A special team of LEGO designers, Master Builders and artists will review your build and may select you to join the Wall of Creators There is no dialogue in these little movies, so kids really get to stretch out their imaginations and focus on story telling through a logical sequence of events. Of course, my absolute favorite thing about it, is the opportunity it offers to practice delayed gratification. When you are patient and pay attention to detail it can be so rewarding to see the greater picture evolve over the long term. That is not the easiest thing to teach! After much deliberation we are happy to announce the winner of the Off-kilter MOC Designer Competition is... Lights . . . camera . . . action! LEGO® builders can bring their minifigures to life with this beginners’ guide to stop-motion animation. With clear, step-by-step instructions and 10 mini-movie projects, kids aged 8+ will be able to make short, funny animations using a phone, tablet, or computer. Once they move onto more advanced skills, such as lighting, sound effects and camera angles, every movie they make is sure to be a smash hit! It may take you a moment to organise things, but it will allow you to take advantage of the great free features

It’s impossible to sneak up on a shark, because their eyes are on the sides of their heads and most can see almost as well behind them as they can in front. You know what makes an awesome day even awesomer? When you grab a friend and start dancing – then you can be AWESOME TOGETHER! Join the amazingly awesome stars of THE LEGO MOVIE 2 as they boogie their hearts out throughout all of the incredible universes you’ll explore in the movie. They’re all here: fan favorites from the original THE LEGO MOVIE™ like Emmet, Lucy, Batman™, Benny, and Unikitty™, plus all-new characters Rex Dangervest, Sweet Mayhem, Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi, Banarnar, Ice Cream Cone, and more! And when the music starts pumping, their toes start tapping – this beat is so funky that the crew take their moves across the galaxy, from the wastelands of Apocalypseburg, the strange galaxy of the Systar System, the mysterious verdant Alien Jungle, and the eternally happy place known as Harmony Town. There’s no way you can sit still watching this number – you’ll be bopping to the beat in no time, learning moves that you didn’t know your body could do. Be sure to watch our other Movie Maker Master Classes to gain an overview of all the things you can do with the Movie Maker app, how to master sound and visual effects, and even how to create stop-motion movies. Now isn’t that AWESOME? We are crazy about this LEGO Movie Maker App. The reason we love it so much mostly stems from its versatility. My son and I can make a very rudimentary ten second film, or we can pass it off to my husband who might just produce a full length feature soon because he is so obsessed. Gift for kids aged 8 and up – This book will teach and inspire budding animators, starting with the basics and progressing step by step to more advanced directorial techniques

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Your child (or in my case, husband) chooses from just 5 different opening title scenes so it’s not too overwhelming for a little one. Then they can set up their own LEGO men (they can use anything they want really, but the LEGO men are very fun to use as characters) and snap a photo, change their position, snap another photo, etc. They can keep this up as long as their patience allows until they have a terrific stop motion animation on their hands. So without further ado, here is the thrilling saga of mismatched hats my son and I created. Enjoy! The Mix Up We are seeking cool builds and creative builders. We know you’re a great builder, and it’s time you received recognition for your awesome, crazy, or creative LEGO® models. To celebrate amazing builders all over the world, we are starting a search for the most creative builders and best models, to feature them on our exclusive Wall of Creators. LEGO Movie Maker is available for iPhone, iPod and iPad. It is FREE on App Store. Sometimes developers take their apps off the App Store for updates or other reason. If you could not find the app on the App Store, we have an app that is even cooler that LEGO Movie. It is called Tootastic. It is also free.

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