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Star Wars Revelations - May the Force Be With You!

Posted by timothy on from the more-lasers-needed dept.

n0alpha writes "For all you Star Wars fans out there, if you've been less than satisfied with the last two episodes of Star Wars, fear not. There is a new episode coming out soon -- but I'm not talking about Revenge of the Sith. On April 16th, 2005 the world will be blessed with a brand new episode, Star Wars Revelations. This is an independent film, completely put together by volunteers and organized by Panic Struck Productions, but don't let that fool you into thinking it is sub-par. Visit their website to view a trailer."

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  1. Re:This has... by Rs_Conqueror · · Score: 5, Informative

    Considering George Lucas judges the yearly star wars fanfilms, this seems unlikely.

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    Behold, another webcomic!
  2. Re:Copyrights... by djwavelength · · Score: 5, Informative

    Lucas endorses fan films - I was trying to find more detail, but all i found was here:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_fiction#Legal_asp ect/

  3. Re:Mirror (be nice) by openglx · · Score: 4, Informative

    Easy with this one, it's an old Dual P3 machine:

    http://200.17.94.190/~felipe/star_wars_revolutions /web_trailer_II_larger.mov

  4. Torrent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    First time hosting a torrent, so here goes: http://68.205.82.17:3001/web_trailer_II_larger.mov .torrent

  5. Copyright safety by yow2000 · · Score: 5, Informative
    From: http://panicstruckpro.com/revelations/revelations_ faq.html#Anchor-27696

    Question
    Is Lucas aware of your film and isn't he going to sue the hell out of you?

    Answer:
    For most people who do not understand fan films we get this question often .To answer, I doubt if Lucas himself has seen "Revelations". However ,Lucas is a large supporter for fan films,and is very kind enough to let other inspiring artists play in his backyard, as long as you don't try and make money from his hard work, and respectfully so.

    "Revelations" is a non-profit film and everyone who worked on the film was a volunteer (no one was paid). The film itself will be availible free to download from TheForce.net and the "Revelations" website to anyone who wishes to watch it.

    A great article put out by "Wired" covers some good ground about fan films and here is what Steve Sansweet (Lucasfilm's head of Fan Relations) had to say:

    "There is plenty of room for fans to express their own feelings and opinions," Sansweet said. "We believe our core fans are responsible for the continuing popularity of the series, and we want to encourage them. Our intellectual properties are there for you to play with, but we expect you won't try and make a profit or use our characters in a salacious way. Having that wide-open frontier serves as a self-policing mechanism for the fans, who are really appreciative of being included."

    "Sansweet added that Lucas believes fan films will grow more sophisticated as the amateur filmmakers gain new skills. "