2013 Movie News Archives

February 13, 2013: "Man of Steel" Countdown - Part 41

Man of Steel Superman Homepage staff writer Jeffrey Taylor has submitted his 41st installment to Movies.com following the progression of the "Man of Steel" film starring Henry Cavill...

    Fans simply can't wait for June 14. Instead of sitting patiently, some are having fun with video editing to create unofficial trailers and TV spots based on what little is already available to work with. For fledgling filmmakers, it's an exercise for editing practice. A quick search on video-hosting sites like YouTube can reveal a hundred or more attempts by fans to re-create the magic of the original trailers in order to share them with other fans. They meet a varying degree of success, but a handful truly stand out that are inventive and creative ways to play with and parody the source material.

    Most of these are simply created by fans of film, Superman or both. In fact, most popular upcoming movies (Star Trek Into Darkness, Iron Man 3, The Hobbit, et al.) have received similar treatments. Much like written fan fiction, they are made by people who love the original work and want to play with it, but obviously understand that given the nature of the copyrighted material that they will never make money. They simply like doing it, and, in some cases, it's clear that hours, days or even weeks worth of work will only pay off with recognition and good practice rather than a paycheck.

Check out all the fan made trailer parodies and read Jeffrey's complete "Man of Steel" Countdown column at Movies.com.



2013 Movie News

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“Superman/Batman” Movie News: “Justice League” Movie News: “Superman: Unbound” Animated Movie News: “Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox” Animated Movie News: “Justice League: War” Animated Movie News: Christopher Reeve Movie News: Other Movie News:

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