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    In The Spotlight: Fanedit Evolution Part II 

    Posted on 07-06-2010 07:28 PM



    Fan-Edit: Evolution Part II
    by Mollo

    FanEdits are generally regarded as a fairly recent phenomenon. The lineage of the FanEdit can be traced to the first that became widely available, even notorious but the history of ordinary members of the public altering, editing and in all intents a purposes creating a FanEdit can be traced back to the advent of motion pictures as a popular entertainment.
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    In the Spotlight: Boon23 

    Posted on 05-15-2010 09:28 PM


    FANEDIT.ORG - Created By Boon
    by The Man Behind the Mask

    Hello, The Man Behind The Mask here. I joined Fanedit.org back in 2008. Little did I know that hitting the "faneditors: enter here" button would lead me to one day write this article.

    This story is about the guy who built this site, and carried it on his shoulders for five years; it's about the guy who helped most of the faneditors around here achieve their visions; but most of all, it's about the most patient guy in the world: Boon23. ...
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    In the Spotlight: The Legal Issues of Fanediting 

    Posted on 05-01-2010 07:58 PM



    The present situation:
    Fanedit.org cannot post links for fanedits, because this would result in being shut down for copyright infringement. This is currently done by simply by sending a DMCA warning email to a webhost.

    There is no lawsuit. No one has been ever arrested for creating a fanedit or for having one in his collection. Youtube and Vimeo delete fanedit trailers, whenever there is a complaint.
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    In the Spotlight: 2009 

    Posted on 12-29-2009 09:48 PM

    2009

    The year 2009 is history now. And what a great year it was for the art of fanediting. Here is the 2009 retrospect: ...
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    In the Spotlight: Horror Fanedits 

    Posted on 11-24-2009 10:12 PM

    One of the major sections for fanedits are horror movies. And there is a good reason for that. It is one of the most fascinatingmovie genres, where hardly any movie was created as a huge blockbuster, but rather as B movie, often not featuring any of the grand names of film business. ...
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    In the Spotlight: FE Quality 

    Posted on 10-11-2009 10:17 PM



    A fanedit from the very meaning of the word is any kind of alteration to a media, done by a fan. On fanedit.org there are specific rules though to define what a fanedit is and can be presented on the website:

    Fanedit.org contains fan edited movies that have to be significantly different to the original movie and have a minimum length of 15 minutes.
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    In the Spotlight: TV's Frink 

    Posted on 09-19-2009 09:54 PM

    A SCRIBE UNLEASHED
    an article by Jorge

    What do you do when you discover a world populated by creative trailblazers but find yourself with little time for trailblazing of your own? If you are TV's Frink, you create your own trail.


    This Self confessed Star Wars fanatic found himself in a quandary: In a world of over 100 Star Wars fanedits, which do you watch first? Since he was not a faneditor himself but wanted to contribute to the community, he decided to create PROJECT CUTLIST.


    It's aim? to watch and catalogue every Star Wars fanedit and the changes to the films.


    And contrary to everyone's belief, including myself, this month he celebrates his 20th cutlist done.


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