Disney Pixar LUCA But Made With Toys VS Real Trailer

Check out our comparison video featuring stop motion animation with Luca toys versus the Luca Official Trailer. Compare the action for yourself.

What would Disney Pixar Luca look like on a zero budget? It's Luca recreated with just toys and stop motion animation. Watch all your favorite Luca characters perform as toys in this hilarious toy parody.

We recreated the Silencio Bruno Scene with Stop Motion Animation using the Mattel Luca Scooter Build & Crash set.

Unlike traditional 3D animation, Stop Motion rigs add a ton of post-processing work, because they have to be removed on each frame. It’s tedious work and almost as time-consuming as the stop motion itself. It’s probably our least favorite part about creating stop motion videos but it’s absolutely necessary.

There were a total of 22 different shots, which meant we would have to use 22 different camera angles for each shot. There were more scenes planned but due to time we had to cut them.
One of the most difficult aspects was setting up each shot. We would spend hours just trying to position the camera, lights, toys, and rigs to match the film as closely as possible.

The most difficult shots were the shots that had to take place completely in the air because in real life you have gravity. You have to find a way to make sure the toys will not move between each frame.

Because all the backgrounds were running at 24 frames a second, we decided to use a 24-frame timeline. This allowed us to shoot on a variety of framerates depending on the animation. To make the toys more expressive we tried to move them slightly on every frame to keep them alive whenever possible. Sometimes we would just tap them or their body parts with a stick.