# Mesmerizing LEGO Animations Ubik's 'Voxel' Film for the T5 Festival is Ecotastic By Marissa Brassfield | Published 2009-05-17 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ubik-voxel References: [kanyeuniversecity](http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/index.php?em3106=231909_-1__0_~0_-1_5_2009_0_0&eM=) & [ubik](http://www.ubik.tv/) This mesmerizing stop-motion short film is called 'Voxel' and it's made by Ubiq for the T5 Festival in New York. The film uses [LEGO](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lego-tropical-aquarium)-like cubes to replicate precipitation, the ocean and an undersea colony of coral. While I'm a huge fan of [stop-motion films](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dancing-hula-girl) in general, I particularly love how Ubiq's 'Voxel' characterized water and other organic objects using manmade cubes. It's a stunning parallel that only adds to the power of the short film. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 60% | Activity: 8% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Stop-motion LEGO Films:** Opportunity to create similar LEGO stop-motion animated short films. - **Organic Replication with Manmade Cubes:** Opportunity to use man-made objects to replicate organic objects being portrayed. - **Innovative Visual Storytelling Techniques:** Opportunity to experiment with innovative techniques to visually tell stories. ### Who This Affects Most - **Film-making Industry:** Opportunity for filmmakers to create stop-motion animation films that use man-made objects to replicate natural objects. - **Advertising Industry:** Opportunity for advertisers to use these techniques to visually tell their stories and stand out from competitors. - **Toy Industry:** Opportunity for toy manufacturers to collaborate with filmmakers to promote their new products through stop-motion animation. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Kinetic Reef Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lego-tropical-aquarium.md) - [Space-Inspired Puzzle Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/koalabrick.md) - [Toy Brick Reimagined Trailers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wicked-movie.md) - [Animated Biographical Movies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/piece-by-piece.md) - [Horror Film-Inspired Brick Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ideas-jaws-set.md) - [Reimagined Film Brick-Form Shows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bricktoons.md) - [Zero-Gravity Robotic Cubes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electrovoxel.md) - [Building Block Snow Globes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lego-lofi-girl-snowglobe.md) - [Toy Brick-Made Festive Trailers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/herding-home-for-the-holiday.md)