This was my college senior thesis project at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. Instead of spending time creating a story and characters, I wanted to focus on sharpening and showcasing my technical abilities.
All ships are actual Lego models shot in front of a green screen. Figures were stop-motion animated. The faces were animated separately and then applied to a blank Lego head.
The trench was created in Blender and was textured with actual photographs of Legos.
All visual effects and compositing (i.e. lasers, star-scape,engine blasts) were done in Adobe After Effects.
View it on my Vimeo page at http://www.vimeo.com/18523634
