Monthly Archives: October 2008

Indiana Jones Parody Fan Film Hits DVD

October 24th, 2008 | Posted in Amazon, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Mainstream Media, News, Public Screening, Raiders of the Lost Ark

Just last week, I wrote about UK-based Backyard Productions when I covered its documentary, Fan Films: What Are They All About? Now I’m writing about BYP again, this time because its 2002 parody of Indiana Jones movies, Doom Raiders, is coming to DVD on November 10. I don’t mean that they’re burning a few copies [...]

Tagged in: Amazon, Cool videos, Doom Raiders, Entain8, Entertainment, Fan Film, fan films, Fandom, fanfilm, fanfilms, Film, Filmmaking, Films, home movies, Home Video, Indiana Jones, lara croft, movie, Moviemaking, movies, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Technology, The Jewel of the Nile, The Mummy, theforce.net, tomb raider, video, Video Camera, Video Cameras, Videocamera, Videocameras, Videos | 2 Comments

Horror Fan Films: Freddy, Jason, Evil Dead!

October 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Fan Film, Filmmaking, News

I don’t cover a lot of horror fan films here, in part ’cause I suspect that a lot of my readers may be of a tender, impressionable age—so let’s screw ‘em up. Throwing caution to the wind, in honor of Halloween coming up, let’s cover a few fan films that lean towards the bloodier side [...]

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Star Wars Millennium Falcon, Cribs Style

October 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Analysis, Fan Film, Filmmaking, George Lucas, Mainstream Media, News, Star Wars,

The last chapter of Homemade Hollywood talks about the future of fan films, and one of the things I discuss in it is how Big Media is slowly going to appropriate (OK, steal) the look and feel of fan films. It’s happened in other mediums (for example, Alternative rock and indie films), and it’s starting [...]

Tagged in: action figure, chewbacca, chewie, Cool videos, cribs, Entertainment, Fan Film, fan films, Fandom, fanfilm, fanfilms, Film, Filmmaking, Films, han solo, home movies, Home Video, milenium falcon, milennium falcon, millenium falcon, millennium falcon, movie, Moviemaking, movies, mtv, mtv cribs, Star Wars, Technology, toy, video, Video Camera, Video Cameras, Videocamera, Videocameras, Videos, Viral Video | 0 Comments

Cool Rendezvous With Rama Fan Film

October 21st, 2008 | Posted in Author, Books, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, History, Mainstream Media

The main fodder for fan films is movies and TV; books don’t tend to show up that much, weirdly enough. I’ve always had a thing for them though (maybe because I made a fan film adapting parts of Neal Stephenson’s The Big U when I was in college). Now slashfilm has found a doozy—a cool, [...]

Tagged in: arthur c. clarke, blue sky studios, Cool videos, Entertainment, Fan Film, fan films, Fandom, fanfilm, fanfilms, Film, Filmmaking, Films, home movies, Home Video, horton hears a who, ice age, movie, Moviemaking, movies, neal stephenson, nyu, rendezvous with rama, robots, slashfilm, Technology, the big u, video, Video Camera, Video Cameras, Videocamera, Videocameras, Videos | 0 Comments

Star Trek Fan Films: Kirok of L’Stock Rocks

October 21st, 2008 | Posted in Analysis, Author, Books, Fan Film, Filmmaking, History, Star Trek, Star Trek: New Voyages, Writing

It may be a few months out of date now, but if you’re jonesing for some info and insight into the biggest and best-known Star Trek fan films, you should visit ThunderDownUnder.org and download a great, free ebook, Five Fan Films. Australian mega-Trek fan Kirok of L’Stock has compiled the history of five fan productions, [...]

Tagged in: Cool videos, Entertainment, Fan Film, fan films, Fandom, fanfilm, fanfilms, Film, Filmmaking, Films, Hidden Frontier, home movies, Home Video, intrepid, kirok, kirok of l'stock, movie, Moviemaking, movies, New Voyages, Phase II, Star Trek, Star Trek: Hidden Frontier, star trek: intrepid, Star Trek: New Voyages, Star Trek: Phase II, Star Wreck, Starship Exeter, Technology, video, Video Camera, Video Cameras, Videocamera, Videocameras, Videos | 1 Comment

This Just In: Homemade Hollywood NOT Out.

October 20th, 2008 | Posted in Amazon, Analysis, Author, Books, Fan Film, History, Homemade Hollywood, Mainstream Media, News, Publishing, Writing

Remember how last week, I crowed about how finally the first book about fan films, Homemade Hollywood: Fans Behind The Camera, written by moi, was out? It ain’t. Due to unforeseen circumstances that I had nothing to do with (and it’s not my place to go into what they were), it’s coming out in late [...]

Tagged in: Clive Young, Cool videos, Entertainment, Fan Film, fan films, Fandom, fanfilm, fanfilms, Film, Filmmaking, Films, home movies, Home Video, Homemade Hollywood, Homemade Hollywood: Fans Behind The Camera, movie, Moviemaking, movies, Technology, video, Video Camera, Video Cameras, Videocamera, Videocameras, Videos | 0 Comments

Lost Fan Films: Batman Reborn

October 20th, 2008 | Posted in Analysis, Author, Batman, Comic Books, DC Comics, Fan Film, Filmmaking, History, Homemade Hollywood, Superheroes,

This is the latest installment in an occasional series on fan films that were never completed. Plenty of fan films get announced every year—fan film forums are filled with ancient posts where an eager amateur filmmaker announces, “Hey, I’m gonna make a flick, and it’s gonna be awesome, with stunts, explosions, fights, car chases and [...]

Tagged in: 5 Pointz, Batman, Batman Reborn, Cool videos, dark knight, DC Comics, Entertainment, Fan Film, fan films, Fandom, fanfilm, fanfilms, Film, Filmmaking, Films, home movies, Home Video, Homemade Hollywood, movie, Moviemaking, movies, Nicholas Ortiz, Nick Ortiz, Technology, the dark knight, two-face, vernacular culture, video, Video Camera, Video Cameras, Videocamera, Videocameras, Videos, Warner Brothers | 2 Comments

James Bond Returns…in Moonraker ’78

October 17th, 2008 | Posted in Books, Fan Film, Filmmaking, History, Homemade Hollywood, James Bond, Mainstream Media, News, Pink Five,

If you’ve watched a few James Bond movies (OK, even one), you know that Ian Fleming’s super-spy can escape anyone’s clutches; now, a 007 fan film has done the same thing. As noted on FCT back in June, MGM forced YouTube to take down the classic fan production, Moonraker ’78, even though the flick had [...]

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Super Mario Bros. Get Live-Action Fan Film

October 16th, 2008 | Posted in Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Gray Areas, History, Mainstream Media, Max Payne, News, Superheroes, Video Games

There’s been lots of fan films based on video games over the years—I’ve written about fan productions based on Lara Croft, Halo, Metal Gear Solid and Max Payne on this blog alone, and there’s plenty more out there, from Pac-Man to Resident Evil. Now you can add Super Mario Brothers to the list. No, really. [...]

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Homemade Hollywood Arrives In Stores TODAY!

October 15th, 2008 | Posted in Amazon, Analysis, Attack of the Show, Author, Batman, Books, Comic Books, Contest, Continuum Books, Copyright, DC Comics, Dan Poole, Education, Eli Roth, Fan Film, Film Threat, Filmmaking, Gray Areas, Harry Potter, Henry Jenkins, History, Homemade Hollywood, Indiana Jones, Mainstream Media, News, Publishing, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Spider-Man, Star Trek, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, Superheroes, Writing,

Well, today’s October 15—the big day when Homemade Hollywood: Fans Behind The Camera hits the shelves! A full 10 years after I first had the idea for this baby, it’s finally out of my head and into the real world. Here’s a goofy idea: If you see a copy of the book out in the [...]

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the first book about fan films, was written by the editor of this blog. If you like Fan Cinema Today, you'll LOVE the book!

"A loving, exhaustive history of the fan-film…this book's a real treasure, an inspiration."---Cory Doctorow

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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Indiana Jones Parody Fan Film Hits DVD

Horror Fan Films: Freddy, Jason, Evil Dead!

Star Wars Millennium Falcon, Cribs Style

Cool Rendezvous With Rama Fan Film

Star Trek Fan Films: Kirok of L’Stock Rocks

This Just In: Homemade Hollywood NOT Out.

Lost Fan Films: Batman Reborn

James Bond Returns…in Moonraker ’78

Super Mario Bros. Get Live-Action Fan Film

Homemade Hollywood Arrives In Stores TODAY!

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