Lucas Restricts Fan-Made Films To Documentaries, Parodies 236
garagekubrick writes: "A great piece at the Houston Chronicle discusses how the community of fan made Star Wars films received a boon in December when Lucasfilm loaned their sponsorship to the event, and George Lucas himself would be a judge. Unfortunately, they've limited the contest to parodies and documentaries, thereby shutting out hundreds of entries. As a Lucas rep says, 'if in fact somebody is using our characters to create a story unto itself, that's not in the spirit of what we think fandom is about. Fandom is about celebrating the story the way it is.' Pretty rich coming from the filmmaker who constantly cites greed as being the root of the dark side, and who keeps discussing the liberating values of digital filmmaking. Guess as long as it doesn't hurt his Empire..."
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Re:Fan FICTION? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Fan FICTION? (Score:3, Funny)
Wait, that's what I thought *we* were worried about...
Remember kids... (Score:4, Funny)
"if in fact somebody is using our characters to create a story unto itself, that's not in the spirit of what we think fandom is about. Fandom is about celebrating the story the way it is."
Remember kids - when you use your *imagination*, only use it to twist your favorite characters, like Big Bird, into ironic circumstances, where they do something you'd never expect of them.
Otherwise, you could be hurting their value as characters.
Have fun kids!
;^)
Ryan Fenton
Lucas and Rosen? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:CYA? (Score:3, Funny)
Yup, i have a sneaking suspicion that this closely mirrors the Plot of the upcoming Episode 3
I Submit Episode One! (Score:5, Funny)
Why I hope someone submits the complete Episode I in this contest:
1) It's a great documentary about filmmakers after they lose their talent and get greedy.
2) It'a a terrific parody of the Star Wars series. If a student filmmaker had made this, Jar Jar Binks would have been hysterical, not insulting.
3) The quality of directing was that of a student parody. After all, no one's done those cheesy side-to-side wipe-away scene changes since... well, since Star Wars.
4) The acting was so bad, it was obvious that the actors weren't being paid anything. Not to mention I'm sure Anakin was the casting agent's grandkid or something.
5) You walked out of the theater thinking, "Man, that sucked, but the guy's got potential. Maybe someone will give him a chance someday."
In the words of the dark one.... (Score:5, Funny)
Yoda voice: (Score:3, Funny)
And put it at the beginning of the phantom edit.
fandom menace (Score:5, Funny)
It sounds like Lucas is trying to avoid the fandom menace.
Sometime's I just kill me.
Re:Will George Lucas sue the kids ? (Score:2, Funny)
The PTUA (Proper Toy Use Alliance) will then be formed to go around offering to "discuss" proper toy use and its downfalls with parents, slapping them with audits, and threatening to sue if they don't comply with paying for the new toy license on toys they didn't bother saving the boxes on.
Elementary schools will eventually be forced to offer the infamous "Mattel Tax" and increase their requirements by $500 per student (passed on to the Tax Payer for public schools).
But no well-thinking business-oriented government would allow such a rediculous thing to happen, right?
New Movie (Score:2, Funny)
Imagine the whole thing with Back street boys as the only human actors plus gazillions of animated JJs
orangeguru
Episode III Title (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Lucas is right - here's what's going on (Score:2, Funny)
If this stops.. (Score:1, Funny)
Is Lucas money-hungry? More than likely.
Should he be doing things like this? Absolutely.
What happens if When Clones Attack!, er, Attack of the Clones comes out, and say they have a character named Bob..
Say Bob seems an awful like Jimmy Joe Fredguy's fan character.
They stole Jimmy Joe Fredguy's work! Sue Lucas! Sue Lucas! Sue Lucas! Those bastards!
Considering the whack jobs out there today, looking to steal IP and then profit from it, I could see this happening rather easily.
Lucas, good for you. I may despise you for all eternity for the travesty that is the Phantom Menace (Darth Maul? What the hell kind of name was that?!).. But I salute you for ensuring that you might one day create a new film worthy of the original trilogy.
Re:Will George Lucas sue the kids ? (Score:3, Funny)
So technically it's the government who's producing this unauthorized fanfiction.
So let Lucas & US Gov't duke it out in court - by that time Lucas will have enough $ from royalties to make it an interesting showdown.