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Homemade Hollywood’s First Review!

September 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Amazon, Author, Continuum Books, Fan Film, Filmmaking, History, Homemade Hollywood, Mainstream Media, News, Publishing, Review, Writing

As I’ve mentioned many times here on FCT, I’ve written the first book about fan films, Homemade Hollywood: Fans Behind The Camera, which will come out from Continuum Books on October 1. That’s still a month away (although yes, you can pre-order it from Amazon and elsewhere), but the first review has hit the web [...]

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Ireland To Get Fan Film Show: Sweded TV

June 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Contest, Fan Film, Mainstream Media, News, Public Screening, TV, Writing

Maybe the movie Be Kind, Rewind didn’t make much of a dent at the box office, but it’s had at least one cultural impact: “Sweded” has become part of the international vocabulary. In the film, Jack Black’s character lies that all his homemade movie remakes are from Sweden—hence, once he’s finished making a cardboard homage, [...]

Also tagged in: Fan Film, Ireland, RTE, Sweded TV, TV show | 0 Comments

Son of Rambow Expands

May 8th, 2008 | Posted in Fan Film, Mainstream Media, News, Public Screening, Son of Rambow, Uncategorized

Son of Rambow, the little movie that might, is on the move this weekend, spreading out from five to 36 theaters nationwide, as Paramount Vantage expands its release. In the meantime, here’s a nice article in the New York Sun that uses an interview with the director, Garth Jennings, as a jumping off point to [...]

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New York Comic Con 2008 Fan Film Panel Wrap-Up

April 21st, 2008 | Posted in Analysis, Author, Blinky Productions, Books, Comic Books, Continuum Books, Dan Poole, Education, Fan Film, History, Homemade Hollywood, Iron Fist, Mainstream Media, News, Public Screening, Publishing, Review, Star Wars, Superheroes, The Green Goblin's Last Stand, Uncategorized, Writing

This was my third visit to the New York Comic Con, which, gee, is in its third year. As always, it was a blast. All of New York City decided to fly its proverbial freak flag and jam into the Javits Center. I read that they were expecting 60,000 people this weekend, and I think [...]

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Analysis: Get A Clue An Idea

March 14th, 2007 | Posted in Analysis, Batman, Comic Books, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Star Wars, Superheroes

One aspect of fan films that is continually surprising is how many filmmakers absolutely refuse to take the easy way out—not necessarily in effects or budget, but in the sheer scope of their projects. Sometimes it’s like a kindergartner deciding to paint his own version of the Sistine Chapel using finger paints; you have to [...]

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Gray Areas: Lucasfilm Backyard Film Contest

February 8th, 2007 | Posted in Contest, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, George Lucas, Gray Areas, History, Monster Movies, Public Screening, Star Trek, Star Wars, Uncategorized,

Wanna start an argument between fan filmmakers? Ask ‘em what constitutes a fan film. And if you want to see that argument escalate into a brawl (and really, who doesn’t?), inquire whether “fan films” made by professionals count–you know, flicks like the upcoming Star Trek: Of Gods And Men, featuring nearly every Trek actor that [...]

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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

"Young brings the rigors of a scholar and the Inside Baseball of a fan to this well-researched and -written survey…. A fascinating chronicle of how [fan film] culture came to be.”--PopMatters.Com

"A thoroughly entertaining read that should be required reading for teenagers who claim there’s absolutely nothing cool to do in their town."--FilmFetish.Com

"I just loved the hell out of this book...It’s a fun, jaunty, well-organized retrospective [with] a breezy-yet-very knowledgeable style which is entertaining without being showy."--Republibot.Com

"A pretty fascinating read, one that balances scholarship with entertainment value." --Twitch.Com

"Clive Young has put together a really nice history of fan films."--Kevin Kelly, Spout.Com

"Clive Young has researched the heck out of this topic and written an entertaining, fact-filled book to boot. A must for the geek in all of us." --, James Bond and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell novelist.

"He knocked this book out of the park...I had a hard time putting Homemade Hollywood down."--ComicBookBin.Com

"Homemade Hollywood appeals not just to the fanboy, but also to those who enjoy good books about filmmaking."--Comic Related

"It is an amazingly inspirational book for filmmakers. In fact, in my opinion, it ties for best inspirational read with Rebels on the Backlot." --MicroFilmmaker

"Clive Young's book does a great job putting together the unknown history of fan films…I never got to make a fan film, but after reading Homemade Hollywood, I wish I had." --RetroThing.Com

"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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Tag Archives: amateur filmmaking

Homemade Hollywood’s First Review!

Ireland To Get Fan Film Show: Sweded TV

Son of Rambow Expands

New York Comic Con 2008 Fan Film Panel Wrap-Up

Analysis: Get A Clue An Idea

Gray Areas: Lucasfilm Backyard Film Contest

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