Comments on: VIDEO REVIEW: Courtesan’s Daughter by Claudia Dain, Part 2 of 4

By: Kristie(J)

Kristie(J) — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:20:17 +0000

OK – that quote thing didn’t work. I’m chuckling at the thought of working on a love scene with lego.

By: Kristie(J)

Kristie(J) — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:19:20 +0000

Oh that does have me chuckling at the thought!

By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:14:35 +0000

Sherry – we use a cheap web cam, the software that came with it, Powerpoint and Windows Movie Maker. Our rudimentary process is a) taking the picture b) adding the text using powerpoint c) importing all the slides into WMM and adding the music. It’s very amateur. Other people use framegrabbing software but I really didn’t understand what that was and didn’t want to learn.

We are being influenced here though. A love scene might be in the offing.

By: Ann Bruce

Ann Bruce — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:03:01 +0000

*prays there is a Lego-Love scene*

Just please don’t turn it into the puppet porn scene in Team America.

Well, actually…

By: sula

sula — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:44:28 +0000

omg, that was awesome! I love Legos. Now I want to go read this book. :)

By: Charlene Teglia

Charlene Teglia — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:17:37 +0000

I’m with Meljean; Lego love scene! This is hysterical. You and Ned are evil geniuses.

By: Rosie

Rosie — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:57:31 +0000

This is just the best. I can’t believe how much work you put into it. As a veteran of all things lego I don’t know how you had the patience to make all those moves. Thanks for entertaining us. You guys rock!

By: Ann Aguirre

Ann Aguirre — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:58:40 +0000

Genius! I love it.

By: sherry thomas

sherry thomas — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:31:17 +0000

Oh God, too cool! I need to learn how to do it. Could you tell me what were some of the tools and programs involved?

By: Kristie(J)

Kristie(J) — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:15:19 +0000

That was a riot. And the fact that you and Ned spent all that time putting it together makes me go “aaawwwww”. Now I can hardly wait to see the third installment!

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:44:54 +0000

How cool!

By: Keishon

Keishon — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:27:43 +0000

Awesome! So much better than the book videos out there!

Couldn’t agree more. Awesome work guys. You know, I need to go find a copy of The Holding. I’ve never read Claudia Dain. Later.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:42:09 +0000

I love his bow. Do we get to see Lego dancing?

By: Katherine Kingston

Katherine Kingston — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:05:12 +0000

This is Fantastic! I was laughing so hard my sides hurt.

By: Sandra Schwab

Sandra Schwab — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:30:43 +0000

Wheeee! Those Lego mannikins are adorable! And the butler!! The butler!!!!! Can’t wait for Part 3. :)

By: Meljean

Meljean — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:56:43 +0000

lol! I love this.

*prays there is a Lego-Love scene*

It took me a while to figure out the pink thing on Ashford’s side of the table was a cup, though, and not an “FU” (I thought it was like a permanent thought-bubble on his part).

By: Ann Bruce

Ann Bruce — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:55:38 +0000

Awesome! So much better than the book videos out there! Claudia Dain should be paying you and Ned for all this publicity.

And the song was awesome. :)

By: Jennifer Estep

Jennifer Estep — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:43:29 +0000

I’m torn between whether I like stick figures or Legos better. :grin:

Regardless, these are so clever! Keep up the good work guys!

By: Janine

Janine — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:37:32 +0000

< claps hands >

Well done Jane and Ned!!!

By: RfP

RfP — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:35:40 +0000

Jane, part of its charm is that it’s a labor of love, not a slick corporate marketing thing. (Though seriously, it’s way beyond what most amateurs would do.)