Ever wanted to be a galactic filmmaker? Now is your chance! Gather your LEGO® Star Wars™ sets, grab a smartphone, and get ready to create an interstellar masterpiece. Whether it’s a daring escape from an AT-ST or a secret meeting on the Millennium Falcon, you’re the director of play!
Time: 30 minutes
What you’ll need:
Every great movie starts with a great story. Will your hero find a hidden treasure? Or will they have to dodge a laser-firing Imperial turret? Write down a few ‘plot points’ to guide your filming.
Find the perfect spot in your house to build your set. Use your household props to create an environment for your minifigures to traverse. Remember: a pile of laundry makes a surprisingly good alien landscape.
To make your characters move smoothly, you can build a small ‘rig’ out of extra LEGO pieces to hold them in place, or simply use your hands to ‘puppeteer’ them between frames.
Open the stop-motion camera in the LEGO Play app. Set up your first scene, take a photo, move your minifigure just a tiny bit, and take another! Over the course of 10-30 minutes, you’ll have a sequence of images ready to roll. Time your shots carefully – if you want to have a SMART Brick enhance the scene or battle with lights, be sure to include one from the Luke’s Red Five X-Wing.
Don’t forget the close-ups! Moving the camera in close to your SMART Play minifigures helps capture the emotion of the scene.
Once you’ve finished clicking, hit play to watch your movie come to life. Narrate the voices yourself, add some sound effects, and share your masterpiece with friends and family.
