Fan Films and The LEGO Movie
If it weren't for the all the films made in basements and on kitchen tables by LEGO fans, The LEGO Movie as we know it wouldn't exist. The look, feel, and "is it stop-motion or CGI?" all came from passion projects of amateur LEGO films. Vox looks at the history of LEGO fan films and how Animal Logic, the studio behind The LEGO Movie, used them for inspiration.