Star Wars Uncut
| Star Wars Uncut | |
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| Directed by | Casey Pugh |
| Produced by |
Annelise Pruitt Casey Pugh Chad Pugh Jamie Wilkinson |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Star Wars Uncut is a 2010 fan film remake of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. It is a shot-for-shot recreation of the 2004 "Special Edition" re-release of the film made from 473 fifteen-second segments created and submitted from a variety of participants. The full film was made available on the Internet in August 2010 and may be watched for free. The project was conceived by Casey Pugh, a Web developer who was 25 at the time of the release.[1]
In July 2009, Pugh created a website where fans could sign up to recreate specific 15-second scenes[2] from the Star Wars film. Multiple submissions were submitted for each scene, and votes were held to determine which ones would be added to the final film.[1][3] Although the scenes reflect the dialogue and imagery of the original film, each scene is created in a separate distinct style, such as live-action, animation and stop-motion.[3]
Many of the sequences are filmed in deliberately crude, low-budget or otherwise comical manners, and the actors do not always resemble the original cast.[3] One scene is a stop-motion sequence using Lego Star Wars figurines.[1] Another mimicks the animation style of the 1968 Beatles film Yellow Submarine.[1] Others are parodies of specific pop culture sub-genres, such as anime cartoons and grindhouse films.[3] Star Wars Pez candy dispensers are featured prominently in some scenes.[4][5]
Annelise Pruitt was the designer of the Star Wars Uncut website. Jamie Wilkinson worked as developer and Chad Pugh as designer.[1]
Star Wars Uncut won a Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Media on August 21, 2010. The producers were encouraged to submit it to the awards by Richard Cardran, a past Emmy winner and member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.[1] Pruitt, Wilkinson, Casey Pugh and Chad Pugh each received an Emmy award.[3]
As of 2013, all scenes for the next film, The Empire Strikes Back have been submitted, and the "uncut" film based on the scenes is under production.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Stelter, Brian (August 27, 2010). "Fans' 'Star Wars Uncut' Wins an Emmy". The New York Times. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ↑ http://maroonweekly.com/exclusive-interview-with-emmy-award-winner-casey-pugh-creator-of-star-wars-uncut/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Lloyd, Robert (August 26, 2010). "'Star Wars Uncut': The world remakes a classic". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ↑ Acuna, Kirtsen (January 27, 2012). "Here's What 'Star Wars' Would Look Like If Made By Fans". Business Insider. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ↑ Juan F. Marcelo (January 24, 2012). "Nueva versión de Star Wars IV creata (in Spanish) por los aficionados de la saga". Tuexperto.com Internet. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
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