Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest

For a category containing films that were entries to THAC, see Category:Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest brickfilms

The Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest, commonly abbreviated to THAC, is an annual brickfilming contest with a time limit of exactly 24 hours. Participants must create an entire brickfilm from scratch (with the exception of set building, music design, and sound effects) within 24 hours. Originally hosted on Brickfilms.com, THAC is now hosted on and officially run by the website Bricks In Motion. The contest was started by David West in 2005 and has been run by various other individuals since 2008. THAC has been run by Nathan Wells since its twelfth installment.

Origin
The Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest originated from a concept for a brickfilming competition posted by Robinson Wood to the Brickfilms.com forums in January 2005. The concept was for a contest in which animation time would be limited to one hour. Wood presented a clip he had made in one hour as an example of the kind of film which might be produced for such a contest. He asked for feedback on the idea. The general opinion was that the idea for a time-limited contest was good, but one hour was too short. The idea for a twenty-four hour contest was put forward in the thread by Stephen Nolen: "Maybe a ‘one day film’ with the subject matter being introduced at a certain time one day and films expected to be posted before a 24 hour deadline?"

- Stephen Nolen

While the original concept was centred on an honour system, discussion of control of the time limit did begin in the thread. The idea of a mod element (conceptualised as a "special brick") was first suggested by Brendan Henry.

Discussion of the concept continued in the following months. The final idea was for a contest lasting twenty-four hours using a letter mod element. The first Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest was announced with David West as the host on August 9, 2005.

The First THAC
The first THAC was held on Brickfilms.com by David West from 12 noon GMT on August 27th, 2005 to 12 noon GMT on August 28th 2005, though the contest started half an hour late after David's alarm 'failed to go off'.
 * Theme: General
 * Mod Element:

22 of the films entered successfully followed the rules and qualified and they were judged by ballot in 4 separate categories: Animation, Cinematography, Sound Design, and Story. Judges, Entrants and Audiences could submit their top ten films in each category. Most of the prizes were provided by Nick Maniatis, and the judges were David West, James Morr, Brendan Henry, Robinson Wood, and "Watson Films".

 Judges Choice Results 


 * 1. || His Master's Plan || Stefan van Zwam
 * 2. || No News is Good News || Dave Wardell
 * 3. || The Evilness Begins || Roland Szentesi
 * 4. || A Quiet Evening || Christoph Brock
 * 5. || Speak || Rachel Dew
 * 6. || Radioactive B-Movie || Chris Boyer and Brian Bridges
 * 7. || A Day at the Theatre || Zach Macias
 * 8. || Low Self Esteem || Eric "Erlic" Duvall
 * 9. || General Movie || Robert Frost
 * 10. || The Trickiest Thief || Jason Boyle
 * colspan="1" rowspan="2"| 11. || Untitled || "Dan"
 * Flight of The Penguin || Kevin Horowitz and Jacob Schwartz
 * 13. || Onorno || Bert Loos
 * 14. || The Awakening || Ian Hirschfeld
 * 15. || Bus Stop || Ben "17" Petersen and David Prenshaw
 * 16. || Sleepless || Lewis Chen
 * 17. || Untitled || Daniel "Mr. Less" Ernst
 * 18. || Wicked Water Way || Marc "GopedGuy" Pierson
 * 19. || Better Late Than Never || Robert Graff
 * 20. || Bolt! || "Ticket"
 * 21. || Dare to do Crazy (Beep) || Colin Boyle
 * 22. || The Little Old Lady From Pasadena || "BRICK MAN"
 * Flight of The Penguin || Kevin Horowitz and Jacob Schwartz
 * 13. || Onorno || Bert Loos
 * 14. || The Awakening || Ian Hirschfeld
 * 15. || Bus Stop || Ben "17" Petersen and David Prenshaw
 * 16. || Sleepless || Lewis Chen
 * 17. || Untitled || Daniel "Mr. Less" Ernst
 * 18. || Wicked Water Way || Marc "GopedGuy" Pierson
 * 19. || Better Late Than Never || Robert Graff
 * 20. || Bolt! || "Ticket"
 * 21. || Dare to do Crazy (Beep) || Colin Boyle
 * 22. || The Little Old Lady From Pasadena || "BRICK MAN"
 * 18. || Wicked Water Way || Marc "GopedGuy" Pierson
 * 19. || Better Late Than Never || Robert Graff
 * 20. || Bolt! || "Ticket"
 * 21. || Dare to do Crazy (Beep) || Colin Boyle
 * 22. || The Little Old Lady From Pasadena || "BRICK MAN"
 * 20. || Bolt! || "Ticket"
 * 21. || Dare to do Crazy (Beep) || Colin Boyle
 * 22. || The Little Old Lady From Pasadena || "BRICK MAN"
 * 22. || The Little Old Lady From Pasadena || "BRICK MAN"
 * 22. || The Little Old Lady From Pasadena || "BRICK MAN"

 Entrants Choice Results 


 * 1. || His Master's Plan || Stefan van Zwam
 * 2. || No News is Good News || Dave Wardell
 * 3. || A Quiet Evening || Christoph Brock
 * 4. || The Evilness Begins || Roland Szentesi
 * 5. || Speak || Rachel Dew
 * 6. || A Day at the Theatre || Zach Macias
 * 7. || The Awakening || Ian Hirschfeld
 * 8. || Radioactive B-Movie || Chris Boyer and Brian Bridges
 * 9. || General Movie || Robert Frost
 * 10. || Low Self Esteem || Eric "Erlic" Duvall
 * 11. || Onorno || Bert Loos
 * 12. || Sleepless || Lewis Chen
 * 13. || Flight of The Penguin || Kevin Horowitz and Jacob Schwartz
 * colspan="1" rowspan="2"| 14. || The Little Old Lady From Pasadena || "BRICK MAN"
 * Wicked Water Way || "GopedGuy"
 * 16. || Bus Stop || Ben "17" Petersen and David Prenshaw
 * 17. || Untitled || Daniel Ernst
 * 18. || The Trickiest Thief || Jason Boyle
 * 19. || Untitled || "Dan"
 * 20. || Better Late Than Never || Robert Graff
 * 21. || Dare to do Crazy (Beep) || Colin Boyle
 * 22. || Bolt! || "Ticket"
 * 12. || Sleepless || Lewis Chen
 * 13. || Flight of The Penguin || Kevin Horowitz and Jacob Schwartz
 * colspan="1" rowspan="2"| 14. || The Little Old Lady From Pasadena || "BRICK MAN"
 * Wicked Water Way || "GopedGuy"
 * 16. || Bus Stop || Ben "17" Petersen and David Prenshaw
 * 17. || Untitled || Daniel Ernst
 * 18. || The Trickiest Thief || Jason Boyle
 * 19. || Untitled || "Dan"
 * 20. || Better Late Than Never || Robert Graff
 * 21. || Dare to do Crazy (Beep) || Colin Boyle
 * 22. || Bolt! || "Ticket"
 * 18. || The Trickiest Thief || Jason Boyle
 * 19. || Untitled || "Dan"
 * 20. || Better Late Than Never || Robert Graff
 * 21. || Dare to do Crazy (Beep) || Colin Boyle
 * 22. || Bolt! || "Ticket"
 * 20. || Better Late Than Never || Robert Graff
 * 21. || Dare to do Crazy (Beep) || Colin Boyle
 * 22. || Bolt! || "Ticket"
 * 22. || Bolt! || "Ticket"
 * 22. || Bolt! || "Ticket"

There were insufficient ballots cast by the audience to determine a ranking for the proposed Audience Choice prize. It was decided that the Audience Choice prize would be awarded to the 4th place finisher in the Entrants Choice Awards (Roland Szentesi).

THAC 2
In July 2006, Dave Wardell posted a thread suggesting that THAC be run again and become an annual event, which received an enthusiastic response. THAC2 was run by David West and began at 12 noon GMT on August 19th, 2006. It received 24 entries. The judges were David West, Brendan Henry, and "Watson Films". James Morr also submitted a ballot that was rejected for being incomplete.
 * Theme: The End
 * Mod Element:

List of all entries:

 Judges Choice Results 


 * 1. || Negotiations || Judah Frank and Joseph Frank
 * 2. || Back to School Nightmare || Zach Macias
 * 3. || Melodramedy || Robinson Wood
 * 4. || Spoilerz! || Nathan Wells
 * 5. || The Chronicles of Time || Kevin Horowitz and Jacob Schwartz
 * 6. || The End? || Ryan D.
 * 7. || The End of Brickfilms || Grant "LegosJedi" Butler and "crashpilot"
 * 8. || Groundhog Trouble || Colin Boyle, Jason Boyle and Ryan Boyle
 * 9. || Turning 18 || Jonathan "LegobrosJon" Marrero
 * 10. || Myspaced || "GopedGuy"
 * 6. || The End? || Ryan D.
 * 7. || The End of Brickfilms || Grant "LegosJedi" Butler and "crashpilot"
 * 8. || Groundhog Trouble || Colin Boyle, Jason Boyle and Ryan Boyle
 * 9. || Turning 18 || Jonathan "LegobrosJon" Marrero
 * 10. || Myspaced || "GopedGuy"
 * 9. || Turning 18 || Jonathan "LegobrosJon" Marrero
 * 10. || Myspaced || "GopedGuy"
 * 10. || Myspaced || "GopedGuy"
 * 10. || Myspaced || "GopedGuy"

 Entrants Choice Results  Although Melodramedy received the most votes for entrants choice, it was disqaulified due to Robinson Wood neglecting to submit an entrants choice ballot. The winner of this category was instead announced as Negotiations by Judah Frank and Joseph Frank.

Listed here are all films which received points in the entrants choice votes:


 * 1. (DQ) || Melodramedy || Robinson Wood
 * 2. || Negotiations || Judah Frank and Joseph Frank
 * 3. || Spoilerz! || Nathan Wells
 * 4. || Back to School Nightmare || Zach Macias
 * 5. || The Chronicles of Time || Kevin Horowitz and Jacob Schwartz
 * 6. || Groundhog Trouble || Colin Boyle, Jason Boyle and Ryan Boyle
 * 7. || True Love Waits || Chris Boyer and Brian Bridges
 * 8. || The End? || Ryan D.
 * 9. || Escaping Doomsday || Nikolas Jaeger
 * 10. || Soldering Your Balls Saves Marriages || Tim Hui
 * 11. || Larry the Last Human || KrickFilms
 * 12. || Turning 18 || Jonathan "LegobrosJon" Marrero
 * 13. || The End of the THAC || Aled Owen
 * 14. || The End of Brickfilms || Grant "LegosJedi" Butler and "crashpilot"
 * 8. || The End? || Ryan D.
 * 9. || Escaping Doomsday || Nikolas Jaeger
 * 10. || Soldering Your Balls Saves Marriages || Tim Hui
 * 11. || Larry the Last Human || KrickFilms
 * 12. || Turning 18 || Jonathan "LegobrosJon" Marrero
 * 13. || The End of the THAC || Aled Owen
 * 14. || The End of Brickfilms || Grant "LegosJedi" Butler and "crashpilot"
 * 12. || Turning 18 || Jonathan "LegobrosJon" Marrero
 * 13. || The End of the THAC || Aled Owen
 * 14. || The End of Brickfilms || Grant "LegosJedi" Butler and "crashpilot"
 * 13. || The End of the THAC || Aled Owen
 * 14. || The End of Brickfilms || Grant "LegosJedi" Butler and "crashpilot"
 * 14. || The End of Brickfilms || Grant "LegosJedi" Butler and "crashpilot"

THAC 3
THAC 3 was run by David West. This contest introduced the concept of two mod elements: color and letter. THAC 3 began on August 4, 2007 at 12:00 Noon GMT. It received 27 accepted entries. After only receiving a ballot from one other judge, David West elected to use the Entrant's Choice ballots to determine the Judge's Choice winners, and Joshua Leasure's ballot would determine the single Entrant's Choice winner: Philip Heinrich, for The Pepperonis (who received a Brickfilms.com DVD, donated by Leasure).


 * Theme: What Really Happened
 * Letter Mod Element:
 * Color Mod Element: Black piece connected to a green piece


 * 1. || A Night at the Pier || Chris Boyer and Brian Bridges
 * 2. || The Pepperonis || Philip Heinrich
 * 3. || Flashbacks || Nathan Wells
 * 4. || Arthur's Legacy || Zach Macias
 * 5. || Abduction || Jonathan Vaughan
 * 6. || Breakdown || Nathan Mancini
 * 7. || Deathbed Revelations || KrickFilms
 * 8. || The Truth || Matt Gillan
 * 9. || Divine Intervention || Arend Hintze
 * 10. || Stromausfall || nichtgedreht
 * 11. || Reformation Day || Ryan D.
 * 12. || Spontaneous Insanity || Nikolas Jaeger
 * 13. || Inhibitions || Colin Boyle, Jason Boyle and Ryan Boyle
 * 14. || Supercustodian || "Ticket", "Caffinator" and "1ceaham"
 * 15. || Storyline Buildup || Bert Loos
 * 16. || kwikicourt || Brian "brianfast" Gorman
 * 17. || What Really Happened || Daragh Twomey
 * 18. ||  The Day Brickfilms.com Crashed: What REALLY Happened  || Grant "LegosJedi" Butler
 * colspan="1" rowspan="9"| 19. || Security || Phillip "strange little people" Hodgson
 * Carls Little Catastraphy || Steve Collins
 * What Really Happened to… || Andrew "Empire Studios"/"34643464" Thompson
 * Flebb Episode 1: What Really Came Out The Fridge || "lego ninjas"
 * Weird Junk. || Tommy "skull brick" Dreyer
 * Rebels || Gregory Moore and Garry Moore
 * The True Meaning Of What Really Happened || Adi "Numbuh23" Ramic and Emily "Sparks Flying" Boyle
 * 24 Hours Investigation || "badgerboy"
 * What “Really” Happened || Nick "NickMOC" Samuelson
 * 15. || Storyline Buildup || Bert Loos
 * 16. || kwikicourt || Brian "brianfast" Gorman
 * 17. || What Really Happened || Daragh Twomey
 * 18. ||  The Day Brickfilms.com Crashed: What REALLY Happened  || Grant "LegosJedi" Butler
 * colspan="1" rowspan="9"| 19. || Security || Phillip "strange little people" Hodgson
 * Carls Little Catastraphy || Steve Collins
 * What Really Happened to… || Andrew "Empire Studios"/"34643464" Thompson
 * Flebb Episode 1: What Really Came Out The Fridge || "lego ninjas"
 * Weird Junk. || Tommy "skull brick" Dreyer
 * Rebels || Gregory Moore and Garry Moore
 * The True Meaning Of What Really Happened || Adi "Numbuh23" Ramic and Emily "Sparks Flying" Boyle
 * 24 Hours Investigation || "badgerboy"
 * What “Really” Happened || Nick "NickMOC" Samuelson
 * What Really Happened to… || Andrew "Empire Studios"/"34643464" Thompson
 * Flebb Episode 1: What Really Came Out The Fridge || "lego ninjas"
 * Weird Junk. || Tommy "skull brick" Dreyer
 * Rebels || Gregory Moore and Garry Moore
 * The True Meaning Of What Really Happened || Adi "Numbuh23" Ramic and Emily "Sparks Flying" Boyle
 * 24 Hours Investigation || "badgerboy"
 * What “Really” Happened || Nick "NickMOC" Samuelson
 * The True Meaning Of What Really Happened || Adi "Numbuh23" Ramic and Emily "Sparks Flying" Boyle
 * 24 Hours Investigation || "badgerboy"
 * What “Really” Happened || Nick "NickMOC" Samuelson
 * 24 Hours Investigation || "badgerboy"
 * What “Really” Happened || Nick "NickMOC" Samuelson
 * What “Really” Happened || Nick "NickMOC" Samuelson

THAC 4
"Say, if more people are in favor of doing this more often, how would a winter THAC sound? Maybe one over Christmas Break? I wouldn't mind running a few more before I have to pass the baton on to someone else when I join the Army next summer."

- David West

As David West would not be available to host in summer 2008 and due to demand for more, he decided to host another THAC in 2007. THAC 4 was the first to take place over the winter break, which would later become the standard time period for the contest. THAC 4 began on Saturday, December 29, 2007 at 12:00 Noon GMT. 29 entries were received. It is the last THAC to be hosted by David West, and also the last to take place on Brickfilms.com, before the community moved to Bricks in Motion.


 * Theme: Giving
 * Letter Mod Element:
 * Color Mod Element: Red piece connected to a green piece


 * 1. || Unsound || Nathan Wells
 * 2. || The Season of Giving || Zach Macias
 * 3. || Abduction 2 || Jonathan Vaughan
 * 4. || The Gift from the Future || Nikolas Jaeger
 * 5. || The Ice || Brendan Henry
 * 6. || The Shepherd’s Side of the Story || Nate Mancini
 * 7. || Flight 901.5: The Night Before || Ben Boatwright
 * 8. || Prognosis || Kevin Horowitz and Jacob Schwartz
 * 9. || One Man's Trash, Another Man's Treasure || Jeremy Wisoff
 * 10. || Zombie Peril || Colin Boyle, Ryan Boyle and Jason Boyle
 * 11. || Purgatimmy || Dave Wardell
 * 12. || Sinner Claus || Arend Hintze
 * 13. || The Gift of Happiness || Richard van de Steenoven
 * 14. || The Gift of Giving || Jamie "Shrankenhiemer" Blackband
 * colspan="1" rowspan="2"| 15. || 1337Man! || "CJ Studios"
 * What You Give is What You Get || Anthony D'Angelo
 * 17. || Jake and the Lazy Guy in: Giving Love || Stijn Heirstrate
 * 18. || The Season of Giving || Nick "NickMOC" Samuelson
 * 19. || Adverts! || "EyesOnMeStudios"
 * 20. || The Christmas Gift || Scott Jenner
 * 21. || Vender || David White
 * 22. || Tom vs Max: A Gift for Tom || Max Butcher
 * colspan="1" rowspan="7"| 23. || A Case of the Mondays || "boopyg"
 * Legal Tender || R.J. "maggosh" Wallischek
 * Memory Block || Andrew "Munzapoppa" Munzer
 * Giving a Letter || Loz "Nomfee" Green
 * Christmas Breakdown || Adi "Numbuh23" Ramic
 * Give || David "Blue Ghost" Reino
 * The Bum || "Swordlegends1"
 * What You Give is What You Get || Anthony D'Angelo
 * 17. || Jake and the Lazy Guy in: Giving Love || Stijn Heirstrate
 * 18. || The Season of Giving || Nick "NickMOC" Samuelson
 * 19. || Adverts! || "EyesOnMeStudios"
 * 20. || The Christmas Gift || Scott Jenner
 * 21. || Vender || David White
 * 22. || Tom vs Max: A Gift for Tom || Max Butcher
 * colspan="1" rowspan="7"| 23. || A Case of the Mondays || "boopyg"
 * Legal Tender || R.J. "maggosh" Wallischek
 * Memory Block || Andrew "Munzapoppa" Munzer
 * Giving a Letter || Loz "Nomfee" Green
 * Christmas Breakdown || Adi "Numbuh23" Ramic
 * Give || David "Blue Ghost" Reino
 * The Bum || "Swordlegends1"
 * colspan="1" rowspan="7"| 23. || A Case of the Mondays || "boopyg"
 * Legal Tender || R.J. "maggosh" Wallischek
 * Memory Block || Andrew "Munzapoppa" Munzer
 * Giving a Letter || Loz "Nomfee" Green
 * Christmas Breakdown || Adi "Numbuh23" Ramic
 * Give || David "Blue Ghost" Reino
 * The Bum || "Swordlegends1"
 * Giving a Letter || Loz "Nomfee" Green
 * Christmas Breakdown || Adi "Numbuh23" Ramic
 * Give || David "Blue Ghost" Reino
 * The Bum || "Swordlegends1"
 * Give || David "Blue Ghost" Reino
 * The Bum || "Swordlegends1"
 * The Bum || "Swordlegends1"

THAC 5
In March 2008, shortly after the brickfilming community moved from Brickfilms.com to ilovebrickfilming.com (later to be renamed Bricks In Motion), Scott "Uncle_Cheesedog" Loeppky began discussion on hosting a contest similar to THAC to quickly get new films on the new site. He eventually contacted David West and got permission to continue the Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest name, as West himself was already thinking about passing the baton since he would be joining the army in summer 2008. Loeppky announced THAC 5 only two days before it took place, leading many users to complain that they hadn't been given enough notice. A second round, "THAC 5B", was therefore held a week later to compensate. The two parts took place on March 29th and April 5th 2008. THAC 5A received 19 entries and THAC 5B received 21 entries.

The combined 40 entries were judged as one single contest, though entrants who entered both rounds only had one film appear on the judges results, leaving 37 entries. Every entry was first ranked by a judging panel consisting of Scott Loeppky, Simon Lunn and Chris Boyer. The top 11 ranking films (instead of 10 due a tie) were then judged by a public vote. All finalists were required to vote in order to be eligible for prizes. The prizes were for first place,  for second and  for third.

 THAC 5A 
 * Theme: Misunderstanding
 * Letter Mod Element:
 * Color Mod Element: Black piece connected to a blue piece

 THAC 5B 
 * Theme: Intervention
 * Letter Mod Element:
 * Color Mod Element: White piece connected to a red piece

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="min-width: 460px;" !data-sort-type="number" style="min-width:60px;"|Place !data-sort-type="text" style="width:50%;"|Film Name !data-sort-type="text" style="width:40%;"|Director !data-sort-type="text" style="width:10%;"|Round
 * 1. || Cashman || Philip Heinrich || B
 * 2. || Narrow Escape || Nikolas Jaeger || B
 * 3. || Leo || Jeremy Wisoff || B
 * 4. || The Incident in the Alley || Ryan Boyle and Jason Boyle || A
 * 5. || Happy Together || Thomas Missault || B
 * 6. || Draw! || Colin Boyle || B
 * 7. || Hey Laydeez! || Graeme Allen || A
 * 8. || Blood on the Tracks || Nick "NickMOC" Samuelson || A
 * 9. || Good Old Chester || Anthony D'Angelo || B
 * 10. || Indiana Jones and the Misread Map || Gregory Moore and Garry Moore || A
 * 11. || I Let Them Go || Dustin Finstrom || A
 * 6. || Draw! || Colin Boyle || B
 * 7. || Hey Laydeez! || Graeme Allen || A
 * 8. || Blood on the Tracks || Nick "NickMOC" Samuelson || A
 * 9. || Good Old Chester || Anthony D'Angelo || B
 * 10. || Indiana Jones and the Misread Map || Gregory Moore and Garry Moore || A
 * 11. || I Let Them Go || Dustin Finstrom || A
 * 9. || Good Old Chester || Anthony D'Angelo || B
 * 10. || Indiana Jones and the Misread Map || Gregory Moore and Garry Moore || A
 * 11. || I Let Them Go || Dustin Finstrom || A
 * 11. || I Let Them Go || Dustin Finstrom || A
 * 11. || I Let Them Go || Dustin Finstrom || A

What follows is the remaining entries in the order they placed in the judges vote. There is no judges order for the top 11, as they were only presented in alphabetical order for the public to then vote on. The accepted entries that were left off the ranking in favour of the directors' entries from the other round are Nickname by Thomas Missault, Vendetta by Stijn Heirstrate and Teh THAC Idea 2 olol by Filip Bergström. Missault had two films in the top ten before one was removed, and the film that Heirstrate chose to omit actually initially made the top ten, while the one he submitted did not.

THAC 6
THAC 6 began on January 3, 2009, not long after the launch of the finished Bricks in Motion. It started out being hosted by Steve Collins, with control later handed over to Dustin Finstrom during the judging phase. The judges were Philip Heinrich, Dustin Finstrom, Jordan Harris and Evan Linsey. There were 67 entries.
 * Theme: New
 * Letter Mod Element:
 * Color Mod Element: Red piece connected to a yellow piece


 * 1. || Winner || KrickFilms
 * 2. || Weed Cops || Nikolas Jaeger
 * 3. || Abduction 3 || Jonathan Vaughan
 * 4. || Yes, We Can! || nichtgedreht and Stefan Prisack
 * 5. || Sword || Anthony D'Angelo
 * 6. || The Heaven System || Jamie "Shrankenhiemer" Blackband
 * 7. || Rock Monster || Zach Macias
 * 8. || The New Guy || Jan Gortnar
 * 9. || The New Recruit || Arend Hintze
 * 10. || Mystery At Bricksonberg Bay || David Reino
 * 11. || The Bull's New Caravan || David Boddy
 * 12. || Waiting in Line || Jason Boyle, Colin Boyle and Ryan Boyle
 * 13. || Jim and Bob's New Car || Rich Petty
 * 14. || The End || Stijn Heirstrate
 * 15. || Robot Invasion || Scott Jenner
 * 16. || The Über THAC Idea || Filip Bergström and Seán Willis
 * 17. || New Year's Resolutions || Nick "NickMOC" Samuelson
 * 18. || The Elevator || Richard van de Steenoven
 * 19. || Resolutions || Tommy "Skull Brick" Dreyer
 * 20. || Pirates Of The Future || JT "Endless Possibilities" Hagaman
 * 11. || The Bull's New Caravan || David Boddy
 * 12. || Waiting in Line || Jason Boyle, Colin Boyle and Ryan Boyle
 * 13. || Jim and Bob's New Car || Rich Petty
 * 14. || The End || Stijn Heirstrate
 * 15. || Robot Invasion || Scott Jenner
 * 16. || The Über THAC Idea || Filip Bergström and Seán Willis
 * 17. || New Year's Resolutions || Nick "NickMOC" Samuelson
 * 18. || The Elevator || Richard van de Steenoven
 * 19. || Resolutions || Tommy "Skull Brick" Dreyer
 * 20. || Pirates Of The Future || JT "Endless Possibilities" Hagaman
 * 16. || The Über THAC Idea || Filip Bergström and Seán Willis
 * 17. || New Year's Resolutions || Nick "NickMOC" Samuelson
 * 18. || The Elevator || Richard van de Steenoven
 * 19. || Resolutions || Tommy "Skull Brick" Dreyer
 * 20. || Pirates Of The Future || JT "Endless Possibilities" Hagaman
 * 19. || Resolutions || Tommy "Skull Brick" Dreyer
 * 20. || Pirates Of The Future || JT "Endless Possibilities" Hagaman
 * 20. || Pirates Of The Future || JT "Endless Possibilities" Hagaman
 * 20. || Pirates Of The Future || JT "Endless Possibilities" Hagaman

THAC 7
THAC 7 was hosted by Evan "Cheshire" Linsey. It began on January 2, 2010 at 12:00 noon GMT and received 71 entries. This was the first THAC that was officially sponsored by Bricks in Motion. The judges were Philip Heinrich, Zach Macias, Bert Loos, and Randy Yard.
 * Theme: Unexpected
 * Letter Mod Element:
 * Color Mod Element: Black piece connected to a yellow piece


 * 1. || Sssssss. || James Morr
 * 2. || Expect This || Jordan Johnson
 * 3. || Robot Hunter || Jordan Harris
 * 4. || Unexpected Mugging || Sean Willets
 * 5. || Framed || Tanner Musyj
 * 6. || The Fortune Teller || Jonathan "Jon64" Munoz
 * 7. || Live 2 Sk8 || David Boddy
 * 8. || Chaos Cupboard || Jon Rolph
 * colspan="1" rowspan="2"| 9. || H!el Hitler || Stijn Heirstrate
 * Unexpected || "The Four Monkeys"
 * 10. || An Unexpected Surprise || Daragh Twomey
 * 11. || Double-U Tee Eff || Colin Boyle and Jason Boyle
 * 12. || The Door || Knut "The Frozen Brick" Ørke
 * colspan="1" rowspan="2"| 13. || THACOSIS || Arend Hintze
 * The Salesman || Jonni Phillips
 * colspan="1" rowspan="2"| 9. || H!el Hitler || Stijn Heirstrate
 * Unexpected || "The Four Monkeys"
 * 10. || An Unexpected Surprise || Daragh Twomey
 * 11. || Double-U Tee Eff || Colin Boyle and Jason Boyle
 * 12. || The Door || Knut "The Frozen Brick" Ørke
 * colspan="1" rowspan="2"| 13. || THACOSIS || Arend Hintze
 * The Salesman || Jonni Phillips
 * 11. || Double-U Tee Eff || Colin Boyle and Jason Boyle
 * 12. || The Door || Knut "The Frozen Brick" Ørke
 * colspan="1" rowspan="2"| 13. || THACOSIS || Arend Hintze
 * The Salesman || Jonni Phillips
 * colspan="1" rowspan="2"| 13. || THACOSIS || Arend Hintze
 * The Salesman || Jonni Phillips
 * The Salesman || Jonni Phillips

THAC 8
THAC 8 was hosted by Dylan Woodley. It started on 12 noon GMT on December 18, 2010. It received 69 entries, six of which were disqualified. 3 coupon prizes were provided by Brick-A-Thon, a Bricklink store. Judges were Dylan Woodley, Aaron Bulger, and Randy Yard.
 * Theme: Ambition
 * Letter Mod Element:
 * Color Mod Element: Red piece connected to a green piece


 * 1. || Love's Labour || "Legoander"
 * 2. || LEGO vs. || David Clark
 * 3. || Elmore || Jonathan Vaughan
 * 4. || Ambitious Little Robot || Zac "Brickyman" Reynolds
 * 5. || Der Cyber-Fuhrer || Nichtgedreht and Stefan Prisack
 * 6. || All Work and No Play || Daragh Twomey
 * 7. || Treasure Hunter || Zach Macias
 * 8. || If At First You Don't Succeed || Kris Theorin
 * 9. || The Propelled Man || Sean Willets
 * 10. || How Mr. Socially Impaired Failed to Steal Christmas || Max Butcher
 * 11. || David and the Spartan || "UniLego"
 * 12. || Reach for the Sky || Jacob "Darth Bocaj" McAuliffe
 * 13. || The Box Man || Sam "Lgmaster" Jackson
 * 14. || Hey Dude, Let's Take Over the World || "The Four Monkeys"
 * 15. || Ambiguous Ambitions || Arend Hintze
 * 16. || When Barrels Fly || Andrew "Mustache Maniacs" Bermudez
 * 17. || Venusians || David Boddy
 * 18. || Office Block Hero || Loz "BrainWave" Green
 * 19. || Pig in a Shower || Jonni Phillips
 * 20. || The Sleigh || Mason Muszynski
 * 21. || The Knight and the Ninja || Soren "Icebergstudios" Norman
 * 22. || The Hobo in a Suit || Jackson Sullivan
 * 23. || Jumping the Gun || Chandler "jogopoco" Versluis
 * 24. || The Ambition to Prepare a Great Christmas Fest || Bruno Lefèvre
 * 25. || iPhone Line || Harry Bossert
 * 14. || Hey Dude, Let's Take Over the World || "The Four Monkeys"
 * 15. || Ambiguous Ambitions || Arend Hintze
 * 16. || When Barrels Fly || Andrew "Mustache Maniacs" Bermudez
 * 17. || Venusians || David Boddy
 * 18. || Office Block Hero || Loz "BrainWave" Green
 * 19. || Pig in a Shower || Jonni Phillips
 * 20. || The Sleigh || Mason Muszynski
 * 21. || The Knight and the Ninja || Soren "Icebergstudios" Norman
 * 22. || The Hobo in a Suit || Jackson Sullivan
 * 23. || Jumping the Gun || Chandler "jogopoco" Versluis
 * 24. || The Ambition to Prepare a Great Christmas Fest || Bruno Lefèvre
 * 25. || iPhone Line || Harry Bossert
 * 20. || The Sleigh || Mason Muszynski
 * 21. || The Knight and the Ninja || Soren "Icebergstudios" Norman
 * 22. || The Hobo in a Suit || Jackson Sullivan
 * 23. || Jumping the Gun || Chandler "jogopoco" Versluis
 * 24. || The Ambition to Prepare a Great Christmas Fest || Bruno Lefèvre
 * 25. || iPhone Line || Harry Bossert
 * 23. || Jumping the Gun || Chandler "jogopoco" Versluis
 * 24. || The Ambition to Prepare a Great Christmas Fest || Bruno Lefèvre
 * 25. || iPhone Line || Harry Bossert
 * 24. || The Ambition to Prepare a Great Christmas Fest || Bruno Lefèvre
 * 25. || iPhone Line || Harry Bossert
 * 25. || iPhone Line || Harry Bossert

THAC 9
THAC 9 was hosted by Evan Linsey on December 17, 2011. Linsey was late to post the starting thread, so the contest began at 2PM GMT. The Judges were James Morr, Aaron Bulger and Joseph Hayden. 61 entries were received, with four being disqualified. A list of most entries can be found here.
 * Theme: None
 * Letter Mod Element:
 * Color Mod Element: White piece connected to a blue piece


 * 1. || The Amazing Cashman || Philip Heinrich
 * 2. || Black and Blue || Stephen Burchell
 * 3. || Green Eye || Jonathan Vaughan
 * 4. || Bus Stop || Zach Macias
 * 5. || Bounce || "D.J.M."
 * 6. || The 12 Days of Christmas...? || John Eggers and Daniel Eggers
 * 7. || 2012: The LEGO Evolution || Loïc Fontaine-Boivin
 * 8. || Z.F.F. - Zombie Friends Forever || Kris Theorin
 * 9. || Stranded || Bert Loos
 * 10. || Burrito Express || Max Bychkov
 * 11. || Why I Didn't Enter THAC || "J.T. Productions"
 * 12. || Brandon's Life || "Meeser9"
 * 13. || WISHES: 1 GOLD || Arend Hintze
 * 14. || The Historical Auto Championship || "The Four Monkeys"
 * 15. || Mr. Georgeface & His Unmannerly Dog || Jonni Phillips
 * 16. || AL AZAR DE LO!! || Max Butcher
 * 17. || The Clown || Iver Jensen and Jakob Jensen
 * 18. || Atomic Greed || Greg "dumbbros" Johns
 * 19. || A THAC Day || Bruno Lefèvre
 * 20. || Chief Kufu || Stephen Jurist
 * 11. || Why I Didn't Enter THAC || "J.T. Productions"
 * 12. || Brandon's Life || "Meeser9"
 * 13. || WISHES: 1 GOLD || Arend Hintze
 * 14. || The Historical Auto Championship || "The Four Monkeys"
 * 15. || Mr. Georgeface & His Unmannerly Dog || Jonni Phillips
 * 16. || AL AZAR DE LO!! || Max Butcher
 * 17. || The Clown || Iver Jensen and Jakob Jensen
 * 18. || Atomic Greed || Greg "dumbbros" Johns
 * 19. || A THAC Day || Bruno Lefèvre
 * 20. || Chief Kufu || Stephen Jurist
 * 16. || AL AZAR DE LO!! || Max Butcher
 * 17. || The Clown || Iver Jensen and Jakob Jensen
 * 18. || Atomic Greed || Greg "dumbbros" Johns
 * 19. || A THAC Day || Bruno Lefèvre
 * 20. || Chief Kufu || Stephen Jurist
 * 19. || A THAC Day || Bruno Lefèvre
 * 20. || Chief Kufu || Stephen Jurist
 * 20. || Chief Kufu || Stephen Jurist
 * 20. || Chief Kufu || Stephen Jurist

THAC X
THAC X was hosted by Harry Bossert on December 29, 2012. It received 74 entries, although two were soon removed from YouTube and so could not be judged. The judging panel consisted of Harry Bossert, Evan Linsey and Bert Loos. A list of entries can be found here.
 * Theme: A Grand Unveiling
 * Letter Mod Element:
 * Color Mod Element: White piece connected to a grey piece


 * 1. || Le Special || Thomas Evans
 * 2. || STEAM || Christian Colglazier
 * 3. || Hidden || Spencer Olson
 * 4. || The Lost Invention || Harrison Allen
 * 5. || A Shocking Secret || James Morr
 * 6. || The Grand Stratagem || John Eggers and Daniel Eggers
 * 7. || Red Eye || Jonathan Vaughan
 * 8. || The Magician || Jordan Harris
 * 9. || No Crawme's Sing Along THAC || Sean Warton
 * 10. || The Disrupted Reveal || Abraham Feldick
 * 11. || Pop Art || Jack Campise
 * 12. || I Cannot Tell Them || Harry "Binding Brick" Pound
 * 13. || Captain Obvious 2: A Grand Unveiling! || Shelby Pritchard
 * 14. || The Adventures of Dungeon and Dragon - What's in the Box? || "The Four Monkeys"
 * 15. || Prototype-8 || Chance Wen
 * 16. || Frozen Art || Stephen Burchell
 * 17. || Mr. Kane's Machine || Max Bychkov
 * 18. || Mad Science Fair || Marc-André Caron
 * 19. || IL UN VE || Arend Hintze
 * 20. || The Mega Brick || Isaac Cochrane
 * 11. || Pop Art || Jack Campise
 * 12. || I Cannot Tell Them || Harry "Binding Brick" Pound
 * 13. || Captain Obvious 2: A Grand Unveiling! || Shelby Pritchard
 * 14. || The Adventures of Dungeon and Dragon - What's in the Box? || "The Four Monkeys"
 * 15. || Prototype-8 || Chance Wen
 * 16. || Frozen Art || Stephen Burchell
 * 17. || Mr. Kane's Machine || Max Bychkov
 * 18. || Mad Science Fair || Marc-André Caron
 * 19. || IL UN VE || Arend Hintze
 * 20. || The Mega Brick || Isaac Cochrane
 * 16. || Frozen Art || Stephen Burchell
 * 17. || Mr. Kane's Machine || Max Bychkov
 * 18. || Mad Science Fair || Marc-André Caron
 * 19. || IL UN VE || Arend Hintze
 * 20. || The Mega Brick || Isaac Cochrane
 * 19. || IL UN VE || Arend Hintze
 * 20. || The Mega Brick || Isaac Cochrane
 * 20. || The Mega Brick || Isaac Cochrane
 * 20. || The Mega Brick || Isaac Cochrane

THAC 11
THAC 11 was hosted by Harry Bossert on December 28, 2013. It received a total of 78 entries which can be found here. It was judged by Lucas Mass, Dan "OneManFilms" Smith and Jon Williams.
 * Theme: A Mistaken Identity
 * Letter Mod Element:
 * Color Mod Element: Grey piece connected to a red piece


 * 1. || The Supervisor || "Legoander"
 * 2. || The Police Delivery || Thomas Evans
 * 3. || No Crawme Steals Christmas || Sean Warton
 * 4. || Fitz and Flubblewalf || Walter Benson
 * 5. || How I Survived || Sean Willets
 * 6. || Fish Tale || Iver Jensen and Jakob Jensen
 * 7. || Expectation || Loïc Fontaine-Boivin
 * 8. || Misplaced and Mistaken || Ben Young
 * 9. || Drifter || Hal Warner Clayton
 * 10. || Sector Se7en || Spencer Olson
 * 11. || The Key || Harry "Binding Brick" Pound
 * 12. || A Friend to End All Friends || John Eggers and Daniel Eggers
 * 13. || The Liberator || Francesco "bluper8" Iantorno
 * 14. || Corporate Confusion || Sean Carroll
 * 15. || Planet of the Sneeuwpop || Harrison Allen
 * 16. || Not Skeletor || Sam Richardson
 * 17. || Mr. Figure's Job Interview || Nathan "Fun Sucker" Rossi
 * 18. || A Christmas Caper || Zach Macias
 * 19. || Failure to Launch || Chris Shultz, Sherry Shultz and Jacob Shultz ("AFewBricksShort")
 * 20. || Purposeless Deduction || "rofl" / "Grimly"
 * 11. || The Key || Harry "Binding Brick" Pound
 * 12. || A Friend to End All Friends || John Eggers and Daniel Eggers
 * 13. || The Liberator || Francesco "bluper8" Iantorno
 * 14. || Corporate Confusion || Sean Carroll
 * 15. || Planet of the Sneeuwpop || Harrison Allen
 * 16. || Not Skeletor || Sam Richardson
 * 17. || Mr. Figure's Job Interview || Nathan "Fun Sucker" Rossi
 * 18. || A Christmas Caper || Zach Macias
 * 19. || Failure to Launch || Chris Shultz, Sherry Shultz and Jacob Shultz ("AFewBricksShort")
 * 20. || Purposeless Deduction || "rofl" / "Grimly"
 * 16. || Not Skeletor || Sam Richardson
 * 17. || Mr. Figure's Job Interview || Nathan "Fun Sucker" Rossi
 * 18. || A Christmas Caper || Zach Macias
 * 19. || Failure to Launch || Chris Shultz, Sherry Shultz and Jacob Shultz ("AFewBricksShort")
 * 20. || Purposeless Deduction || "rofl" / "Grimly"
 * 19. || Failure to Launch || Chris Shultz, Sherry Shultz and Jacob Shultz ("AFewBricksShort")
 * 20. || Purposeless Deduction || "rofl" / "Grimly"
 * 20. || Purposeless Deduction || "rofl" / "Grimly"
 * 20. || Purposeless Deduction || "rofl" / "Grimly"

THAC XII
THAC XII was hosted by Nathan Wells on January 3, 2015. This was the first THAC where the mod element was only required to be in each shot rather than each frame. A total of 68 entries were received which can be found here. The judges were Nathan Wells, Timothy Ratner, Christian Colglazier, Nathan "Fun Sucker" Rossi and Philip Heinrich. Prizes were donated by Nathan Wells and Jorden Davis.
 * Theme: A Fresh Start
 * Letter Mod Element: 
 * Color Mod Element: Black piece connected to a blue piece


 * 1. || Fried Circuit || Thomas Evans
 * 2. || Warshaw || Seán Willis and Brian Willis
 * 3. || Released || Abraham Feldick
 * 4. || Face || Joseph Hayden
 * 5. || A Fresh Start'N || Ben Young
 * 6. || Turning || Sean Warton
 * 7. || New Recruits || Benjamin Ely
 * 8. || Director's Cut || "DewVinci"
 * 9. || Umbrella Umbrage || Nathan Mellace
 * 10. || N. || Max Butcher
 * 6. || Turning || Sean Warton
 * 7. || New Recruits || Benjamin Ely
 * 8. || Director's Cut || "DewVinci"
 * 9. || Umbrella Umbrage || Nathan Mellace
 * 10. || N. || Max Butcher
 * 9. || Umbrella Umbrage || Nathan Mellace
 * 10. || N. || Max Butcher
 * 10. || N. || Max Butcher
 * 10. || N. || Max Butcher

THAC XIII
THAC XIII began on January 2, 2016, hosted by Nathan Wells, receiving 68 accepted entries, most of which may be viewed here. It was judged by Nathan Wells, Timothy Ratner, Shannon Birch, Zach Macias and Philip Heinrich. The theme was a reprise of the A Peculiar Event Contest from 2004.
 * Theme: A Peculiar Event
 * Letter Mod Element: 
 * Color Mod Element: Black piece connected to a yellow piece


 * 1. || MECH || Benjamin Ely
 * 2. || Fantasma || Robert Bauer
 * 3. || Vengeance of a Different Sort || John Eggers and Daniel Eggers
 * 4. || Squeeb || Thomas Evans and Sean Warton
 * 5. || Recollections || Matthew "Brickcrazy" Kimball
 * 6. || Benny n' Lee in: Death Comes Robbing || Seán Willis and Brian Willis
 * 7. || About || Joseph Hayden
 * 8. || The Voyage || Christof Muñoz
 * 9. || Oven Explosion Causes Death and Destruction || Isaac Cochrane
 * 10. || Space Worms || Marc-André Caron
 * 6. || Benny n' Lee in: Death Comes Robbing || Seán Willis and Brian Willis
 * 7. || About || Joseph Hayden
 * 8. || The Voyage || Christof Muñoz
 * 9. || Oven Explosion Causes Death and Destruction || Isaac Cochrane
 * 10. || Space Worms || Marc-André Caron
 * 9. || Oven Explosion Causes Death and Destruction || Isaac Cochrane
 * 10. || Space Worms || Marc-André Caron
 * 10. || Space Worms || Marc-André Caron
 * 10. || Space Worms || Marc-André Caron

THAC XIV
THAC XIV was hosted by Nathan Wells and began on January 7, 2017. 58 entries were received, which may be viewed here. The judging panel consisted of Nathan Wells, Philip Heinrich, Christian Colglazier, Seán Willis and Dustin Finstrom. The results were announced on February 11. The prizes were supplied by the sponsors Brickstuff, who provided LEGO lighting kits for two places, and David Pagano and David Pickett, who provided signed copies of their book The LEGO Animation Book for first, second and third place.
 * Theme: In Transition
 * Letter Mod Element: 
 * Color Mod Element: Blue piece connected to a red piece


 * 1. || (Never) Meant To Be || Thomas Evans and Sean Warton
 * 2. || M-Man - Biography of a Sig Fig || Nate Swihart
 * 3. || Changing of the Guard starring Bo-Jest || Christof Muñoz
 * 4. || Automaton || Lucas Mass
 * 5. || Immature Antics of an Evildoer || Benjamin Ely
 * 6. || New Crew || "FeinsteinFilms"
 * 7. || Sheltered || Gregory Moore and Garry Moore
 * 8. || Life Changes || Mark Nelson
 * 9. || Caterpillar || "bataton"
 * 10. || The Sailboat || Nathan "Willow Tree" Mellace
 * 6. || New Crew || "FeinsteinFilms"
 * 7. || Sheltered || Gregory Moore and Garry Moore
 * 8. || Life Changes || Mark Nelson
 * 9. || Caterpillar || "bataton"
 * 10. || The Sailboat || Nathan "Willow Tree" Mellace
 * 9. || Caterpillar || "bataton"
 * 10. || The Sailboat || Nathan "Willow Tree" Mellace
 * 10. || The Sailboat || Nathan "Willow Tree" Mellace
 * 10. || The Sailboat || Nathan "Willow Tree" Mellace

THAC XV
THAC XV began on January 6, 2018 at 12PM GMT. It was hosted by Nathan Wells. The judging panel consisted of Nathan Wells, Christian Colglazier and Nate Swihart. The prizes were not finalized until after the deadline and so were not publicly announced, but were sent out to the winners. It received 62 entries, viewable here.
 * Theme: An Unlikely Alliance
 * Letter Mod Element: 
 * Color Mod Element: Green piece connected to a white piece


 * 1. || The Exquisite Corpse || Rob Bauer, Chris Wynn, and Lucas Mass
 * 2. || Corn Season || "The Tenacious Brick"
 * 3. || Alain 2 || Clément Persicot
 * 4. || Business Meeting || Jacob Crow and Ross Evans
 * 5. || Billy Mays Presents the SNIPPER SWEEP || Zach Macias
 * 6. || The Tree-Father || Ben "Isenbold" Stemen
 * 7. || A Boring Law || Ethan Olson
 * 8. || Whale, Whale, Whale || Benjamin Ely
 * 9. || The Great Quick Cook-Off || Seán Willis and Brian Willis
 * 10. || Cease-Fire || Gregory Moore and Garry Moore
 * 6. || The Tree-Father || Ben "Isenbold" Stemen
 * 7. || A Boring Law || Ethan Olson
 * 8. || Whale, Whale, Whale || Benjamin Ely
 * 9. || The Great Quick Cook-Off || Seán Willis and Brian Willis
 * 10. || Cease-Fire || Gregory Moore and Garry Moore
 * 9. || The Great Quick Cook-Off || Seán Willis and Brian Willis
 * 10. || Cease-Fire || Gregory Moore and Garry Moore
 * 10. || Cease-Fire || Gregory Moore and Garry Moore
 * 10. || Cease-Fire || Gregory Moore and Garry Moore

An honorable mention was given in the live results chat to Space Horse by Nathan Dice, which was excluded from the top 10 due to lacking the mod element in some shots.