Onua vs Lewa - BIONICLE Stop Motion

[@TheBohrokMan]

Yet another reason why you should always wear a mask... Thanks for watching and subscribe for behind the scenes videos! Oh and by the way, I do realize the krana is not quite correct and the toa should have their golden masks - I just didn't have those at the time of filming! Hopefully that will not detract too much from the viewing experience :)

[@Foulowe59]

👍

[@PatrickJoergensen]

Screw the inaccurasies - I loved every second of it! :) Most of us old fans wouldn't have the patience to do this ourselves anyway :D Nice work!

[@CallanLoF]

You could argue the different Krana-use is just a part of this being an amalgamated representative of both of Onua's rescues of Lewa in G1, since the lack of gold masks calls back to Onua saving Lewa from his infected one in 2001.

[@TheBohrokMan]

@Kanohi Kakama I use dragon frame to capture images, but Stop Motion Studio is an amazing option as well. I edit in Premiere and After effects but Davinci Resolve is similar and free

[@NeroLucifarious]

Don't apologize just add it to the multiverse!

[@oboeshoesgames]

7 years later, the poor Bohrok Va still can't catch a break

[@FTM1104]

Hello oboe please consider making videos of this caliber for the last four days thank you

[@BasementDweller_]

Crossover comment moment.

[@sengroagers1111]

A lot of people complain about the Toa Mata’s range of movement, but you’re able to get so much action and emotion out of it! Love how it has the same feel as the old commercials, that front flip brought me back

[@LumakenStudio]

The quality of this is baffling. I love the nuance you put in all the movements. How long did this take to make?

[@TheBohrokMan]

Thanks! Well filming took a month and the editing took a year (extra busy with school during that time), hard to say how many hours at this point haha. Keep up the amazing animation by the way!

[@LumakenStudio]

@@TheBohrokMan Wow, it sure shows. That very first shot for example, such amazing compositing. I cannot wait to see what you do next! And thanks for checking out my stuff too ;)

[@TheBohrokMan]

@@LumakenStudio I better get started on the next one then! :) All of your Toa vs Toa vs Toa videos have been some of my favorite videos on KZbin for such a long time, your transformers work is superb too

[@LumakenStudio]

@@TheBohrokMan Wow, thank you so much!! Of course, your legendary "The Krana" is one of my own personal Bonkles Stop-mos ever. This last one might be taking his place tho ;)

[@antsa21]

Omg hi lumaken I’m watched you for so long!

[@mootroidXproductions]

DUDE THIS IS FREAKING AMAZING WHERE DID YOU EVEN COME FROM

[@SR-388]

He's been around for quite some time, happy to see him back!

[@ClicStudio]

You just heard of him, man you are late! This guy has amazing animations

[@mootroidXproductions]

i realized after the fact that he's the krana guy and i don't see how i didn't make the connection

[@ClicStudio]

@@mootroidXproductions ahahah

[@GunNutproductionsOG]

I knew I’d find you here, I was gonna send this to you if you hadn’t seen it already

[@adamsever697]

It’s been nearly 20 years, and I couldn’t be happier that there are talented individuals like you out there who still care. The krana thing in the end was just too perfect!

[@SuddenlyOranges]

YYYEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH

[@En_Jaay]

Oh hey you're that one guy I know from the thing.

[@cexylord2323]

Best bioncle series out there

[@mootroidXproductions]

I'm sharing this to all my subscribers. They don't seem to be watching my Bionicle videos, but maybe I'll get you a couple more subs or something! I really hope this can get the recognition it deserves.

[@TheBohrokMan]

That's very kind! Thanks man!!! I really appreciate it :D

[@JamesConover]

Hey man I knew you from the maskposting group before I knew about your Halo content and I've always loved your MOC takes on Gen 1 Not everyone's out for Part 3 lust

[@mootroidXproductions]

oh hi good to see you here

[@warnoob326]

This whole animation feels dream-like, absolutely stunning stopmotion for the figures and for the claymation areas.

[@warriorpax5760]

I love this. Like, actually, I love everything about this. The quality of the animation, the small bit of humor at the end (making fun of the fact that Bohrok Va literally will NEVER catch a break, no matter what happens), and how you can pretty much see, to an extent, everything that's going on in Lewa and Onuas' heads. You, TheBohrokMan, have earned yourself another subscriber.

[@TheBohrokMan]

Oh wow, thanks so much! I do have quite a soft spot for the Bohrok Va. I’m glad that Lewa and Onua’s intentions came across clearly, I was really worried about that while making it. Thanks for the kind words!

[@gregorius9251]

Lewa on his quest to get mind controlled by each type of krana:

[@pantsahat]

This is great

[@deez1883]

Bruh

[@AlexanderTheOrdinary]

Bruh

[@guyoninternet7054]

bruh

[@Chiromi_Ch.]

Bruh

[@Kuba-nj2mw]

Bruh

[@hollowsteel]

The special and practical effects were done amazingly!

[@TheBohrokMan]

Thanks man!!

[@bayalbricks2166]

This is... really incredible! I love the lighting especially. The movements are so natural! Even when they aren't doing anything, they're still breathing and thinking. It's so cool that the bionicle fandom is still making quality stuff like this

[@BrianCheng]

Love the small reference at the end! Glad to hear more original soundtrack on BioTube too. This video was so well produced it's exactly what BioTube needs!

[@itflrf9033]

This just instantly became one of my favorite videos on the platform!

[@CallanLoF]

Few could do justice to this canon conflict like you, BohrokMan, and you absolutely delivered! So much personality conveyed through movement alone with some slick air and earth effects, you've really done a great service to all BIONICLE fans! Hope you have more 2002-era content somewhere down the road, but this could be the last video you ever make and I'd be wholly satisfied, well done.

[@TheBohrokMan]

Thank you Callan, you're very kind! I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed this animation, it's been a labor of love to put it together. I don't have any 2002-era content planned for the immediate future, instead I'm looking to 2004. There have been far too few renditions of the city of Metru Nui :D

[@CallanLoF]

@@TheBohrokMan That is very true, truly any excellent animation from you is welcome regardless!

[@ids5621]

Fantastic work. Genuinely stellar. My fave bit was when onua absolutely jawed lewa with the pillar. The effect plus the character reactions were so nuanced and lifelike!

[@xXichibanBaller]

Onua: "Aw shit here we go again"

[@wanderingshade8383]

Its always Lewa who gets turned into a bad guy for a episode, isn't it? He got infected in MNOG, he got Bohrok'd too. Yeah, this is a fantastic animation, I love it. The backgrounds are stellar, the movement is fluid and smooth...

[@Dymkobierca]

At least he didn't become a Shadow Toa in Karda Nui. 😅

[@bananasyahmi526]

@@Dymkobierca well, almost that is.

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

It's what he gets for being an air-head.

[@alemon1666]

He got tren krom'd though

[@GunnarMcGriff]

And it's always Onua who comes to his rescue. It's their thing.

[@Foulowe59]

I love the reference to The Krana at the end!!

[@TheBohrokMan]

Glad you noticed! Thanks :)

[@LEGOTazakk]

There's so much I love about this. Technically its so impressive - this must've taken you forever! And its very sweet, too. I love how you realized the volcano - looking forward to seeing more about how that was done in the behind the scenes. RIP lehvak va

[@TheBohrokMan]

Wow thanks Peri! I'm glad you like it, I love your animations like Water Pressure!

[@bioniclequestformatanui8974]

Wow, absolutely astounding stop-motion animation work, really well put together cinematography, great VFX and overall just very charming and endearing. This is incredibly well done!

[@TheBohrokMan]

Thanks so much! Absolutely in awe of your game and how it's coming along (also insane how you got Tony Wedgwood)

[@SonicJohn117]

It's... So... SMOOTH!! AMAZING JOB!!! The lighting, the composition, everything was so good. This must have taken such a long time to make. Can't wait to see behind the scenes!

[@TheShadowedOne1]

I haven't been blown away by a stop-motion film in a long time. This is really stunning.

[@JanGeertsema-h2s]

That little moment around 1:16 where onua kind of pauses to see if his hit has had any real affect is such excellent characterisation. Genuinely so good

[@Michipicoten]

This is the definition of underrated

[@EljayJohnsen]

I remember you telling me about this at Brickfair 2019, and my goodness did this not disappoint. What an absolutely spectacular job with this. One of the finest stop-motion animations I've ever seen. Great work!

[@TheBohrokMan]

Thank you Eljay, that's very kind! I remember at Brickfair you said something along the lines of "whatever you do, just make sure it gets finished!" That's been in the back of my mind since then, especially with this past year being incredibly busy for me and having to carve out hours of free time to work on it. And while I'm here, I wanted to say thanks for putting the work into running the canon contests along with the rest of TTV - it's been a blast seeing the creativity and community building that's been happening as a result.

[@Cheese334]

Nice to still see Bionicle Stop Motions, let alone Gen 1 Bionicles going into 2021.

[@comicclub3320]

OH MY GOD THIS IS SO GOOD! If Lego were to produce bionicles again they have to hire you to animate ads and promotions. Now I want to animate with bionicle! 👌👌👌

[@Edon_Korch]

That is an insane job! And all fight is almost as accurate as in the canonical history

[@bionic-tale4313]

The Toa Mata, moving in an actual stop motion? No way

[@The-Metal-Cooler]

You have sparked joy into my life, thank you so much for this beautiful work or art. Thank you

[@genm4827]

How TF did you do this??? I don’t know what I’m impressed more by, the animation and visual quality or just the way you got them to be so fluid while using models that have rigid and gear-based parts. Like, how did you get their arms to not swivel around randomly while filming? How’d you get them to twist their heads??? Crazy stuff. It’s even a real storyline from the original lore. Great stuff, brings me back to my childhood. Wish we had this stuff back then.

[@TheBohrokMan]

Haha thanks man, glad you enjoyed it! I'm finishing up some behind the scenes videos, the first one will be out this week with some answers to those questions!

[@windwirler]

Incredible! The lighting, the scenery, the animation, the STORY! The characters relationship. This one had it all. I'll be keepin an eye on your content. Stoked for what ever else you got in store.

[@Vesohag]

That was such an amazing animation and storytelling!! This is the closest to how I always imagined a Bionicle movie should feel like!

[@eyuin5716]

This is really well made. I used to be so obsessed with Bionicle in the 2000s. It warms my heart that there are still people out there who care about this franchise and make amazing stop motion videos like these.

[@SpikeZ5]

This is outstandingly good. The animation quality is fluid to the extreme, the SFX are incredible, I cannot praise this highly enough. This is the gold standard of stop-motion. Please, PLEASE release a ‘making of’ video; as an animator, there is so much I can learn from you. Keep up the amazing work; a huge fan!

[@jayc6894]

the frame rate is glorious, and the zooms/special effects were next level, nice work!

[@turboking9238]

Bionicle....now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time. A long time. Oh how I wish to go back to those days. Back to the land of Mata Nui, in the time before time.

[@mammadragon8108]

This is so nostalgic, I remember this exact moment from the books and you captured it perfectly!

[@XxAznChrizxX]

This is so incredible! how did you make their heads and arms move so fluidly?? This is so amazing wow.

[@TheBohrokMan]

Thanks man! Getting the increments even takes a bit of practice, but the thing that really helps is being able to play back the animation while I'm filming it - that way I can adjust the movements to be more even. I also used a lightsaber piece to connect the head so it could turn.

[@jamesminigun9493]

Five years of silence. Then...finally! People who actually explain how to do stop motion, and their channel isn't dead!

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

That was some smooth animations! You’ve really gotten better with the years! And a nice little reference there at the end :D Here is a suggestion for a future animation: Maybe a stop motion animation of a toa cannister arriving and then the assembly of one of the toa? Could be fun to see the version of one of the toa we havent seen on commercials or other fanmade version like Lewa, Kopaka or Gali :-)

[@celestialbricks3772]

Awesome work man. Editing and lighting is on point!

[@QueenJneeuQ]

This is incredible, you have serious talent, the fact you managed to make this look cinematic as well is so impressive.

[@Y34HT045T]

It's amazing how much motion and expression you were able to achieve with the limited articulation.

[@pepsiatlas5452]

My god the attention to detail. The lighting. The camera work. Seriously the camera work! Even just the interesting choice of which toa. Absolutely fantastic! (also, it's crazy how much metal sound effects add)

[@RondaxStudios]

Duuuuuude Absolutely incredible! The quality was astounding, and the set design was seamless! If I had to critique it(which is very hard to do)it’d be that the fight wasn’t long enough. This is more of a compliment lol, but I just wanted to see more of Onua and Lewa really going at it. But even then, I think the fight overall, was very impressive. 👏👏👏let’s get some applause for this man.

[@TheBohrokMan]

Thanks Rondax! Haha yeah, after I put together the first edit I realized I probably should have added a few more hits. Glad you enjoyed it! Keep up the good work with your videos too!

[@RondaxStudios]

@@TheBohrokMan eyy, thanks my guy!

[@ReclaimerStudios]

Man, This was AMAZING!!!!!!!! Literally everything was top notch, the VFX, The smooth animation, The shots and camera movement creating suspense! I cant stop watching this, it's hollywood movie quality right here

[@TheBohrokMan]

Thanks so much! That means a lot coming from you, your stop motion is so good

[@ReclaimerStudios]

@@TheBohrokMan thanks 🙏

[@rukesyndrome5284]

official stars commercials aside, this is probably the cleanest bionicle stop motion I've ever seen. This is great man

[@squatch1564]

I'm on the verge of tears, this is exactly what kind of content I could only dream up as a kid! You are an INCREDIBLE ARTIST WHO HAS MADE ME SO HAPPY!

[@TheBohrokMan]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@LegsON]

Flawless animation! The use of plastiline is such a great choice, and the lighting, especially of eyes, is fantastic!

[@ToonamiT0M]

Wow! The animation was so fluid and you got such great movement out the limited articulation. Amazing work.

[@derrickbarney8731]

This was my favourite comic(?) some sort of story, that it has been too long for me to properly remember how I read it. I just remembered reading it and liking the story line. Crazy how 20 or so years later, the Bionicle community is still going strong to some extent

[@upsidedownvahistudios7507]

God I remember watching "The Krana" back in 2014 when Bionicle was announced to come back and I went on a spree of indulging myself in Bionicle content. Definitely was one of the big videos (same thing goes to "Waste Disposal" by joeblackman100) that inspired me to start doing my own stop motions at that time with Bohrok and with any mocs I had at the time. Just a simpler time. What I'm getting to before I go on a long monologue is that thank you for those happy memories and I'm happy to see you still making these outstanding stop motions.

[@WombatCombatPictures]

Oh, that poor little goatdog!

[@ids5621]

Arent pahrak va goatdogs not levak?

[@xonxt7479]

@@ids5621 yea I think

[@TheBohrokMan]

I just finished watching all of the bohrok animations for the first time and I FINALLY understand what you mean haha

[@BioRockDude]

Fan-flippin-tastic! Really dynamic even with the limited movement available. All the subtle tweaks and overlap really sell the animation. Instantly a fan

[@Zjacnz]

This animation was so fluid, I had to watch your BTS so see if it was mocap or stop motion. Super fun and technically impressive video!

[@AmeCitri]

I love overall the result of your hard work to make the animation so smooth and the plot easy to grasp. But I must say that what make this special to me personally... The minimum modifications on the sets. I am aware the pose ability of original sets is lacking for such project, but I can not express how wonderful was to see them move. Thank you for this decision and your effort is greatly appreciate ^_^

[@TheBohrokMan]

Thank you so much!! I’m glad you enjoyed the animation and the style. I always think of stop motion as a kind of magic that can bring objects to life, so I’m happy that feeling came across!

[@solevix9372]

This is absolutely crazy. Fantastic job on bringing the most static models to life, working with the original Mata must've been a challenge. Also I LOVE how the Mata Nui scenery blends in with the set in the opening. And the flares, and the dust, aaaaaaa!!!

[@TheBohrokMan]

Glad you enjoyed it Sole Vix! Haha yeah it was a bit of a pain working without knees, but it ended up alright. I really love seeing your compositing work, glad you enjoyed the video

[@The_sniper1954]

This looks so fluid and great. Also, Onua straight up earthbending is the best way to represent his abilities

[@robertmazurowski5974]

Your videos very cool. The ultimate childhood fantasy. I am very grateful for what you are doing.

[@kaisminis8980]

Damn this has to be one of the most amazing Bionicle animations I love how much work went into this bravo! +1 sub!!

[@TheBohrokMan]

Thank you!

[@AL4RC0NR4MO5]

Fantastic animation, and surprisingly wholesome too! Amazing job, the subtly in the motion is excellent, there was a lot of acting added into it, well done!

[@bigmanjonathan359]

these stop motions are insane and you really deserve so much more recognition for them

[@TheBohrokMan]

Ah thanks, that's very kind!

[@mlggodzilla1567]

As one of those older zoomers who grew up with this kind of step animation content on youtube along with pivot animations, this is such incredibly well done quality, oh and lets not forget about the awesome bionicles!

[@garryghastopulous9722]

Absolutely lovely but oof that Krana at the end.

[@TheBohrokMan]

Thanks! And don't worry, it's just a bit of movie magic that made it look that way - no bionicles were harmed

[@Toanuriamer99]

You didn't leave us anything to criticize, this is a stunning Bionicle stop-motion short-film. Clearly the work of a perfectionist. Given how well you understand the importance of good lighting, I'd even consider releasing links to some of those frames to be used as wallpapers. (for example 1:24)

[@TheBohrokMan]

Thank you for your kind words. I'd be happy to do that! Do you have any suggestions for where/how to post those frames? I've never uploaded that kind of thing before, it could go on flick maybe?

[@Toanuriamer99]

TheBohrokMan If you already have an account, sure. Alternatively, you could also try Pixelfed.

[@TheBohrokMan]

@@Toanuriamer99 Got it, thanks! :) I'll definitely do that at some point!

[@Toanuriamer99]

TheBohrokMan No, thank you! I'll keep an eye out. Properly lit physical models are a wonderful thing because, unlike CGI, those shots will never look "outdated".

[@TheBohrokMan]

Hey! It's been a while, but I finally got around to releasing some frames as desktop wallpapers on my new flicker page: www.flickr.com/photos/192639220@N02/ If you've got any specific frames you'd like to see, let me know and I'll upload it! Hope you enjoy!

[@dmitry8676]

Great job! It was so live. Especially this bohrok va in the end ;)

[@Enbeanie]

this is perfect. this is one of the best stop motions i have ever seen.

[@EdenSandersArt]

That was outstanding cap’n! Great special fx, strong camera angles, solid story telling. A lot of the motion felt a little too uniform (I didn’t quite feel the force or weight of the attacks in the fight scene), but this animation was truly a grand step forwards for the community. You have our thanks!

[@TheBohrokMan]

Hey thanks! I'm glad to hear that you like the camera angles and story telling! I appreciate the constructive feedback, I'll make sure to work on juicing up the weight and force next time - always eager to improve. Best of luck with all of your amazing work!

[@EdenSandersArt]

@@TheBohrokMan Most excellent! I look forward to what you'll cook up next. (And thanks for receiving that feedback well, not everyone takes criticism so kindly.)

[@TheBohrokMan]

@@EdenSandersArt Great! Always open to feedback, especially when it's constructive and helpful

[@Timatamelion]

Hands down the best Bionicle stop motion I've ever seen

[@pirakaleader2]

This is amazing. It’s so good seeing people still making these videos

[@shaharlevi8113]

This is just fricking incredible mate!

[@pohatunuva8618]

Glad to see you're back! The Toa Mata, the Bohrok... so nostalgic!

[@gcsanimations2327]

Absolutely beautiful fight! The animation was buttery smooth and the fight scene was great! This is a scene from the books/comics that I've always wanted to see get brought to life and you have done so just about flawlessly! Great job!

[@TheBohrokMan]

Thank you, you are very kind. Keep up the great work with your videos as well :)

[@entityhunternoob]

Just amazing seriously... the animation is one of the most fluid ive ever seen

[@NeonRahkshi]

Truly an amazing work of art you're absolutely awesome, i wish you luck 8)

[@supercontrolroom4238]

The movements of the krana-infected Lewa really capture the lifeless, morbid, and blind-evil of the Makuta/kranas/bohrok. Amazing work, brother! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Weisz]

This is so cool! incredible work

[@icex8686]

How was 3 mins of this better than the entirety of the most recent star wars trilogy? Great job

[@bluerecon-14inactive]

Such and underrated master piece...

[@BovineDesigns]

Man I loved this! I love how much love you have for the Bohrok Va

[@felwreaver4911]

Mate it's rare to see a Stop Motion of this quality, the fluid motion the lighting and the overall production is top quality and how the hell did you make it look like Onua was shocked to see Lewa under the Bohrok control? this video is amazing keep up the awesome work

[@TheBohrokMan]

Thanks so much! As for onua’s reaction: editing, camera movement, and music do all the work when you can’t do facial expressions!

[@dafidhardi4661]

O-M-G!!! this is the BEST stop motion i ever seen. Sooo smooth

[@julenurrutiaperez6289]

This felt like playing with the toys again, I love it, thank you!

[@TheBohrokMan]

Thanks really nice to hear! That's my favorite part about making stop motion - it's a good excuse to play with bionicles

[@tomwilkinson3336]

this deserves astronomically higher views

[@TheBohrokMan]

Thank you, you are very kind

[@bobthefett2412]

Omg the quality is beautiful and so well filmed such a wholesome ending too

[@pokaru2581]

This is one of, if not the best Bionicle animation I have ever seen.

[@dead3043]

Amazing work dude, people like you keep bionicle alive

[@SpIcethea]

absolutely incredibly animated! well done. And it's even sweet too!

[@reallifeofbionicle1097]

The animation skills are insane, the time that it must of taken to make it so flawlessly.

[@notagen_exe4519]

really awesome! I love the environment you set for them to fight! Keep up the good work!

[@TheBohrokMan]

Thank you! :)

[@Tokopimv]

This is just... wow. I remember you from ‘the olden days of biotube’, but i never imagined some of us stuck around and actually started making real high quality stuff! This is absolutely fantastic, i never imagined anyone could get these kinds of movements and character acting out of the stiff toa mata.

[@TheBohrokMan]

Hey thanks! It's great to see you around, I remember your animations from the olden days as well, good times. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@alisonb.5830]

Wow... This was amazing! GG this can't get old

[@AnnoyingNoisesProductions]

Wow, that opening shot is amazing. Solid video overall.

[@TheBohrokMan]

Thank you!! I thought your username was familiar, Welcome to Darkmoor is an absolute masterpiece!

[@barraki1242]

this felt so alive you have talent the movement looked even better then i ever could dream of

[@MiniMatthias]

this is awesome!!!!!! the outdoor set is great and the camera movements ahhhhhhh so cool!

[@asphaltmemories4597]

Ahhh man you got the tears rolling, lewas krana infection was a big feels fest in the comics and this brought so much nostalgia back. I hope you return someday to do another one, hopefully with Kopaka and Pohatu, another great pairing in the lore. Such high quality animation.