LEGO and Aardman Studios present Boop, a five-minute stop-motion animated short film. The story follows a clay alien trying to return to its planet, exploring a universe built with LEGO pieces. The project is the result of a creative challenge launched last year, where children submitted their own endings via the LEGO Play app, merging their imagination with professional production.
The Stop-Motion Technique and Digital Integration in Boop 🎬
The short combines the traditional craftsmanship of stop-motion, a hallmark of Aardman, with digital elements to create a hybrid world. The clay characters move in physical sets built with LEGO, but with enhancements and effects integrated in post-production. This approach allows for a tangible and warm texture, while maintaining the flexibility to incorporate the visual ideas proposed by children in the initial challenge.
A Clay Alien Lost in the Land of Blocks 👽
It's curious to think that a being capable of space travel could be halted by an environment made of plastic blocks. One would expect an advanced civilization to have an intergalactic GPS or, at least, an instruction manual to assemble its own ship. Instead, it must rely on human creativity, which perhaps explains why its original planet was made of clay and not LEGO.