With Warner Bros. seemingly stepping away from the world of LEGO® movies, the universe they have created along with animation studio Animal Logic, may not been seen in the same form on the big screen again. Even if you aren’t a fan of the LEGO movies, you have to admit the animation style and level of detail is outstanding. So much so the Visual Effect Society have nominated The LEGO Movie for an award in the Outstanding Visual Effect category. This has lead to one of the people who worked on the movie, to share some neat little videos on Twitter, which show how practical effects were used to animate action elements in the film. Mark Theriault‘s clips show exactly the animators used real LEGO and practical set-ups to help them bring the world of LEGO to life, in digital form. Check out the clips below.
Question: Which animated movie, nominated for Outstanding Visual Effects at the #VESAwards, used a fish tank to prove that little girls with boundless imagination CAN make #Lego bricks dance?
Answer: #LegoMovie2.@TheLEGOMovie #EverythingisstillAwesome @chrizmillr @philiplord pic.twitter.com/K5PmIbOEXq
— Mark Theriault (@Partiallyfrozen) January 10, 2020
Question: Which animated movie, nominated for Outstanding Visual Effects at the #VES Awards, used copy paper, coloring materials, and an office copying machine to create a shot in the film?
Answer: #LegoMovie2. @TheLEGOMovie #EverythingisstillAwesome @chrizmillr @philiplord pic.twitter.com/8BrN4yALuR
— Mark Theriault (@Partiallyfrozen) January 10, 2020
Question: Which animated movie, nominated for Outstanding Visual Effects at the #VESAwards, used the traditional stop animation technique of replacement animation?
Answer: OK FINE! #legomovie2 and #MissingLink. #AnimationTwinsies @Legomovie2 pic.twitter.com/dYzwbcl7RB
— Mark Theriault (@Partiallyfrozen) January 10, 2020
Question: Which animated movie, nominated for Outstanding Visual Effects at the #VESAwards, proved that yes, Queen Watevra can be built/animated by a little girl with a #Dremel and fishing line?
Answer: #LegoMovie2.#bestanimationteam @TheLEGOMovie pic.twitter.com/YWEsgeQeAP
— Mark Theriault (@Partiallyfrozen) January 10, 2020
Question: Which animated movie, nominated for Outstanding Visual Effects at the #VESAwards, used a little girl’s princess’ dress (on loan from my daughter) to bring to life stop motion water/fabric in the Systar System?
Answer: #LegoMovie2.#amazingsurfacing @TheLEGOMovie pic.twitter.com/VqcsGLjKyX
— Mark Theriault (@Partiallyfrozen) January 10, 2020
