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Fan Cinema Today To Close

July 2nd, 2009 | Posted in Amazon, Analysis, Author, Books, Continuum Books, Dan Poole, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, George Lucas, Gray Areas, Hardware Wars, History, Homemade Hollywood, Libraries, Mainstream Media, News, Publishing, Review, Spider-Man, Star Wars, TV, The Green Goblin's Last Stand, Writing, science fiction

FAN CINEMA TODAY is calling it a day. Since its debut in January, 2007, FCT has presented the latest news in the emerging international fan film community. Many—including myself—doubted that the site would even generate one story a week, but most of the time, it featured a new post every weekday, providing news, analysis, criticism, [...]

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G.I. Joe Fan Film to Appear in DVD Box Set!

June 17th, 2009 | Posted in Comic Books, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Gray Areas, History, Homemade Hollywood, Mainstream Media, News, Star Wars, TV, , science fiction, stop motion animation

We’re hearing from credible sources that the popular fan film G.I. Joe and the Battle for the Serpent Stone will appear as an “extra” in the forthcoming cartoon series DVD box set, G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: Season 1.1.

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5 Free Online Screenwriting Programs

June 3rd, 2009 | Posted in Amazon, Author, Books, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Gray Areas, History, Homemade Hollywood, Mainstream Media, News, Publishing, Review, Software, Writing

I owe both my books (the illustrious Homemade Hollywood and Crank It Up) to the fact that I won Script Magazine‘s screenwriting contest a few years ago. After the winners were announced, I was contacted by a few Hollwyood agents who wanted to read the screenplay, and the unanimous reaction was “Looove it—when you moving [...]

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Superhero Fan Film Contest Returns To Metropolis!

May 19th, 2009 | Posted in Author, Books, Comic Books, Contest, DC Comics, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Gray Areas, History, Homemade Hollywood, Mainstream Media, News, Public Screening, Publishing, Superheroes, Superman, Writing, science fiction

A mere 10 years ago, DC Comics famously shut down the first major Superman fan film on the internet, as recounted in Homemade Hollywood. These days, not only does DC approve of fan productions, so does the Metropolis Chamber of Commerce. Every year, the town of Metropolis, IL holds its famous Superman Celebration; part of [...]

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NPR, Gollum, Star Wars Vs. Star Trek and Doctor Who: Fan Cinema Today’s Week in Tweets

May 18th, 2009 | Posted in Analysis, Author, Batman, Books, Comic Books, Contest, DC Comics, Doctor Who, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Gray Areas, Homemade Hollywood, Indiana Jones, Iron Fist, Lord of the Rings, Mainstream Media, News, Public Screening, Publishing, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Review, Software, Star Trek, Star Wars, Superheroes, TV, Uncategorized, Writing, , science fiction,

If you follow the Fan Cinema Today Twitter feed, you already know that you get extra stories that don’t appear on the blog; everyone else is missing out on that extra fan film awesomeness. On the other hand, I hate to see a good thing go to waste, so here’s some Tweets of the Week. [...]

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Boing Boing, The Mask and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Fan Cinema Today’s Week in Tweets

May 8th, 2009 | Posted in Amazon, Analysis, Author, Books, Comic Books, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Gray Areas, History, Homemade Hollywood, Horror Movies, Lord of the Rings, Mainstream Media, Monster Movies, News, Publishing, Review, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV, Writing, , science fiction,

If you follow the Fan Cinema Today Twitter feed, you already know that you get extra stories that don’t appear on the blog; everyone else is missing out on that extra fan film awesomeness. On the other hand, I hate to see a good thing go to waste, so here’s some Tweets of the Week. [...]

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TODAY ONLY: FREE Filmmaking Book Giveaway!

April 30th, 2009 | Posted in Author, Books, Contest, Continuum Books, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, George Lucas, Hardware Wars, Homemade Hollywood, Mainstream Media, News, Publishing, Writing

Michael Wiese was the producer of the legendary Hardware Wars (George Lucas’ favorite Star Wars parody!), but these days, he runs a great publishing company that specializes in books about filmmaking, screenwriting, video production and more. They’re very accessible, written by pros, and for the next 24 hours (April 30-May 1), he’s GIVING AWAY BOOKS! [...]

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Stop–Hammer Time! Fan Film Event A Success

April 24th, 2009 | Posted in Analysis, Author, Batman, Books, Continuum Books, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, George Lucas, Gray Areas, History, Homemade Hollywood, Mainstream Media, News, Pink Five, Public Screening, Publishing, Review, Sandy Collora, Superheroes, Superman, Writing, , science fiction

The big fan film program at Los Angeles’ Hammer Museum was a big hit, showing not only some classic flicks and previews of upcoming works, but also attracting a veritable Who’s Who of the Southern California fan film scene. For those coming in late, here’s the story: The Hammer asked me to come out to [...]

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Hey LA! Meet Sandy Collora, Trey Stokes (and Me) at the Hammer Musuem TONIGHT!

April 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Amazon, Analysis, Author, Batman, Books, Comic Books, Continuum Books, Copyright, DC Comics, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, George Lucas, Gray Areas, History, Homemade Hollywood, Mainstream Media, News, Pink Five, Public Screening, Publishing, Sandy Collora, Star Wars, Superheroes, Writing, , science fiction

UPDATE: The fan film program was a big success—more in a few days (and a veritable Who’s Who group photo of the L.A. fan film crowd). That’s right–tonight (Wednesday, April 22) is the big fan film talk at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles! Starting at 7PM, I’ll be hosting a night of fan film [...]

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Star Wars, Orcs & Skateboards: Fan Cinema Today’s Week In Tweets

April 17th, 2009 | Posted in Amazon, Books, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Gray Areas, History, Homemade Hollywood, Horror Movies, Lord of the Rings, Mainstream Media, Monster Movies, News, Publishing, Star Wars, , friday the 13th, science fiction, stop motion animation,

If you follow the Fan Cinema Today Twitter feed, you know that you get extra stories that don’t appear on the blog; everyone else is missing out on that extra fan film awesomeness. On the other hand, I hate to see a good thing go to waste, so here’s some Tweets of the Week. For [...]

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HOMEMADE HOLLYWOOD!

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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

"Part celebration, part scholarly history, Clive Young's homage to fan-made flicks is a passionate, persuasive exercise in balance."---Total Film

"Young's account is intelligent and partisan."---Times Literary Supplement (London)

"Riveting!...Grade: A"
--Adam-Troy Castro,
SciFi Channel Magazine

"The writing is lively; the storytelling engaging…As someone who has been researching fan culture off and on for more than 20 years, I learned something on almost every page.”--Dr. Henry Jenkins, Director, MIT Comparative Media Studies Program

"Terrific…. The cool, revealing tales…make Clive Young's book, Homemade Hollywood, an absolute pleasure to read. If you're interested in fan movies, or the subterranean world of Hollywood, it's a must-read."
--Annalee Newitz, io9.Com

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"I bought a copy and read it in two days, then bought a second copy to send to a family member. For anyone who is interested in fan films or just loves filmmaking, this is a must read.”--Phase II eMagazine
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