Star Wars Uncut

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

Her eit is, the film in which a bunch of fans who don't know each other each selected a few seconds to "remake' from Episode 4.. and then each clip was edited together in the correct order for... the completed film.


For those of us on the east coast, with all the snow, nothing goes better with a six pack than this:
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7ezeYJUz-84[/yt]

 

[davejames]

I watched the first 15 minutes or so, and it was pretty impressive.

 

[infinix]

lol.... I wonder how long before Lucas sues to have this taken down

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

why would he. It was stated from the git-go that it's a non profit fan film.

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

My computer is on the fritz and I can't link dfor some reason but this is from a cnet article:

As much as I love this project, the first question on my mind was how in the world Wilkinson, Pugh, and Pruitt were able to make Star Wars Uncut without incurring the wrath of Lucasfilm. And when the floor opened for questions, it was clear others were wondering the same thing.

Pugh summed it up succinctly: the project is a nonprofit with no ads. In fact, Pugh said, Lucasfilm was "in love" with Star Wars Uncut and even flew him to headquarters in San Francisco to talk it over. But he also explained that Lucasfilm worried about potential branding issues that might arise with obvious logos in the 15-second clips, such as a soda can. "That was their main concern if we actually started distributing it," he said.

Similarly, Pugh explained that Lucasfilm had no interest in the film being a commercial project, even if it got its share of the profits. That's because, he said, the company is wary of being seen to be making money off the fan community's efforts. Still, he said, Lucasfilm has a long history of working with the makers of fan films.

The Star Wars Uncut project is now about 18 months old, and with an Emmy in the creators' back pockets, one might well ask what they can do to top their initial efforts.

That is, of course, until one remembers that there are five other live-action "Star Wars" movies. Cue The Empire Strikes Back Uncut.

 

[infinix]

My computer is on the fritz and I can't link dfor some reason but this is from a cnet article:

As much as I love this project, the first question on my mind was how in the world Wilkinson, Pugh, and Pruitt were able to make Star Wars Uncut without incurring the wrath of Lucasfilm. And when the floor opened for questions, it was clear others were wondering the same thing.

Pugh summed it up succinctly: the project is a nonprofit with no ads. In fact, Pugh said, Lucasfilm was "in love" with Star Wars Uncut and even flew him to headquarters in San Francisco to talk it over. But he also explained that Lucasfilm worried about potential branding issues that might arise with obvious logos in the 15-second clips, such as a soda can. "That was their main concern if we actually started distributing it," he said.

Similarly, Pugh explained that Lucasfilm had no interest in the film being a commercial project, even if it got its share of the profits. That's because, he said, the company is wary of being seen to be making money off the fan community's efforts. Still, he said, Lucasfilm has a long history of working with the makers of fan films.

The Star Wars Uncut project is now about 18 months old, and with an Emmy in the creators' back pockets, one might well ask what they can do to top their initial efforts.

That is, of course, until one remembers that there are five other live-action "Star Wars" movies. Cue The Empire Strikes Back Uncut.

Good to know. Lucas has done crazier things, so you can't blame me to thinking that Locus might have wanted to put a stop to something that so liberally uses what he hold so near and dear.

 

[Dream]

Impressive. Most impressive.

 

[stonester1]

Fantastic!

 

[Edit_XYZ]

why would he. It was stated from the git-go that it's a non profit fan film.

As per the latest copyright infringemet laws from many countries*, sharing a copyrighted product is a crime even if it is NOT done for profit. Having a profit motive is merely an aggravating circumstance.

And this is criminal law - as in, the state can prosecute regardless of the position of Lucasfilm.
Unless Lucasfilm legally - as in, involving a LOT more than a pep-talk - gave the fans the right to use the star wars brand.

*I'm not certain whether USA is one of those countries, not being an US citizen. Considering what I know about USA's stance on the copyright issue, it most likely is.

 

[Broccoli]

Hasn't Lucas stated that he's cool with fan-films and actually encourages it as long as they don't try to sell/profit off it? I don't see how this is any different.

 

[Edit_XYZ]

Hasn't Lucas stated that he's cool with fan-films and actually encourages it as long as they don't try to sell/profit off it? I don't see how this is any different.

Does the state needs the victim's consent in order to prosecute a thief?
No (well, in the vast majority of legislations, anyway), theft being a crime.

Similarly, copyright infringement is a crime (it was criminalised in most countries since file-sharing/piracy/whatever).
The state doesn't need anyone's permision in order to prosecute this crime - and make no mistake, it's punishable by years in prison.

Copyright infringement only ceases to be a crime if Lucasfilm gave the fans the right to use the star wars brand.
'Gave' as in legally gave, not only giving them a pep-talk.

Conclusion - depending on the country they're citizens of, the fans who made this film are liable to spending the next few years in prison.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Conclusion - depending on the country they're citizens of, the fans who made this film are liable to spending the next few years in prison.

Or not.

Here's an interview that explains the legal issues of this Emmy Award winning project, http://maroonweekly.com/arts-entertainment/exclusive-interview-with-emmy-award-winner-casey-pugh-creator-of-star-wars-uncut. Search for AtomFilms.

 

[Edit_XYZ]

Conclusion - depending on the country they're citizens of, the fans who made this film are liable to spending the next few years in prison.

Or not.

Here's an interview that explains the legal issues of this Emmy Award winning project, http://maroonweekly.com/arts-entert...-winner-casey-pugh-creator-of-star-wars-uncut. Search for AtomFilms.

Way too long to go through it.

As said, if they got the legal right to make the film (as in, legal papers), it's ok.
If they only got a speech - ouch.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Yeah, I know what you mean. Sometimes I can't be bothered to search for keywords and read individual paragraphs of something spoon-fed either.

 

[Edit_XYZ]

Yeah, I know what you mean. Sometimes I can't be bothered to search for keywords and read individual paragraphs of something spoon-fed either.

So it happens that you don't care about something enough to waste 30 minutes reading through it - the 'keywords' being useless?

Can't say I'm surprised.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Sorry you found the notion of searching for AtomFilms useless. With Internet Explorer you use Ctrl+F, and similarly for most other browsers. It's not hard at all; don't say I didn't serve it up on a platter. You don't have to read the whole thing.

 

[Edit_XYZ]

Sorry you found the notion of searching for AtomFilms useless. With Internet Explorer you use Ctrl+F, and similarly for most other browsers. It's not hard at all; don't say I didn't serve it up on a platter. You don't have to read the whole thing.

There's nothing specific to be found with this keyword, CorporalCaptain.
The fan (non-lawer) said he will get legal approval. That's it.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Are you a lawyer?

 

[Edit_XYZ]

I'm someone who knows the devil lies in the details.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

To Lucas credit, because he does get slammed a lot, he seems to have a good sense of humor and leniency towards fan projects and parodies going so far as to be involved with The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards.