filmed this last summer and thought I might as well share the adventures of my camera.

    Hopefully I will have photos showing the cradle that was used for filming this rather soon.