This is seriously the coolest idea I’ve ever heard! The folks over at Star Wars Uncut are organizing a huge fan film project in order to recreate the entire original Star Wars movie!
From their home page:
You and 472 other people have the chance to recreate Star Wars: A New Hope. Below is the entire movie split up into 15 second clips. Click on one of the scenes to claim it, film it, and upload it. You can have up to three scenes! When we’re all done, we’ll stitch it all together and watch the magic happen.
Currently this project is 49% complete. This is so amazing. Completed scenes are available for viewing on their Activities page. I love it, this is great stuff.
Here are a few of the rules:
• You may only upload videos you have created yourself. Be creative! Please, no sexually explicit videos.
• Music is not allowed.
• Please try to avoid using the original Star Wars audio. Part of the fun is making the audio yourself, too!
• After accepting your scene, you only have 30 days to complete it.
• When recording your video, please do it in a 4:3 format (not widescreen). Not everyone has HD cameras!
• Each scene is 15 seconds, so let’s try to keep it exact. Going over or under a few seconds is fine.
• Make sure the beginning and end of your scene matches up closely to the original. This will help make the final piece come out smoothly.
• Have fun!
So what are you waiting for? Grab your Star Wars costume and claim your scene to be a part of Fandom history.
Dragon*Con is only a week away! Check out this cool TV commerical, does it make you drool with costume desire?
Dragon*Con is the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the US. Dragon*Con 2009 will be held Labor Day weekend (September 4 – September 7, 2009) in Atlanta, GA.
We’d like to give a big round of applause to F.C. Walker and Lil’ Skipper – the newest members of our Costume Hall of Fame!
F.C. Walker and Lil’ Skipper currently live in France, and they love to dress in pirate costumes!
In his email, F.C. Walker writes:
Hello to the good people of My Disguises! Please forgive my English as it is not my native language. I love your blog and we want to be in your Hall of Fame! My assistant is Lil Skipper and we greatly enjoy being pirates as pretend costuming.
I am a humble carpenter. in my spare time I like to play with Lil Skipper. We use our imagination to have fun!
Thank you for your consideration into your Hall of Fame. We will enjoy to see ourselves on your blog.
F.C. Walker and Lil Skipper
Lyon, France
Thanks for the great photos, and welcome to the MyDisguises Costume Hall of Fame!
And remember folks – joining the Hall of Fame is fun and easy! All you need to do is send us a photo of you in costume, holding a sign (or sheet of paper) that says Hi to MyDisguises. We’ll be glad to post your costume photos and promote your website or blog. For more information, Click Here.
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Well, it ain’t exactly Bill Murray singing “Star Wars” as Nick Winters on SNL, but maybe the new “Star Wars in Concert” will be just as entertaining.
The concert will feature a symphony orchestra and choir performing John Williams’ music from the six “Star Wars” films. C-3P0 actor, Anthony daniels will narrate the performance live and movie footage will be displayed on a three-story-tall high-definition screen, synchronized to the live music.
“Star Wars in Concert” will kick off its first tour at the Honda Center in Aanaheim, California on October 1st and then travel to several North American cities before going global.
I wonder if Bill Murray will put in an appearance?
If you’re an amateur film maker, want to start your own prop business or simply want to get your hands on some really cool props, now’s your chance.
20th century props, the largest prop house under one roof, is closing its doors after 40 years of business. Founder and owner Harvey Schwartz made the decision to close the company after suffering 12 consecutive months of losses arising from the recession as well as the Screen Actors Guild labor dispute.
You’re sure to find lots of treasures among the warehouse’s 200,000 square feet of over 91,000 pieces.
A public auction will be held on-site and by webcast from July 28-Aug. 1, starting at 9:30 a.m. each day.
So get your wallets out and start bidding on everything from aliens to antiques…here’s a cool video of some of the great items up for grabs. I think I want the Austen Powers escape pod, for starters.
We’re pleased to announce the new MyDisguises Costume Hall of Fame! We thought it would be fun to highlight our costume-loving readers from around the world. To join the Hall of Fame, simply submit a photo of yourself in costume, holding a sheet of paper that says Hi or Hello to us!
Send your photo(s) and a short description of yourself, including links to your website and blog to info@mydisguises.com.
Our first honored and esteemed member of the Hall of Fame is Courtney Coombs!
Courtney has a ton of great costumes in her Photo Gallery. She makes a great Batgirl, Asajj Ventress, Zatanna and Riddler just to name a few. We’re honored to have her as a reader, commentor, contributer — and now the first member in our Costume Hall of Fame!
Well done, Courtney! You look lovely and the costumes are FANTASTIC!!
Want to win a trip to the red-carpet Hollywood premier of Transformers 2? Win the costume contest!
It’s true. Paramount Pictures and Entertainment Tonight have announced an official Transformers costume contest. You must submit a photo of your costume at www.etonline.com on April 29th – that’s today!
Great news for V fans – Morena Baccarin has been tapped to play the leader of the aliens in the new series! I think she’ll be perfect for the role.
Morena Baccarin shot to fame as the space companion Inara on Firefly, and she had a popular reoccuring role on Stargate: Atlantis as the god-like Adria. She was rumored to play Wonder Woman a couple of years ago, before WB shelved the project.
And now we get to see her eat rodents as a sexy lizard in disguise! What could be better than that?
ThatCostumeGirl has announced a new costume contest on her blog. This time, it’s a Mardi Gras Mask Contest!
So make a mask, and send her a photo of you wearing the mask.
Here are a few of her rules:
• Email a picture of you wearing your mask to me@thatcostumegirl.com. Pictures should be no larger than 800 x 800 pixels in JPEG format.
• Entries must be received by February 21, 2009.
• Two winners will be selected on or about Mardi Gras, February 24, 2009.
• Please no professional mask artists. If you are a professional mask maker, you may submit a picture of your work and a link to your store but you will not be eligible for a prize.
• Prize packages include a 2009 Cloisonné Endymion medallion.
Be sure to visit ThatCostumeGirl for more info. She provides additional mask making tips to help get you started.
If you think you’re the biggest Trekkie fan ever, it’s time to pull that Star Trek uniform out of the closet and prove it.
Esurance is sponsoring a “Biggest Trekkie Contest.” All you have to do is make a short video on why you think you’re the biggest Trekkie fan, and then upload it to their site, for a chance to win a trip for two to Hollywood for the premiere of the new Star Trek movie in May.
This could be a lot of fun…with the potential for a great prize! So start putting all those Star Trek action figures covering your desk to work…you only have until March 5th to complete your winning video.
