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KTLA 5 NEWS: LEGO MASTERS LIVE INTERVIEW
Bryan and his sister (and LEGO Masters teammate) Lauren have a live interview with KTLA News. They talk about their experience on the show, the challenges of building with cameras watching, and what happens when LEGO breaks on-camera. Watch the full video here.
DAILY BRUIN FEATURE: BRYAN FIRKS
Bryan’s adventures in moviemaking and LEGO are featured in his alma mater UCLA’s newspaper, The Daily Bruin. The feature covers Bryan’s history with LEGO, the approaches to storytelling he learned in college, and the short films he made while at UCLA. It discusses the intersection between moviemaking and building that proved especially helpful while he was on LEGO Masters. Read the full article here.
LA TIMES / DAILY PILOT INTERVIEW: LEGO MASTERS
Bryan and Lauren discuss their LEGO Masters journey with the Orange County section of the LA Times. They talk about the stories behind some of their builds on the show, how LEGO has factored into other parts of their lives, and how growing up near Laguna Beach helped shape their creative passions. Read the full article here.
GOOD DAY LA: SIBLINGS FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOPE TO BECOME “LEGO MASTERS”
Bryan and Lauren have a fun conversation with Amanda Salas from Good Day LA about their history with building, what they’d do if they won the grand prize, and how Bryan recently had one of his builds displayed at his local LEGO store. You can watch the segment here.
LEGO MASTERS PODCAST INTERVIEW: TALKBRICKS MASTERS
Bryan and Lauren have a conversation with TalkBricks Masters about their entire journey on LEGO Masters. They get into all the behind-the-scenes details about their builds, what wasn’t seen on the show, and what the experience was like, at the link here.
“OUR ROAD LEADS INTO THE DESERT OF ARRAKIS”
Bryan’s “Dune: Arrakis Vignettes” LEGO build is featured in The Brothers Brick. The article discusses the inspiration for the build, the techniques used, and how the build pulled from the art direction of the 2021 film. Read the full article here.
BEYOND THE BRICK INTERVIEW: LORD OF THE RINGS MAP IN LEGO
Bryan does a live video interview at a LEGO convention about his largest build to date: a map of Middle Earth, with iconic locations from the movie trilogy jumping off the brick-built parchment. Bryan gets into the details of the techniques he used to construct the map, and all of the locations captured in brick form. Watch the video here.
LEGO MASTERS INTERVIEW: BRICK FANATICS
Bryan and Lauren chat with Brick Fanatics about their passion for LEGO, their dynamic as a team on the show, and the sets they missed out on as kids. Read the full article here.
INTERVIEW: BOSTON SCI-FI FILM FESTIVAL
Bryan sits down with Jay Michaels of the Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival to discuss his latest short film, Older Posts. He talks about his inspiration for the film, its connection to one of his all-time favorite books, and his attempts to become a LEGO influencer. To learn more about the film, click here.
LAUGHING PLACE INTERVIEW: LEGO MASTERS EPISODE 8
Lauren and Bryan talk about their love of LEGOLAND and Disneyland, their biggest challenges on LEGO Masters, and how technical the challenges became in Season 2 of the show. They also discuss how they got along with the Brickmasters and Will Arnett, and any advice to future contestants. Read the full article here.
THE BROTHERS BRICK INTERVIEW: LEGO MASTERS
Bryan and Lauren do a comprehensive interview with The Brothers Brick about their time on LEGO Masters—including what stories didn’t get shown in our builds, which challenge we would’ve needed two more hours for, and how important family was in building on the show (to the point where Will Arnett called our mom on set!) You can check out the full article here.
BRICKSET INTERVIEW: LEGO MASTERS
After their time on LEGO Masters, Bryan and Lauren chat with Brickset about the advice they have for people trying out for LEGO Masters, which challenge they had the most fun with, and what they would have done if they could design their own challenge. The full article can be found here.