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Jason Brannon and Thomas Lee, the creative minds behind Bent Tv and the Star Wars Gangsta Rap videos were kind enough to answer a few questions about rapping, inspiration and all things Star Wars. Take a peek at what it takes to make Star Wars Fan Film history.

Tell us what originally inspired you to make Star Wars Gangsta Rap?

You saw the preview at San Diego Comic-Con 2009 (that’s kind of a marketing phrasing, statistically I have to admit that you possibly did not see the preview at San Diego Comic-Con 2009), and now it’s finally (almost) here. The next edition of Star Wars Gangsta Rap is almost here. Next Tuesday, November 10th, the newest video from the amazing guys at Bent TV will be live right here at Atom.com. I just caught the whole thing, and I have to tell you, that shit is amazing. Look for amazing verses from pretty much all the luminaries from the Star Wars universe.

To whet your appetite, here’s the preview you saw (or maybe didn’t) at Comic-Con.

So don’t forget, next Tuesday, November 10th!


Also, catch up with the original Star Wars Gangsta Rap and Star Wars Gangsta Rap: Special Edition.

We’re knee deep in pre-production, and sure that you’re all going to really dig the end result… but we need your help!

YOUR MISSION:

In writing the Galaxy News script, we decided that we want the crawl at the bottom of the newscast to be five minutes of original, never repeating Star Wars news stories and one-liners.

Post ideas as comments below before it’s too late.

You all well know by now that the Operation Olivia winner has been announced. While some of you are congratulatory, and relatively content with the announcement, others… are not. I don’t blame you for being upset or disappointed.

HOWEVER, some of you are being really hilarious babies about it, and I think it’s worth bringing up. The range of negative opinions spreads from curt…

…to outright belligerent.

We are insanely excited to have been chosen as the Operation Olivia contest winners!
There were a lot of great pitches and some really clever and original ideas. Granted, Beyonce had one of the best video pitches of all time, but we’ll take the win.
Frankly, We are thrilled at the prospect of producing a video with two of our favorite things: Star Wars & the talented Olivia Munn.
There is so much to be done- preparations and considerations to be made and we’re already knee deep in pre-production.
we’ll keep you posted as things start to take shape, so look out for more blog entries!

Until then, We thought we would take a minute to introduce ourselves:

LIBBY WELLS

Libby Wells is an editor/director in her final year of the MFA Film Production program at USC. Her earliest star wars memory: being terrified of star tours at Disneyland.

DASH HAWKINS

Dash Hawkins is a writer/producer with dreams of mass off-planet migration. He has worked as an Associate Producer on 20th Century’s Divorce Court & Wedlock or Deadlock. Favorite star wars character: jar jar all day long.

RANDAL COOMBS

Currently working at a talent agency is burbank, Randal is a huge Star Wars fan. A die-hard defender of the original trilogy (in it’s original form), he is not the kind of man to suggest that anyone but Han shot first.

As most of you know, Olivia Munn’s choice for the winner of the Operation Olivia contest will be announced later this week, September 24th. Tension is high, people are anxious. Olivia tweeted earlier that she’s already narrowed down her favorite six entries. Here’s what she had to say about two of those videos:

You guys have probably already heard that Olivia worked all weekend narrowing down the winner for the September 24^th announcement.

I’ll be posting some of Olivia’s feed back over the next few weeks leading up to her announcement. Though these notes are from Olivia’s hand picked selections, they do not indicate anything about the outcome of the contest. It’s still anyone’s game, these are just some of her thoughts.

First on the list? User Tony Castalucci’s Operation Olivia Pitch Pulp Yavin.

Whoa, you guys. I know the deadline is almost here, but you really put on the afterburners. There are so many new submissions, I’ve hardly had time to watch them all (let alone write a snappy blog about them). Well done, chums!

Let’s dive in, shall we?

We’ve had some great conversations spark up this week, and YOU are missing out if you haven’t joined in. We’re a little over a week away from the deadline, and the contest has jumped to lightspeed.

On the Operation Olivia discussion boards, user Laughtec brought up the issue of self censorship and properness in pitches. Are you pushing the envelope or going too far?

Hey there fanboys and fanladies!

Another week in the Operation Olivia countdown is over, and some serious contenders uploaded videos. I’ll be doing a weekly round-up of the Atom team’s favorite videos uploaded, as well as offering some constructive feedback and discussion on the ideas bouncing around the site.