Felux

'Disney' and I should take it, "recalled Felux, who was already a minor celebrity on the Web for his" Star Wars "fan film" Revelations, "but had never earned a penny doing it.

The Seattle Times 2009

Felux made a big splash in 2005 with his 40-minute epic fan film, Star Wars: Revelations, which was covered on CBS, CNN, MSNBC, CBC, G4 and other networks, as well as hundreds of newspapers around the world.

Star Wars: Revelations Director Gives Trenches A Sneak Peek This Weekend! | Fan Cinema Today 2009

Felux recently revealed on his blog that Stage 9 has been gutted, with its entire staff laid off as part of a 200-employee purging across ABC, thanks to the economy.

Star Wars: Revelations Director Gives Trenches A Sneak Peek This Weekend! | Fan Cinema Today 2009

Seemingly seconds later, Felux and his co-producer/screenwriter/spouse, Dawn Cowings, signed a deal with Stage 9 Digital, a division of ABC and Disney, to create Trenches.

Star Wars: Revelations Director Gives Trenches A Sneak Peek This Weekend! | Fan Cinema Today 2009

In fact, the only drawback is that halfway through out panel, Shane Felux of Star Wars: Revelations is doing a talk down the hall about his new pro gig, Trenches – rotten timing.

BIG FAN FILM Panel at NY Comic Con This Weekend! | Fan Cinema Today 2008

This, while unpopular with the MPAA, was great for Shane Felux, maker of the fan movie Star Wars: Revelations.

- Boing Boing 2005

Felux and his wife, Dawn Cowings, worked with fans all over the world for three years to make a surprisingly beautiful 47-minute movie, complete with Star Wars-quality special effects.

- Boing Boing 2005

Since Felux and Cowings can't charge, paying for hosting wasn't an option.

- Boing Boing 2005

The first delay came when the first editor Felux hired "wasted two months of [his] time"; Felux had to fire him and take on the editing himself, with the help of a co-editor.

GigaOM Network Liz Shannon Miller 2010

Trenches, and as for Felux, who since completing Trenches has been focusing on commercial work: "The studio is still very supportive of me - they've kind of taken me under their wing a bit, and we've talked about doing other shows."

GigaOM Network Liz Shannon Miller 2010