Unboxing the Gifts of Personal Projects
summary
A non-commercial Star Wars fan film called "E-11: Standard Issues - A Star Wars Fan Film" becomes a four‑and‑a‑half year build: practical props like a practical review desk with working lights and iPad interfaces, bespoke armor and an E11 blaster, plus CG corridors and scope HUDs made in Cinema 4D + Redshift + Substance 3D Painter + After Effects. The short garners 4.4 million views and 35 million impressions, leads to conventions, paid gigs, shared assets and positive ILM reaction, so the effort clearly works.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:10Personal project journey begins
- 9:58E11 fan film premiere
- 18:19Collaboration benefits
- 20:05Fan film production
- 31:16Creative problem-solving
- 33:45Imperial propaganda ad
- 39:01Fan film worth the effort
- 40:05Skill expansion
- 41:29Star Wars conventions
- 44:19Meeting legends
- 47:50Future projects
- 49:39Inspiring next generation
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