Fanfilm

Definition

A fanfilm is a film carried out by a fan of televised series, a film, a video game, a book or a cartoon starting from the world imagined in work that he appreciates.

According to the researchers, the production of works by the fans is as old as the production of works to which they are referred, even if this production took various forms progressively of the evolution of technologies and the company.

An example: fanfilms on Star Wars

As regards fanfilms, it is the universe of the Star Wars , of George Lucas, who inspired the creators the most. Already, in 1977, coming out date of Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope, one could admire “Wars Hardware”, with its flying toasters and its domestic irons mortals.

But the modern era, concerning the fanfilms Star Wars begins in 1997, with Troops, a parody of the televised series “Cops” in the universe of Star Wars, showing imperial soldiers patrolling in the desert of Tatooine, planet seen in 5 of the 6 Star Wars films.

The universe of Star Wars, having of a strong foundation of fans, and an extreme topicality with the exit of the new episodes, remains most favourable with the creation of a fanfilm. The fulgurating development of Internet, the vulgarizing of the powerful computers and the numerical video cameras, all that encouraged the fans to launch out themselves in the production of a fanfilm. A solid community of creators was formed, pushing back always further the limits, improving constantly the special effects for, in certain cases, to equalize those existing in original films of George Lucas.

The peak of creation is located between the exits into 1999 of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Threatens and of Star Wars Episode 2: The Attack of the Clones in 2002. The fans of all ages launch out in a multitude of projects, basic with most ambitious, more parodic with most serious, which results in considering the various categories of fanfilms.

Among many the fanfilms circulating on Internet, one can find humorous Store Wars, or the GMO fight against food biological. That gives a short-measuring enough shifted, but behind film a criticism of the current consumer society is hiding place.

Among the most ambitious projects, in 2006 left JediCrisis, a semi-humorous French fanfilm, 35 minutes containing 250 faked plans and having asked for 5 years of development. During the year 2007, the Sith Order, a genuine film, " sortira" on Internet. It was creates mainly by four fans, but was very developed, of the specialists of special effects there being put. Apart from the " grosses productions" , bringing together adults mainly, much of teenagers put themselves at the production of fanfilms. One then finds effects special and scenarios much less sophisticated but always impressive. The greatest number of these young realizers are in the Paris region. A contrario, in Auvergne for example, only some fanfilms was or is carried out. On the regional capital, Clermont-Ferrand, one can find only a fanfilm: Wind of treason , drawn from the " saga" Obscure Kids , which was at the base a parody but which forked on a very serious kind. This fanfilm, although containing special effects to improve, joins together forty people and lasts one 1h. Another opus is planned for the end of 2008, one duration of 1h20, rénissant even more actors, technicians etc

Types of fanfilms

Various tonalities

  • the Parody: it is about a traditional, humorous kind. The goal is here to make laugh, by the exposed situations, or more often while turning in derision the universe which one takes as a starting point. The creators of parodies, in general, are concerned less fidelity with their production to existing films than the creators of short-measuring.

  • the Short-measuring: it is about a project of which the goal is to tell a history while taking as a starting point the universe that one appreciates. The key word, here, is generally absolute fidelity with the universe of reference.

  • the feature film: even definition that for the court, with share which the film in question exceeds the 58min and 29sec. The fanfilms Star Wars in the form of feature film are far from numerous. In France, only a fanfilm of this type left: Wind of treason (March 2007). Soon, they will be two, with the Order Sith .

Various formats

  • the film: it is about the most traditional format. Actors evolve/move in front of a camera.

  • animation: There exist all kinds of animations, and the only limit is the imagination of the authors. Some fanfilms are animations 2D, with the manner of a cartoon, others are creations 3D. The most extreme project on the matter is probably Star Asciimation Wars, an attempt to recreate the entirety of three films by using the signs of the ASCII language.

Attitude of the holders of the rights

The attitude of the holders of the rights varies from one company to another. Recently, the MGM put in residence the creators of a fanfilm being based on the universe of Stargate. On the other hand, Lucasfilm is benevolent with regard to the fanfilms Star Wars, in condition obviously that the film in question is neither obscene, nor has lucrative vocation. There exists even an official competition, in the particularly restrictive conditions of entry.

Where to find fanfilms?

  • Atomfilms.com (in): The only site where one presents fanfilms which is officially approved by Lucasfilm.

  • Fanfilms.net (in): A large database gathering of the fanfilms on a multitude of universe.

  • Theforce.net (in): The reference as regards fanfilms Star Wars english-speaking, but point of disjunction also of the fanfilms referring to other universes.

  • Star Wars Universe (Fr): A good base of data as regards fanfilms Star Wars.

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