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Hunter and Commando are the names used by Animagica apparently... Hunter is the one's US set name while Commander is the other's UK name, don't change from Commando I guess? |
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The animation opens on a Blacktron base on Planet Lego IV. A Blacktron pilot lands his Star Rider spaceship and is given a device he uses to disassemble his spaceship and suck the pieces up. A danger alarm goes off, and an astronaut from a Radar Patrol gives the pilot a report on a Space Police Hunter ship. The pilot takes off with a jet-pack, followed by a swarm of Blacktron ships. The film cuts to the Space Police fleet, where an officer in one of the ships is being spied on by the Blacktron pilot. The officer switches his monitor between different scenes, of a Space Police | The animation opens on a Blacktron base on Planet Lego IV. A Blacktron pilot lands his Star Rider spaceship and is given a device he uses to disassemble his spaceship and suck the pieces up. A danger alarm goes off, and an astronaut from a Radar Patrol gives the pilot a report on a Space Police Hunter ship. The pilot takes off with a jet-pack, followed by a swarm of Blacktron ships. The film cuts to the Space Police fleet, where an officer in one of the ships is being spied on by the Blacktron pilot. The officer switches his monitor between different scenes, of a Space Police Commando ship, a Blacktron Intruder Force ship, a news report by "Larry Lego" of the Spyrius base being attacked by a robot, and finally an asteroid field. The jet-pack pilot appears floating in the asteroid field before transforming into a Star Rider and flying away. | ||
The short film is structured like a [[Wikipedia:Trailer (promotion)|film trailer]] for a non-existent [[Wikipedia:Feature film|feature film]]. The film opens with cast run listing fictional LEGO actors supposedly in the film, such as "Arnold Lego" and "Tom Duplo", alongside the production company and director. At the end is a [[Wikipedia:Billing block|billing block]], featuring the same fictional actors but also crediting its animators. | The short film is structured like a [[Wikipedia:Trailer (promotion)|film trailer]] for a non-existent [[Wikipedia:Feature film|feature film]]. The film opens with cast run listing fictional LEGO actors supposedly in the film, such as "Arnold Lego" and "Tom Duplo", alongside the production company and director. At the end is a [[Wikipedia:Billing block|billing block]], featuring the same fictional actors but also crediting its animators. | ||
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birthday gift for du Midi's son Frodo's birthday in November 1994.{{R|Bits N' Bricks 16|pp=10-12}}--><ref name="Furer Gomez comment"/><ref name="Gomez Lego Movie"/><ref name="Robertson"/> | birthday gift for du Midi's son Frodo's birthday in November 1994.{{R|Bits N' Bricks 16|pp=10-12}}--><ref name="Furer Gomez comment"/><ref name="Gomez Lego Movie"/><ref name="Robertson"/> | ||
[[Wikipedia:Macintosh Quadra 950|Macintosh Quadra 950]] with 64 MB of memory<ref name="Furer gallery Animagica"/> | [[Wikipedia:Macintosh Quadra 950|Macintosh Quadra 950]] with 64 MB of memory. | ||
[[Wikipedia:StrataVision 3D|StrataVision 3D]] for modeling, StrataStudio Pro for animation. Photoshop, Premiere.<ref name="Furer gallery Animagica"/> | |||
Aebersold and Furer each animated and composited about half of the film.<ref name="Furer vimeo desc"/> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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<ref name="Furer Gomez comment">{{cite web |url=http://www.digitallego.net/posts/the-lego-movie/#comment-107 |title=Very nice article Julian! |type=Comment on post "The LEGO Movie (1994)" |last=Furer |first=Alex |date=February 5, 2014 |website=LEGO Darwin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928215205/http://www.digitallego.net/posts/the-lego-movie/#comment-107 |archive-date=September 28, 2022}}</ref> | <ref name="Furer Gomez comment">{{cite web |url=http://www.digitallego.net/posts/the-lego-movie/#comment-107 |title=Very nice article Julian! |type=Comment on post "The LEGO Movie (1994)" |last=Furer |first=Alex |date=February 5, 2014 |website=LEGO Darwin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928215205/http://www.digitallego.net/posts/the-lego-movie/#comment-107 |archive-date=September 28, 2022}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="Furer vimeo desc">{{cite web |url=https://vimeo.com/31413754 |title=LEGO - The Movie |last=Furer |first=Alex |date=October 31, 2011 |type=Video description |website=[[Wikipedia:Vimeo|Vimeo]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160227043611/https://vimeo.com/31413754 |archive-date=February 27, 2016 |access-date=December 15, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="Gomez Lego Movie">{{cite web |url=http://www.digitallego.net/posts/the-lego-movie/ |title=The LEGO Movie (1994) |last=Gómez |first=Julian |date=February 7, 2014 |website=LEGO Darwin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928215205/http://www.digitallego.net/posts/the-lego-movie/ |archive-date=September 28, 2022}}</ref> | <ref name="Gomez Lego Movie">{{cite web |url=http://www.digitallego.net/posts/the-lego-movie/ |title=The LEGO Movie (1994) |last=Gómez |first=Julian |date=February 7, 2014 |website=LEGO Darwin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928215205/http://www.digitallego.net/posts/the-lego-movie/ |archive-date=September 28, 2022}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:01, 17 December 2024
| The LEGO Movie | |
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| Directed by | Dent-de-Lion du Midi |
| Music by | Dent-de-Lion du Midi |
| Animation by |
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Production company | Animagica Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 4 minutes |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Language | English |
The LEGO Movie is a 1994 Swiss animated short film produced by Animagica Production and directed by Dent-de-Lion du Midi.
Synopsis
The animation opens on a Blacktron base on Planet Lego IV. A Blacktron pilot lands his Star Rider spaceship and is given a device he uses to disassemble his spaceship and suck the pieces up. A danger alarm goes off, and an astronaut from a Radar Patrol gives the pilot a report on a Space Police Hunter ship. The pilot takes off with a jet-pack, followed by a swarm of Blacktron ships. The film cuts to the Space Police fleet, where an officer in one of the ships is being spied on by the Blacktron pilot. The officer switches his monitor between different scenes, of a Space Police Commando ship, a Blacktron Intruder Force ship, a news report by "Larry Lego" of the Spyrius base being attacked by a robot, and finally an asteroid field. The jet-pack pilot appears floating in the asteroid field before transforming into a Star Rider and flying away.
The short film is structured like a film trailer for a non-existent feature film. The film opens with cast run listing fictional LEGO actors supposedly in the film, such as "Arnold Lego" and "Tom Duplo", alongside the production company and director. At the end is a billing block, featuring the same fictional actors but also crediting its animators.
Production
The LEGO Movie by Swiss artist and "renaissance man" Dent-de-Lion "Dandi" du Midi.[2]: 9
Macintosh Quadra 950 with 64 MB of memory. StrataVision 3D for modeling, StrataStudio Pro for animation. Photoshop, Premiere.[6]
Aebersold and Furer each animated and composited about half of the film.[7]
References
- ↑ Furer, Alex (2009). "Animagica – The LEGO Movie". Full Frame Studios. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024. The given date of 26 August 1994 is assumed to be the date the film was completed rather than the date the article was published.
- ↑ Crecente, Brian; Vincent, Ethan (March 24, 2021). "Episode 16 – Darwin" (PDF). Bits N' Bricks (Podcast). Participants: Claude Aebersold, Alex Furer, Julian Gómez, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, and Bjarne Tveskov. The LEGO Group. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024. Audio version via YouTube.
- ↑ Furer, Alex (February 5, 2014). "Very nice article Julian!". LEGO Darwin (Comment on post "The LEGO Movie (1994)"). Archived from the original on September 28, 2022.
- ↑ Gómez, Julian (February 7, 2014). "The LEGO Movie (1994)". LEGO Darwin. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022.
- ↑ Robertson, David C.; Breen, Bill (2013). Brick by Brick: How LEGO rewrote the rules of innovation (First ed.). New York: Crown Publishing Group. pp. 53–55. ISBN 978-0-307-95160-1.
- ↑ Furer, Alex (2005). "1994 / 1995 - ANIMAGICA, Switzerland". Full Frame Studios. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ↑ Furer, Alex (October 31, 2011). "LEGO - The Movie". Vimeo (Video description). Archived from the original on February 27, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
External links
- The LEGO Movie on Vimeo
