Category Archives: Education

4 Places to Transfer Your Old Films to Video

Get your old Super 8, 8mm and 16mm movies transferred before you can only wish that you had. Here’s four places to get them transferred; some are cheap, others are expensive (relatively speaking), but as they say, you can’t put a price on a memory.

80-Minute Spider-Man Fan Film, Peter’s Web, Debuts

Peter’s Web, a series of full-length Spider-Man fan films, released its first episode on the web this week. Initially covered on FCT last fall, the 80-minute debut is subtitled “Issue 1: Becoming The Spider,” and follows the classic origin story before segueing into the famous “Death of Gwen Stacy” storyline. A passion project for Roger [...]

5 Must-See Hellraiser Fan Films

Hellraiser has a legion of followers, as proven by the multitude of fan films out there. Here’s just five fan film-related selections worth checking out.

Memorial Day Weekend Fan Films: Pearl Harbor II

“It’s the day after the day that will live in infamy, and Pearl Harbor is under attack again. But this time, the threat is from outer space. Prepare for the ultimate (and perhaps the only) short film parody of the films Pearl Harbor and Armageddon!” Producer: Taz Goldstein. function change_color(input, id) { var obj = [...]

The Hunt For Gollum Meets The Chip Kidd of Fan Films

In the book industry, you can tell if a publisher is really invested in making book a hit by a number of factors, but one of the most tell-tale signs is that it’ll spring to have Chip Kidd design the cover. In addition to his own novels and books, including co-producing the awesome Watching the [...]

Superhero Fan Film Contest Returns To Metropolis!

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 [...]

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

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. [...]

Win muvee Reveal Video Editing Software!

We have THREE copies of muvee Reveal to give away, following hot on the heels of Fan Cinema Today’s extensive review by Rob of VegasVideoHelp.com! Aimed at beginners, muvee Reveal is a Windows-based video editing program for creating home movies and music videos; it has a batch of basic and advanced features, including an option [...]

Unmasking Sandy Collora’s Hunter Prey

I’ve talked with Sandy Collora—the director behind the legendary fan films Batman: Dead End and World’s Finest—on and off for a few years, and interviewed him extensively for Homemade Hollywood. However, it wasn’t until a few weeks ago that we finally got to meet, when he and Trey Stokes (Pink Five; Ark) were Special Guests [...]

Review: muvee Reveal Software for Vidding, Fan Films

For many people who want to make a fan film or get into Vidding, video editing software can be overwhelming. If you’re one of those folks, then you might be interested in a new Windows-based video editor from muvee aimed at beginners. muvee Reveal is specifically designed for making home movies and music videos (Vidders [...]

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