Advanced Lighting for BrickFilms (Behind the Scenes of "No One Understands")

An in depth look at several lighting setups, featured in the "No One Understands" video.
Make sure to check out the original video here: • LEGO Groot, Hodor, and...
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Behind the scenes Camera Operators: Celina Frenn and Davy McCall

[@rrvirus]

thanks a lot. great tutorials. i hope i can be great stop motion artist one day :)

[@nathanfilms8836]

same lol

[@jahja7941]

instead you became gamer?

[@BrickMonkeyYT]

@@jahja7941 That’s hillarious

[@DigitalWizardsStudios]

Thanks for "shedding some light" on your process... Love the BTS vids

[@pleasedontdoxme6237]

I never noticed that groot and Hordor were not in the room, good editing!

[@bryanstopmotion]

If an edit isn't noticeable, that means it's a good edit. It doesn't take you out of the scene

[@AnnoyingNoisesProductions]

I also did a bunch of on set lighting for the bunches of glowing potion shots in We the Pumpkins Three. For one shot with a cauldron I couldn't find a way to hide the wiring, so I just masked it out in post. I need to get more fancy lights, though. Have you ever thought of getting some bulbs of a more neutral hue? I feel like your lighting would benefit from it in a few cases which aren't meant to be warmly lit.

[@RyanDBarbarian]

So that's how you did the cauldron. That was an excellent video.

[@LukeWarmStudios]

This is fantastic! Perhaps the most interesting and helpful BTS you have released! This will be really helpful in making my own videos! I also really like the Color Correcting one. Can't wait for that Avengers one!

[@BuilderFamily]

This is great. Thanks for sharing. The lighting is proving to be a huge obstacle in my shooting.

[@Matador5446]

You're very creative. I love watching your behind the scenes videos, please keep them coming.

[@samuelleask1132]

Where do you get your LEDs from?

[@cookiesrgood1802]

2 years, 21 likes but no comments. Not even a suggestion :(

[@littlebrickproduction4451]

@@cookiesrgood1802 ;(

[@Gon3600]

@@cookiesrgood1802 5 years, game of bricks have the BEST lights

[@hypervenomtwins422]

Hi! I'm a huge fan! Your videos have been inspiring me always when I've felt that I'm too horrible at making Lego Stop-Motion videos! I don't even have a tripod so my biggest problem this far has been unstable shooting and blurry pictures! You've always manage to get me practice more and more and not quit! Thanks a lot! Thanks for great inspiration!

[@nap2112]

Man I think "How does he do this?", then I realize it's the most simplest thing to do. That's why I love your films.

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

It's pretty straightforward stuff honestly.

[@mitchellbundy6865]

you are so talented, I love stop motion and I get ridiculously excited every time I see one of your new videos thank you for what you do.

[@reubenmorris4918]

I was just planning on making my next animation but I couldn't get the lighting right, but this really helped, Thanks so much :D

[@maconsilvers]

The sets them self you make are already a master peice next the movies are

[@ilyaonthefly]

Great tutorial, thanks! I asked for this a while back. I always have a little bit of trouble with lighting and cinematography in my brickfilms, this helped a lot! :-)

[@garagelodgecrafting2704]

You guys are so freak'in AWESOME. Thanks again for that tutorial on lighting. Trying to find the right balance for a night parking lot scene with lego zombie nurses heading into work... this gave me some ideas!

[@SSTrunks666]

Wow man. I'm super impressed with your lighting abilities. Lighting is always a good chunk of what goes into a production, and I think you nailed it. It really went well with the mood of the scene. Keep up the amazing work!

[@Valonix]

What’s the video editing software on your pc

[@jonathanhoweslego]

This was really instructive. I think I'll try some of these techniques on my next video. Thanks so much for continuing to share your tips and tricks. They're both interesting and a good motivator!

[@TheHappyJawa]

I really enjoy your behind the scenes videos and appreciate the effort that you put into them (as well as the brickfilms themselves of course) they are super helpful to a budding brickfilmer :)

[@totomhavehat]

I'm amazed by all that work ! Keep it up lego dude

[@zacanimationstudios6655]

Brotherhoodworkshop you inspired me to make animations and try to go full out thx

[@jordanswann]

This video was very helpful. I loved making stop motions and putting on KZbin. I've always kinda had trouble with certain lighting, some bcuz I use an iPhone to make all of mine, but people don't even notice cuz I work really really hard to make em look legit. Anyways, this video helped me a lot.

[@CyberFilmsMovies]

All I can say is COOL, and Creative!!

[@stinkman70]

Thank you that was very informative. Great job I always enjoy all of your films

[@nottomuch332]

This looks amazing im so trying this out! For my stop motions!

[@discstudios5714]

You guys are so cool your way better than I'll ever be!

[@Yulmotion]

Thanks for an excellent video.

[@ScreamingTantrum]

Superb! Behind the scenes are always neat.

[@COMMANDERFOX31]

Thank you for posting the behind the scenes, when are you approximately thinking on releasing the Death Star battle you recorded? And can you do a detailed tutorial of lighting position?

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

Probably releasing it in February. And honestly, as to lighting position, I just mess with it till it looks good.

[@COMMANDERFOX31]

Yes that is definitely a good method. Do you support the use of the "1,2,3" method? (keylight (100%), back light (50%) and side light (25%-30%))?

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

In theory yes. In practice, do whatever looks cool :)

[@chino1moreno]

dude you are awesome, thank you for doing this videos

[@TheMoller199]

Its amazing how much detail there is in on video!! I love it !! ;-)

[@HuxleyBerg]

Avengers age of ultron trailer nice

[@HarryAndBillyBrick]

Good example the conversation scene, it gives some ideas!

[@capncantread2985]

when i watched the original one i didnt even know hodor and groot were composited. incredible

[@matthewfeldman7121]

First of all, want to say I love all of your videos. Secondly, where do you get your LED lights?

[@OnecrasFilms]

Very helpful tutorial! Thank you!

[@jordanlegoproductions9464]

where did u get those led lights at I wanna some for my upcoming brickfilm

[@DonutCopperOnline]

Dear Brotherhood workshop, I am an animated as well, and this video helped me a lot :) but for lighting I only have 1 lamp, do you have any suggestions on how to amplify its intensity?

[@tfgschool]

You have serious skills dude! Keep up the great work! :)

[@1stCloneCommander]

I love seeing stuff falling over or down while you're filming... You must have one heck of a lot patience. RESPECT But just between me and you: are you freaking out sometimes, too? ;)

[@Rambo454]

Now I understand how much time you spend to make these videos! :O

[@joeblackman100]

Hi, when you composite is that frame by frame or film clips, because I don't quite understand what's going on there??

[@JoshuaKeveren-uo5cr]

Your the best! Your my inspiration 😂 no pun intended, but yeah, your kid friendly, your videos are great, and when explanation something, it's easy to understand

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

Thanks :) Glad to hear it. Makes the long hours worthwhile.

[@GabrielClifft]

3:06 mind blown

[@akb168]

Cool tip on the creation of shadows for the characters :-)

[@JadinStewart]

AWESOME!

[@ETRFILMS02]

Hey Brotherhood Workshop! I've just got a PC and I'm going to be using it for my BrickFilms. I was just wondering if you knew any good free green screen/special effects software. I'm going to download the trial for After Effects to see how I go, but if it don't buy it, I would like a free alternative to it. By the way, your BrickFilms keep getting better and better!

[@Anuqz]

What lights did you used? I mean are these special lights for LEGO models like LifeLites or normal LEDs like you get in electro shops or whereever?

[@matteofazio02]

what lights do you use for your lego videos?

[@Nestrick_]

you always have good background buildings, or the inside of buildings. where do you get the bricks? do you use houses of some sort that are prebuilt, or just making them, if you do make them, do you buy extra bricks?

[@samuelwalber2207]

YAY! Age of Ultron trailer coming soon!

[@RyanDBarbarian]

Nice War In The North shirt, i didn't know they had those

[@miguelcorreia1149]

I was wondering if you would do anything funny about the death of Thorin in the battle of the five armies because the way that he dies it's so ridiculous!! Great video too!

[@Jiskpirate]

Hi Brotherhoodworkshop! I've been building a lot and planning to make a recreation of a ship battle in the movie "Master and Commander, The Far Side of the World". There's this big scene where they both fire on each other, but there's a big distance between them. So I want to use green screen, but I'm totally not known with it. Do you have any recommendations about the scene, like programms that are cheap or anything else? Thanks anyways!

[@mihajlotodorovic4412]

Nice vid! You just keep getting innovative! I would love to see the Avengers teailer in Lego and the little bit you've shown on the end looks amazing! By the way, are there going to be more Harry Potter videos any tims soon?

[@dwalker771]

This is very interesting!

[@erickinard1383]

More excited for tht ultron trailer you made than for the movie lol

[@SuperShah201]

Dude seriously..Can i work with you in the future when I finish my high school? hahaha..oh..and..OMG IS THAT A PREVIEW OF AVENGERS TRAILER IN LEGO?YOURE MAKING IT?!! OMG!!!*died on nerdgasm*

[@3brickfriends]

awesome lighting tutorial

[@LeoxandarMagnus]

That was quite informative. Can't wait for that Avengers video though.

[@n0pe451]

This is really helpful :D do more of these

[@josiahjenksisawesome]

3 Questions. How many Frames Per Second would be good for a beginner? Could My Movie Maker work for editing? And can things like Superman taking off or Flash Running be done the way you do arrows?

[@egg7212]

Question #1: 12-15 fps is usually good for starting out. Question #2: Anything will work. It's just a matter of how good it looks. If you think it looks good enough then your fine. Question #3: Yes, although a method I would recommend is to make a brick built speed blur. Check out Kooberz studios to see what I'm talking about.

[@PokeBrick02]

what is the name of those led lights? And where can I get them?

[@masterpenguins]

PokéBrick02 Ibrick?

[@Samuels_Lego_Shorts]

What editing software do you use to crop in characters?

[@galaticape2920]

Hi I'm just asking if I don't have any back drop or anything is that ok I don't really have a good place to animate

[@silverlakesinemas8933]

what kind of paper do you use to defuse the white light. I like the look.

[@jordanthebananakid578]

Hey brotherhood workshop, I've asked this question quite a few times. Where do you get those mini bendable legs? Please answer😄

[@egg7212]

brickfortress.com

[@GentleSpider]

Thank you for this tutorial Are you going to make a new Guardians of the Galaxy video after the age of ultron teaser?

[@BricksandSpiders]

Cool BTS! Do you know any cheaper and nearly as good alternatives to after effects?

[@juna.r.j4748]

When is the LEGO Avengers 2 trailer coming out? I knew u would do another one!

[@MateAnimations]

Thank you! I love your videos! :)

[@plasmamastodon]

Dude this is awesome! I was wondering, how do you get part of a movie into your videos (like at 1:13 with Han and Chewie) without worrying about copyright issues? Anyone please respond...

[@elijahbatz3286]

awesome work.

[@Lukas-kg8sf]

Where do you get the small LED lights? P.S.- You are way better than me at lighting.

[@BrickFireable]

Do you use optical flares (VC) sometimes?

[@madeyestudios8357]

Will you do animations of other movies then Star Wars, Lotr, Hobbit, Marvel movies, or Harry Potter? Perhaps something new for us?

[@SuperTAK1000]

Very cool. Where can I get those little LED lights?

[@EvangelineIncFilms]

What are your main lights called? Also how do you make your minifigures move their hands up and down really smoothly and realistically?

[@egg7212]

Ease in and ease out. It requires practice.

[@Eomer2202]

wow soo much work!

[@1madhammer]

Outstanding!

[@brickyanimations6626]

cool video! please make a frame by frame video so we Cold see how much you move Your caracters every frame.

[@samrippen6015]

Wow cant wait to see that avenger video :)

[@nicholasgambacorta3840]

This helps a lot! Thanks!!

[@rwf_animations7974]

i hope to be well equiped one day to make awesome videos like yours.

[@robby7896]

How do you get enough light on sets when it is night time, like your Hobbit Halloween video?

[@DarkwoodPd]

Do you make your videos in your house or in a studio?

[@maxcarlen5982]

I love these videos! And what are you working with or is it a secret?:)

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

At the moment I'm doing an Age of Ultron trailer, but I keep getting paid jobs from Warner Brothers and LEGO, so it's gonna take me a while to finish

[@ETRFILMS02]

BrotherhoodWorkshop YAYAY! Is it the teaser trailer?

[@samarthtaneja3534]

Hey, I have been thinking of starting a stop-motion project and I wanted to ask: A. How many frames per second are shown in you videos and can I your a lower frame rate? B. What gear and equipment do you use?

[@egg7212]

His frame rate is 24 fps but if you're just starting out I recommend 12-15 fps. For a computer he has a MacBook Pro, he has Van Aken clay for some of the base plates, and lights he has two Arri 150s and one Arri 300. His software includes Dragonframe, Adobe After Effects, and Final Cut Pro 7.

[@BrickFlicksTV]

Yeah but what about the Lens on that DSLR? Is it a Macro Lens?

[@egg7212]

Brick Flicks TV He uses a standard 18-55 mm lens that generally comes with the camera.

[@BrickFlicksTV]

OK, That's surprising. I've been hunting around for a good close-up lens but perhaps I don't need it :-) Thanks for the feedback.

[@mixdgaming7868]

I Love your tutorials 😉

[@wyattarment9557]

I saw you in a lego brick film documentary!

[@_LLevi_]

did you rent those arri lights or did you buy them? im sure if you did they were expensive

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

Quite expensive. At the time this was shot, I was able to borrow them from my day job for free. But I don't work there now, so I don't use an Arri kit anymore. This video shows all the gear I use now, much cheaper. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqvZfYl6htqdiLc

[@_LLevi_]

@@BrotherhoodWorkshop oh thank you very much!

[@AliXx0608]

Question: it's easy and long to make videos or stopmotion?

[@kevin-2.1]

Your an artist.

[@taniakorsakova5983]

What is the exact name of the led lights that you use the small and ble ones and the one tou used to make a red glowing buten

[@b34513]

Where did u get your LEDs???????

[@Dan-hi2uc]

Please can you give me advice on how to make my films look good with the things I have ( two torches and a iPad to film it on) please help it would mean a lot

[@stuka1966]

Thanks. Very informative.

[@Theomurray9]

Question can you do a Batman vidéo please !! Im a huge fan great work can you also do a video about your frames

[@cristorinaldosuuuiiiiii]

You're smart. Subbed

[@rainyw0lfproductions325]

how do you do the laser effects in your older starwars videos??? and lightsabers???? I really need too know?!?!?!? thanks!!!