A graphic artist called Shane Felux has just spent the past 3 years creating his own Star Wars fan movie. I haven't watched it yet (haven't got 40 mins to spare), but what struck me about the trailer was how professional it looked. Ok, some scenes are a little dodgy though like the lightsaber ones, but overall it's amazing for a fan movie.
Clocking in at more than 40 minutes, with high-quality special effects and production that falls just short of professional, "Revelations" is surely destined to be a landmark in "fan films," a genre of amateur filmmaking growing in sophistication with each new generation of digital tools. And if "Revelations" acting isn't quite on a par with Laurence Olivier, well, just remember that Jar-Jar Binks wasn't exactly an Academy Awards nominee, either.
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The most striking thing in watching the film is its technical competence. The computer graphics are easily as good as most TV science fiction programs, with complex spaceship battles and cinematic camera work. The sound is crisp and unmistakably Star Wars. The soundtrack is wholly engrossing.
Posts: 110 | Location: United Kingdom | Registered: June 28, 2004
I can't figure out how to play it. What the heck is the format they're using?!
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Posts: 1950 | Location: Milkyway, the earth, USA, Arizona, Chandler | Registered: June 25, 2003
I used to be a huge starwars fan til they started to make episodes 1 and 2 they looked like way too much cg for me. I think episode three looks decent tho... with that said i didnt mind watching the trailor, but didnt have the urge to watch the whole thing. What i did see looked really good though I am suprised at how much like star wars it actually looks
--------------------------- -K Duce- (Formerly Mike Of Green Sky Productions)
I downloaded and watched Revelations and it is amazingly well done. This guys maxed out his credit cards and took out an equity loan on his house to finish it. More than I'd spend on a fan film but thats me. The CG doesn't have the polish that a Hollywood movie has but then again, he probably doesn't have all the equipment and resources that a Hollywood FX house has either. The story was cool, though there were parts that were a little lame. Also on the site where you download it, he has it set up so that you can burn a 2 DVDs, 1 for the movie and 1 for an hour an a half behind the scenes. As soon as I get my comp back, I'm gonna make the DVD's to watch that behind the scenes.
Posts: 8 | Location: Texas | Registered: March 21, 2005
OH, I get it now. I kept clicking on the stupid torrent thingy. okay. sweet.
________________________________ "If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are rotten, either write the things worth reading or do things worth the writing." Benjamin Franklin
Posts: 1950 | Location: Milkyway, the earth, USA, Arizona, Chandler | Registered: June 25, 2003
yes, it looks good for a fan film.. jeez.. what kind of guy does it take to make something like that, and get no money for it? i dunno if i could do that.. maybe if it was my own film, and completely original, theni could put that much money into it. but my hats off to him.. bravo.
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