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 conceived by David West in 2005 and has been run by various other individuals since 2008. The twelfth and most recent THAC was run by Nathan Wells.

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'. The only method of submission was emailing a maximum of 3mb per minute film at 320 x 240 resolution or less. This is the only THAC that had no option to submit via YouTube, since YouTube had not been publicly released yet.
 * Theme: General
 * Mod Element: The letter "N"

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 || "Erlic"
 * 9. || General Movie || Robert Frost
 * 10. || The Trickiest Thief || Jason Boyle
 * 11. (Tie) || (Untitled) || "Dan"
 * 11. (Tie) || Flight of the Penguin || Kevin Horowitz and Jacob Schwartz
 * 13. || Onorno || Bert Loos
 * 14. || The Awakening || Ian Hirschfeld
 * 15. || Bus Stop || "17"
 * 16. || Sleepless || Lewis Chen
 * 17. || (Untitled) || Daniel Ernst
 * 18. || Wicked Water Way || "GopedGuy"
 * 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"
 * 11. (Tie) || Flight of the Penguin || Kevin Horowitz and Jacob Schwartz
 * 13. || Onorno || Bert Loos
 * 14. || The Awakening || Ian Hirschfeld
 * 15. || Bus Stop || "17"
 * 16. || Sleepless || Lewis Chen
 * 17. || (Untitled) || Daniel Ernst
 * 18. || Wicked Water Way || "GopedGuy"
 * 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 || "GopedGuy"
 * 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 || "Erlic"
 * 11. || Onorno || Bert Loos
 * 12. || Sleepless || Lewis Chen
 * 13. || Flight of the Penguin || Kevin Horowitz and Jacob Schwartz
 * 14. (Tie) || The Little Old Lady From Pasadena || "BRICK MAN"
 * 14. (Tie) || Wicked Water Way || "GopedGuy"
 * 16. || Bus Stop || "17"
 * 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
 * 14. (Tie) || The Little Old Lady From Pasadena || "BRICK MAN"
 * 14. (Tie) || Wicked Water Way || "GopedGuy"
 * 16. || Bus Stop || "17"
 * 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
THAC2 was run by David West and began at 12 noon GMT on August 19th, 2006. It received 25 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: The letter "E"

Judges Choice Top 10

 * 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 Butler
 * 8. || Groundhog Trouble || Colin Boyle, Jason Boyle and Ryan Boyle
 * 9. || Turning 18 || Jonathan Marrero
 * 10. || MySpaced || "GopedGuy"
 * 6. || The End? || Ryan D.
 * 7. || The End of Brickfilms || Grant Butler
 * 8. || Groundhog Trouble || Colin Boyle, Jason Boyle and Ryan Boyle
 * 9. || Turning 18 || Jonathan Marrero
 * 10. || MySpaced || "GopedGuy"
 * 9. || Turning 18 || Jonathan 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 || Brendan Krick
 * 12. || Turning 18 || Jonathan Marrero
 * 13. || The End of THAC || Aled Owen
 * 14. || The End of Brickfilms || Grant Butler
 * 8. || The End? || Ryan D.
 * 9. || Escaping Doomsday || Nikolas Jaeger
 * 10. || Soldering Your Balls Saves Marriages || Tim Hui
 * 11. || Larry the Last Human || Brendan Krick
 * 12. || Turning 18 || Jonathan Marrero
 * 13. || The End of THAC || Aled Owen
 * 14. || The End of Brickfilms || Grant Butler
 * 12. || Turning 18 || Jonathan Marrero
 * 13. || The End of THAC || Aled Owen
 * 14. || The End of Brickfilms || Grant Butler
 * 13. || The End of THAC || Aled Owen
 * 14. || The End of Brickfilms || Grant Butler
 * 14. || The End of Brickfilms || Grant Butler

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 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: "K"
 * Color Mod Element: Black piece connected to a green piece

Results
Listed here are all films which received points in the voting:


 * 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 || Brendan Krick
 * 8. || The Truth || Matt Gillan
 * 9. || Divine Interventions || 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 Gorman
 * 17. || What Really Happened || Daragh Twomey
 * 18. || The Day Brickfilms.com Crashed: What REALLY Happened || Grant Butler
 * 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 Gorman
 * 17. || What Really Happened || Daragh Twomey
 * 18. || The Day Brickfilms.com Crashed: What REALLY Happened || Grant Butler
 * 15. || Storyline Buildup || Bert Loos
 * 16. || kwikicourt || Brian Gorman
 * 17. || What Really Happened || Daragh Twomey
 * 18. || The Day Brickfilms.com Crashed: What REALLY Happened || Grant Butler
 * 17. || What Really Happened || Daragh Twomey
 * 18. || The Day Brickfilms.com Crashed: What REALLY Happened || Grant Butler
 * 18. || The Day Brickfilms.com Crashed: What REALLY Happened || Grant Butler
 * 18. || The Day Brickfilms.com Crashed: What REALLY Happened || Grant Butler

THAC 4
THAC4 was hosted by David West, and is the last time he hosted. THAC4 also set the precedent of THAC taking place during winter break. THAC4 began on Saturday, December 29, 2007 at 12:00 Noon GMT. 29 entries were received.


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

Results
A text document featuring a longer set of results was released but has currently not been located.


 * 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 || Nathan Mancini
 * 7. || Flight 901.5: The Night Before || Ben Boatwright
 * 5. || The Ice || Brendan Henry
 * 6. || The Shepherd’s Side of the Story || Nathan Mancini
 * 7. || Flight 901.5: The Night Before || Ben Boatwright
 * 6. || The Shepherd’s Side of the Story || Nathan Mancini
 * 7. || Flight 901.5: The Night Before || Ben Boatwright
 * 7. || Flight 901.5: The Night Before || Ben Boatwright

THAC 5
THAC 5 was the first THAC not hosted by David West or on Brickfilms.com. Instead, THAC 5 was hosted by Scott "Uncle_Cheesedog" Loeppky on ilovebrickfilming.com (later to be renamed Bricks In Motion) on April 5th and 12th 2008. THAC 5 was technically two THAC contests that were held a week apart. When THAC 5 was announced just a few days before it was to take place, many users complained that they hadn't been given enough notice. THAC 5A received 19 entries. THAC5b, considered to be the officially THAC 5, recieved 38 or 40 entries, including the entries from THAC 5A. They were judged as one single contest.

THAC 5A

 * Theme: Misunderstanding
 * Letter Mod Element: "V"
 * Color Mod Element: Black piece connected to a blue piece

THAC 5B

 * Theme: Intervention
 * Letter Mod Element: "X"
 * Color Mod Element: White piece connected to a red piece

Top 11

 * 1. || Cashman || Philip Heinrich
 * 2. || Narrow Escape || Nikolas Jaeger
 * 3. || Leo || Jeremy Wisoff
 * 4. || The Incident in the Alley || Ryan Boyle and Jason Boyle
 * 5. || Happy Together || Thomas Missault
 * 6. || Draw! || Colin Boyle
 * 7. || Hey Laydeez! || Graeme Allen
 * 8. || Blood on the Tracks || Nick Samuelson
 * 9. || Good Old Chester || Anthony D'Angelo
 * 10. || Indiana Jones and the Misread Map || Gregory Moore and Garry Moore
 * 11. || I Let Them Go || Dustin Finstrom
 * 7. || Hey Laydeez! || Graeme Allen
 * 8. || Blood on the Tracks || Nick Samuelson
 * 9. || Good Old Chester || Anthony D'Angelo
 * 10. || Indiana Jones and the Misread Map || Gregory Moore and Garry Moore
 * 11. || I Let Them Go || Dustin Finstrom
 * 9. || Good Old Chester || Anthony D'Angelo
 * 10. || Indiana Jones and the Misread Map || Gregory Moore and Garry Moore
 * 11. || I Let Them Go || Dustin Finstrom
 * 11. || I Let Them Go || Dustin Finstrom
 * 11. || I Let Them Go || Dustin Finstrom

THAC 6
THAC 6 started out being hosted by Stevie Collins, with control later handed over to Dustin Finstrom. From this point forward, all future THACs would he held on Bricks in Motion. The judges were Philip Heinrich, Dustin Finstrom, Jordan Harris and Evan Linsey. There were 67 entries.
 * Theme: New
 * Letter Mod Element: "A"
 * Color Mod Element: Red piece connected to a yellow piece

Top 20

 * 1. || Winner || Brendan Krick
 * 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 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 Samuelson
 * 18. || The Elevator || Richard Van De Steenoven
 * 19. || Resolutions || Tommy Dreyer
 * 20. || Pirates Of The Future || JT 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 Samuelson
 * 18. || The Elevator || Richard Van De Steenoven
 * 19. || Resolutions || Tommy Dreyer
 * 20. || Pirates Of The Future || JT Hagaman
 * 16. || The Über THAC Idea || Filip Bergström and Seán Willis
 * 17. || New Year's Resolutions || Nick Samuelson
 * 18. || The Elevator || Richard Van De Steenoven
 * 19. || Resolutions || Tommy Dreyer
 * 20. || Pirates Of The Future || JT Hagaman
 * 19. || Resolutions || Tommy Dreyer
 * 20. || Pirates Of The Future || JT Hagaman
 * 20. || Pirates Of The Future || JT Hagaman
 * 20. || Pirates Of The Future || JT 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: "S"
 * Color Mod Element: Black piece connected to a yellow piece

Top 15

 * 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 || "Jon64"
 * 7. || Live 2 Sk8 || David Boddy
 * 8. || Chaos Cupboard || Jon Rolph
 * 9. (Tie) || H!el Hitler || Stijn Heirstrate
 * 9. (Tie) || Unexpected || "The Four Monkeys"
 * 10. || An Unexpected Surprise || Daragh Twomey
 * 11. || Double-U Tee Eff || Colin Boyle and Jason Boyle
 * 12. || The Door || Knut Ørke
 * 13. (Tie) || THACOSIS || Arend Hintze
 * 13. (Tie) || The Salesman || Jonathan Phillips
 * 9. (Tie) || H!el Hitler || Stijn Heirstrate
 * 9. (Tie) || Unexpected || "The Four Monkeys"
 * 10. || An Unexpected Surprise || Daragh Twomey
 * 11. || Double-U Tee Eff || Colin Boyle and Jason Boyle
 * 12. || The Door || Knut Ørke
 * 13. (Tie) || THACOSIS || Arend Hintze
 * 13. (Tie) || The Salesman || Jonathan Phillips
 * 11. || Double-U Tee Eff || Colin Boyle and Jason Boyle
 * 12. || The Door || Knut Ørke
 * 13. (Tie) || THACOSIS || Arend Hintze
 * 13. (Tie) || The Salesman || Jonathan Phillips
 * 13. (Tie) || THACOSIS || Arend Hintze
 * 13. (Tie) || The Salesman || Jonathan Phillips
 * 13. (Tie) || The Salesman || Jonathan Phillips

THAC 8
THAC 8 was hosted by Dylan Woodley. It started on 12 noon GMT on December 18, 2010. 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: "M"
 * Color Mod Element: Red piece connected to a green piece

Top Three

 * 1) Love's Labour - by "Legoander"
 * 2) LEGO vs. - by David Clark
 * 3) Elmore - by Jonathan Vaughan

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. A list of entries can be found here.
 * Theme: None
 * Letter Mod Element: "L"
 * Color Mod Element: White piece connected to a blue piece

Top Three

 * 1) The Amazing Cashman - by Philip Heinrich
 * 2) Black and Blue - by Stephen Burchell
 * 3) Green Eye - by Jonathan Vaughan

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: "M"
 * Color Mod Element: White piece connected to a grey piece

Top Three

 * 1) Le Special - by Thomas Evans
 * 2) STEAM - by Christian Colglazier
 * 3) Hidden - by Spencer Olson

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: "T"
 * Color Mod Element: Grey piece connected to a red piece

Top Three

 * 1) The Supervisor - by "Legoander"
 * 2) The Police Delivery - by Thomas Evans
 * 3) No Crawme Steals Christmas - by Sean Warton

THAC XII
THAC XII was hosted by Nathan Wells on January 3, 2015. A total of 68 entries were received which can be found here. The judges were Nathan Wells, Timothy Ratner, Christian Colglazier, "Fun Sucker" and Philip Heinrich. Prizes were donated by Nathan Wells and Jorden Davis.
 * Theme: A Fresh Start
 * Letter Mod Element: "N"
 * Color Mod Element: Black piece connected to a blue piece

Top 10

 * 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 || "rioforce"
 * 8. || Director's Cut || "DewVinci"
 * 9. || Umbrella Umbrage || Nathan Mellace
 * 10. || N. || Max Butcher
 * 6. || Turning || Sean Warton
 * 7. || New Recruits || "rioforce"
 * 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