En rejse til månen (Journey to the Moon)

NEW: Read about the making of the film: hassings.dk/moon/
(English translation below the leading Danish message)
Som gave til vores Farmor og Farfars guldbryllup i 1973 ville min fætter Henrik (10) og jeg (12) lave en film med Lego, som handlede om en månerejse, inspireret af tidens Apollo program. Vi brugte mange week ender på at planlægge og bygge rekvisitter. Min lillesøster Inger (10) hjalp os med landskaberne i papmaché. Den blev filmet i Super 8 uden lyd. Det meste af filmen er stop-motion-animation, men der er også scener med bevægelse via fiskesnøre.
Efter festen tog Farmor og Farfar filmen og os med til Billund, hvor vi viste den for Godtfred Kirk Christiansen. Han kunne lide den, og fik lavet en kopi. Vi så til gengæld Lego fabrikken og fik nogle store æsker med hjem.
As a gift to our grandparents' golden wedding anniversary in 1973, my cousin Henrik (10) and I (12) decided to make a film with Lego, which was about a moon trip, inspired by the Apollo program of that time. We spent many week ends on planning and building props. My little sister Inger (10) helped us with the landscapes of papier-mâché. It was filmed in Super 8 without sound. Most of the film is stop motion animation, but there are also scenes with movement using a fishing line.
After the party our grandparents took the film and us to Billund, where we showed it to Godtfred Kirk Christiansen. He liked it and had a copy made. We, in turn, got a Lego factory tour and got some big sets to take home.
Oversættelse af tekster
(English translations of texts appearing)
Lars & Henrik Hassing præsenterer
(Lars & Henrik Hassing present)
Filmen er lavet til Farmor og Farfar i anledning af deres guldbryllup den 16. maj 1973
(The film is made for Grandma and Grandpa on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary on 16 May 1973)
L.R.F.I. = Legolands Rum Forsknings Institut
(L.A.S.A. = Legoland Aeronautics & Space Administration)
To dage senere
(Two days later)
Slut L-H film 73
(The End L-H Film '73)

[@aarontheperson6867]

Before minifigures this came out. That means he had to be creative enough to create his own little people. Good job.

[@prodd333]

There were two people making this :/

[@aarontheperson6867]

@@prodd333 i was 11 when i made this comment. cut me some slack.

[@prodd333]

@@aarontheperson6867 I know. I’m not stupid. Btw what is 2 + 2 it’s for a friends?

[@MasterSinister3]

@@prodd333 4

[@prodd333]

@@MasterSinister3 thanks man

[@DevastatorBrawl217]

This was the beginning of brickfilming. So inspiring.

[@abrahamdavidcortina923]

Until The Lego Movie was a full length theatrical brick film

[@historyarmyproductions]

@@abrahamdavidcortina923 That was cgi.

[@paxhumana2015]

@@historyarmyproductions , it still would not exist without this film, so shut your pie hole!

[@andyjay729]

One small step for a brick, one giant leap for brickkind.

[@selections199]

@@historyarmyproductions 99% CGI and a little bit of stop motion

[@Mineralsss]

2:34 wow, those practical effects! Didn't expect to see stuff like that in the first ever brickfilm

[@thatswhatshesaid2777]

How'd those bricks not melt from the sparkler?!

[@DohiMissed344]

and they did that in 1 take?

[@cuatesdanteyuli8516]

I think that theese effects are better than of today

[@TheSicBric]

Absolute classic. If there was a brickfilm hall of fame, this would be the first portrait.

[@BrokenTV101]

And here I am thinking the first brickfilm was the magic portal, but all along it was this.

[@garge7676]

I think this was the second and the first is lego wars which is lost...

[@nicovlasov710]

Me too.

[@nicovlasov710]

This was the first brick film, then another on came in '79.

[@Nicoder6884]

ThompsonGunProductions M1928 Backwards. 1st: this one 2nd: lego wars (lost) 3rd: magic portal.

[@paltryblather9331]

its not lost, just search 'lego wars 1980', it will come right up i tried linking to it, but my comments are hidden.. wtf (maybe i can comment without the link?)

[@TheSponge278]

I think someone should do a remake of this.

[@miles1357]

The Sponge 27 I think Lego should release a set based on this

[@mastercoyote9349]

CarverHunt101 It’s been 9 month,have you done it yet ?

[@xtrashocking]

@CarverHunt101 it's been a year, have you mastered it yet?

[@xtrashocking]

@CarverHunt101 oH nO

[@lordcybercat4968]

You could do it

[@livarankhassing5823]

I love this. My dad is so talented!

[@MacenW]

Liva Rank Hassing that's your dad?

[@scollector7748]

Your dad did this?

[@livarankhassing5823]

Yes. He is the 10-year-old (Henrik). :) It's so crazy and weird...

[@JC20XX]

Liva Rank Hassing your dad's pretty cool

[@mikefobfan101]

Liva Rank Hassing cool

[@sillypenta]

Happy 50th anniversary, and thanks again!

[@MRlegobuilder987]

Making stop motion videos with LEGO toys? Pft, that will never catch on.

[@Lundmunchkins2000TV]

It's funny that 41 years later a feature length Lego Movie would come out using this technique of film making....

[@MRlegobuilder987]

Lundmunchkins2000TV Haha, yeah.

[@dimitri-petrenko]

The LEGO Movie is entirely CGI... not stop motion.....

[@Lundmunchkins2000TV]

No they used CGI for some things like waves and lava, while Minifigures and sets were stop motion.

[@MRlegobuilder987]

Actually he is right, the only stopmotion parts were the credits, the shot with the millennium falcon, and the shot where the top of the office flies away. The rest was just really, really, well done digital animation.

[@applez4210]

I have 1970`s lego! Wow! If it wasnt for En resje til Månen we wouldnt have The LEGO movie or brickfilms them self! This is history!

[@xtrashocking]

I'm sure eventually someone would get the idea to make a stopmotion lego short, but yeah, this is history.

[@BricksinMotion]

Happy 50th anniversary, Journey to the Moon. 🚀🌕❤️

[@Fay-or3yo]

After lars shown this at the anniversary of his grandparents wedding, godtfred christiansen, owner and ceo of lego was impressed, asked for a copy and gave them the biggest lego set of the year, a tour of the factory and free tickets to legoland

[@iPhone3GS_68]

And that’s how to be nice to ur customers

[@samgeezee8968]

Who the hell would dislike this? This is one of the coolest vids I've ever seen

[@thedictationofallah]

this is the first lego brickfilm in history made in 1973 by 2 kids

[@DisneyMaster2]

So I guess my first two questions are: 1. What took you so long to put this on KZbin? 2. Why doesn't this have more views?

[@soociesoocie]

You have to be a fuckin troll

[@DisneyMaster2]

+SoocieSoocie Now I'm not. These are valid questions.

[@soociesoocie]

1. This was filmed with super 8. 2. The magic portal has got the false fame...

[@DisneyMaster2]

+SoocieSoocie Ok then. Thank you.

[@soociesoocie]

np

[@wieldablemars0690]

44 years old...

[@mwildan200roblox6]

for a 10 and 12 years old kid in 1970s! and the minifigures it self weren't created by the legi company! this is a marvelous creation! the danish should be proud!

[@Toypra]

we sure are pproed both of the company and them

[@dozfoz123]

well i am danish and i can confirm these children must been (INSERT POSITIVE WORDS HERE)

[@brickfilmzztheater7035]

This is the reason why us brickfilmers are making cinematic and stunning animations. Hats off🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@xtrashocking]

2:12 Hand of one of the creators, right side.

[@sebastianely8504]

XShock made in 1973

[@kevinlopez351]

@@sebastianely8504 he never asked when it was made

[@PerturbatorFan]

The creators seem to be young according to a video about the evolution of making of lego movies

[@PerturbatorFan]

I know

[@Mewosaurus]

this is actually tue first lego stop motion made on the intire planet

[@Trininja11_LEGO]

50 YEARS! Thats awesome! I cant wait for another 50!

[@yummycheese9473]

The start of all stop-motion Lego videos. Forever cornated as the very first brickfilm.

[@hayamburuk]

Wonderful. Especially as I recognise the old style Lego pieces I used as a small child in the 70s.

[@porterbays]

the moon rocket was suprisingly accurate.

[@callmedaddyyeahdaddyyeah8860]

i can't believe a kid made this. What a geniuses!

[@victoriamccallister]

I love this movie so much!! such an inspiration

[@conchaquat6277]

This is better than teen titans go

[@switchel_schnitzel4154]

XD

[@josephmartinez7159]

isnt everything

[@1secondarysmile]

Hahahahahahaha soi soi soi soi ROFL ROFL ROFL ROFL

[@lotsofrandomfilms9991]

Nah!

[@ikesch6295]

everything is... XD

[@commandergrit589]

Wow, the fact they made it when they were so young just blows my mind

[@raysanimations]

The dawn of brickfilming. 50 years later still a masterpiece!

[@TheTrainFan9]

Thank you, Mr. Hassing, for uploading the genesis of what was to become an art form. Salute.

[@aerospherology2001]

This is great animation for the first one. Also, it's entirely practical effects.

[@Nooben2550]

ITS NOT AN ANIMATION ITS AN STOP MOTION

[@supersunman6056]

@@Nooben2550 The difference between the two is very slim.

[@Nooben2550]

@@supersunman6056 its just a stop motion and some video thats all

[@bitjules]

you guys made history, this shall be exposed in a museum

[@DevDabs420Official]

Just as Neil Armstrong was the first to walk on the moon, the two cousins who made thsi for their grandparents are the first to make a stop motion film with Legos.

[@sebastian.su935]

This is actually pretty amazing 😄😄 The first ever lego film 😮

[@thedictationofallah]

made in 1973

[@ColWilBald]

Then:these won't last long... there aren't many Now: WHEN I SEARCH THE WORD BRICK IT COMES UP WITH 7.6 BILLION RESULTS

[@thechannelofeverything2615]

cool

[@RecoveringMoth]

didn’t expect you to be here

[@andrewnotgonnatellya7019]

He was number one! (Unless we find someone who made a brickfilm 2 months before this one finished, you can't rule that out :-) )

[@kiesarisunny13]

Dude this is still cool, who knew Lego Videos would catch on

[@TheIntestineInspector]

The dislikers don’t realize without this we wouldn’t have things like the LEGO movie

[@gamertag7676]

Exactly

[@realar]

Thank you Lars for starting it all.

[@andersberndog]

Woah! I wonder: Did the actual kids who made this post this on youtube? If so, that would be AWESOME! I would be fun getting to know the first lego stop motion creators.

[@awkwardguy8238]

andersberndog they did

[@lks3527]

They did

[@placozoa]

YEETUS cleetus, yes they are the boys

[@thedictationofallah]

are you stupid? 2 kids made it in 1973. KZbin was a thing in 2005.

[@thedictationofallah]

this is the first lego brickfilm in history. made in 1973

[@doom5895]

the first ever brickfilm...

[@B.W.Bricks_productions]

This is so impressive Lars. The very first brickfilm. My first brickfilm was made in like 2019. Your 1973 "En rejse til månen" is a legend.

[@RicardoOficialomg]

The fishing pole seen to make things flying around? That was seen in The Lego Movie!

[@BernyjackStone]

this is a true classic

[@WolfpiggyProductions]

Wow.. this is better than some of the lego stop motions made today…. Great film!

[@faiuhgiruhbiarjwnvcokaerug2304]

Awesome fire effects, Hans and Lars. Good job, guys.

[@valkie931]

True!

[@iraqmapping]

This is the first brickfilm ever.

[@virgilio6349]

first brick film named after probably first real film? Nice.

[@AHeroWith1000Names]

Oh dear, I haven't even thought about it, that's something majestic!

[@sandraskender1388]

You mean noice not nice

[@roverplush2.0]

Sandra Skender. Nice is the way to spell it...

[@TheDipperPinez27]

@@roverplush2.0 r/woosh

[@roverplush2.0]

@@TheDipperPinez27 r/woooosh

[@andymarkowski8854]

Thank you Lars for sharing this beautiful proof of child creativity and resourcefulness. And also thank you for L3P!

[@joegamer08productions]

This is where it all began...

[@thatswhatshesaid2777]

Dude, this is revolutionary! you and your cuz were really ahead of your time!

[@johnnywilson1382]

This was the first ever Lego motion picture. Even the creators were given a tour of the Lego factory and sent home with large Lego sets by Godtfred.

[@YellowPizza2]

The first ever LEGO film

[@vikingthekitty]

Brickfilms had an interesting history

[@joshymont1291]

One of the best Space Films!

[@Ehehehheeexjsjs]

This is what started it all,amazing

[@irfanshah3212]

Classic brickfilms. I use to watch these when i was idk 5?

[@bigmanmegee]

If this one little stop motion was not made the LEGO movie would be very VERY diffrent.

[@jadenyuki3138]

BEAUTIFUL

[@darrenchiang3122]

You made history!

[@arfansthename]

So, you made your own Saturn V before LEGO (c) made one? Awesome.

[@alibouaichi547]

Lars..... I have to thank you for aubreystudios82 and Keshen8. You are truly amazing

[@M.R.BrickFilms]

This is so cool, my favorite scene was the landing 2:30

[@emilyc.8307]

can we just talk about how when they landed on moon (or something) there was suddenly a giant foot

[@spectrumredstonetechnologi5072]

+Emily Cao The foot is meant to be the astronauts first step on the surface of the moon.

[@rosievargas82]

Its good to see the 1st ever lego movie.🎬

[@thepooroldsoul8179]

This is actually very good.

[@talkingtomlegend]

The first lego stop motion animation made in 1973

[@energetic.animations]

Now, THIS is clever

[@BrickkeepersLab]

This is simple yet lovely and such an incredible piece of formerly unknown LEGO moviemaking history. I also feel that this is perhaps of better quality and plot than some modern fan made LEGO films. By the way, did you end up producing any more LEGO stop animations/motion films?

[@riga_balsam]

Amazing animation! Really well done! Good luck You in everything!

[@VAviation24]

You can see a hand for a split second at 2:14

[@mr.quinnsextras1753]

This is so legendary.

[@ireallydontcarewhatthisis]

Incredible.

[@GabiGomezYT]

la pelicula es epica, llore con el final...

[@northamericanpichu]

5:56 *_S L U T_*

[@gabbygabs8271]

It's Danish for "END"

[@horatiohuskisson5471]

Visionary children

[@BrickfilmsCommunity]

A wonderful brickfilm! Thank you for inspiring so many brickfilmers 🎉

[@thitemiliabogh3755]

omg my favorite movie :):):)

[@livarankhassing5823]

thank u

[@shrimpspaghetti]

i really like how the moon looks

[@Netlner]

Wow the frist lego stop motion maker

[@cheks_765]

The first-ever brickfilms. This is what started it all.

[@dtrfilms___9536]

So why is this not a pilgrimage site for brickfilmers

[@otaka1945]

Now I realize how simple it really is to make a brick film, I always put far more effort into them than I really needed to...

[@siddpadmanaban7710]

to think that this was only 4 years after the actual moon landing...this is old.

[@keguthueringer5136]

Very nice video, and very talented boys (and girl). Back in 1972 I was 11 and built a Saturn V rocket in LEGO (about 1 meter high), incldung the lander module. However, making a film was out of scope for me ...

[@MrSeb81]

This is wallace and gromit before wallace and gromit

[@bleachsleepingpills4067]

this is what started it all

[@nolanmooldacc.6470]

Wow this is so so good who ever made this if your out there just so you know you've stared everyone's Lego how tos/films I even think you started the Lego movie coming Feb 7 2014

[@Cincinnatifamily]

One of the first toy videos. These kids would’ve made great toy KZbin videos.

[@BOX_corporation.]

Its not a toy video its the first brickfilm

[@prith7900]

wow all the way in 1974

[@X.F.P.]

The stop motion is quite smooth

[@paulthrussell]

Do you still have the original film? If so, I'd imagine that due to its historical significance there might be a film lab willing to donate their services for any needed repairs/cleaning and to do a modern scan, both so it can be viewed in higher quality and for its future preservation.

[@smartatletic]

Wow this is the first brickfilm ever made

[@itsfunny1341]

This is what started all the lego movies

[@TheConorsmithusa]

Someone shouldve included a soft melody with this.. some sound at least

[@Lukasmachta]

This Is History

[@suleatr9355]

So this was the world's 1st brickfilm

[@imperial5477]

amazing to see where it started. what caused creativity that would last over 40 years and continue

[@nirico-nirico]

Wow. So Amazing... 1973 ..crazy 🤗

[@alexsiemers7898]

How many are here from Vox's video?

[@Nik-nc4xb]

Alex Siemers me...

[@spicyn00dlez]

Alex Siemers me

[@UnfamiliarEyes]

I am

[@CNETech]

Alex Siemers me

[@kevinlopez351]

Me...

[@aprilcansler2962]

Amazing Job I love how much effort and editing the put into this great video brick element!