Unrenewable (HD)

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Now in High Definition!

In the industrialized society of tomorrow, Detective Jack Darter must unlock the secret behind a mysterious robbery.

This film was created using stop-motion animation and LEGO bricks (sometimes called a "brickfilm") and is loosely styled after the detective film noir of the 1940s.

I made this movie before "Wall-E" came out, so I wasn't copying it. There are a few similarities, but "Wall-E" borrows a lot of ideas from the film "Silent Running," and that film was something of an inspiration for my movie as well.

The film is available in other formats, including a high definition version, here:

http://smeagol.110mb.com/unrenewable.htm

This film was my entry to the 2008 Brickfilms.com FAR Contest, it won 1st place out of 9 entries. The film also won 1st place in the FilmClick.com online film festival. Once you've seen the film, don't forget to check out the making-of article:

http://smeagol.110mb.com/unrenewablemakingof.htm

And don't miss the annotated commentary:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAdCcWz9Ao0

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[legokingmike]

Is that alarm sound from Sly Copper 1?

[SmeagolStudios]

@legokingmike No, it's an old recording of a military Klaxon alarm. They all pretty much sound the same, though, so perhaps that game used a similar sound.

[BrickOfSteel]

Where did you get the Black Fedora/Indiana Jones Hat from?

[SmeagolStudios]

@BrickOfSteel I made it gray with post production effects. Basically outlined it all by hand.

[SmeagolStudios]

@lego13brothers1 with a spray bottle

[SmeagolStudios]

@EP1KCAMPER I think you're joking but if not check out the video description

[uvmrules]

Best Viral lego Stop motion---- EVER---- Hear that people------EVER!

[jamesthesquirrel]

shweet!

[legoluvver]

The end reminded me of a good Twilight Zone episode.

[zablahre]

@razorxxlego He used Axagon Composer, a free video editing software. If you have Win 98/XP/2000, you can download it

[TheRevan333]

Oh my god, I finnally found this video! One of the greatest Lego films of all time, I forgot the name but I was serching for this video for 3 days!

[Zlata62]

@BrickOfSteel i have one xD i got free one ..

[sphinxmom1]

@SmeagolStudios You are a professional.

[brickparent]

3:48 where do you get torso???