The Curious Case of the MacGuffin - A Brickfilm Noir

A hard-boiled detective gets tasked with a very special assignment.
This video is part of Brickfilm day 2024! Check out the full playlist here: • Brickfilm Day 2024 - F...
Voice-acting done by the fantastic
Zach Macias / MindGame Studios: / @mindgamestudios
and
Starwarsstudio100: / @starwarsstudio100

[@prfilmstudios7498]

You know the feeling when something is PERFECT and you just want to yell in the streets that you just saw one of the greatest brickfilms of 2024

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you!!

[@arbrickio]

dude, exactly what I'm feeling right now

[@StoneDomino]

The Citizen Kane of LEGO animation.

[@starwarsstudio100]

Very nicely done, man. Glad that I could be part of this awesome project. Keep up the good work!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you! I'm always happy to include you, my friend!

[@rikyismyname]

WOW! I loved it Stanley, everything was PERFECT! phenomenal job as always buddy!!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you, Riky! Much love!

[@Redbrickstudiochannel]

This is a great way to recreate the atmosphere of film noir in the '40s, great work, I like it!👍

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you!

[@BlueBrick]

This rocks! Needless to say, you've nailed that noir look and feel, and I love the ending haha

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you, BlueBrick!

[@buggobricks]

You really are an artist Q-brick, and a sight for sleep deprived eyes lol.

[@StanleyQBrick]

Hehe, thank you so much

[@ThreeMountainsStudio]

I just absolutely love how this looks. Also the editing really sold the noir vibe for me. Happy BFD!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Happy BFD!

[@justMikec]

EXCELLENT, excellent, excellent!!! This was wonderful!! Great story, great acting, excellent camera work, and from beginning to end nobody got shot! Please, . . do it again.

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you very much!

[@Jaymationstudios]

Beautiful! Just beautiful!!!

[@willmakesfilms9441]

This rocks! Way to go!

[@meyerfilms687]

Very well done!

[@GregoryAnimations]

This was beautiful Stanley! Love the ending 😂

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thanks, Gregory!

[@strutsstudios]

Did I forget to comment?! Anyway, top job. As per usual!

[@Divadfilm]

Incredible work, as always. My personal favorite is the climbing animation around 1:14

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you - that was one of the harder shots, I'm glad it turned out convincing!

[@adventuresensue]

Beautifully photographed, loved this one a lot, excellent job my friend!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you! x

[@ErikTongStudios]

wow this is so cinematic and everything about this is so perfect and hilarious ending 😂

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thanks, Erik! Glad you liked it :~)

[@flaxtoons]

Stellar job!! I really enjoyed it. One of the best brickfilms I've seen this year. Bravo! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@StanleyQBrick]

Many thanks!

[@HewsonsProductions]

This is beautiful. You've really captured the film noir genre with the film, editing and music

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you!

[@McNickFlix]

AMAZING!!!!!

[@EmzeeFilms]

Another incredible work! I can't wait to rewatch this 100 times over the next few days. As usual, your lighting work was absolutely brilliant and really elevated the film. I can't even begin to imagine how you made the scene at 1:00 with the binoculars move so naturally.

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you very much - I'm glad you liked it!

[@overthemoonfilms5104]

Wow, very nicely done!

[@orcastudiosyt]

Amazing work like always! Happy to see the increased focus on animation in this one!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you Orca! Appreciate it :~)

[@TheTenaciousBrick]

Absolutely top notch work again! I really love the animation work in this, the incremental movements are great!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you!

[@Hi-GuyAnimations]

God damn this is good. Everything about this is top tier

[@StanleyQBrick]

Appreciate it man, thank you

[@mbi.studio]

Truly spectacular 😔

[@StarBrickStudios]

So good! Potentially my new favorite of your Brickfilms, along with the Pickpocket of Steam Central. :) Also the music choice is so perfect, really adds to the feel of an old noir film. Great work once again man!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you my friend! I really enjoyed 'The Baron' :~)

[@StarBrickStudios]

@@StanleyQBrick Thank you! :)

[@JNStudiosOfficial]

very well done! i love it

[@Scifogon]

I'm in love.

[@verticalbricks8833]

so good bro such a fantastic film with so many little details making the world feel so real absolutely love this so much to be proud of

[@StanleyQBrick]

Much appreciated man, thank you!

[@BrokenBrickFilmss]

Too good man, incredible job!!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thanks a bunch!

[@osomstudios]

This is incredible. Amazing work as always

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you man, happy to hear you've liked it!

[@arbrickio]

This was so amazingly well done 🤩

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you, glad you like it!

[@greatfish574]

I love this! keep up the good work!

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you!

[@tomaskermitproductions541]

This is so cool i love it

[@loganmenchaca]

This is such an awesome tribute to the noir genre! Was that soft glow effect something you did in post? Or did you pull a Greig Fraser and use a really dirty lens? Whatever you did, it added so much character to the shots. Superb work! "We will watch your career with great interest!"

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you! I used Tiffen diffusion filters to achieve the glow - and enhanced it in post when needed.

[@A.Helios]

I love this so much, another banger for the community of brick filmmakers. What’s your favorite noir film?

[@StanleyQBrick]

Thank you! My favorite film noirs are Pickup on South Street, The Maltese Falcon, The Third Man and Casablanca (if you count it as a film noir, which I think you can)