Posted on 04/24/2005 6:59:21 PM PDT by EveningStar
"Revelations" is a non-profit Star Wars Fan Film that was shot within the Northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC Metro Area. Panic Struck Productions set out to produce their first independent film with a very small budget and this is the result.
Length: 47 minutes
(Excerpt) Read more at panicstruckpro.com ...
quality = property
Maybe Lucas should think about going into wine making.
Bad acting but pretty decent special effects.
He has always said he loves the editing process best, and he could probably remake any movie just by taking over once shooting was done. But considering his success, his movies have been pretty weak for 25 years. That's a sad waste of talent. He's financed ILM's special effects, which he didn't have much to do with, obviously, and that's about it. Oh, that and approving the making of things like Star Wars toilet paper.
Much better acting, IMHO.
It was surprisingly good for a bunch of amateurs. I wonder what their budget was? They got a lot of bang for their buck. Looked pretty decent.
The acting was horrible, though.
Such a spectacular epic of Star Wars-nerdishnes must only have come from one source. I think I've found the Troika's been up to these last couple of years.
(BtVS fans will understand...)
I think it was around $20,000.
The original
Star Wars (now "Episode 4")
was almost non-stop
production problems
and Lucas was forced to change
almost everything
he had "imagined"
for that first film. It seems clear
that all his "troubles"
forced him to create
a really wonderful film.
But since that first film,
his technology
and endless ocean of cash
have let him be more
and more "true" to his
"vision" -- and all the films since
the first Star Wars film
have been worse and worse.
Stanley Kubrick was smart to
never make sequels!
I just watched it.
I
AM
JEALOUS!
Okay, I finally got a chance to watch it. It was short but enjoyable, however, left me with more questions than when I stazrted. It was only a taste.
As far as the acting, I think the tone was set in that early scene. The first woman was simply awful and remained so throughout the movie. The longhaired guy was sucky in the first scene but improved, as well as the short haired guy in that first scene.
The effects were simply staggering. They did for gree what the pros charged millions for.
I was dymfounded by the credits. It seems upwards of 1500 people were involved, maybe more. Whoever organized and led these troops needs a job in Hollywood -- STAT.
Disregard my original acting comments.
I would like to support the videos. BUT, when will these fans ever learn that these knockoff videos will have no future other than the same people who wear phony Rolexs watches in public. Those fakes only impress the "unknowledgeable". And the "knowledgeable" may just give you a pity smile, may turn you in to the MPAA and will subject you to a legitamate lawsuit by the ORIGINAL copyright owners.
If these video makers have any original talent or ideas, I have yet to see them. Most of the time, they publicize "their" (LOL) work on the Internet in hopes of gaining some fleeting acclaim. You can't even put these videos in any reputable video competititions because of the video competitions don't want to be sued along with the video makers.
These videos are strictly amateur night laughs for an uninformed fan. Let's not make them "Gone with the Wind" because they aren't.
a fun and geeky topic, a link (from me), and a heartfelt goodnight.
Hardware Wars (on VHS or DVD):
http://www.mwp.com/films/hardware-wars/special-edition.php4
Ah yes, I remember Hardware Wars very well. I haven't seen Revelations yet because I only have a dial-up at home; I'll try downloading it on Tuesday, when I have access to a T-1 line at the college where I teach.
For those who can't get enough of the work from devoted amateurs, may I recommend the Star Wars Episode III parody "A Lost Hope," on ImitationMilk.com . Those guys worked on it for three months, using only the short, disappointing trailer that George Lucas released last fall, and the finished product looked so much like the real thing that it had me fooled for a minute.
And then for the Trekkies there's StarshipExeter.com . Here we have a complete classical style Star Trek episode, "The Savage Empire." I chuckled all the way through this one; the special effects were the same, the music was the same, and the costumes were the same; only the acting left something to be desired. It was like watching an undiscovered episode from the original series, it's that good. Now they're promising to have a second episode ready for downloading in July.
For Your Information concerning using university T-1 line or other high speed downloading of fan videos containing copyright (film and music etc.) elements ---
FILE-SHARING TECH WEARS NEW LAWSUITS
BY WILLIAM TRIPLETT
WASHINGTON - With the Supreme Court case on peer-to-peer file-sharing still pending, the Motion Picture Assn. of America and the Recording Industry Assn. of America have initiated a fresh round of lawsuits against college down loaders but are holding off on filing against more P2P software companies.
In separate news conferences held Tuesday, the two Orgs announced they are pursuing illegal file-sharing on an advanced network known as Internet2, which some experts say is the next generation of the Internet. Originally developed by more than 200 universities and some research laboratories and government agencies, Internet2 is essentially a smaller, extremely high-speed version of the current Internet that is still primarily used by universities.
But neither organization will be filing against i2hub, P2P software that students are using to share files in Internet2. "I2hub" isn't the only P2P network out there being used." said RIAA president Cary Sherman, "and we will all benefit with a clarification from the Supreme Court" when it rules on the Grokster case. "That will give us a strategy for the best way to pursue network operators." MPAA director of antipiracy efforts John Malcolm said the pending Grokster case had nothing to do with the MPAA's decision not to sue i2hub at the moment, "We're weighing that option" is all he would say.
Similarly, MPAA topper Dan Glickman said only, "We have a message for the creators of i2hub: We know who you are and we strongly encourage you to stop what you're doing." While academics and researchers are the main users of Internet2, students increasingly using i2hub to exploit Internet2's superior capability for illegal file-sharing the MPAA and RIAA officials said, Internet2, Sherman said, "is the network of choice for students seeking to swap copyrighted material on a massive scale. Internet2 has been hijacked for illegal purposes." Downloading a feature-length movie from the Internet via DSL connection could take up to three hours. On Internet2, the same movie would take maybe five minutes.
Sherman added that students prefer Internet2 not just for its speed but also for its low profile, which creates the illusion that pirates are safe from detection. We want to puncture that misconception," he said.
Sherman said the RIAA would file suits today against 405 students at 18 colleges. Malcolm refused to disclose the number of suits MPAA would file, saying, "Whether it's 10 or 10,000, the number is irrelevant
to the point we've been making, that this is wrong." But according to Sherman and Malcolm, so is i2hub. It is structured much like the original P2P software of Napster, which the recording industry successfully sued for copyright infringement. Not pursuing a case against i2hub suggests that movie and recording studios are not sure they could win under current court rulings. Glickman also announced the MPAA would be naming its first round of individuals in lawsuits filed last November, when they were originally identified only as John Does. Since then, the MPAA has learned their identities, though neither Glickman nor Malcolm would say how, "Our goal is to let thieves know they are not anonymous and they will be held accountable," Glickman said. "You can click but you cannot hide."
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PIRATES ON THE PLANK, Isps hand over illegal down loaders to MPAA by Ben Fritz
The MPAA has found its pirates. Org is expected to reveal in a call with reporters today that it has received the names from Internet service providers of a number of individuals it believes have illegally downloaded movies on the Internet. MPAA and its member studios, along with Lions Gate, have filed three rounds of lawsuits against all pirates, with the total number of suits estimated to be more than 500. Because studio lawyers only had Internet addresses for its targets, though, it filed them as "John Doe" suits, asking ISPs to turn over information on their identities. ISPs had thus far been resistant to disclosing that information, as they had been with the RIAA when it filed suits.
Beyond the John Doe suits, MPAA will also discuss new tactics in its battle against piracy on college campuses. Org will announce that it's going after illegal file swapping on universities' private networks, where many college students trade music outside of publicly accessible peer-to-peer networks. RIAA is expected to announce a similar legal initiative against college students in its own press call tomorrow.
Additional suits against college students are likely to raise the ire of "cyber-liberties" groups, as college networks are accessible by people more likely to know each other who may argue they are using technology simply to share files among friends. Studios and labels have long argued that rampant piracy on college campuses is training young people to believe they can get content for free.
Don't worry, I would be the only one viewing it from here. File-sharing on the network is not allowed, and I have no intention of doing anything like that. Heck, I don't think I can even install new software without the permission of the techies.
Hey, thanks! I'm on dialup here, but will d/l 'em when I get back home. Right now I'm watching the Magnificent Seven (just the parts I like) as I do my usual multimedia multitasking. ;')
Especially if your are on "dial-up" Internet connection, those hundreds of minutes waiting for the video file to load and tying up your computer for these boring fan videos clearly shows downloader desperation attempt to experience these unimpressive video copy-cats.
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