Lego Pharaohs Quest - Animated Series (by me)

[troll]

Well, I'm currently working on a animated series of the pharaoh's quest theme, and I've come this far currently:

Episode 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLgJLnYSbG4
Episode 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XalEWDU1RYs
Episode 3: work in progress
Episode 4-6: waiting for 3 to be published

Please feel free to leave constructive feedback

[Handar]

I watched the first episode, and I really like the look and feel of the whole project. You've integrated some of the official Lego images with your stop animation very nicely.

If I could make a suggestion, it would to be to frame your shots differently. There are a number of times when Jake Raines' head is cut off in the shot. While I recognize that the real action in a Brickfilm is in the movement of arms and legs and you therefore want to feature those prominently, it's still the case that we watch 'human' heads more closely. So, having his head cut out of the shot gives a feeling of incompleteness, at least to me.

[troll]

I get the point with the head, bot I think that sometimes, it gets kind of dull when all animations are from the same place, if you understand, but yeah, I'll take your feedback in use, just check this post in a couple of days, then I'll update about episode 3

[Athos]

Its off to a good start. I wish there was a bit more plot in the first episode, which is all I've watched so far.

I also agree with Handar on the framing. I know what you were going for, but I don't think it quite worked. I think you could improve that bit by either pulling out farther, so you can see the whole figure, or going in a little tighter, so you don't see half the head.

If you haven't already, I'm going to share these at adventurers.dk

Steve

[troll]

Thank you! I haven't shared them, so just do it

I'm very happy of this type of feedback about what's bad and not just what's good, so then I'll try to learn from my failure.

[Athos]

OK, I watched the second one. This one was much better with the framing.

I think your introduction is too long. Its over 1/3 of the whole video and that doesn't count the closing credits. If you cut that down and put in more action and plot, I think they could be very good. Also, you've misspelled destroying in the opening. Just a logic nitpick with the introduction too: why would the Pharaoh order sorcerers to create the things that can destroy him?

I think you've got great potential for an epic film, if you wanted to develop the PQ world more... Or if you want, I can screen write (and maybe storyboard) an epic up for you to do... But you'll have to build larger sets and plan for a movie much longer than a minute or two.

Steve

[eNiGMa]

I agree on the intro being a bit lengthy, but overall I'm enjoying the series so far and think it'll continue to improve as it goes on.

Loved the Zelda bit in the first episode, by the way.

[troll]

yup, I'll fix these "bugs"

and the zelda bit just das to come

EDIT: I'll reupload the episodes with a new intro, soon.