Star Wars Uncut!
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arisiaHey! Are any other Arisians working on scenes for Empire Strikes Back Uncut? I was wondering if there are enough of us to have a meetup or something.
The idea is this: ESB gets sliced up into 15-second chunks, and each one is recreated by a different filmmaker, using any method they like: action figures, Lego minifigs, computer animation, traditional animation, pencil sketches, cats, dogs, ferrets, terrible costumes, excellent costumes, excellent terrible costumes, puppets, adorable children, greenscreening, machinima, rotoscoping, repurposed footage, shop vacs, stop motion, fast motion, slow motion, no motion, instant messaging, an Oscar statuette, a hamburger, or My Little Ponies. Then the chunks get reassembled, John Williams's score is added back in, and you have a remarkable — and distinctly odd — video experience. I just finished and uploaded my scene last night (with the help of my friends, including three other Arisians), and I had such a blast doing it.
They did the same for Star Wars, and the final product was screened at the Brattle this summer. (You can watch it online, too.) It's one of the most buoyant, innovative, purest expressions of fandom I've seen. I guess it's too late to suggest programming for Arisia 2013, but it'd be a great video to watch with a roomful of con people, and it's free to screen if it's not-for-profit.
The idea is this: ESB gets sliced up into 15-second chunks, and each one is recreated by a different filmmaker, using any method they like: action figures, Lego minifigs, computer animation, traditional animation, pencil sketches, cats, dogs, ferrets, terrible costumes, excellent costumes, excellent terrible costumes, puppets, adorable children, greenscreening, machinima, rotoscoping, repurposed footage, shop vacs, stop motion, fast motion, slow motion, no motion, instant messaging, an Oscar statuette, a hamburger, or My Little Ponies. Then the chunks get reassembled, John Williams's score is added back in, and you have a remarkable — and distinctly odd — video experience. I just finished and uploaded my scene last night (with the help of my friends, including three other Arisians), and I had such a blast doing it.
They did the same for Star Wars, and the final product was screened at the Brattle this summer. (You can watch it online, too.) It's one of the most buoyant, innovative, purest expressions of fandom I've seen. I guess it's too late to suggest programming for Arisia 2013, but it'd be a great video to watch with a roomful of con people, and it's free to screen if it's not-for-profit.
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