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Welcome to Brickfilms!
This site is dedicated to the art of stop-motion
animation, specifically the art of animating plastic
bricks.
On this site, the stars are not highly paid hollywood
actors, but little plastic figures.
Some of these movies will be quick childish animations,
some will be well thought out, lovingly crafted works
of intelligence and creativity. This page is
intended to be a source of information and inspiration
to those that wish to create stop motion animation
films using the medium of plastic building bricks.
It also serves as a fantastic source to see these
movies via our film directory. |
NEWS: October 24th, 2003 | |
Bet you didn't expect the Yolegoman posting here, did you? Well, it's me alright. I fixed up the archives. No, it isn't perfect, but all of the logo's are the new logo now, and all of the menu code works. It's a shame that all of the old interviews didn't get put on the new site, but at least they are easier to read now.
One thing I wanted to post, however, was that the "Old News" link now works. Scroll to the bottom and check it out! It was a lot of fun for me to browse all of those old memories... You can also see the REALLY old site at Topcities Archives. The site had only been up for several months, then! I hope you enjoy browsing through the old memories, or, if you joined the community after the new site was up, can see what it was like in the "Old Days". Enjoy! |
NEWS: August 9, 2003 |
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The new site appears to be working well, so the old
site has been placed here in the archive. It's
still a bit of a patchwork, with links not matching
and mis-sized logos, just as it was when it was officially
replaced by the new pages.
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NEWS: March 27, 2003 |
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New forums!
The forums can now be found at a new location,
namely hosted on our servers. Just click the
"Film Discussion Forum" to the right to go there.
The old forums can be found
here .
Donations!
If you would like to support Brickfilms.com,
and especially pay for the new hosting and bandwidth
fees we have occurred from the redesign and the forums,
please click on “Make a Donation” above
and to the right.
We need your support to stay online!
We accept U.S Dollars, Euros, Yen, UK Pounds,
etc.
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NEWS: February 17, 2003 |
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Ten new films in the
Film Directory today! We have a number of StarWars
films, a collection from Bluntman, the new film from
Titan-Pictures and a spectacular 13 minute debut from
Joe Evangelista with his film 'Star Wars Lego: The
Adventures of Diavo & Joe, ep IV '.
On another note: The BricksWest
2003 Animation Competition screenings occured
a few hours ago which means we can now post all of
the films that have been submitted to us. Keep an
eye out for them very shortly.
UPDATE: Five BricksWest films have been added,
bringing the update total up to 15 films! More entries
will be added when they are formally submitted.
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NEWS: January 14, 2003 |
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Welcome to the first update of the New Year! Seven
new films in the directory today, including three
StarWars themed films for all of those fans out there.
There are also two brick animation competitions (A
general film festival and a comedy competition) running
at BricksWest
in early February. Follow the link for entry details
and rules, entries close late January.
On another note, my most humble apologies to YellowHead
Studios for the director mixup with their film 'A
Christmas Carol in Bricks' last update. Congratulations
are in order as clips of this film recently appeared
on television!
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NEWS: December 30, 2002 |
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The final update for 2002, and 8 new films at that.
It has been a slow last 2 months for complete films,
so hopefully this will keep you all brickfilmed up
for the new year. There are some great films in this
update including 2 Christmas themed films a great
new film from Egoless.
We'll see you all in the New Year!
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NEWS: December 5, 2002 |
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It's official! The winner of the
Vox Populi web series is The Sol Chronicles!
Stay tuned for further details on this top-notch
sci-fi web series where you decide what will
happen!
The reason for this news section not getting much
attention last month is two fold:
1. We are working hard on TSC
2. We are in the middle of a new site redesign. Please
see
this announcement for updates on where we
are in the process.
Curious as to what TSC will look like? Check
out a sample clip of a cityscape
here .
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NEWS: November 12, 2002 |
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Voting for your choice of the Vox Populi series ends
this Friday, Nomember 15th. Be sure vote for
your choice!
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NEWS: November 7, 2002 |
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After being tied up with my own project for quite
a while PART 1 of a two part update is here!
There are eleven new films in the directory today:
Three new films from Titan Pictures including the
long awaited feature length 'GTA', two films from
Andreas Feix, and new creations from Egoless Productions,
Bluntman, Jason Rowoldt, Hali and a few others! What
an update!
Part 2 of this update (to follow in the coming day
or so) will add a number of quickies and shorts. Enjoy!
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NEWS: November 5, 2002 |
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Shootin' Bricks and Mystic Studios Horror Contest
is over! They are in the process of deciding
the winners right now. Check out the forums
for lots of discussion, information, and the links
to the films.
Brickfilms.com is proud to present a new feature of
the site and a new web series: Vox
Populi ! Check it out and vote!
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NEWS: September 30, 2002 |
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Another Update! Two new films added this time, a quickie
and a short (both just missed out on yesterday's update).
My fave is the short, "The Princess and the Frog",
don't be put off by the fact that it is filmed at
5fps, it rises above this fact in many ways.
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NEWS: September 29, 2002 |
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A late September film update with 11 new films in
the directory. Two small movies, Five shorts and Four
quickies. If you are new to animation be sure to check
out the first two films in the 'Animation Class' series,
and don't leave without viewing both 'Bond' films
from 4guys1brain.
On another note, please, please include working
links when you submit your films to us, additionally,
we do not host films check out the
FAQ Section 1 in the forums for more information.
Thankyou!
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NEWS: September 24, 2002 |
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For those of you that missed it in the forums, you
have a month to turn in your entry for the Shootin'
Bricks Horror Contest . . . click the link to the
right to check it out.
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NEWS: September 9, 2002 |
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10 new films in the directory, including a spectacular
30 minute CGI film, "Rocketmen vs Robots" starring
CGI minifigs! A must see if you have the bandwidth.
This update also marks the release of BM Studios second
film, a chilling trailer for 'The Exorcist', and a
number of first films by new members to the BrickFilms
community. Enjoy!
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NEWS: August 18, 2002 |
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You thought the last update was big? Count them...
15, that's right, 15(!!!) new films in the
directory. This includes 3 great new films from Bluntman.
Enjoy!
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NEWS: July 30, 2002 |
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Film fans, rejoice. I shit you not, this is
our best update ever ! There are
twelve new films in the Directory today, about half
of which are so good they will make you cry, weep
for joy, smile, and inspire you to new heights. And
we even have TRaFoL!
Also available today is my writeup about Brickfest
2002.
Read it here .
Also, please welcome Nick Maniatis to the Brickfilms
staff. He is going to be helping me with the
Directory updates for a while. Hello, Nick!
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NEWS: July 19, 2002 |
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Brickfest starts today! I will be there On
Saturday, July 20th, and Sunday, June 21st, animating,
gawking, and playing. Hope to see you there!
Updated a few links and such around the site. With
over 200 films in the directory, we have slowed down
a bit on the updates to the Directory.
Would you like to help out with the film directory?
Email me (email on the Contact page) if you
are a long time member and would like to help out!
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NEWS: June 27, 2002 |
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Hello film fans! A big update today and a lot
of new films in the Directory. Of great note
are three films I particularly enjoyed. The
first was a western by a group of student, Legoredo.
The second was Bluntman's Star Wars trailer,
Star Wars: Last Strike. The third is Doug James's
Metro, which he has been working on for a long time
now. Enjoy them all in the Film Directory.
Check out another article about Brickfilms, this one
at the site
Cool Collecting
.com . Regrettably, he did not have
time to mention all the wonderful films here. But
in the interest of space, it's nice to be mentioned,
huh?
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NEWS: June 21, 2002 |
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Hello folks! If you are in the market for a
webcam or a new camera, please
check out our guide . There have been
a lot of questions lately in the forums, and this
guide is an excellent read. And ... I finally
got some links to Amazon.com, so if you do decide
to buy one, please click through so we can get the
paltry referral fee and get some more bandwidth for
the new site!
Speaking of which, now is a good time to announce
that we are in the process of a redesign. We
are working on a whole new look, new content, and
best of all, a members area! We will also have
a new search able, sortable film database.
Last but not least, Brickfilms got to interview Ben
B or Egoless Productions recently.
Check out the interview here .
Would you like to writer an article for Brickfilms?
Give me an email and tell us your subject and
what you propose to write about.
Happy filming!
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NEWS: June 11, 2002 |
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Several new films in the Directory today, including
a huge update from Dave and Andy of WDLN.tv!
We also have one of the Director's Projects
finally up (see the sidebar to the left).
If you missed the announcement about me buying forum
regulars lunch at Brickfest, good! It saves
me money! Seriously though, if you are making
a long trip, here is something to look forward to
- a chance to talk over a free lunch with your fellow
animators and animation enthusiasts. And a chance
to see what I look like without a Captain Morgan mustache!
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NEWS: June 5, 2002 |
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Updated a ton of links in the directory. If
you are a director and your link is not working, please
post a message here and give us the new link.
Also, if you notice a link is totally dead,
please let us know so we can identify these.
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NEWS: May 29, 2002 |
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Whew! Lots of new stuff today. I'll try
to cover it all.
First, we have several new films in the director and
I have fixed several links. If you find any
more broken links, please let us know. New films include
ones by Bluntman (The Mystery of Bob) and Rod Kent
(of Tubewars). More films on the way soon!
Second, there are two animation festivals going on
at Brickfest this year. One is a
Star Wars competition and one is a
General festival .
Third, the Historical Fiction Contest Award Show has
finally been released. Check it out in the Directory.
And last but not least, we are planning a little get
together tomorrow, Thursday the 30th of May. The
chat room (link be found at the top of this page)
will be a gathering place tomorrow from 1 - 3 PM EST
for general discussion and suggestions on the next
film contest. See you there!
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NEWS: May 17, 2002 |
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Will you be going to Brickfest this year? I
will be there in the flesh, in mid July. Check
out the banner above and click to get more info.
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NEWS: May 10, 2002 |
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8 new films in the directory today.
Check out two new ones by Nick Maniatis, winner
of the Historical Fiction Contest. There is
also an 8 minute film by a French director, which
was interesting. Appréciez! |
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NEWS: May 3, 2002 |
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Yowsa! 23 new films in the directory today!
It's a feast! There will be another update
shortly with a few more films, but that update took
a lot outta me. It's 5:00 on Friday and I need
a beer. :)
Enjoy, friends.
Whoops, almost forgot. Brickfilms was mentioned
recently in
TVGuide Online (for you Europeans, TVGuide
is just what it sounds like, and has a fairly big
circulation / readership). Welcome, TV Guide
readers! By the way, a small correction . .
. TV Guide did not contact me before writing or printing
this article. I do not recommend the
LEGO camera, especially over the several different
webcams that have popped up recently.
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NEWS: April 21, 2002 |
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Hey everyone! Are you wondering why there have
been no movies added to the Directory recently? Well,
it's a long story, but basically, I somehow screwed
up the brickfilms_submit@yahoo.com email address.
If you have submitted a film in the last month
or so (bascially, if you don't see it in the directory
yet), please resubmit with the new email address submit_brickfilms@yahoo.com.
Sorry for the inconvenience. Happy filming!
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NEWS: April 10, 2002 |
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Your camera got you down? Looking for a new
one? Check out this
article on webcams, digital cameras, and digital
video cameras. Still have questions? Ask
around in the
forum .
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NEWS: April 8, 2002 |
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We are back! I paid the ransom and got the domain
back. The internet seems civilized sometimes,
but others it seems like the wild wild west to me.
I guess the "opening up" of registrars did
not really work. But anyway, the site is now
working!
3 new films in the Directory today. Enjoy!
Please join me in congratulating Nick Maniatis
for winning the Histoical Fiction contest! As
always, the results of this wonderful contest can
be found on the Contests page. Brick animation
has taken great strides in the last year, and the
entries here are shining examples of our craft. Feel
free to watch them all again and discuss them in the
forum!
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NEWS: April 1, 2002 |
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The contest winners have been announced! Go
to the
Contests page to see the results.
As you may have noticed, Brickfilms.com is down. Well,
it is not actually down, but the domain name is in
a state of flux. I am resolving it right now,
so please be patient as I fight the ICANN and Network
Solutions.
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NEWS: March 18, 2002 |
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The contest nominees have been announced!
Click here to see them!
Full, detailed, page long reviews of each movie will
be posted in about a week and a half. Along
with this posting will come the animated awards ceremony
announcing the winners. Stay tuned for the big
event, and make sure to vote for your favorite in
the
poll forum .
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NEWS: March 13, 2002 |
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For the verbose-philes' pleasure, you will notice
we added a chat room today. Talk away!
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NEWS: March 12, 2002 |
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Brickfilms.com is happy to announce the entries for
the
Historical Fiction Contest . A dozen
superb films await your enjoyment. Don't forget
to vote for your favorite after you have watched them
all. The winners will be announced during a
stop-motion animated awards show in two weeks.
A heartfelt thank you to all entrants. Now,
go to the
Contests page and enjoy the movies!
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NEWS: March 10, 2002 |
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Hello world! Almost a dozen new films are in
the directory today. Tons and tons of great
ones, including two by Bingo Bongo Productions (a
relative newcomer), and a really funny one called
Mystery of the Ewok . The contest updates
will come later today or tonight. Enjoy!
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NEWS: March 6, 2002 |
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On to a month I can finally spell right.
Don't forget film fans, entries for the Historical
Fiction Contest are due by March 7th. . . that's tommorrow!
We have so far 9 entries as of this writing, and very
good ones at that!
Our next update will come in a few days and announce
the contest entries, plus 10 or more new films in
the directory. Don't miss it, it's gonna
be HUGE!
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