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Even though she only knows of the Bonapartes and not personally, Cinna feels it is her duty as an upstanding citizen to protect them from the mob. She moves to fight alongside the guards and places herself between an oncoming peasant and the Bonapartes. "Back off, this is no way to handle the situation." She tries to calm the encroaching mob, knowing her words fall as nothing to them.

That car is so cute Great review! I hope these make it to the USA soon.

Really great work. Not counting all the cool figures interacting (which is awesome, especially the giant burger guy), I think my favorite part is the condiment station.

Brick Flicks Over 4 Minutes Spider-Man's Nightmare by AtlasAnimationz LEGO Pirates in Basic Spanish by dcg_in_cc Centurion by Duck NNN Chapter 2 by fallentomato Police Show Commercial by fallentomato Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by Geertos13 The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Geertos13 The truth about Peter Pettigrew by Geertos13 Henri & Edmond - Copyright by iguana Let's Play LEGOs, Episode 1: Let's Build a Treehouse by JohnFromKC Lego Indiana jones and the Mystical Gemstone by Kd2apoof Delta Combat by LegoGalactus My personal journey through leaf angles by ThaukaFilms Galactic Smugglers 7 by thefourmonkeys LEGO Halloween by tim636100 Vampyre Moonstones by tim636100

Brick Flicks Under 4 Minutes Unity is Strength by 0937 superfan Seth Masterson vs. Shark Hoops by Behind the Camera Tutorials by benny07 Speederbikers Adventure on Endor (Episode 1) by brick72 [Episode II] StarWars Speederbikers Adventure - Lets Dance Again by brick72 Dick Grayson's Revenge by Captain J Misty Mountain by -Carson Haupt- Fabuland Mario Mountainlion by Cecilie First day of world war 2 for USSR - trailer by crazymotion Mighty Mikie's adventures by crazymotion Code Monkey Music Video by DarkDragon A LEGO Halloween Secret by Digitalwizards Rolled Up by Digitalwizards The Mutant Clone by Duck A short stop-motion montage by Duck The Adventures of Rifleman Bill by efullner Superheroes Bank Robbery "The Heist" pt.1 by eldiano Just an old Animation by Electricsteam Doomsday 2012 by Faie A Minifigure Gets the X-Box One by Fithboy Battle under the night by Foan Star Wars 1313 by Foan Star Wars 1313 (Version 2) by Foan Man wakes up after ten years! by Foan Dr Who and The Cyberlurians by gasdoc Cousin Avi Music Video by GoobaTroopa Snake's Gun Reviews by Honger Batman's Day Off. by Jackattack7 Building the Batmobile by Kez Bolik stop motion music video by knaky Batman Christmas with the Joker by LegoGalactus Batman v.s. Spiderman by LegoGalactus Black Ops by LegoGalactus The Last Minecrafter by LegoGalactus Pizza Delivery by LegoGalactus Justice League trailer by LegoGalactus Superhero videos by LegoGalactus Superman Man of Steel Trailer by LegoGalactus Super Heroes Daily Life by lego-maniac Thor's Day Off by MadAboutLego Lego Indiana Jones and The Dark Helper - Trailer by MatiPasio Lego Sherlock Holmes - Stop Motion and Talking Test by MatiPasio Short Partisans Action by MatiPasio Lego nightmare by MinifTory Reaction Force Lego by MinifTory Predation (A Halloween Special) by mysteriouspi Foster the People - Houdini by NXTManiac Back to the Lab: The Blaster Dilemma Ep. 2 by RedBrick1 Back to the Lab: Time Trouble by RedBrick1 Impossible Mission: Dark Deals by RedBrick1 Lego Kingdoms: Castle Coup by RedBrick1 The Werewolf Terror (2012) by SanderMania Happy Easter by SeanDoubleJ The Witch's Jack O'Lantern by SeanDoubleJ The Wrong Zoo by SeanDoubleJ Christmas in Hoth by seaotter71 Santa Yoda by seaotter71 Futility by starwarsfanatic The Coming of the Keyring Dalek by starwarsfanatic Chicken Dance by starwarsfanatic Queen's Lily of the Valley in Lego by starwarsfanatic A Laugh And A Half by strangely Joker's Day Job by Sum1UCantNo Barney's Cherry by ThaukaFilms The Adventures of Dungeon and Dragon by thefourmonkeys Attack of the Bionicles 2 by thefourmonkeys LEGO Grand Theft Auto by thefourmonkeys LEGO King Kong VS Godzilla by thefourmonkeys LEGO Rebrick Contest Entry by thefourmonkeys LEGO Star Wars Easter 2013 by thefourmonkeys Girl's Night Out by thefourmonkeys I Told You by thefourmonkeys Superhero Bowling by thefourmonkeys The Sad Truth by thefourmonkeys LEGO Dark Knight Rises Trailer 3 by the last chronicler LEGO Jango Fett Unchained Trailer by the last chronicler A Gift From Above by Walter Mr. Sir and The Unexpected Encounter by Walter Staring Contest by Walter Zombies - The Dead Walk by Walter

Tutorials/Tips Photography Circular Polarizer Filter (Scouty) Choosing a Camera (Darkdragon) Comic & Photo Editing Adding Comic Book Elements to Images (KielDaMan) Video Editing Basic Editing using Windows Live Movie Maker (KielDaMan) Writing Character & Theme 1: Basic Story Arc and Characters (Hinckley) Character & Theme 2: Protagonist vs. Antagonist (Hinckley) Character & Theme 3: The Interview (Hinckley) Photography Controlling Depth of Field (Darkdragon) Low light LEGO Photography (Si-MOCs) Editing Dynamic Paneling (def) Adding Dialogue to Comics (KielDaMan) Atmospheric Effects in Photoshop (Brickdoctor) Filming Creating a Brick Flick: Part 1 - Pre Production (SteampunkDoc) Creating a Brick Flick: Part 2 - Production (SteampunkDoc) Brick Flicks Under 4 Minutes Over 4 Minutes Comics One-Panel Short Form Long Form Series Star Wars: Flicks & Comics Special Thanks to Eskallon for his early work on the first BF&C Index and the Star Wars BF&C Index

Happy Birthday!!

I'm so jealous of all you guys and gals going. I've always wanted to attend Brickcon (especially when I lived on the west coast). There's always next year!

Whether we like to admit it or not, our photo gear does make a difference in our work. Not only can better gear produce better results, but having the right equipment can make the whole process more enjoyable. After all, we want to make comics and films, not mess around with our camera trying to get it to do things it was never intended to do. With this in mind, you may realize you need to upgrade your camera. You may have questions about features to look for, what all the numbers mean, and how much do you really have to spend? The goal of this tutorial is to take some of the mystery out of choosing a camera. I will be focusing on features needed for getting clean photos specifically to be used in creating films and comics, however, you should end up with a camera that is good for "normal" use like vacations and such as well. What Kinds of Cameras are there? There are quite a few different types of cameras available. Most likely anyone reading this has at least one of these and I'm willing to bet most of us have more than one. Before we talk about what to look for in a camera, I'm going to explain the different types and you'll see why the rest of this article will not be focused on the first three in this list. What does that leave us with? Well, now we have "Compact", "Advanced Compact" and "dSLR". In all honesty, if you can't afford at least a "Compact" camera, you should really start a plan to save the money for one. Anything lower than that will just mean you have to work harder and will most likely never get to the quality of photos that you want. It's a harsh reality, but sometimes we must spend money on the gear. Let's have a look at price ranges, they vary quite a bit depending on brand and features. It's going to be up to you to decide what features and price you are willing to handle. I'll be covering the most important features after this. I'm covering price first because if you don't decide on at least a price range first, you may get stuck in trying to get the "best" and end up not buying anything at all. I do want to make one thing very clear: Do Not Buy Based on Brand . No brand is worth your loyalty, you need to pick a camera with the features, feel, and price point for YOU not because your friends use Canon or you use to have a Sony or you heard Nikon is the best from Ashton Kutcher. Let's Talk Features Photographing for either Brick Flicks or Comics all comes down to taking still images of LEGO scenes. Luckily that means we don't have to consider different features for each thing. Right, so there are a lot of features of modern digital cameras. I'm going to create this list with the "Most Important" features for our purposes at the top, moving down to the "Least Important". I will not cover every possible feature of a camera because, honestly, most features that are hyped by advertisers do not matter at all for what we are doing here. When considering cameras, you can find most of these feature details for the camera on Digital Photography Review as well as staff and user reviews, sample photos, and lots of comments. Flash Control Number One, you need to be able to turn off the flash. A bare flash with LEGO elements always results in sub-par photos. Having a "hot shoe" is also very helpful for adding an external flash and for other uses such as holding "flags" and "reflectors". Macro Mode Unless you really enjoy cropping photos, you'll want to get close to your figures. Take a look at the "minimum focus distance" in the features list for the camera you are considering. The smaller the better, I would stay away from anything over 10 inches though. Manual Mode Most of these types of cameras will have a manual mode of some sort, but not all are created equal. If the controls for manual aperture and shutter are buried in menus, stay away from the camera. You will have nothing but frustrations with these, it's much better if you can find a camera with these controls on a dial or a combination of dials. One of the other things to look for is true manual control for ISO, which should always be set at it's lowest setting but auto mode likes to set it high). Being able to control the aperture and shutter and ISO manually is also very important for getting a consistent image and avoiding "blinkies" when editing your images together in an animation. Manual Focus This can be handled a few different ways. With anything under dSLR, it is unlikely you'll get a true manual focus (like manual on the lens or even choosing a very precise focus point). However, some advanced compact cameras do have the ability to choose a focus point. This is very useful because (as discussed in the Depth of Field lesson) sometimes we want to give focus to only one item in the scene and we don't want to always have that object in the dead center of the frame or the "closest" to the camera. When looking up specs for the camera, look for keywords like "Manual Focus", "Multipoint Focus", and "Selective single-point" (the last one is the very best). Filter Compatibility With a dSLR, you'll be able to put filters right on the lens. This can be very useful for in-camera effects (like using a star filter) and for corrections (such as Circular Polarizer). The more you can do in-camera, the less you have to fight with in editing. For compact and advanced compact cameras, the manual and tech specs should tell you if it is possible to use filters - usually this will require an adapter collar (sometimes even included with the camera). Megapixels This is dangerous ground. It's a huge selling point for many cameras, touting more and more MP. The thing is that the size of the sensor isn't getting any bigger, so they are cramming more and more pixels on the same size sensor. What does this mean to you? It means that the more pixels that are packed on that tiny sensor, the more likely you are to get "noise" or "grain" in your images. When looking at the reviews for the camera you are considering, take a close look at the "High ISO" and "ISO" performance, there are usually 100% crop images in this section of the review. The thing you want to understand about noise in your images is that it makes it difficult, if not impossible, to get a clean background removal. So if you want to drop in a digital background, something like that, you'll need to start with the cleanest photo possible. Another thing to consider with MP is that for this type of work you don't really need more than 8MP. For the most part, we are only displaying these things online and even then they are cropped down to no more than 1MP in actual use (not always, but usually). Even if you were printing a page of your comic, you are still looking at each image in the page being very small relatively speaking. Tripod Mount The ability to mount your camera on a tripod is extremely helpful, especially in the case of animations. I'd say most of the cameras in this range will have a tripod mount, but if it comes down to one that does and one that doesn't, pick the one that does even if it costs a bit more. Well that about covers the features that are important for our purposes. It will take some research to find the right camera, but if you take the time to do it right you will be much happier. The more work you can get done in camera the better. I'd rather spend 30 minutes setting up a shot and 5 minutes in post to crop it than spend 5 minutes setting up a shot and 2 hours in post fixing it, but that does take a camera with certain minimum of features.

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Hearing Guts' words, Cinna lets the group of heroes engulf her once more before the beggar is able to take the one gold. She hurries to catch up with Namyrra and continue down the street.

The gruff voice of the old sailor catches her ear when he mentions a monster in the deep sea. Cinna breaks off to speak to the old sailor "Sir, what is this monster you speak of? This Messie? I don't have much gold myself, but I can offer you 1 gold to tell more me about the monster."

2. Ninja Nin - 3 3. Praiter Yed - 2

5. ZetoVince - 2 8. Hammerstein NWC - 1 9. Oky - 2

5. ZCerberus - 2 7. Hammerstein NWC - 3

1. mordatre - 1 2. Oky - 2 3. Yatkuu - 2

1. mordatre - 1 4. Kristel - 1 6. SilentMode - 3

Awesome work SilentMode. I love the picture with EvilMode jumping over the fence. Oh and about the build itself, I really like the clean lines and simple design. The color highlights are perfect. It's Friends but it's not overstated. Excellent design

It's scheduled

I like everything about this! Of course, slope mastery. Great use of the seed part though, it actually took me a moment to figure it out. Also the orange/blue ship is the perfect splash of color for the scene.

Cinna starts to feel claustrophobic with the encroaching beggars and the large party of heroes. She is getting nervous and figety, Mauryl sticks a boney hand out Cinna's pack and whispers something nonsensical in her ear. Cinna doesn't really notice, it all blends into the the myriad of sounds for the poor. She reaches into her bag and pulls out a bottle of mead which she drinks quickly before a beggar asks for it.

Happy Birthday!!!! Enjoy the gift (for looking only, not mine to send ) Modulex Cafe Corner by Brixe63

"I feel bad for these folks, but I must agree with Guts here. The more we stop and give to the beggars, the more beggars are going to come out to stop us. We need to get to our destination and find the person who posted the notice for help. That is the most important thing for us right now."

Nice car The colors look great and I love the top of the headlights and the bumper flows (is that even a term? )

"You seem a bit jumpy, why do you think we want to tear down a wall anyway?" ooc: my stats look good