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thats a nice frame.
It looks nice Jampot, but a bit dark in the back. The effect is a cool, green, glowing thing, but without any green light in-camera, it's obvious that it is just an overlay. Next time you may wanna shine some green light on set to complete the illusion.
Great parts usage on Dr. Strange by the way.
Yeah, I know, I didn't notice the flesh on the torso until it was too late. Sorry.
It's just a little thing that's been sitting on my hard drive for a bit, and I've finally gotten around to editing it.
Great frame, Pritchard!
The effect is a cool, green, glowing thing, but without any green light in-camera, it's obvious that it is just an overlay. Next time you may wanna shine some green light on set to complete the illusion.
I would if I had any 
I did add some additional glow in AE, mainly on Strange and the Winter Soldier, but I guess it's not clear enough.
EDIT: Here's a frame from a Hobbit brickfilm I'm hoping to finish in time for the release of the final film. I've wanted to do this for ages (and JonnDthunDer sent his lines in about 4 months ago). I'm so glad I managed to get hold of that Bilbo minifig, it's a delight.
Some fairly basic, uninteresting, and unspoilery frames from my upcoming brickfilm, That's The Way It Goes!
"That's The Way It Goes!" - Frame by Walter Benson, on Flickr
"That's The Way It Goes!" - Frame by Walter Benson, on Flickr
"That's The Way It Goes!" - Frame by Walter Benson, on Flickr
Is that a cat with no fur stealing a record? This I have to see.
Well, I animated for the first time in a few months this week, and although I'm scrapping everything I did and redoing it, this turned out as a nice test frame for a film I'm working on while I sort out voice actors for my other projects.
I like the framing of it, although I can't help but wonder what's going on. He looks almost creepy the way he's standing beside her like that.
I'm glad you noticed that, there is an uncannyness to the scene, but I promise it's not creepy; when the film is finished (hopefully the end of December) it will make sense.
Lovely quality, do you mind me asking what camera you use?
Canon 60D, with a Pentax Asahi Super-Macro-Takumar 50mm f/4 lens; it's old and manual focus.
Walter Benson:
Your photographs are vibrant and crisp. I'd love to know what camera make/model you are using.
Canon 60D, with a Pentax Asahi Super-Macro-Takumar 50mm f/4 lens; it's old and manual focus.
I have a 60D. I need to buy me one of those lenses plus the appropriate software someday. 
Walter Benson:
Your photographs are vibrant and crisp. I'd love to know what camera make/model you are using.
It's The Logitech C920 webcam. Believe me when I say it's not as good as the 60D.
Wow! Incredible image quality/color from a webcam!
I have a 60D. I need to buy me one of those lenses plus the appropriate software someday.
You should make the switch as soon as you possibly can. The creative opportunities presented by an SLR are more than worth it, especially if you've already got a great body, which is by far the most expensive part. I love the 60D for brickfilming, it has some really nice advantages over the Rebel line.
you've already got a great body, which is by far the most expensive part.
Consider your context eliminated.
edit: Also, this is inaccurate. A good set of prime lenses and high quality diopters suitable for stop motion will cost far more than a 60D body. The good news is you can re-use those lenses on any camera bodies you upgrade to in the future. Because of this, the lenses are typically a better place to invest than the camera body.
I practically died from excessive laughter just now.
I suppose lenses could be more expensive, depending on what you get, though I've found that if you play your cards right you can get away with just a couple of lenses for brickfilming, and you can get some really good old lenses for not a lot of money. That being said, in my head the 60D still costs $1200, I keep forgetting it took a serious price cut, not to mention the price of a used 60D. So you could easily spend more than the cost of a 60D on lenses.
Didn't realize the 60D body is still $1000 new. It does depend on the lenses. A lot of people I've talked to had problems using automatic zoom lenses for brickfilming because the aperture doesn't go back to the same spot each time, creating flicker and warbly depth of field.
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