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Fan Group Creates Full-Length Discworld Movie

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the things-to-watch dept.

greenrd writes "'Almost No Budget Films,' a group of Terry Pratchett fans from Germany, recently finished a 9-month filming stint on a full-length dramatisation of pterry's novel 'Lords and Ladies.' A grand total of 300 euros were spent on this production, and all profits from this fan movie will go to the Orangutan Foundation. Check out the new English trailer for some grin-inducing special effects!"

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  1. Bandwidth Cost by Monx · · Score: 5, Funny

    And another 300 euros will be spent thanks to the direct video link on Slashdot.

  2. Until by Kjella · · Score: 3, Funny

    A grand total of 300 euros were spent on this production

    Until they were hit with multiple times that in bandwidth costs after a slashdotting. Mohahahaha >:->

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  3. Slashdotting a full-length movie?! by SamSim · · Score: 4, Funny

    I could hear their server exploding from England!

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    1. Re:Slashdotting a full-length movie?! by el-spectre · · Score: 4, Funny

      Shoulda hosted it on Hex...

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  4. ook by flumps · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oook ook OOOk ook ook ook OOk ook ook ook ook.

    [trans. I for one welcome our oragutan overlords]

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    1. Re:ook by Scrab · · Score: 5, Funny

      I thought they were monkeys

      Oh wait....

      *starts running*

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  5. Under-blues. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Check out the new English trailer for some grin-inducing special effects!""

    Wearing too tight underwear can produce the same effect.

  6. Re:Bittorent copy by tcdk · · Score: 4, Funny
    It's horribly low quality, with some really bad mpeg artefact's. I tidied up a frame, with a wizard talking on his cellphone ... where you go:

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  7. Usually... by GNUThomson · · Score: 5, Funny

    unless it is uni-form-hot-chicks.de or something. But that kind of sites have their educational goals, anyway.