The Paradisa Far Ahead (BRAWL 2022, 11th place)

The adventurer Johnny Thunder finds himself in a predicament in the saharan desert and is in desperate need of hydration and cooling. Where will his journey take him?
Entry for BRAWL 2022.

[@Spudson]

I too am haunted by LEGO Paradisa.

[@mfstudiomovies]

Johnny Thunder meets Paradisa. This my new favorite brick film. Period.

[@StanleyQBrick]

I'm glad!

[@pinrapplerex4344]

Great brickfilm! Love the vintage style

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thanks a lot!

[@king6238]

Criminally underappreciated - very well made!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you!

[@MinilifeTV]

Love a good Johnny Thunder flick! This felt like both a classic and fresh brickfilm in the best way

[@StanleyQBrick]

Very glad you liked it, thanks for the nice feedback!

[@TwistedBricks]

That was great! I could feel the heat 🥵

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thats great to hear, happy you liked it!

[@BricksandPiecesAnimation]

Johnny Thunder x Paradisa - the crossover of the century

[@bewilderingbricks4326]

Beautiful cinematography, good luck!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you Bewildering Bricks!

[@TheBeachTrooper]

Johnny Thunder! Great interpretation of the theme!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you, glad you liked it!

[@cabunga122]

It's incredible to think that you've made this just in a week. The cinematography is simply amazing! It's safe to say this is one of the best entries

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you so much, very glad you liked it!

[@starwarsstudio100]

Dang, impressive work, man. Most impressive indeed. Well done and good luck with the contest!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Happy you liked it starwarsstudio100! Thank you for the kind words!

[@tehbertl]

Such a great entry, and what a wonderful use of the Paradisa sets. Loved seeing Johnny Thunder relaxing in the bubble bath in his swimsuit.

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thanks a lot my friend! :~)

[@fransgaard]

Haha love this. Must be the only Paradisa themed stop motion video ever. I just recently learned about the Paradisa theme at all and love the 90s positive vibes. I was surprised there's no facebook group so I just set one up now.

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you, fransgaard! Yes, Paradisa is a beautiful little theme. It has a very distinct aesthetic coupled with a classic retro LEGO charm that I really enjoy.

[@fransgaard]

@@StanleyQBrick spot on! 🌴

[@brickmasterstudio9962]

Bravo, this was really something! You really captured the hazey feel of the desert

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you Brickmaster!

[@cgdude9]

Awesome job! The sound design was what sold me and I loved the cinematography too. Good luck!!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you very much!

[@nikstroganov3126]

Gotta love a fellow's vintage-style brickfilm! Creative twist on the desert traveler looking for water story. Could almost see this being an ad for the Paradisa theme ;)

[@StanleyQBrick]

Happy you liked it!

[@CoreyPineStudios]

You have my respect for using Heroes and Villains at the end of the vid ✊

[@Redbrickstudiochannel]

What a nice and funny tribute to the Paradisa LEGO theme sets, I felt nostalgic when I saw the sets and, of course, our beloved Johnny Thunder, my favorite LEGO original character! Very well made and good luck for the contest ;)

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thanks a lot. I do love both the Paradisa and the Adventurers theme a lot - it was a lot of fun mixing these two for the entry!

[@OrbitalLizardStudios]

Man I seriously love this brickfilm

[@StanleyQBrick]

Appreciate it

[@jajproductionsfruitcakefil8489]

I'm always partial to brickfilms that feature old and/or nostalgic themes, but even without that this is a really solid entry.

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you very much!

[@JOCoStudio1]

The desert heat is palpable with that blur! Always nice to see a bit of real water and sand too. They're integrated well. And your cinematography is on point as ever!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you JO Co! I enjoyed your BRAWL entry a lot!

[@GlinFilm]

So good! You managed to integrate the letter mod so subtly that I barely noticed it throughout the film. Bravo

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you Glin! Happy you liked it!

[@Knauser]

Very nice cinematic animations. Well done.

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you!

[@Autisticguywithacamera]

Awesome brickfilm, I love Adventurers. Pretty fun how you worked in a Paradisa cameo, wasn't expecting an appearance of another 90s Lego theme.

[@StanleyQBrick]

Awesome, glad to hear you've enjoyed it. A thank you from one autist to another!

[@osomstudios]

This is beautiful as always! Love the way you shot everything

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you Osomstudios, much appreciated!

[@GregoryAnimations]

This was great dude! Absolutely loved the animation! Well done!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you!

[@joshuanelsonanimations]

This crossover of two classic lego themes were bound to happen eventually. Well done! I loved the lighting and all the shots in this! ^-^

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you very much Joshua! It was very fun combining these two favorites of mine

[@joshuanelsonanimations]

@@StanleyQBrick You're very welcome! ^-^

[@TheReverb1]

Seems that all your clips have that "veil-mist-blurry" effect letting aside the sharp contrast. In this case it works fantastic. In other note, your name is just the best ever in this niche.

[@NessunosFilmschmiede]

Great film!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Vielen Dank!

[@brickflix4949]

Buttery smooth animation, my friend!! Good luck!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thanks a lot!

[@ThreeMountainsStudio]

Honestly I don't think I'll ever witness you making something that isn't great. This may be one of your more simplistic videos, but your cinematography and sound make up for that. I definitely think that this is gonna be in the top 10. Good luck!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you very much, that means a lot to me! Very motivating words to hear. I actually enjoyed keeping things a little simpler this time, I think it works well with the Lego themes used and the setting Johnny is in!

[@Chaizin]

0:00 This is gonna be good! 3:05 That was good!

[@amporoxide]

This is incredible I especially loved the ending

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you Amporoxide! :)

[@MaxsLEGOStopMotion]

An instant classic. Love the cinematography and the use of the theme was simple yet creative. Love the ambient you created with the music added.

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thanks a lot, love reading feedback like that. Happy you like my entry!

[@OrbitalLizardStudios]

This is super good i love how well the music matches

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you!

[@adventuresensue]

Brilliant work! Loved the cinematography so much and the sets were just to die for! Amazing work my friend good luck!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you very much my friend!

[@unroyaltyfilms868]

Ahhhhh as always so so good! Thanks for this :))

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you! Glad ya like it!

[@BrokenBrickFilmss]

Great video man! Good job 👍

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thanks friend!

[@funkymonkeystudios1143]

Amazing! lived up to my hopes and dreams :) Good luck :)

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you very much my friend!

[@FormalLens]

This looks great! the sweat on the fact must have been hard to do

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you! The sweat was very fun to animate actually. Animated on 4s!

[@StarBrickStudios]

Wow this is really good! It’s always great to see a new Johnny Thunder brickfilm, especially when it’s of this quality. It feels really cinematic, and I love the way you did the sweat effects and showed Johnny slowly getting more tired. Good luck in the contest!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you very much, I'm glad my entry resonated with you. I love Johnny Thunder and the adventurers theme, it is one of my favorite themes of all time!

[@StarBrickStudios]

Me too, would be a dream come true if Lego one day brings it back! But it’s nice to see the theme getting some love in the brick filming community. :)

[@StanleyQBrick]

@@StarBrickStudios I have some plans for future projects with Johnny Thunder! And yeah, anything new adventurers related from LEGO would be very neat.

[@Toaster_Chan]

Hotel California moment

[@fijistudios87]

This is amazing. What camera do you use?

[@StanleyQBrick]

I used a Canon EOS 650D for most of these shots - except for the wide angle close up at 0:33, for which I used a LogiTech Brio 4K.

[@OrangeBrick8]

What lenses do you use? The shot composition is amazing, I know you use a specific filter, but I am looking into more lenses for my dslr and wonder what you use.

[@StanleyQBrick]

I use Canon lenses. Most of my work is shot with the Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM just because it is so versatile. Most people (including me) would argue against zoom lenses but I have been using this for one for so long that I stuck with it and started to really appreciate the fact that I can change focal lengths on the fly.

[@OrangeBrick8]

@@StanleyQBrick how do you get the wide angle look while being close the the figures?

[@StanleyQBrick]

@@OrangeBrick8 A wide focal length paired with screw-on diopters for close focus abilities

[@Chaizin]

How did you create that glowing effect!?

[@StanleyQBrick]

I used diffusion filters from Tiffen

[@Broski-TheLlama]

How'd you get the old film look?

[@StanleyQBrick]

Filtration and diffusion.

[@Broski-TheLlama]

@@StanleyQBrickAre those filters on a software or something?

[@StanleyQBrick]

@@Broski-TheLlama No, the diffusion is done practically. Check out Tiffen diffusion filters!

[@Jmbstudios10]

Why the k in every shot?

[@StanleyQBrick]

That was last years letter mod from BRAWL. You have to include a specific letter in each shot to prove that you animated it within the week of the contest.