This is a tribute to minifigs everywhere on their 40th Anniversary, thanks to LEGO® for 40 years of fun and animation possibilities! The humble LEGO® minifigure was first released in 1978, with its simple smiley face, yellow head and posable arms and legs, and it was an instant hit with … Continue reading
This little project was actually the brainchild of my good friend Rich Wildman. Rich and I have done many projects together, from writing songs, podcasts and radio shows, with Rich even contributing his voice as Morpheus and some Special FX in our Playtrix animation. Rich is big into his 360 … Continue reading
A lot of parents I have talked too find the Summer Holidays a difficult time to be a parent, trying to entertain kids that are full of energy and who like to complain they are bored, especially when it is raining outside and they are not allowed to sit in … Continue reading
So last week we posted a very short Lego Batman animation that we made using the new Lego Batman Movie Maker set. This week we are going to take a more in-depth look at the set and let you know our thoughts on it. Lego Batman was huge at the … Continue reading
This is a quick test animation we have done to check out the Lego Batman Movie Maker Set, a new set from Lego aimed at Brickfilmers who use smartphones to make their movies. The 152 piece set allows you to build a small stage, with double sided backdrop and … Continue reading
This time we take a slightly different look at animation, moving away from plastic minifigures to look at an animator with a self appointed PHD in Plasticine! Name: Designasaur Location: UK 1. How long have you been animating? I made my first stop motion film about 8 years ago and … Continue reading
LEGO® Clones – Rip-Offs VS Official LEGO® Products As a website that concentrates on manipulating LEGO minifigures to create animations, we are often looking for new minifigures to be the actors in our films. The LEGO Collectible Minifigure Series … Continue reading
Hi guys, So firstly let me apologise for our absence the past few months. Real life really took hold as we fought injuries, illness, increased work loads and other problems. All the while I was getting itchy to create, but for the past few months I have had to give … Continue reading
So, its that time of year when the cupboards are full of nice food, the decorations are up, the kids (and parents) are excited and everyone is publishing their Christmas animations… Except for us that is… We were all ready to do a couple of Christmas based animations, the sets … Continue reading
So this weekend I jumped in the car and headed up the M40 to the NEC in Birmingham for my first ever big LEGO® exhibition. The guys over at FirestarToys.com had struck a deal with me that they would allocate some space on their stand to advertise and promote Minifiguremotion.com … Continue reading
