BATMAN YEAR ONE | Chapter I: How Rome Fell

[@Cobra_125]

I love your Loeb take! I once wrote Loeb as a formerly idealistic cop who actually resented Falcone and protected Jim, and I'm glad to see I'm not the only one to have the idea. :) Good use of Deadshot. He works well for these early-career Batman stories. I also love the screentime to given to Gordon, as well as Bruce’s angst over the Red Hood fiasco.

[@pbeochan4583]

Aw cool! Yes I love the idea that everyone is just a product of the toxic environment of the city itself. Loeb folded into that role because that’s all he knew. I like having a little grey in the characters that are often black and white in most media. And yes!! I love Gordon, and this is as much an origin story for him as it is for Batman. The whole film is centred around both characters failing to reach their goals in their own ways, until that pivotal moment when they meet, and they realise that neither can do what needs to be done without the other. A true partnership.

[@melvinfranco2142]

I liked this quote: "Let the cops be cops, and let the crazy stay in Arkham". It really shows that there are basically two types of people: the kind who uphold the law in Gotham, and the kind who decided to turn the rules upside down. Really interesting, in my opinion.

[@miloscott6617]

I realize this is my fourth comment but I a, rewatching this after 5 months and I actually really love two things in particular: Falcone and Red Hood. Falcone was like the ultimate crime lord, written exactly how you would expect someone like him to be. And the scene at the end when he threatens Jim gave me chills because the music sounded a lot like The Godfather theme. And Red Hood was the perfect teaser for a future Joker, I love his little twinkly ominous music. Can’t wait to see your take on Mr. J. Also Deadshot was a nice inclusion.

[@pbeochan4583]

Aw man tysm. No I absolutely love hearing from you and what you think, so thank you for commenting so often! Falcone was defo the most fun character to write for and play. I can't wait to see him come back at some point. Keep an ear out for that little twinkly motif, it's not the last you'll hear it lol.

[@miloscott6617]

@@pbeochan4583 Glad to hear! 👍

[@devilskull6768]

I was skeptical at first but I actually grew to like it

[@hc1692]

This is one of the most underrated stop motions I’ve seen on KZbin. We need a sequel 🤝

[@pbeochan4583]

Aw thank you so much! Filming starts today... 👀

[@hc1692]

@@pbeochan4583 don’t mention it man I’m tryna get in the stop motion business myself just need the equipment. I’ve got a few story boards written and working on a couple scripts as well

[@pbeochan4583]

Keep at it! Literally everything I shot for this film was all done on my phone. The picture quality isn’t the best but I wanted to focus more on developing my animation technique and getting the story right. All the good quality tech can come later when I can afford it 😂 Excited to see what you make!

[@hc1692]

@@pbeochan4583 cheers man appreciate the advice and I look forward to seeing what you do with the sequel for this.

[@rivaldovillegas3725]

Completely under fucking rated!!!

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you so much!

[@MSFVIDS]

Wow this is very cool, great animation. Btw, how did you achieve the night time lighting?

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you so much! I’m not sure if it’s an ‘exact science’ per say, but when lighting backgrounds I maybe used one sharp light to represent the moon for example, as well as using a black sheet as the background to maintain as much darkness as possible. Then in the Loeb’s office scene between Batman and Gordon, I placed the light very close to the surface so the light wouldn’t dominate the room, and give the impression that the light source was coming from a desk lamp or something like that. It really depends on the setting.

[@MasterOfTheLemons]

"Death is never easy; whether you're the one pulling the trigger, or the one watching as others around you fall. Trust me... I know both." One of the best Alfred quotes I've ever heard. I'm only 10 minutes in and this is already SO amazing! You're setting everything up so well. I LOVE that Red Hood is basically the thing that kicks off this entire terf war. I just saw the part where Barbara asks Jim "did he so you?" and we just flash back to him, staring Batman DEAD in the eye, with his gun shaking... Haha, that was amazing. Can't wait to watch the rest, a serious Batman Lego series starting from Day 1is something the world needs!!

[@vihaantucker2850]

Sorry to be off topic but does someone know a way to log back into an instagram account?? I stupidly lost my password. I would appreciate any assistance you can give me

[@lawsonjude6642]

@Vihaan Tucker instablaster :)

[@VoidNeon]

This is so good

[@beany456]

Great Movie:Great Script Action is Well Made Animation on point soundtrack is very Han Zimmer like Intro Gave me chills Pacing is incredible solid 9/10

[@lego_dude]

The animation is absolutely amazing

[@superjumpbros64]

Very cool

[@miloscott6617]

Lol I keep coming back to this! CanNOT wait for part 2.

[@_ChoccooMilkk_]

Your voices for the different characters (as well as your American accent) are really good! Really good story as well!

[@jaydenkolla5118]

this is very under rated

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you!

[@stallionplayer08]

I like watching lego stories cause some people write some incredible stuff with our favorite characters. This one is no different. Keep going.

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you so much! Means a lot

[@ratdos]

favorite batman adaption of all time. its so true to the character

[@MasterOfTheLemons]

"We'll work together this once, but then we're never doing this again." LOL Just finished watching, and WOW, great story. I really love your sympathetic take on Lobe, that's a breath of fresh air. The scene between him and Jim is SO tense, and damn does it pay off. Really caught me off guard! It was so badass seeing Batman take Falcone down, and when Falcone gets hostile at the end, he's genuinely scary. I can totally see how this guy's kept a stranglehold on Gotham. I love the scene at the end with Alfred and Bruce, sharing a drink, that's so nice haha. I love how you write Alfred, he's got the best one liners. I cannot WAIT to see you tackle Joker if you decide to continue, you've set this up sooo perfectly! And as for the animation itself, it's AMAZING, you gets such human, believable, expressive motions out of these figures, it takes real creativity and makes this so immersive. Pretty much every second of this is great to look at, I'm sure it took forever to animate this, but it REALLY paid off, because this look phenomenal!

[@pbeochan4583]

Just read through both your comments and your feedback means so much to me! Thank you! Yes Alfred is one of my favourite characters and some of the more nuance dialogue between him and Bruce were my favourite scenes to write. I think when people write Batman, they make him a little too inhuman, a little too emotionless. With my Bruce, yes he comes across very emotionless in his Bat persona, but he is still human. We only see the true Bruce when he’s with Alfred, because Alfred is the only person left from his life before his tragedy. I wanted to portray that their scenes together. Bruce gets angry, sad, frustrated, scared, and he only feels comfortable showing those emotions when he’s with Alfred. Loved your comments. Tysm ❤️

[@RegularJ.Studios]

Dude this was just words can't describe how good this is. And I hope you can keep it up in the next chapter. And also THE RED HOOD hm..... I WONDER WHERE THIS IS GOING. 🃏 ;)

[@pbeochan4583]

I have no idea what you're talking about... 👀

[@RegularJ.Studios]

Ok.....sure.....;)

[@ValentineCorp]

One of the best Batman not just LEGO batman sories ever, period. I still can't wait for part 2!

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you so much! That means a whole lot

[@robertnorton8519]

It would be great to see more of this

[@pbeochan4583]

Chapter II is coming out soon!

[@CheetahStudio1]

Nice. You're very professional ☺️ I'm sadra hosseini

[@ciarapatterson5009]

Ahhh amazing!!! Congratulations on all your hard work

[@super_nova3787]

This is really good cant wait for chapter 2

[@Ronny_cr7_edits]

Do a part two I really loved part one

[@pbeochan4583]

Part II is currently in production. Can follow me on Instagram for updates!

[@TheaBrickCity]

Amazing stuff, very very well done!

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you so much!

[@CyberCelt.]

Really cool video. Well done 👍🏻

[@Shadow46474]

I like it good job

[@Seajoy3005]

yo this is actually really really good!!

[@pbeochan4583]

Aw thank you so much!

[@Ayyothatsbrandogaming]

Ik it’s too late but I’d be happy to voice a character some time

[@pbeochan4583]

For sure! Currently writing for Chapter III so I’ll be sure to find you a part

[@bridinquinn3388]

Absolutely amazing! The amount of hard work put into this has really paid off! Intriguing from start to that ending!!! Those action scenes are amazing and the music is phenomenal! A perfect debut so so proud xxxxxxx

[@aodhanobaoill5745]

This is amazing wow

[@someguy4755]

I love the sets for this film especially that batcave.

[@pbeochan4583]

Aw tysm! Yes, it was important to build a permanent set for the batcave, as we’ll see it develop as Bruce adds more and more to it as the series goes on

[@someguy4755]

Exactly, also very cool cobbled together design

[@seamusmcilroy]

Very impressive. Very talented. Keep at it.

[@happyninja_22]

Damn this is some good stuff. I like how the bruce and carmine falcone talk was like the one in the telltale series.

[@pbeochan4583]

The Telltale games had such a big influence on my story. I love the implied relationship between the Falcone and Wayne families in those games. It’s a history we’ll explore a lot more in the next chapter

[@happyninja_22]

Are you working on chapter 2

[@pbeochan4583]

@@happyninja_22 yes Chapter II is currently in production atm

[@Cooper_Tyrrell_Productions]

I love this film, I'm amazed at how well the script is written and the characters are portrayed. Hard to believe this almost a year old, Year One LOL! I'm interested in seeing how chapter two goes. Especially with the whole Wayne Family and Falcone connection. Wondering if it'll be something similar to the Tell Tale series with Thomas Wayne being corrupt. I'd like to see how Bruce/Batman tackles with that. Also some characters I'd like to see in future chapters would be Harvey Dent (pre-Two Face), Selina Kyle (Catwoman) and of course The Joker himself! And maybe possible Dick Grayson before he became Robin.

[@pbeochan4583]

You’re too kind! Thank you

[@chvrymvtions]

Amazing Stopmotion this was really good!

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you sm!

[@gravityfilms4]

Fantastic work!

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you so much!

[@Creatives_2009]

This is an amazing story and the dialogue is perfect

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you so much!

[@mollyhodgkinson8927]

Rewatching it again with the fam because I loved it so much- the fight scenes are insane!! So proud !!

[@kristianflechter7048]

I love everything

[@DatBoyCharles16]

when is chapter two coming out because this was awesome

[@pbeochan4583]

Tysm! It really depends on work and scheduling! Adding finishing touches to the script then animation should begin in the next month.

[@lullaby.for.arsonists7329]

@@pbeochan4583 Hope your still working on this, cause this is amazing!!

[@pbeochan4583]

@@lullaby.for.arsonists7329 Thank you so much! I am indeed. Wrapping up filming today, and going to spend May composing music and voiceacting/sound-editing etc. So expect Chapter II in June at the earliest. I'll be dropping a trailer beforehand.

[@riverunconfirmed]

@@pbeochan4583 that’s nice. I just found this. I’ll be waiting.

[@theevansstudios8411]

This Fantastic job, it's awsome.

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you so much!

[@theevansstudios8411]

@@pbeochan4583 you are welcome .

[@theevansstudios8411]

oh i was wondering how did you do this stop motion? i am instead in do a stop motion film?

[@standingontheshouldersofgi5876]

Can't wait for the second episode.

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you! Script nearly done 😬

[@standingontheshouldersofgi5876]

@@pbeochan4583 nice!

[@kingkong905]

Who did the voice acting, animation, and music? I love this film!

[@ciarnicriocaird6894]

This is unreal! Love the story line, all the characters and the fighting is amazing!

[@joshuakingsmith138]

though i seen this so many times on my channel i love everything about it from story to the detective work, to the fighting sequences man i cant wait till u reveal selena kyle/catwoman great work

[@pbeochan4583]

Aw man tysm, that means a lot!

[@joshuakingsmith138]

@@pbeochan4583 u welcome bro ya content help me inspired me while I'm workin on my black batman fan script I'm writing

[@pbeochan4583]

That sounds cool man. Best of luck with your project!

[@somethingofascientist5764]

This is incredible! Good job!

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you Mr Crane!

[@somethingofascientist5764]

@@pbeochan4583 your are very welcome! Perhaps I will make an appearance in future episodes?

[@pbeochan4583]

@@somethingofascientist5764 you sure will!

[@somethingofascientist5764]

@@pbeochan4583 excellent! I'll be sure to keep notifications on!

[@S-A-Q]

Well done Niall. This is an impressive piece of work, amazing production. Can’t wait to see what’s next.

[@nathanoswaltmusic]

What. A. Masterpiece. Definitely worth the 40 min. runtime.

[@pbeochan4583]

Aw thank you so much! Means a lot

[@mksysinc]

I liked and subbed, im also planning on making a batman series

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you so much! Excited to see it

[@meganmorelli2147]

The music is brilliant!

[@shannonfay1570]

Rewatching again because I love this so much! The characters are amazing 👏 and the music is so incredible, I can't get over it

[@CRStudios]

Wow that was great!

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you!

[@kypgoldenflier]

Amazing! Great job

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you! Means a lot ❤️

[@kypgoldenflier]

@@pbeochan4583 No problem! 🦇

[@legobatman2104]

Love the robert de niro voice!

[@pbeochan4583]

My dream Falcone fancast!

[@legobatman2104]

We have that in common

[@infernosstopmotions]

This is amazing story is great and fight animation is amazing

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you sm! Really appreciate it

[@eimear8589]

This was incredible, the action scenes were amazing!

[@miloscott6617]

Just subbed. Video’s awesome!!!

[@pbeochan4583]

Aw thank you so much!!!

[@MrParkiii]

This is insane! Can’t wait for next episode!!!💚

[@drugsian448]

Yo Bro can u make a batman long halloween?🤔

[@pbeochan4583]

I’m using Batman Year One and the Long Halloween as my main inspirations for this series. The events of Long Halloween will take centre stage in Year 2, but keep an eye out for a few Long Halloween easter eggs showing up in Chapter II 👀. Cheers for the comment man!

[@drugsian448]

@@pbeochan4583 Please keep the series long bro!

[@drugsian448]

Please use tas series or The Batman Arkham series homage a lot.

[@drugsian448]

And I'll look forward to the knightfall and Gotham Central bro!

[@nickstrelic9422]

So glad I finally found out about this video, great job, very excited for the next chapter!

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you so much!

[@meganmorelli2147]

This is insane!! The quality of your work is mind blowing, can’t believe you did this all yourself!

[@laurenfox2918]

This is amazing!!

[@darakeeve6293]

Amazing stuff! Really enjoyed the action scenes!

[@thedarkbrickstudio2452]

Wow!!! I absolutely loved it!!! I swear every time Alfred is on screen the animation is perfect!!! There is still space to grow, but overall, the animation is great. (7/10) The story is so interesting and thorough!!! I figured you took inspiration from Batman: The Telltale game. I can't wait to see what comes next!!!

[@pbeochan4583]

Aw thank you so much! Yes Telltale inspired a lot of the interactions with Falcone. I love how that series handled the relationship between the Falcones and the Waynes.

[@someguy4755]

The only time I've liked the year one story outside the comic or movie.

[@GothamBat100]

This was so amazing the story the animation perfect can’t wait for chapter 2 I hope we can see Harvey dent

[@pbeochan4583]

Aw thank you so much!!! We sure will 😉

[@chase7651]

WOW. JUST… WOW.

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you!

[@eimearthornbury2954]

Omgg this is so cool!! Maith thú 💚💚💚💚

[@THECREATOROFBRICKS2000]

This was fucking awesome ill be watching your career with great interest

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you sm for the kind words!

[@maniacmax3486]

Wow

[@Cobra_125]

33:37 is my favorite part.

[@pbeochan4583]

One of my favourites to animate too! Was hard not to laugh through it 😂

[@yourcuzmarcus215]

This is brilliant 👌

[@miloscott6617]

Actually, I have a question. What animation app do you use? Stop Motion Studio? That’s what looks like. I also use that app!

[@pbeochan4583]

The very one! I don’t really have the ideal software atm for making stop motion films that I’d love to have when I can afford it. But Stop Motion Studio is excellent for what it’s made for, so it keeps me going for now. Long as I focus on story and character at present, I can worry about improving my animating skills and equipment as I develop. Thanks for the comment!!

[@DoTheBartMan100]

I am sooo looking forward to chapter II and hopefully in the future, III. Anywhere we can get updates, such as Instagram, Facebook, etc?

[@pbeochan4583]

Aw thank you so much! Yes, I post updates on Instagram (pbeochan)

[@leahmurphy1582000]

😍😍😍

[@BrickSimon2007]

I thought this was amazing! Better than any official stuff DC is putting out right now. This is easily my favourite Batman fan film and one of my favourite Batman films, ever! I've watched this 20 times in the past month and I can't wait for chapter 2!

[@pbeochan4583]

Aw thank you sm! This means a whole lot ❤️

[@scottyslade753]

batman

[@nathanielmorgan9108]

this is pretty good, did you do all the voices yourself? Well most, you obviously didn't do Barbara's. So watching more of this it's clear that you definitely got multiple people, but a lot of the characters seem to be voiced by the same guy.

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you! Yes all the male voices are voiced by me. My first real project so it was hard to get much of a voice cast together without a platform. Hoping to change that for future projects

[@nathanielmorgan9108]

@@pbeochan4583 well you did quite a good job on the voices. I'd be willing to provide a voice for the future, I'm trying to get more into voice acting, still quite the amateur but I'm something. This was surprisingly well written for a fan made thing, the writing was top tier, everything else seemed amateur, which isn't a bad thing, as it's the very beginning, but the writing, didn't feel amateur at all, or the animation.

[@regenerations67]

Are you going to do a shared universe series.

[@pbeochan4583]

That’s the plan! Starting off with a 3 Chapter Batman Year One series, then we’ll see what comes next…

[@regenerations67]

@@pbeochan4583 Cool I can’t wait

[@Luckystreak]

A couple questions.. Did you get people to do the voices? How did you do the mouth animation?

[@pbeochan4583]

I did the male voices myself, but then got my two friends to voice Barbara and Vicki Vale. For the mouth animation, whilst using Stop Motion studio and drew a black mark over the mouths matching the dialogue. Laborious but it certainly helps to show which character is speaking, especially since a lot of the characters sound very same-ish, since it's my own voice.

[@Luckystreak]

@@pbeochan4583 Thanks for responding! I am planning to make a stop motion movie of my own so your tips are greatly appreciated!

[@artyshow8839]

This is fucking amazing

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you so much!

[@cjstudios1992]

I absolutely loved the vid. Just a quick question tho, I was wondering if you could give me any tip on how to get more views on my Lego Batman stop motions because I uploaded a vid like 2 days ago and it has only got 58 views. I don’t know if that has anything to do with my sub count or if it is something I’m doing wrong. So if you could give me some tips that would be really great

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you! Honestly, the KZbin algorithm baffles me, I’m honestly not sure how it works. I thankfully have a very supportive family and circle of friends, so when I initially uploaded the video, they shared it around which got it a good fee hundred views in its first few weeks. But then around April/May time there began a huge spike in views, particularly from the US, and it just grew exponentially from there. I have no idea how it happened because I didn’t particularly do anything manually. Wish I had some tips and tricks to share but it honestly is just so random. But just keep at it man, that breakthrough will come!

[@cjstudios1992]

@@pbeochan4583 thanks so much 😄

[@Crosshair587]

A thumbnail of Batman and Count Dooku in a white dress

[@ValentineCorp]

When is Chapter 2 gonna come out?

[@pbeochan4583]

Really depends. I hope to have it out around the same time as the last one, but the production of Chapter II is already so much bigger this time. On top of that I work full time too. I wish I could release them consistently but I can’t say for sure sadly. Thank you so much for your comments!

[@unleashedbrickflix5053]

great video. the length is insane, and the animation is really smooth, I can see you doing quite well. let me know if you're interested in collaborating some time, I'm happy to provide voice work, which I think you may need.

[@pbeochan4583]

Thank you sm! Yes definitely, because I’m new to the scene it was hard to get any other voice actors, so that’d be great.

[@unleashedbrickflix5053]

PBeochan that was like my one criticism of the film though! Everything else is great! If you’ve got a way for me to contact you, let me know and I’d love to help out

[@mexicanbatman8157]

Clam ur here before 150sub ticket bois

[@Sonshine-xe6qq]

do any other heroes or villians exist?

[@patrickfox2286]

👍

[@IsaiahSalvagno]

This is so good

[@Luckystreak]

This is amazing!

[@pbeochan4583]

Aw thank you so much!