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The Brickfilms Classical Movie Contest
The entries are in!  Click here to see them, including a detailed review of each.

And the winners are . . . 

Thursday, October 18th, at 9 PM EST, the best and brightest gathered to watch a live webcast of the Classical Movie Contest Awards Show.  A chat room was set up so the crowd could talk, applaud, and comment on the winners.  A little show hosted by Tuxedo Ray (a minifig in a tuxedo) was broadcast set to classical piano music from Chopin, Maozart, Beethoven, Bach, and many others.  The show lasted about a half hour, with many other animators turning on their webcams, sharing their work, posting new movies, and generally making a ruckus.  A partial guestlist of regulars included:  Tjeerd Kamps, Thomas Foote, The Wanderer and Mr. Z, s lord, Doug James, bhbrenn, and 


Category:  Best Cinematography - camera work, focus control, interesting angles, interesting movement of camera effects.

Nominees:
Labor Union Riot
Haunting Gibberish
Lega Wars

And the winner is:

Haunting Gibberish!


Category:  Best Animation - fluid motion, smooth animation, innovative technique, well done movement


Nominees:
Military Tattoo at Brickingham Palace
The Evolution of Creation
Dance Lesson

And the winner is:
 

Military Tattoo at Brickingham Palace!


Category:  Best Film - the best in all catagories.  The most entertaining, clever, thought provoking, or interesting film which also has excellent technical facets suchs as camera work and animation.


Nominees:
Military Tattoo at Brickingham Palace
A Grand and Merry Chase
The Barber of Seville

And the winner is:

The Barber of Seville!


Thanks for the great entries.  This contest achieved exactly what it set out to do, which was push the envelop in brick animation for everyone involved and bring to light new, original works that everyone could enjoy.  I hope everyone enjoyed making and watching the films.  Don't forget to check out the listing of films to read a detailed analysis and review of each of the entries and get insight into what made the nominees great.  The decisions were extremely tough at points, but we had fun making them!
                                                                                                     - Jason

The Original Announcement
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In celebration of the 100th film listed in our movie directory, Brickfilms is holding a movie contest to promote the art of brick animation and foster a friendly environment to push the envelope in LEGO stop motion animation. 

The general theme of this contest relates to pieces of "classical" music.   All entries should be centered around a piece of classical music, which I will define as anything written for an orchestra, quartet, or similar arrangement.  This can be anything from a very old J.S. Bach piece to a more modern piece by Aaron Copland.  No electric guitars, jazz, rock, rap, or musicals please.   It will be the judgment of the Brickfilms staff as to whether your piece is acceptable (if you think it's classical, it probably is, so don't worry).   Ideally this will free up copyright issues on the films as well.  There are a few rules to make everything fair to the contestants.

The Rules:
  • One submission per director / creator.
  • The finished movie should be between 2 and 5 minutes in length.
  • No dialog.  Singing, as in an opera, is acceptable. 
  • Nothing currently listed in the Brickfilms directory is eligible.
  • The musical piece does not have to be complete, but should be the dominating soundtrack of the film.  Other special sound effects are perfectly fine.
  • Entries should not have the word "LEGO" or "LEGOs" in the title.  Also, please do not use the symbol or trademarks of The LEGO Company (i.e. a LEGO sign or a clearly visible close-up of the word LEGO on the top of the studs) in the film.
  • Deadline for submissions will be September 30th, 2001.
  • These rules are subject to be modified as needed
The Prizes:

There will be a total of three prizes, assuming there are 4 or more entries.  Judging will be done by a combination of a popular vote and the decision of the Brickfilms staff (to prevent vote stacking).

Best Cinematography:         Defined as best "camera-work", including inventive angles or use of camera.
                                              First pick of a small LEGO set from one of the two below.


Best Animation:                  Defined as best movement, choreography, or visual style in on screen performance.
                                             Second pick of a small LEGO set from one of the two below.



Best Picture:                        Defined as the best overall picture.  The Grand Prize.
                                             The Guarded Inn!  An old, awesome classic brought back by LEGO.