Oblong Pictures
Oblong Pictures (@0ldscratch) is a stop-motion and Lego animation channel with about 19,000 subscribers and roughly 7,800 median views per video. It posts irregularly, with no uploads in the past year, and offers sponsored integrations at $150 to $250 per video. Known for absurd short films and music videos made with web cameras and desk lamps.
Quirky stop-motion films with a dedicated UK-leaning audience and a 408k-view hit
- Median of about 7,800 views per video across 58 uploads
- Top video 'Printed Circuit - Brick It' reached about 408,000 views
- Strong 2.1% engagement rate suggests an attentive audience
Brand fit report
Content
- Formats
- stop-motion short films, music videos, product and brand promos, animated tributes
- Tone
- absurd, playful
- Language
- English
- On camera
- No, voiceover and b-roll
- Production
- Phone, natural light
- Typical length
- under 90 seconds
Audience
Commercial
- Brands seen
- None yet
- Categories promoted
- toys and building sets, film and video services
- Affiliate links
- No
Recent videos include commissioned promos such as 'JMARK Ad' and 'Minifig for Life - Lego Matrix', but no sponsorship disclosures found in the last 50 videos.
Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability
Family friendly
'Bat Lieutenant - Exclusive Trailer!' carries a drug-themed 'Just say no' tagline and 'Cooking With Darth' is comedic, but content is largely mild.
We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.
Platforms
Benchmark score: 54 / 100
Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.
Recent videos
▶Ween - Cover it with gas and set it on fire (re-up) · 2.1k views
▶Ween - The Stallion Pt 2 (re-up) · 897 views
▶Dalek control room · 2k viewsLast three uploads, latest 1259 days ago.
Answers to some of the questions people ask me a lot: Everything before Bowling For Sandercoe was shot with a Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000 webcam. Everything from that to Reservoir Squads was shot with a Panasonic NV-GS280 DV camcorder. Right now I use a Quickcam Pro 9000. I use Stop Motion Pro 4 to capture footage and Sony Vegas 4 to edit everything together. I started out using Photoshop for special effects, working on each individual frame. I now have an old version of After Effects that I use for things like mouth animation. If you want to know the basics of how the mouth animation is d
About Oblong Pictures
Oblong Pictures, handled as @0ldscratch on YouTube, makes low-budget stop-motion and Lego animation films, including music videos, absurd short comedies and commissioned promos. Output is irregular: 58 videos in total and none uploaded in the past year. Most videos run under 90 seconds, and the channel has about 19,000 subscribers.
Based on channel data, the audience is likely small and English-speaking, with an estimated UK skew and a male majority. The channel's own description says the creator works in stop-motion and visual animation, per its channel description. Median views are about 7,800 per video, with a 90th percentile near 24,700.
Sponsored integrations are estimated at $150 to $250 per video, which works out to a CPM of $20 to $35 per 1,000 views. That compares with typical paid-ad CPMs of $10 to $30. Brands in toys, building sets or indie music may find this creator a good fit, particularly for quirky, short-form creative.
Written from Oblong Pictures's public YouTube profile, platform data and web mentions. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Oblong Pictures can edit or remove this page at any time.
Questions about Oblong
How much does Oblong Pictures charge for a sponsored video?
Estimated rates are $150 to $250 per sponsored video, based on a median of about 7,800 views per long-form upload. That equals a CPM of $20 to $35 per 1,000 views, compared with typical paid-ad CPMs of $10 to $30. Rates are estimates and should be confirmed directly.
What does Oblong Pictures post about on YouTube?
The channel posts stop-motion and Lego animation, including music videos, absurd short films, animated tributes and commissioned promos. Videos are mostly under 90 seconds. Recent uploads are older, with none in the past year.
How do I contact Oblong Pictures for a brand deal?
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