LEGO Stop-Motion: Tips and Tricks

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

I started animating 12 years ago. It's taken me a LONG time to get this good.

[@fabianofcarlos]

Stop-motion is clearly a labor of love and attention to detail. Much respect to you animators.

[@kaiserrex9506]

I think the most important thing about brick films is patience

[@blackbricks9384]

Ya think

[@FuryFilmsRAMC]

I would say the most important thing about stop motion is enjoying it.

[@sharronsidberry5820]

Yesh i make my own

[@kernowpictures2002]

I have plenty of patience but I do tend to procrastinate and get distracted easily because I have ADHD

[@ashlynnzibby7876]

I just want to say that it is such a wonderful thing that there are people like Brotherhood workshops that are willing to share what they know so that others don't have to learn by trial and error. It is truly an inspiring gesture to share all your trade secrets to inspire others.

[@lilcicero77]

yes !

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

Nice! The cut scenes I've seen look hilarious. You guys have just the right blend of EPIC and tongue in cheek humor. Keep up the good work! Can't wait to play it.

[@legorearick1312]

Your the one who makes this Awesome Lego Lord of the Rings videos for everybody to see. and i think this videos are very cool Keep up the great work Brotherhooworkshop 👍 and i hope you make some more Lego Lord of the Rings videos in the future.

[@lozaus1]

Well made, very much enjoyed watching this

[@Gon3600]

Yooooo I never knew you watch brotherhood workshop

[@micahhermiller]

You have a really good Gollum voice!

[@AngelHair]

Precious!

[@gumby2826]

PRECIOUS!

[@Bluefax]

Absolutely love seeing behind the scenes! A glimpse of the skill, patience and vision that goes into it. Awesome!

[@aubreystudios82]

Hey, which lord of the rings set is your favorite?

[@okwstudios]

I like all of them

[@koalabee1009]

@@okwstudios hello

[@okwstudios]

@@koalabee1009 hullo

[@rhydianruns]

I like Wizard Battle

[@jacobmontaguemiscellaneous9335]

The orc forge

[@bigrickmachine]

3:40 TOOK 6 YEARS LOL

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

I have my entire set built on a sliding platform that I move ever so slightly each frame. I shoot in 24 frames per second.

[@Brainslugged]

Thanks for the swift response. I've made a few simple Lego stop motion videos on youtube just using my video camera as a still camera, but your videos have inspired me to try and take them to the next level and try to make some more zoomed-in movies.

[@flynn.bulens]

I have been searching for a while for some good tips and these are the best tips a have ever seen!

[@moisegiulia4576]

I agree

[@pizzamaster0089]

Same

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

appropriate lighting. some blue filters and strong shadows really help to give the impression of night

[@IfYouBuildIt]

what frame rate do you use?

[@lucyhartwell2134]

24fps

[@Investing_WithDrake_Culver]

I use around 12-24

[@b34513]

Love your behind the scenes!!

[@aubreystudios82]

What version of Dragon Frame do you use? Because I have Dragon Frame 2.3, however I have not used it yet, because I am still a little bit confused on it.

[@SkwirtSkirt_32]

Aubreystudios your great too

[@khmersbelovedman647]

Stop motion animators are underrated I WISH EVERY STOP MOTION ANIMATOR HAD 1000000 SUBS! ESPECIALLY YOU!

[@KingKRool91]

but the time needed to do these....holy hours batman

[@niku1840]

But it's all worth it. :P

[@juliannakocher3080]

Enjoying them I am loving them!!!!

[@amislifkin]

How much money do you spend on props, clay, and Legos

[@henrybrothers8017]

This is such a helpful video! I've already watched it 3 times! It will definitely help with my animations!

[@lennertvandyck5185]

do you work together with Lego?

[@okwstudios]

Thanks for all the helpful tips!

[@PopigalProductions]

what clay do you use

[@Drestopmotion]

Van Aken clay. Read his FAQ. It'll help you.

[@_AABCEHMU]

DreAndreas Where are the FAQ's?

[@Drestopmotion]

Joshua Allen google it.

[@petar6363]

YES!!! We DO want to see your old claymation videos! :)

[@ParkerFloris]

how do you make the clay stay movable rather then just drying up?

[@sts-1347]

+Stoptimemotion Workshop It's a clay that doesn't dry called Claytoons

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

Nope, just barely breaking even :) I would love if LEGO would send me some free sets though. I hope they are reading this.

[@bhargava4737]

YES!!! We DO want to see your old claymation videos!

[@nutmeg453]

If you have a canon t2i why are you seen with a Nikon in the first second of the video?

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

Timothy Alder I have upgraded twice since starting BW. I started off with a Nikon D40, but it had really bad flicker. So I upgraded to the T2I, and I used that for several years until it broke from too much usage. I now use a Cannon 60D.

[@TheOriginalFlamingEagle]

BrotherhoodWorkshop how do you make the clay base

[@cassyj3001]

Take aluminum foil and cover it in clay. That's how. ☺️

[@dfilms4747]

BrotherhoodWorkshop should i buy a canon t3i for stop motin

[@thefamousalfredo7846]

+BrotherhoodWorkshop do i need to use a camera like i this video or can I use a phone camera

[@stampedestudios4927]

I love your lego stop motions and the clay motion battle from the end of the video looks just as great.

[@dtinagliastudios]

I'm a stop motion maker too! I have a china series

[@dtinagliastudios]

~Chima

[@AL123Productions]

DTinagliaStudios Me too! Lol!

[@GabbyBrickFilms]

Cool check out my brickfilms too.

[@Psyoid]

Nice, China.

[@jumpy2134]

DTinaglia Studios Cool!

[@GunNutproductionsOG]

I would like to see your early stuff. I always like to learn everything I can about stop motion animation and take that into my own style

[@mfain21]

What kind of clay do you use? I'm seven am I old enough?

[@egg7212]

Van Aken clay.

[@odinangie1377]

Yes I started at 8

[@kapanimations]

Even though this video is 7 years old I still find some of these tips useful.

[@lmao8794]

What clay is this ??

[@malgusdarth7725]

did you ever find out ?

[@lmao8794]

Malgus Darth yes i did

[@jacobocastano]

I don't know in that video but nowadays he uses claytoons

[@cheetahswift800]

What clay is it?

[@Mackmation]

Great inside peek at how the magic happens!

[@brutusvannightmare7201]

BrotherhoodWorkshop I need Help! I am Doing a LEGO Horror Comedy 2 and a Half hour Movie,and I was wondering if you can make a Video of the Film for my Campaign! Can not tell you the Name of the Film until I get a response for the Films name! The plot is Van Helsing(Voiced by Patrick Stewart) and his son, Vincent, A 28 Year Old Supernatural Skeptic (Voiced by Jason Bateman) Started a Monster Hunting Organization. When Van Helsing is killed by Dracula(Voiced by Luke Evans) , Vincent Teams up with a Sniper(Voiced By Liam Neeson), A Mythologist(Voiced by Kevin Spacey),A Monstrologist (Voiced by Grace Helbig), A Pyro-technician(Voiced by Hugh Jackman), And a Scientist and his Talking Dog(Scientist voiced by Joel McHale, and The Talking Husky voiced by Chris Pratt), The 6 All worked for Queen Victoria (Voiced by Helen Mirren) To stop Dracula and his Army! It is all SteamPunk!!!

[@TheCraftmachine]

N offense, but you can't really choose famous stars for an amateur indie movie.

[@lilcicero77]

haha. probably not

[@paxtonlukaszewicz2736]

Your videos are the best stop-motion videos I've ever seen.

[@lordofthebricksproductions4288]

He's my inspiration.he's the reason that I do stop motion.thank you it's been fun.

[@bobdalyillo]

Your Gollum impression is amazing

[@BlueOrange1]

Amazing video, you are reall professional. So much work and heart put into the one movie

[@TheFlynnben]

Dear Kevin, hey dude! You have so many A-MAZING stopmotions on this channel, and I'd like to thank you on behalf of us for doing such an amazing job. I've just gotten a big Monster Fighter castle LEGO set, and The Hobbit Bag-End. This weekend I'm going to make my own stop motion since yours were so inspiring. Thanks Bro! The Flynnben

[@tracefunk5162]

great tutorial. i like your ideas of keeping it fluid and natural with the effects. very cool.

[@TheMrYellowBrick]

Your tips are so well good. I watch you ever day.

[@zachpflug2088]

That clip of you singing was a total nerd-out moment. I approve 👍

[@legomoviesfactory6103]

Fantastic tips! We will use them on our upcoming movies!

[@BStudiosNetwork]

Thanks for all of these tips! I will use them when making my stop motion videos

[@TheCarpenterV]

BrotherhoodWorkshop Your claymation looks AMAZING! Make Tons of claymation!

[@WhiteHouseProductions]

My fav is Harry Potter in 90 Seconds. So funny!!! (Especially when you're a huge fan of the series!)

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

Of course :) go for it!

[@ValnarianKnight]

Yes! Please show us some of you other videos with claymation!

[@AwesomeFilmz1001]

Dude you r awesome, this is the best stop motion ive ever seen in my life

[@jayblade2000]

Oh, and the claymation looks awesome!

[@santinoarrington7200]

I think you are the best stop Motion maker ever

[@Cad_yellow_on_the_1_inch_brush]

You're by far one of the best stop motion film makers on KZbin I've seen! I just recently subscribed and I'm already a huge fan! :)

[@raycraftgaming1158]

Thanks! This gave me a lot of tips, and it also gave me tricks that I had never thought of before. This really helped.

[@ludorium5151]

I'm just starting my channel up and interested in trying some stop frame and this video was very inspirational to get me going. Thanks for sharing!! :)

[@jedupree91]

Would be so awesome if you could do more behind the scenes! Basics of using Dragonframe, specifics on how you work with moving the models, how much each time to make it so fluid? and how you integrate camera movement!!? :D

[@BrickArmyProductions]

Cool video! Even though it was made awhile ago, these tips are still useful.

[@BOB-FISH-REVIEWS]

cool video..I have just bought a copy of stop motion pro v8 and am about to embark on my first stop motion adventure...just watching your video has given me loads of ideas...thanks...

[@beardzandbiblez1294]

Thank you for the BTS videos. They rock !!! You Rock!!!

[@stopthemotion5597]

Thank you for the video! I'm very new to stop action and soon am going to upload one!

[@dawgs824]

I think that your claymations are awesome!

[@dragonlordtyranius1409]

you have a surprisingly good gollum impression. bravo.

[@commonwriternext]

Dude! You're the Ray Harryhausen of LEGOs!

[@jimbolimboboy]

Like many I'm amazed at your camera movements, can you show us how you do that with rigging the stage it gives your work an incredible high quality!

[@White69Gemini]

stop motion rocks its very well done

[@joshpeterson7187]

I just watched it today! It was good! You should make another one since it didn't really end.

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

Depends on the situation. I change for just about every shot, depending on the depth of field I want.

[@hammylee2407]

That's a brilliant way to do stop motion you've really helped with my animations...

[@joshpeterson7187]

You should totally make some more claymation video/movies. I recently bought your Rise of the Zerad movie and I'm waiting for it to arrive.

[@hobbricks_lego_man]

thank you this was very helpful!

[@Deathshuck]

Holy shit that clay animation in the end looked facking amazing

[@lilcicero77]

very generous, thank you for sharing all this !

[@anbuzel208]

Honestly Lord of the rings figs are really amazing

[@GreaseMonkey8887]

man your work is just perfect, hands up for the stunning work. I am thinking about making a stop motion with model cars... wish me luck :)

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

Orcs are all manner of fallen elves. Uruk Hai are still fallen elves, even if a modified version. It's pretty clear in the books. And you can check it out on the Tolkien wikipedia too: "The Uruk-hai were a larger and more advanced breed of Orc that appeared during the Third Age."

[@TheDarklordfilms]

I really would love if you post some of your clay animations! They look awesome!

[@karonanderson7560]

I love you animation and would love to see more claymation!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@GBKuhleen]

How do you move the camera in a stop motion video? A little bit at a time as you take pictures?

[@jimi637464]

do it like pic (camera still) pic (camera moves littlebit) pic (camera still) etc.

[@GBKuhleen]

Thanks a lot!

[@jimi637464]

No problem

[@egg7212]

He has a video covering that. I don't know when the video was posted so if it came out after your comment I'm sorry.

[@jimi637464]

The video was first :)

[@brickmanpictures6069]

That’s a damn good Gollum voice!

[@markresnick4537]

Awesome video! I created created a Lego Stop-Motion film for a contest and I couldn't have done it without your help. Thanks!

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

Yup. Had some problems with the story structure, but overall, it was pretty awesome.

[@GalaxyStudios-co4fp]

I love your behind the scenes videos

[@snkr.bunker4092]

THX for the tutorial and the tips! That was awesome

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

Always. It just takes a long time.

[@TheAmazingBulu]

Great! Please make more of these videos!

[@jacktv8606]

Wow! You put a lot of effort in to the smallest details!

[@carstoysmovies]

thanx for making these videos man

[@BrickingScience]

Hey guys, thanks a lot for all the awesome tips, your channel rocks!!!

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

Dropped it off in the mail today :) Sorry for the delay, been really busy.

[@thatshistoricallyinaccurat9560]

Same with me the clay worked well and the rocks added some cool effect thanks☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺

[@theoriginaljoe]

I love your videos please keep making them they make my day!

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

My pleasure :) Good luck!

[@pr-xy1dw]

best stop motion film maker

[@macxbebe]

Great tips! Love your videos.

[@colin4326]

He deserves so many more subs

[@iamfilipinoiamfilipino7798]

The brother hood IAM YOUR NO.1 FAN FOR STOPMOTION

[@CalamitiveJoe]

the tips realy helped me get a little bit better