Welcome to the official Brickfilms.com Encyclopedia! It is also known as a WIKI (What I Know Is). The goal of this project is to create the most comprehensive resource ever available on brickfilming. Users may contribute their own articles and edit current entries.

The Encyclopedia is not the only resource provided by Brickfilms.com to those interested in the art of brickfilming. There is the Resources page (for some more in-depth articles), as well as the discussion forums themselves.

Getting Started

To begin, simply enter a search term in the box on the left and hit enter. If the topic exists in the Encyclopedia, you can read and even make additions to the entry. If not, feel free to create it yourself! This can be done by clicking the respective link on the “No results” page.

A selection of good overview articles

Several articles have been written to help you if you don’t know exactly what you are looking for. These are good starting points for browsing through the data.

• Stop-motion : An excellent overview of the art stop-motion animation, including its historical origins.
• History of Brickfilms : A comprehensive history of Brickfilms.com including important milestones and the results of various brickfilming contests.
• Software: a list of the various software you might need during the production of a brickfilm. There are separate pages for the Macintosh, Windows, and Linux operating systems.
• Playback software: maybe you’re not here to create a movie, but merely want to see one. Chances are this page points you to the software you need to get it to play.
• Hardware: a list of the various pieces of hardware you might need (cameras, etc).
• Resources: apart from software, you may be looking for sound effects, stock footage (e.g. of explosions), music or a website to store your film on. In that case, this page might help you out.
• Cinematography: how to improve your images, terminology of film photography, and different camera shots you can make.
• Tutorials: how to use this site, how to animate a walking figure, how to build a steady base for your camera, how to make something fly, …