• Stop motion movie Snowkhana returns
• Bigger sets, crazy stunts, lots of cotton wool
• Favourite Christmas blockbusters and TV ads
Cologne, Germany – How many can you spot? The latest festive stop motion animation Snowkhana video is a test for movie buffs as tiny superstar Mental Block drifts his way through a host of favourite Christmas blockbusters.
Lots of bricks, lots of patience
Created as a tribute to the Gymkhana videos starring YouTube sensation Ken Block, the Snowkhana series has built its own loyal following for the lovingly created clips which rely only on tiny toys, loads of LEGO bricks and painstaking patience to photograph each slightly different frame – including a nod to the John Lewis Christmas advert.
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The cast also included cameo roles for Batman, Ben 10, The Lone Ranger, Raphael the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, and a minion from Despicable Me.
The whole video was put together in just over a month with materials including 17 LEGO trees, 11 cans of snow spray, seven cardboard buildings, one large can of expanding foam – and a pair of ladies tights, used to help make the trampoline netting in the John Lewis advert scene.
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Just in case you need a little help to spot all the movies reference, here’s a cheat sheet:
• Anchorman
• Back to the Future
• Bullitt (Mustang)
• Diamonds are Forever (Mustang)
• Elf
• Frozen
• Forrest Gump
• Ghostbusters
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Ice Age
• Santa Claus the Movie
• Scooby-Doo
• The Cannonball Run
• The Empire Strikes Back
• The Fast and the Furious
• The LEGO movie
• The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
• Toy Story