Nothing excites me more than seeing crafty fans get out cardboard, socks and foil to make their own DIY Star Wars sets, costumes and props. I can’t get enough of this ‘Sweded’ version of The Empire Strikes Back — complete with a homemade costumes, a comical puppets including one of a comical Wampa, lightsaber effects, ringtone soundtrack and a backyard Dagobah jungle!
VIDEO: Empire Strikes Back in 60 seconds
Be sure to also watch Cardboard Star Wars too!
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SOURCE: ClubJade.net
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Posted by bonniegrrl
Here’s an oldie but goodie from the archives of Star Wars online fandom.
Check out this Telnet server that broadcasts Star Wars Episode IV to your command line as animated text. From any command line, type: telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl and watch A New Hope unfold in ASCII style!
Be sure to also watch Star Wars Asciimation here.
SOURCES: Lifehacker, The Register
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Gametrailers.com has posted the first two parts of a fantastic three-part series showcasing the history of Star Wars video games. From the first Empire Strikes Back cartridge made for Atari’s old 2600 in 1982 to the LEGO Star Wars series and beyond, these short docs walk us through the history of Star Wars video gaming with extensive gameplay footage and the classic old 8-bit soundtracks — no quarters required.
Check out Part 1 and Part 2, and if you’ve still got the energy, check out Starwars.com’s video game poster retrospective when you’re finished.
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It seems that director Michel Gondry’s film Be Kind Rewind has been inspiring fans everywhere to make “Sweded” versions of their favorite movies which include everything from classics like Star Wars to this creative tribute to the 1982 sci-fi film TRON!
The level of detail in the costumes and cardboard vehicles is quite impressive. We want more! What movie would you like to see get “Sweded” next?
Check out the video here:
VIDEO: TRON Sweded
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When we first reported about the creepy, headless, deer-like quadruped BigDog robot, we never imagined that someone would decide to give it the Sweded Be Kind Rewind treatment. But we are very glad they did! It duplicates the original video right down to the jerk trying to kick them over. Pure genius!
Check out this video and a mini-interview with its creators here:
Video of BigDog Beta Quadruped Robot Is So Stupid It’s Hilarious (via Gizmodo)
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If you’ve already caught director Michel Gondry’s film Be Kind Rewind that involves video store employees creating their own DIY versions to classic flicks like Ghostbusters and Driving Miss Daisy, then you might want to check out these fans who made their own “Sweded” version of Star Wars.
Chris Parrott and his friends used cardboard, fast food chicken buckets, a beer keg (for R2-D2) and more in a fun video they entered in the Be Kind Rewind Youtube Competition. You can see photos of all their crafty costumes and props here: Cardboard Star Wars.
SOURCE: Wired
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Posted by bonniegrrl
The opening credits to Star Wars are already burned into the brains of fans across the galaxy — but we can’t help but love this reimagining of those credits if done by the legendary graphic designer and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Saul Bass. His animated fillm intros were used by iconic directors Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese.
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Hardcore Star Wars fans and DIY filmmakers who founded Backyard Productions create their own versions of the saga with budgets that would send serious shivers down most directors’ backs. Using household objects, toys, a computer and a garage as the studio, the team remakes the films for under $6,000.
In an interview with BBC, Backyard Productions co-founder Darren Scales described what they had used to recreate the opening scene of Star Wars.
“We have got bubble wrap on the ceiling, we’ve got bottle tops and yogurt pots on the walls along with tubes from the center of rolls of carpets. The blasters are water pistols, we just stuck a few bits of lids on, add a bit of spray paint and then you have a blaster. You take a hard hat, put an Imperial sticker on it and suddenly its an Imperial work helmet for someone building the Death Star – it’s not rocket science. It’s the same with the lightsabers. Up close they look awful but you put a stick in it, you hold it and on screen you can’t tell the difference.”
Read more about their films here:
Star Wars remade in garage studio
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What happens when gamers need a break from fighting in Star Wars Galaxies? They dance! Dance like they’ve never danced before to the musical stylings of Kenny Loggins. That’s what!
Watch your favorite Star Wars: Galaxies characters reenact dance moves from the last scene in the ’80s classic teen flick Footloose!
Check out the fancy digital footwork here:
Footloose (Star Wars Galaxies)
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WizardWorld.com recently posted a list of 20 things Star Wars fans have to look forward to in the future, including the CG animated Clone Wars series, the live-action TV series, The Force Unleashed video game, Fanboys, Hasbro’s Star Wars Mighty Muggs, and a whole bunch more to keep your Force-sense tingling. Head on over to WizardWorld.com to check it out.
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