Not just Star Wars, but Star Wars: Revelations. This is a 40 minute movie that one of the creators describes as, "Revelations was created to give artisans and craftsmen the chance to showcase their work, allow all those involved a chance to live the dream, and maybe - just maybe - open the eyes in the industry as to what can be done with a small budget, dedicated people, and undiscovered talent."
This movie is just one example of how people are using mostly moxie and raw energy to create often brilliant and beautiful pieces of entertainment.
I stumbled upon such a gem myself fairly recently:
Sail Music Video Remake
The music video for the song "Sail", by AWOLNATION, was redone by a group of two young women going by the moniker 'Nanalew'. I found this video accidentally, as I was intending to find only the original, and saw this one and opened it out of curiosity. I found it to be absolutely brilliant. I watched the making of and discovered that this young duo did it all themselves too, which is very impressive.
The cinematography and everything are absolutely top notch. And the 'script', the story they tell, comedically in this mock-music video, is absolutely hilarious.
I love the independent genre. I don't often enjoy mainstream films simply because the message is so force-fed, contrived and just plain wrong that it's not worth stomaching and losing the time. I've found many independent films however, that are very refreshing. Great acting, great plot, and real and believable characters, as well as the key things like plain old good filming and special effects.
I say, grab your camera phone and shoot something if you feel the urge. With the multitude of free editing software and effects programs, you could easily make home movies, which is what Jenkins and so many others are trying to say. It's not just for the Fat Cats anymore, if we can show them we've got the goods.
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