"Robots!" -- A stop motion animation using LEGO bricks

A project in Chicago, IL by David M Pickett
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"Robots!" is a stop motion animation made using LEGO bricks. It's being released in segments online, and needs your help to finish.
Backers: 74
Average Pledge Per Backer: $46

Funded: $3,414 of $3,000
Dates: Feb 11th -> Apr 11th (58 days)
Project By: David M Pickett
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Latest News

Thanks!

November 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks again to all of you for supporting NNN Chapter 2 - Robots! By now all of you should have received your rewards in the mail. If you haven't, please email me at david@davidmpickett.com and let me know. For those of you who didn't get a DVD as... (Read More)

Rewards are shipping!

June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Huzzah! I have begun packing up the rewards and will start shipping the first batch tomorrow. I am e-mailing everyone to confirm their mailing address (since some of you have moved since 2011), so be on the look out for that. It will probably take me... (Read More)

"Chapter 2: Robots!" is done!

June 10th - via: kickstarter.com
You read that right! After three years and over 340 hours of animation time, I have completed the second Chapter of the Nightly News at Nine! My heartfelt thanks to all of you for helping me get here! I will have the final DVDs in hand tomorrow.... (Read More)

The end is in sight

May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
The final segment is 70% animated! I am currently in overdrive mode to get it finished by next week. Then I will start building the DVDs and will finally be able to get you your rewards! Please enjoy this sneak peek of the first clip of the... (Read More)

Police Show & Gearing up for the Final Segment

March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
In case you missed it when it debuted in January, here is "Police Show Commercial." Similar to the contests I hosted after the last three segments, I am currently holding an animation contestĀ for people to create there own interpretation of Police... (Read More)

New segment of "Robots!" debuts Saturday, Jan. 26!

January 21st - via: kickstarter.com
To see what time "Police Show Commercial" debuts in your time zone go here: http://bit.ly/13cU73d  (Read More)

Hello again

December 17th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

From Sports to Police

June 19th - via: kickstarter.com
First things first, if you haven't already seen it, check out the 5th segment of Robots!, "The End of Sports": This was my first time animating with the macro lens that your funds allowed me to buy and I think the effect is stellar. I also decided to... (Read More)

Next episode debuts Saturday!

May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
After months of work, the fifth of seven installments in "Robots!" is complete! It will go live on the Nightly News at Nine YouTube channel this Saturday at 9 AM Central time (click here to see that time in differnet time zones). I'll be having a... (Read More)

Anniversary update

April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello backers!This Tuesday marks 1 year from when this project was officially funded. I want to thank you all for your patience as I work to complete the animation. It has taken much longer than I had originally hoped, but I have made a lot of... (Read More)

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