u19 Winner: Young Professionals Honorary Mention
After a dragon destroys their hometown, two siblings must make it on their own in the woods and overcome many dangers while their parents and other inhabitants of the town seek refuge in a nearby fortress…
Thomas Speckhofer made the film LEGO Feuer und Wasser (“LEGO Fire and Water”) using the stop-motion technique. For every second of film, he shot twenty-four individual photos, which were then pieced together using a computer to create fluid sequences of movement. Then visual effects and the soundtrack were put in as well— he also added the music and every other sound that is heard in the film, since Lego figures are innately mute.
