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Lucas Restricts Fan-Made Films To Documentaries, Parodies
garagekubrick writes: "A great piece at the Houston Chronicle discusses how the community of fan made Star Wars films received a boon in December when Lucasfilm loaned their sponsorship to the event, and George Lucas himself would be a judge. Unfortunately, they've limited the contest to parodies and documentaries, thereby shutting out hundreds of entries. As a Lucas rep says, 'if in fact somebody is using our characters to create a story unto itself, that's not in the spirit of what we think fandom is about. Fandom is about celebrating the story the way it is.' Pretty rich coming from the filmmaker who constantly cites greed as being the root of the dark side, and who keeps discussing the liberating values of digital filmmaking. Guess as long as it doesn't hurt his Empire..."
Imagine this
A kid is playing with his StarWar toys.
Using his own imagination, he positions the toy figures, and playacting.
The kid provides dialogue, sound-effects, screenplay, and all the rest.
Suddenly, the front door busts open. An army of armed law enforcement officers come rushing in and take the boy into custody.
The charge ?
The boy has violated George Lucas' copyright / trademark on StarWars' characters.
The End.
You think that can't happen ?
Just wait till congress pass ALL THE LAWS Hollywood wants, and the kids won't be able to play with their imagination anymore.
Muchas Gracias, Señor Edward Snowden !
EXT - SPACE
SCROLLING TEXT: Blah blah blah Senate blah blah blah Jedi blah blah blah.
Pan down to planet. Wipe to...
INT - ROYAL APARTMENT
JAR JAR: (OFF CAMERA) Meesa gonna, meesa gonna, oh oh ah!
JAR JAR enters from bedroom behind a curtain. He is naked and his eyestalks droop. We see AMIDALA naked, lounging on a bed. She is coverd in CGI spunk and is eating hot grits.
AMIDALA: That was great, Jar Jar darling! See you tomorrow.
JAR JAR exits stage left, slide wipe follows him...