2005 Star Wars Fan Film Entries Online

Marty Broxterman writes "The 2005 Official Star Wars Fan Film awards are underway, and the 16 finalists are now online. Three of the best entries are: Sith Apprentice - Darth Vader and other baddies duke it out to be the Emperor's new lackey in this parody of 'The Apprentice' - very funny, and the sequence with Darth Vader's "talent" has to be seen to be believed; Tiny Toys - Where a woman must defend herself from a pint-sized army of Star Wars toys. Almost a Kill Bill parody at times... amusing; and One Season More - a completely CGI rendition of one of the songs from the "Star Wars Musical" that's been floating around the web for a few years - some amazing animation. Voting for the contest takes place here."

Media sites rant

[shani]

I know I shouldn't complain, but why the fuck can't companies just put links to the videos? Even normally sane organisations like the BBC do this crap.

I hate feeling like an luser - I thought it was just Linux, but I have problems in Windows too. :(

Re:Wow

[Anonymous Coward]

Given that the time between this link going live and your post is scarcely enough to watch one of them, I'll take that assessment with a pinch of salt.

Spooky Voice

[Anonymous Coward]

Why do these fan films always have an evil guy with an incredibly lame "spooky voice"?

The whole Apprentice video sucked. Including the Vader talent segment.

Re:Wow

[Illserve]

Regardless, he's right.

so so bad

Re:Digital Fandom

[starseeker]

"It was bad enough to read fanzines and fan stories in the 80's - now we have to endure bad storytelling and childish phantasies onscreen."

No, you don't. Don't read/watch them. Problem solved.

"A typewriter doesn't make you an author, a videocam not a Steven Spielberg and a piece of CGI software ..."

But if they're having fun, and Lucasfilms isn't upset about it, what's the big deal? It's their time and money. People don't have to be authors to have fun writing, or Steven Spielberg to have fun making a movie. Sure the results will suck, but so what? It's not life or death. It's not even to make money. It's to have fun. I cringe at most of them too, but every once in a while I see one or two I want to take a look at (and occasionally end up liking), which is all I'm concerned about. $DEITY knows enough commercial TV is almost as bad, and they get paid for it.

Re:Digital Fandom

[Mant]

The great thing about fan fiction in its various forms is you can completely ignore it. Even if you don't it costs you nothing, just stop reading or watching if you don't like it. OK, if you hear about some slash fiction ideas you want to wash your brain out, but apart from that ;)

So, you don't have to endure it. It is really Sturgeon's Law, 90% of everything is crap, only with the lowering costs to produce/publish/distribute the bar is lowered. So instead of getting loads of crap and some good stuff just from people paid to make it, now you get it from people doing it for fun.

Some of the people are learning how to use the tools, some are just having fun. Some are actually pretty good (check out Troops for a good Star Wars fan film). Plus there people are doing it for free. So some people get to enjoy making it, and some get to enjoy watching or reading it. People have fun and nothing is forced on you, and you are complaining? Do you somehow object to people having fun?

Re:Digital Fandom

[Anonymous Coward]

And a forum don't make you a critic...