Before I say anything, you should be aware that Revelations is not the new Star Wars film by George Lucas that is coming soon. Revelations is the new Star Wars film made completely by Star Wars fans. The forty-five minute long film was made independantly for $20,000 and can legally use the "Star Wars" name because it is distributed for free and not a single person profits from it. When you watch this movie, you will be amazed that it was done for a mere $20k. This is because most of the work was done by volunteers; fans of the series that owned storm trooper costumes were invited to play storm trooper extras; fans that were skilled in CGI animation programed the special effects; fans with audio/video abilities helped put their input into the film. And so it went. Eventually what came out was a Star Wars film that compares with Hollywood's endeavors. However, the film does not go without it's faults. Given the simplicity of the plot and the sub-par work of the volunteer actors at times made me feel like I was watching a sci-fi soft core porn movie minus the sex. If you try and put aside those aspects of the film, while keeping in mind it's budget, you will surely be impressed.
You can download the film for free at the official website.
(no rating from me)
2 comments:
el mariachi was made on $7000
and clerks was made on $23k... but both clerks and revelations were made in the US where there is less access to slave labor... on an unrelated note, I was in a film that had a budget of $20k..... (I dont know whatever became of it, they prolly ran out of cash by now). also, my friend ian is writing the screenplay of a movie with a $250k budget. I think thats intense.
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