Editing Brickfilm (section)

===2000s–present===
Throughout the 2000s, brickfilms increased in sophistication and garnered some media attention.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB119161384425050432 |title=In This Film Industry It Really Helps To Be a Blockhead - WSJ.com |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=2007-10-06 |access-date=2013-08-19}}</ref> Higher-end films would often feature digital effects, created frame-by-frame with image editors<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xfnAQnYCHs  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/2xfnAQnYCHs| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Masking and bowling |publisher=YouTube |date=2007-08-27 |access-date=2013-08-19}}{{cbignore}}</ref> or inserted via video compositing software. In 2000, the brickfilm ''[[Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World]]'' was accepted to over 80 film festivals, including [[2007 Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EW8rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kXgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4590,4514550 New offering from Lego for auteurs of bricks] New Straits Times, Jan. 18, 2001</ref>

[[The Lego Group]] officially encouraged the creation of brickfilms with the release of [[Lego Studios]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/49661/lego_steven_spielberg_moviemaker_set/ |title=Lego & Steven Spielberg MovieMaker Set – PC World Business |publisher=Pcworld.idg.com.au |date=2001-02-10 |access-date=2013-08-25 |archive-date=2014-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323225527/http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/49661/lego_steven_spielberg_moviemaker_set/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since then, The Lego Group has used various brickfilms and TV series to help advertise new themes and sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olUDVSUBaMs | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722202028/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olUDVSUBaMs| archive-date=2014-07-22 | url-status=dead|title=Lego Ads |publisher=YouTube |date=2008-01-28 |access-date=2013-08-25}}</ref> The founding of Brickfilms.com in 2000 provided a centralized location for brickfilmers to share their work online. The site did not directly host its members' films, but rather allowed members to link to webpages where they could be downloaded or streamed from.<ref name=":0" /> These actions both significantly increased brickfilming's popularity through the mid-2000s.

The [[Monty Python and the Holy Grail#Home_media|Deluxe Edition DVD]] of ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'' contained an extra in the form of a brickfilm of the "Camelot Song",<ref>{{cite web |date=September 13, 2001 |title=Monty Python Lego |url=http://www.spike.com/video/monty-python-lego/2405283 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221154432/http://www.spike.com/video/monty-python-lego/2405283 |archive-date=2011-02-21 |access-date=2013-08-25 |website=[[Paramount Network|Spike TV]] |publisher=}}</ref> produced by [[Spite Your Face Productions]]. Throughout the early 2000s, Spite Your Face Productions created several viral brickfilms in collaboration with The Lego Group, including ''The Han Solo Affair''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lego.com/eng/studios/screening/movie.asp?title=starwars  |url-status=live|title=Han Solo Affair release page |date=2002-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020805193352/http://www.lego.com/eng/studios/screening/movie.asp?title=starwars |access-date=2023-08-08|archive-date=2002-08-05 }}</ref> and ''The Peril of Doc Ock''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/feature/spiderman2.html  |url-status=live|title=The Peril of Doc Ock release page |date=2004-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040703041346/http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/feature/spiderman2.html |access-date=2023-08-08|archive-date=2004-07-03 }}</ref>

In 2005, Lego released the official computer-generated brickfilm ''[[Lego Star Wars: Revenge of the Brick]]'' to tie in with the release of ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]''. It premiered on [[Cartoon Network]] and was later included on the [[Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)#DVD releases|second DVD volume]] of ''[[Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)|Star Wars: Clone Wars]]'' TV series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/19013/star-wars-clone-wars-vol-2/ |title=Star Wars – Clone Wars, Vol. 2 : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video |publisher=Dvdtalk.com |access-date=2013-08-25}}.</ref>

In the mid-2000s, brickfilms became more widespread upon the rise of [[YouTube]]. In 2007, Lego hosted the Lego Star Wars Movie Making Contest,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legostarwarsmoviemakingcontest.com/rules.htm  |url-status=live|title=Lego Star Wars Movie Making Contest rules |date=2007-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070727202910/http://www.legostarwarsmoviemakingcontest.com/rules.htm |access-date=2023-08-08|archive-date=2007-07-27 }}</ref> further publicizing brickfilms online.

In 2010, [[The Lego Group]] produced and released Lego's first official feature-length film, ''[[Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers]]''. Since then, Lego has produced four more brickfilm-like feature films, ''[[The Lego Movie]]'' (2014), ''[[The Lego Batman Movie]]'' (2017), ''[[The Lego Ninjago Movie]]'' (2017), and ''[[The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part]]'' (2019). The Lego Group also produced multiple [[animated series]] for multiple franchises like [[Ninjago (TV series)|''Ninjago'']], ''[[Lego Star Wars#Television series|Star Wars]]'' (e.g. ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures]]'' (2016–17), [[Lego Friends#Series|''Friends'']] or ''[[Legends of Chima]]'' (2013–14). While these are created using primarily computer generated animation, they are styled in such a way as to emulate the look of stop-motion brickfilms, even being influenced by some popular brickfilms such as ''[[The Magic Portal]]''. Lego additionally also releases video games (e.g. ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga]]'' (2007)) featuring Lego bricks and minifigures.

In 2024, Lego and [[Universal Pictures]] released a brickfilm-style take on the theatrical trailer for the first of the [[Wicked (film franchise)|two-part film adaptation]] of ''[[Wicked (2024 film)|Wicked]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/wicked-universal-pictures-trailer-reimagined-with-legos | title=The Land of Oz Gets "Brickified" in Wicked Trailer Recreated with LEGOs | date=29 May 2024 }}</ref>

Also in 2024, [[Focus Features]] released ''[[Piece by Piece (2024 film)|Piece by Piece]],'' a story about [[Pharrell Williams]]' life, directed by [[Morgan Neville]] and made in the brickfilm style using Lego animation.  

For years, almost all brickfilming was created using digital cameras and webcams.<ref name="AMPS">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924224545/http://www.ampsvideo.com/film-talk/brick-films.htm|archive-date=2010-09-24|url=http://www.ampsvideo.com/film-talk/brick-films.htm |title=Brick Films |publisher=Ampsvideo.com |access-date=2013-08-25}}</ref> However, since the advent of stop-motion [[Mobile app|apps]] on [[mobile device]]s, brickfilming is accessible to many more people. After the release of ''The Lego Batman Movie'', The Lego Group produced a stop-motion animation themed construction set which was compatible with smartphones and encouraged the art of brickfilming ([[The Lego Batman Movie (Lego theme)|853650]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lego.com/en-ca/product/the-lego-batman-movie-batman-movie-maker-set-853650|title=The Lego Batman Movie Batman Movie Maker Set 853650 |website=www.lego.com}}</ref>