Lego Stop Motion Film Evaluation

Evaluating the film as a whole, I felt that it came along way better than I was expecting. I wasn't as involved in the actual filming (behind the camera/moving the legos) as I wanted to be, and therefore didn't get much of an idea of how the film was progressing, but it looks much better than I was expecting. Some of the movement is definitely jittery and stop-starty, but it reminds me of old stop motion lego videos from back in the early 2010s which I hold some nostalgia for. Additionally, all of the foley and voice acting is very clear and easy to hear, with little static or background noise interfering. The acting could be better, but that's a constant as none of us in the class are professional actors (and the majority of us aren't focusing on acting for our project/business idea). The narrative is very simple and could hold some more complexity, but I feel that a simpler more comedic plot fits the aesthetic from a Lego Stop Motion film better.

In terms of my own performance, I felt that the sound foley I picked out for the film worked very well and didn't seem majorly out of place (although I feel that some of it could be a little louder, and I wished that they used the lego breaking sound I found online). Additionally, the music I picked out fits the scene very well and even matches the ending 'Fin' due to the silent film feeling of the music. Alongside my work with the foley and sound design, I felt that my voice acting was surprisingly good and didn't seem too out of place for the character I was playing. I even feel that my scream was quite good (no matter how embarrassing it was to record).

To conclude, I feel that the film came out way better than I was expecting, although some of the movement was quite jittery and awkward along with slightly sub-par acting. Despite these issues, I felt the lighting of the scenes was great, the sound effects and voice acting were of a high quality mechanically and the film was able to portray the narrative we intended well.