My son Owen Clough was inspired today watching an online video at lego.com. It was about a stop motion animator who used his old bedroom at his parents house to create a studio where he could film Lego shorts. Soon after watching the clip Owen began cutting and coloring backdrops for his Space Police Lego’s film set. I was so touched by the 5 year old’s creativity and tenacity that I decided to pitch in and point out some of the basics. For instance I told him to try not to move the camera around and to start the scene from the beginning. I had to tape his little Fisher Price camera to the table for him. Once I did that he was off and running! Owen pulled this little video off in less than few hours and had the whole family involved and cracking up!

Owen Clough - Lego Space Police Animation Episode 1

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