Making movies may not just be the grown-up’s territory. Many kids are also quite interested in making them. With their penchant for creative storytelling and imagination, young movie makers can certainly come up with many interesting visual stories to share. Sometimes, it is more about the tools available that can encourage kids to pursue the art. Toys like the LEGO Make Your Own Movie set aim to do just that.
The LEGO Make Your Own Movie is a set of everyone’s favorite building blocks that come with instructions how to create stop-motion movies featuring the LEGO characters. The kit comes with 36 different LEGO elements along with an 80-page step-by-step instruction book on the basics of stop-motion movie making using a smartphone, tablet or PC.
The guide that kids receive include basics such as learning how to write a script, draw out a storyboard, how to set up the lighting and background settings as well as sound effects and choosing the ideal camera angles. The kit comes with 10 Mini Movies that kids can follow to create stop-motion clips. With the LEGO Make Your Own Movie set, kids can develop their comprehension skills as well as improve on their logic, creativity, planning and experimentation. This kit is for young film makers from 8 years old and above. It is available at Fat Brain Toys for $25.
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