Sign in to wikis by WikiFoundry We're sorry, search is currently unavailable. Please try your search again later. Please check your link or return to the home page.How many Lego pieces did it take to make The Lego Movie? As it turns out, the film’s creators, directing and writing duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, didn’t just rely on actual Legos for the film; as the New York Times pointed out, just the number of bricks required for the task alone would’ve already cost millions of dollars. According to Warner Bros. Pictures, there are a total of 3,863,484 unique Lego bricks seen in the movie. But if you were to recreate the entire film only using Legos, you’d need 15,080,330, the studio said. With a unique blend of CG animation and actual Lego sets, the final look of The Lego Movie has a surprising visual depth; it almost appears as if someone painstakingly animated each and every movement through stop-motion. That’s because the animators went to great lengths to ensure that they included aspects of real Lego pieces when creating their characters.
In the video above, which was edited using footage provided by the studio, several animators of the film describe the intricate process of bringing virtual Lego bricks and scenes to life. “We tried to be quite authentic with the actual Lego product itself,” said CG supervisor Damien Gray. “There’s a lot of detail put into the sticker work, the decal work, the mold lines, chips, chunks, scratches — we tried to incorporate a lot of that.” In order to achieve that “played-with” look for Emmet and the other 182 unique minifigures that appear in the film, animators observed the physical models under microscopes to get every detail right. In addition to scrutinizing the appearance of the Lego bricks themselves, Lord and Miller also took into account other factors they wanted to mimic from stop-motion videos. “If you were animating this in real life, there would be all of these dust particles, and there is a bit of actual dandruff,” Miller told the Times.
“We did a little test of how much was too much.” So what else from the film resembles real life? Take a look at this blooper reel in which the Legos (or is it their voiceover actors?) have a little too much fun:Family fun with 2 rides, 10 LEGO build & play zones, a 4D cinema & much more! How to get here We're open every day Save up to 25% on tickets 12 family attractions & activities4D cinema, Kingdom Quest laser ride, Merlin’s Apprentice, LEGO City Play Zone... and more! Discover the city in miniatureSee Boston's top attractions made from LEGO in our MINILAND® Birthday parties & group dealsLEGO themed birthday parties here in Boston! Get LEGO® building tipsLearn building tips from our Master Model Builder Workshops. School tripsOne-of-a-kind school trips to support the National Curriculum. Sign up for Offers Enter your email and we'll send you the latest news and offers!WARNER BROS. LOGO #1Clash of the Wolves (1925) + Lady Windermere’s Fan (1925) + Don Juan (1926) + When a Man Loves (1927) + Old San Francisco (1927) + The First Auto (1927) + The Jazz Singer (1927)The logo also appeared on intertitles and The End cards (both examples from The Jazz singer (1927)).
WARNER BROS. LOGO #2The Public Enemy (1931) + The Maltese Falcon (1931) + I am a fugitive from a chain gang (1932) + Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) WARNER BROS. LOGO #3Dames (1934) + Captain Blood (1935) + The Petrified Forest (1936) + Bullets or ballots (1936) THE PETRIFIED FOREST (1936) ➽ Opening credits + trailer typography WARNER BROS. LOGO #4Angels with dirty faces (1938) + Captain Blood (1935) + The Petrified Forest (1936) + Bullets or ballots (1936) Steven Soderbergh shot The Good German (2006) as if it had been made in 1945. That’s probably the reason why the movie starts with a logo similar to this one. GOLD DIGGERS IN PARIS THE MALTESE FALCON (1941) ➽ Opening credits + trailer typography CASABLANCA (1942) ➽ Opening credits + trailer typography THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) ➽ Opening credits + trailer typography PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX WARNER BROS. LOGO #5 WARNER BROS. LOGO #6House of Wax (1953) + Three Sailors and a Girl (1953) + The Eddie Cantor Story (1953) + Crime Wave (1954) + The Command (1954) + The Boy from Oklahoma (1954) + Riding Shotgun (1954) + The High and the Mighty (1954) + Dial M for Murder (1954) + Them!
(1954) + King Richard and the Crusaders (1954) + Dragnet (1954) + A Star Is Born (1954) + Track of the Cat (1954) + Battle Cry (1955) + East of Eden (1955) + The Sea Chase (1955) + Tall Man Riding (1955) + Mister Roberts (1955) + The McConnell Story (1955) + Rebel Without a Cause (1955) + Blood Alley (1955) + Illegal (1955) + Helen of Troy (1956) + The Animal World (1956) This logo was also used on Ghost Ship (2002) HOUSE OF WAX (1953) ➽ Opening credits + trailer typography SO THIS IS LOVE (1953) Movie Larger image THREE SAILORS AND A GIRL (1953) Movie Larger image THE MOONLIGHTER (1953) Movie Larger image THE EDDY CANTOR STORY THE BOY FROM OKLAHOMA LUCKY ME (1954) Movie Larger image THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY DIAL M FOR MURDER KING RICHARD AND THE CRUSADERS A STAR IS BORN TRACK OF THE CAT REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES WARNER BROS. LOGO #7 In November 1966, Jack Warner sold control of the studio and its music business to Seven Arts, Inc.
The company, including the studio, was renamed Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. A new logo appeared on-screen: a simple animated W7. It first appeared during the title sequence of “Reflections In A Golden Eye.” Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear on the DVD of the movie. The earliest version I’ve been able to find is Chubasco (1967). Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) + Camelot (1967) + Chubasco (1967) + Countdown (1967) + Firecreek (1968) + Sweet November (1968) + Petulia (1968) + Finian’s rainbow (1968) + Bullitt (1968) + The Illustrated Man (1969) + Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) + The Wild Bunch (1969) + The Rain People (1969) + The Valley of Gwangi (1969) + The great Bank Robbery (1969) + The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) + The Arrangement (1969) + Once you kiss a Stranger… (1969) + The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) + Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970) BULLITT (1938) ➽ Opening credits + trailer typography THE WILD BUNCH (1969) ➽ Opening credits + trailer typography
THE VALLEY OF GWANGI WARNER BROS. LOGO #8 In 1970 Kinney Services bought the company and changed its corporate name to Warner Communications. The new logo, a stylized shield containing a beveled W and B, first appeared during the opening credits of “Dirty Harry” (1971). This version of the WB logo is quite hard to find. It’s either cut from DVD/BluRay releases or ‘plastered’ with a more recent version (like is the case with the ‘A Clockwork Orange’ (1971) BluRay). Chisum (1970) + There Was a Crooked Man… (1970) + Flap (1970) + THX 1138 (1971) + Billy Jack (1971) + The Omega Man (1971) + Dirty Harry (1971) + McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) + The Cowboys (1972) WARNER BROS. LOGO #9 A logo without clouds or WARNER BROS. PICTURES banner. This logo was only used for eight months. It’s often ‘plastered’ with a more recent logo on DVD’s. Portnoy’s Complaint (1972) + The Candidate (1972) + Deliverance (1972) PORTNOY’S COMPLAINT (1972) Movie Larger image
THE CANDIDATE (1972) Movie Larger image DELIVERANCE (1972) Movie Larger image WARNER BROS. LOGO #10Logo designed by Saul Bass. There were three versions: black on red, red on black and white on black. The logo also appeared on Magic Mike (2012) and Argo (2012) ENTER THE DRAGON (1973) Movie Larger image EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC (1977) Movie Opening credits SUPERMAN (1978) Movie Larger image WHO’S THAT GIRL (1987) Movie Larger image BATMAN RETURNS (1992) Movie Larger image BATMAN FOREVER (1995) Movie Larger image(1996) Movie Larger image TWISTER (1996) Movie Larger image CONTACT (1997) Movie Larger image WARNER BROS. LOGO #12A more ‘digital’ looking revitalization of the previous logo, featuring a new font. The “75 YEARS Entertaining The World” byline only appeared in 1998. The surface and color of the shield and clouds have slightly changed over the years. Pictured above: Lethal Weapon 4 (1998). Other custom 75th anniversary logos: Jack Frost + Quest for Camelot