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More Stop-Motion Animation Secrets of Star Wars Tales

April 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Comic Books, DC Comics, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Star Wars, Writing, science fiction, stop motion animation

In December, FCT covered Danny Mosier’s extensive fan film, Star Wars Tales, a stop-motion animated action figure flick that spins a slew of new short stories that take place in the Star Wars Universe. Mosier spent three years animating the flick, which makes him either extremely dedicated or utterly insane (or both). Speaking with FCT, [...]

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Stop-Motion Animation Secrets of Star Wars Tales

April 21st, 2009 | Posted in Amazon, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Writing, stop motion animation

In December, FCT covered Danny Moiser’s extensive fan film, Star Wars Tales, a stop-motion animated action figure flick that spins a slew of new short stories that take place in the Star Wars Universe. Mosier spent three years animating the flick, which makes him either extremely dedicated or utterly insane (or both). Speaking with FCT, [...]

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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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Star Trek Fan Film News: Hidden Frontier, More

January 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Fan Film, Filmmaking, Mainstream Media, Star Trek, Star Trek: New Voyages, TV

Star Trek is a massive universe (even if it’s supposed to be our own) and the legions of fans that support it are just as huge. As a result, there’s always enough going on within Trek fandom that any given week, there’s bound to be a few fan film news stories to tell. To whit: [...]

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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 [...]

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More Stop-Motion Animation Secrets of Star Wars Tales

Stop-Motion Animation Secrets of Star Wars Tales

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

Star Trek Fan Film News: Hidden Frontier, More

Star Wars Millennium Falcon, Cribs Style

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