10 years ago today, THE LEGO MOVIE released in cinemas. It was a joyful experience making the film - a celebration of creativity.

To celebrate, I’ll post some memories and behind-the-scenes tidbits on this thread throughout the day. The scene where Emmet wiggles on the table next to Will Ferrell was done in an old-school method: we put a magnet inside the minifig and I hid under the table with a magnet on a stick and puppeted him through the thin table

Some thoughts on #TheAfterparty episode 6: ZOË

Written by genius @philiplord & the hilarious @rachelsmitts

Designs by the great #TheMitchellsvsTheMachines Prod. Designer @lindseyolivares

Animated by Shadowmachine (doing new #CloneHigh eps), led by the talented @Annam8tor @philiplord @rachelsmitts @lindseyolivares @Annam8tor This was the most ambitious episode to produce. We'd snap pictures of the actors in costumes on the 1st day of shooting (like this) and email them to Lindsey Olivares to draw caricatures from. Then while we shot a scene I'd take phone pics of the sets so BG designers could start

#TheMitchellsVsTheMachines watch party begins!
We all wanted Katie to own this movie right up front and this Columbia logo sets the tone for the movie and Katie Mitchell’s aesthetic
#MvMwatchparty Katie drinks “Mountain Rush” soda. In college while making student films, Phil and I would consume a case of Mountain Dew a night. One night we bought caffeinated water (called “Javaqua”) and then made coffee with it. #MvMwatchparty

I’m going to point out some details you may have missed in shots from #TheMitchellsVsTheMachines trailer to show how @michaelrianda & team created a film with such groundbreaking visuals. A thread! Mike wanted the film to have a hand-painted watercolor style so we brought @mlasker - a genius from the Spider-Verse team - to use some of the techniques developed on S-V to give this movie its own look. Some examples: