Luke Cage

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Blade: Apocalyspe

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Our first giveaway is going to be an easy one:

I want you to send us an email of a screenshot from your favorite scene from your favorite fan film.

The SUBJECT of your email should read FAN FILM FOLLIES SCREENSHOT GIVEAWAY.

In the BODY of the email tell us why you chose that particular film and that particular scene as your favorite. You can be as lengthy or as brief in your description as you’d like.

Email your entry to giveaway@fanfilmfollies.com.

All entries will be posted on the pages of the Fan Film Follies website.

All entries must be received no later than Thursday, May 31st at 12am Easter Standard Time.

The winner will be randomly chosen from all the entries. That means I’ll be putting each of the entries into a hat and pulling the winner. The drawing will be filmed and posted on the site in form of a YouTube video.

The winners will be announced Saturday, June 2nd at 12am Eastern Standard Time.

The grand prize for this contest are two DC Comics Trade Paperbacks along with a few other additional goodies.

• The Dark Knight Returns Trade Paperback
• Batman: A Death in the Family Trade Paperback

I look forward to your entries and the best of luck.

* Please note this contest is only eligible for residents of the United States. I’ll try to come up with a special contest for our foreign friends.

You can watch and listen to all the interviews available so far over at the Trekspeak Page.

Make sure you check out our official site.

And also like us on FaceBook. We really like to be “liked”.

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Due to online buzz and feedback Larry and team are going forth to produce all new episodes and are reaching out to the social funding crowd to make it happen. I’m a big fan of Larry’s work from his classic fan films (The Greatest Fan Film of All Time – Batman’s Gonna Get Shot in the Face), to his first feature length film (The Long, Slow Death of a Twenty-Something) to this current, animated endeavor. He always delivers giant entertainment value on a humble budget. If you’ve enjoyed Larry’s work over the years please consider making a donation to this project. Fan Film Follies contributed!

You can donate at the Four Tanks and a Healer Kickstarter page.

Wayside Creations is a Los Angeles-based production company specializing in online media. In 2010, Wayside took the reigns of Indymogul.com’s popular do-it-yourself filmmaking web series, “Backyard FX.” In the beginning of 2011, Wayside released the virally popular fan film Fallout: Nuka Break, a short film set in the “Fallout” video game universe. Several months later, a successful “Nuka Break” series was released and nominated for two awards by the IAWTV. Wayside consists of several writers, directors and producers with several years of film industry experience.
To view the original fan film and season one of Fallout: Nuka Break, link me:

About Dracogen Strategic Investments

Dracogen Strategic Investments provides early critical-stage seed capital for new, game-changing startup businesses. Steven Dengler assisted Wayside Creations by donating $5,000 on the Fallout: Nuka Break IndieGoGo.com page, making him an Associate Producer on the project.

About 11:11 MediaWorks

11:11 MediaWorks is a full-service design/effects studio located in beautiful Van Nuys, California. Launched in July of 2001 by veteran effects artist/designer Roger Nall, 11:11 specializes in producing visual effects and imagery for feature film, television, commercial, music video, and interactive multimedia projects as well as for special presentations and events. Some recent credits include Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, Blood Diamond, The Hurricane Season, Spread, Van Wilder 2 & 3, Eragon, Little Man and The Omen.

Contact Tybee Diskin: waysiderelations@gmail.com

The team is also happy to announce original voice actor Mitch Lewis, will reprise his role of “Legate Lanius” for the short.

The film is a blood soaked high concept action epic, which will explore the origin story of the primary antagonist “Legate Lanius” from the 2010 video game “Fallout: New Vegas”. Graphic design will be provided by graphic designer Jeffrey Phillips, whilst concept art and design will be by Simon Boxer.

A crowd-sourcing funding campaign is expected to take place mid-year.

STORY SUMMARY

On the brink of ruin, the Hidebark people are about to be wiped out by the slaving organization, Caesar’s Legion. However, their most ruthless warrior would prefer death to dishonour. “FALLOUT: LANIUS” will recount how a single man brings ruin to his people due to his lust for bloodshed and victory.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Wade K. Savage is an award winning theatre and film director. His short films have shown globally. His most recent short film “Hunt” (2011) screened at the Bram Stoker International Film Festival. His 2010 short “The Dead Wastes” won the Night of Horror International Film Festival’s coveted ‘Independent Spirit’ award. This is the filmmakers’ first Fan Film.

Mitch Lewis is a Hollywood based Voice Actor with experience in narration and voice work for both video games and film. His credits include Guild Wars 2, Fallout: New Vegas, Thor: God of Thunder and The Incredible Hulk amongst others.

Jeffrey Phillips is an Australian illustrator and designer. His portfolio includes a multitude of clients in all industries and sectors.

Simon Boxer is a Melbourne based concept artist and game developer. He works in film, TV and video game sectors internationally.

Story:

Rupert Tran was the most prominent globe trekking entrepreneur of the 21st century and fostered the spirit of commerce, travel, science, culture and technology pouring his nearly infinite resources into the creation of New York City’s sixth borough, Tran’s Port. Tran’s Port was created to be at the forefront of a new renaissance in the 21st century. Tran’s Port acts as a hub of information and commerce as people from around the world begin to take notice. But upon Rupert Tran’s disappearance and presumed demise, an initiative was activated to give the borough some hope of existing in his absence; refining and researching new technologies for the military in the “war against terror”. One evening a fantastic event occurs: an impossibly big lightning storm hits the city and several people are struck by lighting. Miraculously they survive and are blessed with the power of hyper-active speed, intelligence and reflexes. Some have used it for personal gain, others merely survival. But all of them pique the interests of several parties that want the people and powers for themselves.

It’s a fun combination of sci-fi, comedy, action, and comic bookiness that for all to enjoy. Take a look at the KickStarter page and help spread the word about it!

As you probably know the way KickStarter works is that for the money you invest, you’re given a unique bonus, so monetary donations of various levels gets you access to exclusive photos, props from the set, behind the scenes videos, and more. Thanks for supporting independent filmmaking.

Almost six years ago, Guillermo directed a fan short film called “Max Payne: The Beginning of the End” as a cool tribute to his favorite video game. Today, that short film has received almost 100,000 hits on YouTube. Now the creators behind the project want to remake it utilizing everything they’ve learned about film making the past few years.

Max Payne: Valhalla Teaser

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Max Payne: The Beginning of the End (Original Film)

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Official Site: http://www.maxpaynevalhalla.com

Donations: http://www.indiegogo.com/maxpaynevalhalla

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/maxpaynevalhalla

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zaprudertweets

Beginning at 6 p.m., FFFriday Columnist Randy Hall will be showing a four-hour block of some of the best independent productions, ranging from the Klingon version of the Kobayashi Maru test to a live-action adventure of Green Lantern John Stewart, a comedy science-fiction series named Voyage Trekkers that’s actually funny, and Aurora, a computer-generated look at civilian life in the Star Trek universe.

But that’s not all. A variety of other independent productions will be shown during the rest of the weekend, and you can check the schedule at this link.

For those of you unfamiliar with Farpoint, the convention is billed as “Baltimore fans’ family reunion” and covers of all genres of imaginative fiction – science fiction, fantasy, horror, superheroes – in all the media formats in which they might appear.

This year’s celebrity guests are Michael Hogan (Saul Tigh on Battlestar: Galactica), Kate Vernon (who played Saul’s wife “Ellen” in Galactica), and Kristin Bauer (Pam in the True Blood series).

If you’re a Fan Fillm Follies enthusiast, fell free to introduce yourself to Randy on Friday or other times during the convention (but please not during the Friday night fan festival).

Hope to see you there!

FARPOINT is an annual gathering for fans of all genres of imaginative fiction – Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, SuperHeroes – in all the media formats in which they might appear – Cinematic Movies, Television, Direct to DVD , Books on Tape, Podcasts, Web Video – you name it, we want to celebrate it!

The con was established in 1993, by a committee led by Bev Volker and Steve Wilson.

Our focus is on Fandom, and all the wonderful, creative people who comprise it. Our mission is to encourage, to educate, to enable. So, while we certainly bring in some exciting professionals from the industries which bring imagination into the mainstream, our real goal is to give you the opportunity to meet others like yourself, to forge friendships, and to develop your own creative gifts.

We’re here to welcome you, so, if you don’t see what you’re looking for, drop us a line. We’re always happy to help.

To learn more about this event and all the fun stuff happening this weekend at the Farpoint Convention link over to the official site.