Ever make one of those “flip the corners of the pages of your notebook” movies? With a sprinting stick-man, or a swimming stick-woman who gets eaten by a shark? Me too! And I used to play with LEGOs – all the time. Man, the kids today have it made! If you’re into movie-making, DC super heroes and LEGOs, get ready for the perfect storm of awesomeness…

LEGO Super Heroes Movie Maker is a free app (free! what a deal!) that gives you most of the tools you’ll need to make super-cute, super-cool, super-creative stop-motion movies on your iPhone. Check out this two minute video for a best case scenario look at what you can do. I say “best case scenario” because once you fool around with the app a bit, you’ll realize there’s no way the kid in the video made that little Batman vs. the Joker montage. At the very least, he’d need a tripod, the hands of a surgeon and unprecedented juvenile patience. Lacking super hero LEGO actors and a LEGO backdrop, I tested the app by making a short film of my pen moving across a sheet of paper. I positioned the pen, snapped a photo, repositioned the pen, snapped another, and repeated six times. Worked perfectly, and it was easy to add titles and cool music. Without a tripod though, you won’t be able to keep your frame perfectly straight (the sole advantage of the “flip the corners” method). A minor quibble, but important to point out.

Spielberg started with super 8. It’s not hard to imagine the blockbuster directors of tomorrow starting with the LEGO Super Heroes Movie Maker. Enjoy!