Open Shutter Films (@openshutterfilms) is a brickfilm and stop-motion channel run by Ed from the United Kingdom, making LEGO Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and historical animations. The channel has about 3,800 subscribers and a median of roughly 1,700 views per video, with around 14 uploads a year. Sponsored work is estimated at $150 to $250 per video, and the creator has also offered voice acting.
Brickfilm audience with strong engagement on Star Wars and Lord of the Rings content
- Median of about 1,670 views per video across the last 30 uploads
- Engagement rate of 4.6 percent and a like rate of 3.8 percent
- Around 14 uploads in the past year, with a 10,700-view peak on the Minas Tirith battle
Brand fit report
Content
- Formats
- narrative brickfilm series, single-episode stop-motion shorts, animation process clips
- Tone
- dramatic, enthusiastic
- Language
- English
- On camera
- No, voiceover and b-roll
- Production
- Clean, lightly edited
- Typical length
- 8 to 12 minutes for series episodes, under 60 seconds for Shorts
Audience
Commercial
- Brands seen
- None yet
- Categories promoted
- None yet
- Affiliate links
- No
No sponsorship disclosures found in the last 50 videos
Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability
Family friendly
Battle and war-themed episodes such as 'The Battle for Minas Tirith' and 'Blade XIV: Redemption' show combat and conflict in a stylized LEGO setting.
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Platforms
| Platform | Followers | Median views | Uploads, 90d |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube | 3.8k | 1.7k | 2 |
Benchmark score: 53 / 100
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Recent videos
▶The Battle for Minas Tirith a LEGO Lord of the Rings stop mo · 11k views
▶The Covenant | Episode IX: The Battle of Hosnian Prime | LEG · 3.4k views
▶The Covenant | Episode VIII: A New Order | Lego Star Wars St · 1.7k viewsLast three uploads, latest 26 days ago.
Hello my names Ed, i’m a brickfilmer and stopmotion animator from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 There's all sorts of Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and historical brickfilming content on my channel, I hope you enjoy it. If you want other ways to interact with me or other brickfilmers, voice actors and animators follow me on instagram or join my discord server here: https://linktr.ee/OpenShutterFilms I'm always up for voice acting in your animations too please don't hesitate to contact me! You can either contact me on insta or discord or via my email, thimissen@gmail.com Thank you for watching my an
About Open Shutter Films
Open Shutter Films is a UK-based brickfilm and stop-motion channel run by Ed, a creator who makes LEGO animations. The channel posts Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and historical battle films, usually as multi-episode series such as The Covenant and Blade, alongside occasional short animation tips. Each full episode runs about 8 to 12 minutes, and the channel uploads roughly 14 videos a year.
The audience appears to be animation hobbyists and fans of LEGO and science fiction. These estimates come from titles, comments context and the creator's own description rather than platform analytics, and the channel shows about 3,800 subscribers with a median of roughly 1,700 views per video. Sponsorship has not been seen on the channel so far.
Brand deals on this channel would suit toy, hobby and model brands looking for an engaged niche audience. At an estimated $150 to $250 per video, the cost is well below the typical $10 to $30 CPM for paid ads, which equates to a $20 to $35 CPM on this channel's long-form views.
Written from Open Shutter Films's public YouTube profile, platform data and web mentions. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Open Shutter Films can edit or remove this page at any time.
Questions about Open
How much does Ed charge for a sponsored video?
Based on the channel's median of about 1,670 views per long-form video, sponsored integrations are estimated at $150 to $250 per video. This is a Starbooked estimate, not a rate published by the creator. Contact details unlock on Starbooked for $0.80.
What does Open Shutter Films post about on YouTube?
The channel posts LEGO brickfilms, mostly Star Wars and Lord of the Rings stop-motion series, plus historical battle animations and a few animation tutorials. Its longer episodes run 8 to 12 minutes and Shorts are used for quick animation clips.
How do I contact Ed for a brand deal?
The creator lists an email address and Instagram and Discord contacts in the channel description. Contact details unlock on Starbooked for $0.80, and boosted creators can be booked through Starbooked.
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