Hastings

A film about the Battle of Hastings in 1066. From the initial idea to the completion, the project took around a year and a half.
Hastings was an entry in the 'Masterpieces of Brickfilming' contest, organized by Brickfilms.com member prof1515, and won in all categories (Best Film, Director, Screenplay, Acting, Cinematography).

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• brickfilm
• lego
• movie
• war
• battle
• medieval
• hastings
• 1066
• harold
• godwinson
• william
• the
• conqueror
• masterpieces
• brickfilming

[tuskin4]

this isnt very acuret (i know i cant spell)

if you look at the back story youd be suprised Edward the Confessor who was the last king before the Battle he promised William the Crown of England

still awsome video 5/5

[Winkyburger]

I know that; the conflict, of course, came from the fact that the Saxon nobility had chosen Harold as their new king.

[tuskin4]

@Winkyburger they chhose him? i thought he just claimed the crown and used his fame in the battlefeild to make sure he didnt get any rivals afterwards

[Winkyburger]

At any rate, he had their support; it's true he probably played an active part in the decision. If I had made the film now instead of two years ago, I would have turned it into something more philosophical and morally ambiguous, trust me.

[Saeched]

and i thought i had a lot of lego!!!!!

[SchmuckoGrande]

The way you did the character and horse animations is great: I just watch your video to figure out how you did it. Awesome!!!

[SchmuckoGrande]

@tuskin4

Hi, about Harold Godwinson and the English crown: at the time of Edward the Confessor's death, Harold was the most influential of the Anglo-Saxon earls. Thus, he was chosen as Edward's successor by the witan, or witenagemot. Bad luck for him that he had supposedly swore an oath of fealty to William of Normandy a few years ago - this, Edward's strong Norman ties, and his promise to William were then used as propaganda by the Normans to gather support for their campaign.

[Dtuter]

Well Done!

[SirAmenhopt]

Beautiful work, could be a bit more climatic though near the end. I'm thinking of making something like this with my huge homeade castles and custom minifigs.

Any tips?

[HairballPictures]

A great cinematic achievement, and a great idea, though the battle sequence isn't entirely accurate. (Although to film an accurate depiction of the battle would require a huge budget. Ah, I understand now.)

[theunknown241]

This is innacurate Harld wasnt on a horse that was one fatal flaw he had

[tuskin4]

@Winkyburger will you ever finish?

[TheBBrickS]

I felt like I'd been watching it for ten seconds and I was nearly two minutes in