Introduction

Right, just thought I'd put this out here, but would anyone be interested in helping on a Christmas Brickfilming Project? I've been brainstorming recently over an idea, which while being simple, could make a nice and enjoyable 5 Minute short. It would also be a good opportunity for various brickfilmers to get animating.

Story

So basically the plot is that Santa going about his rounds of giving presents in Brickville. Starts off simply enough, he goes in, puts the presents under the trees, and then eats the pie left for him before going on. But in every new house he arrives in he's fatter. And he continues to get bigger and bigger, finding it harder to get down the chimneys. Eventually he arrives in the final chimney, but is too fat to get in.

How does he deal with the dilemma? Exactly. He tries going down a few ways, like head first, jumping down, etc. but eventually he realizes that he doesn't have much time, and nothing he does is working. So it's time to get out the "Loose Weight Quickly" book. Then we see a "Rocky" like training montage, and he soon looses enough weight to get down. But is it too late...?

So that's the story. A fun, simple, and interactive festive film.

Organization

Though it's a while to Christmas, I thought I'd start early, as community productions are hard to organize right. So basically here's how it would work:

• 1. I write a full script, and send it to everyone who wants to be a part of the project.

• 2. We put out a casting call.

• 3. We discuss which scenes and parts people want to do and what's available. You can also do more then one scene if you're good enough.

• 4. Start animating!

• 5. Send me the scenes, I'll edit it together and we have our project complete.

And here are the list of scenes available:

• 1. Santa's flying scenes, used in the beginning, and transitions. Assigned to -

• 2. House scene 1, in which a normal Minifigure Santa eats his first pie, and delivers the presents to the first house. Assigned to - Jstudios

• 3. House scene 2, same as last time, but a different house and a slightly fatter Santa. Assigned to -

• 4. House scene 3, same as before, but fatter again. Assigned to -

• 5. House scene 4, VERY big santa. Assigned to -

• 6. Santa's last house, in which he tries to get down the chimney but fails. A fairly long scene. Assigned to -

• 7. Santa's training montage. Assigned to - JustKidden

• 8. Girl putting out Pie. Assigned to - Scypax

• 9. Boy leaving Pie. Assigned to - Chuppa

• 10. City backdrop. Lots of buildings with lights in the windows. Assigned to -

• 11. People busing along the streets. Assigned to -

Characters:
1. Santa - Deep jolly voice.
2. Mother 1 - Motherly voice, older.
3. Mother 2 - Same again
4. Father - Older voice
5. Small Girl - Squeaky and youngish
6. Small Boy - Youngish
7. Extras (Anyone can audition, used for the busy street scene)

Any suggestions are welcome, and the list will change and develop as the script is more thoroughly done. If you wish to take part or ask any questions about the scenes please comment below.

Last edited by Onion (October 23, 2010 (04:15am))