Paganomation

Anyway, to bring things back on topic... I'd definitely appreciate any and all help spreading the word about our project! 11 days left and we're at 59%! http://kck.st/HZ6sOX

Thanks! To me, the biggest problem with the iPhone/iPad stop-motion approach is that you have to physically touch the camera (the device) to capture a frame. That's kind of a big deal -- you can't be touching, and potentially moving, your camera all the time. Someone needs to create some kind of USB dongle with a "take image" button on it.

Hey, thanks for your kind words! Glad to hear you enjoy our work. With this new film, we're aware of (and intimidated by) the fact that people dig the original "Little Guys!" film, and we have a lot to live up to. Regarding animation cameras: fortunately, you don't need a very expensive camera to start animating. You can start with a pretty cheap HD webcam for around $50 USD. Or, if you're an iPhone user, LEGO actually just came out with this new Stop-Motion app: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/lego-super-hero-movie-maker/id516001587?mt=8&affId=2078443

We here at Paganomation are developing a new LEGO stop-motion film, entitled "Little Guys... In Space!" It's a sequel to our 2007 film "Little Guys!", and is the first new independent Paganomation project since 2008. You can check out on our YouTube channel, as well as a few preliminary photos over on our Flickr page.Animation is a lot of work, though; and so in order to produce the film, we are humbly asking for your help and support. We've put together a Kickstarter campaign in order to raise funds for the production, and we're offering some neat rewards for our backers -- DVDs, pins, figures, custom LEGO sculptures, and more. You can find detailed information on all of that over at our Kickstarter page. Even if you decide not to become a backer, we would also definitely love your support in just helping to spread the word about "Little Guys... In Space!" by inviting others to this Facebook event, or by leaving us a comment over on , MOCpages or Bricks In Motion. It's exciting to be putting together a new film, and I'm really looking forward to experimenting with all kinds of crazy new LEGO stop-motion tricks and techniques. A big thank-you to all of you who are already backers, and thanks to everyone else in advance for your support!

We'll also be teaching our usual "Intro to LEGO Animation" workshop (for the fifth year in a row)!

I don't know why it's taken me so long to start interacting on these forums (I'm not really a message board person), but there's also the BrickFlix Film Festival, which is in June this year. The deadline for entries is May 1st!

Well, it's no "how many frames per second did you use?" :) But yeah, I think it's cool that we work in a medium where there are things that there are no guidelines for yet. Everyone has their own techniques. What's different about the LEGO community (as opposed to other art forms) is that folks seem more open to sharing those techniques so that everyone can build upon them (pun intended), rather than keeping them under lock and key.

I'd love it more if all four legs were separately moveable. :) Seriously though, I'm looking forward to trying this new horse out on camera. I didn't realize TLG was replacing the old horse entirely, but it's cool how they've taken into account compatibility with existing accessories.

This is a cool thing to have recorded. Also, I find it fascinating (and somewhat hilarious) how often the topic of stop-motion water comes up.