BIONICLE Nuva: Astray in the Drifts

[Jam Pot Studios]

 

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After a few technical difficulties, episode 3 of Nuva is here! I'm quite pleased with how this came out, although I had some problems with the sound editing and with the snow effects. the whole idea for this episode came from replaying MNOG II: if you go into Toudo's hut in Ko-Koro and try talking to him, he either takes aaages to form his answers or doesn't answer you at all. I wondered what it would take to get him to loud-shout, and who better to provoke him than Lewa?

 

In addition, check out BIONICLE: The Untold Chapters, a playlist of of short films from various creators set in and around the adventures of the main BIONICLE storyline. A big thank you to Ids5621, TheBohrokMan and Vrahno for allowing me to add their films to this collection! Hopefully this will increase over time, with films from all across the BIONICLE saga.

 

The next few episodes are written, but they may be a while away. I'm about to move into my university accomodation, and the amount of space I have to animate in and the time I'll have to do it will be greatly diminished (or Pehkui-ified, if you like). I may not even be able to animate at all until the Christmas holidays, though I'm going to do my best to get something out, whether it's BIONICLE or something else. As always, their releases will alternate between my YouTube channel and the Custom BIONICLE channel, so subscribe to both to stay up to date!

 

I'm always on the lookout for new voice actors, for BIONICLE and regular LEGO brickfilms. If you'd like to voice for any future films, or want to audition for a specific BIONICLE character, PM me a demo reel of some kind and I'll let you know if I have a part for you, though I'm afraid I can by no means guarantee that I will. Please note that I am only looking for people with microphones of good-to-high quality, so that the audio in my films is relatively consistent. For the record, iPhone microphones are good (I'm voiced for other people recently using an iPhone mic and it sounds perfectly fine).

 

If you have any feedback or suggestions, or things you'd like to see in a future short, feel free to post them! I'm constantly trying to think of ways to improve the series, or even ideas for a new series! Like I said, I can't guarantee I'll even get to the end of this series, but I hope to.

 

-Jam Pot

Edited September 16, 2014 by Jam Pot

[John Smith]

That was hilarious! I love how Lewa is completely out of his element (pun intended). Tuodo was well-portrayed, and Kopaka's silent cameo was perfect.

[Jam Pot Studios]

That was hilarious! I love how Lewa is completely out of his element (pun intended). Tuodo was well-portrayed, and Kopaka's silent cameo was perfect.

 

Thanks! I'm tempted to have Kopaka be silent as a running gag through most of the series (though in a later episode he might have a speaking part, not 100% sure).

[Zidonaro]

I loved how you included Toudo, a super random Matoran who i didn't even remember the name until now lol.

 

Nice job, are you planning to do all the Toa Nuva ?

[Jam Pot Studios]

I loved how you included Toudo, a super random Matoran who i didn't even remember the name until now lol.

 

Nice job, are you planning to do all the Toa Nuva ?

 

All of them and more! I'm hoping that over the course of next year I might be able to do more than one episode for each Toa, plus some Matoran-centric episodes. I really like adding some of the more obscure Matoran, it helps make the island feel a lot more fleshed I think. I have plans to use Vohon and Kalama in the next Tahu episode (since I've already used Takua), if I get to it, and I'd love to try making some Le-Matoran.

[Zidonaro]

I would LOVE seein' some 2003 Matoran, they are so underrated. Planning to paint them ?

[Jam Pot Studios]

I would LOVE seein' some 2003 Matoran, they are so underrated. Planning to paint them ?

 

I'm not sure. While I can easily make Onu-Matoran without painting pieces, there aren't any decent substitutes for the pieces that would be needed for Le-Matoran. I may dye them, as was suggested here. I'm fine for every other Koro though, since they got official sets. I actually have two sets of bodies for Ta-, Ko- and Po-Matoran, which is handy.

[Toatapio Nuva]

I love the way you used Toudo in this. You should keep using seemingly random MNOG Matoran, and also possibly adding your own, just to sort of flesh the Bionicle universe out. I also like the plots of the Nuva movies and the way the Bionicle setting is used convincingly in the same way it was used in the MNOGs.

 

Might be interesting to see similar videos about the later story years, especially Metru Nui.

[Jam Pot Studios]

You should keep using seemingly random MNOG Matoran, and also possibly adding your own, just to sort of flesh the Bionicle universe out.

 

Might be interesting to see similar videos about the later story years, especially Metru Nui.

 

I'm not 100% sure about making my own up (though it's not out of the question) but I do plan to keep using random MNOG Matoran. Like you say, it helps flesh things out, and nobody's really done anything with them before (well, except in MNOG 1.5: The Bohrok Swarms, which is awesomesauce).

 

The plan is to eventually do other BIONICLE eras, and I've already given quite a bit of thought to when (it doesn't hurt to be prepared  ). I have a few ideas for Metru and Hordika, but to do either of them would require me to make a small(ish) Kickstarter. The sets and props would be more difficult to make, and while I have all the Toa Metru, I only have Vakama Hordika. I'd also quite like to do Mangai, or Hagah, or something about the Voya Nui Resistance Team. My only problem with Inika and Mahri would be that in the canon they have very short timeframes, being part of an urgent mission, and so there's not much room for me to add canon. But anything not set on Mata Nui would probably require a Kickstarter, and I don't know that I have the following to get successfully funded.

 

Of course, that's not to stop anyone else having a go at their own Inika or Mahri!

[Zidonaro]

I'm not sure. While I can easily make Onu-Matoran without painting pieces, there aren't any decent substitutes for the pieces that would be needed for Le-Matoran. I may dye them, as was suggested here. I'm fine for every other Koro though, since they got official sets. I actually have two sets of bodies for Ta-, Ko- and Po-Matoran, which is handy.

 

I wish you the best of luck in making Le-Matoran. One of my set-wishes is seeing a 2003 Kongu. Or Tamaru (Or even better, both of them at the same time).

[Jam Pot Studios]

How could I forget Tamaru! I may try to find a way of shoe-horning him into the series.