After seeing a video shared by Apple UK about Aardman Studios using an iPhone to shoot a Wallace & Gromit Christmas stop-motion film, we felt inspired to try our hand at stop-motion animation with our LEGO pieces. To make things more exciting, we decided to turn it into a fun competition.
The theme we chose was “a ship sailing over the sea.” Each of us came up with our own storyline. My version is a ship bravely sails through the waves, but disaster strikes! A giant wave crashes into the ship, breaking it into pieces and washing it away.
Char’s version is Pikachu is at the helm, sailing confidently until the ship crashes near an island. Pikachu wakes up, finds himself ashore, and pulls the boat to safety on the island.
It was a great fun experience capture the stop-motion frames with our LEGO pieces. After reviewing the initial shots, I realised the background was too messy. To fix it, I added a filter to give the video a ‘The Great Wave’ look. I also experimented with sound effects, like adding the sound of waves, to make it more realistic. Which one do you like better: the dramatic shipwreck or Pikachu’s adventurous journey?
Yue & Char, Games 