John E. Hudgens (born April 6, 1967 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an
independent director, producer, and editor noted for his short Star
Wars fan films and for many Babylon 5 promotional videos.On his own,
Hudgens began editing Babylon 5 videos cut to popular music beginning
in 1994. Babylon 5 creator and writer J. Michael Straczynski saw these
early efforts and hired Hudgens to officially produce B5 promotional
music videos for science fiction fan conventions and other events.
Eight official videos were produced, plus more unofficial videos shown
at conventions and distributed on the Internet.Hudgens had also
dabbled in fan films, producing The Empire Strikes Quack in the late
1980s. Beginning in 2000, Hudgens made the first of a series of noted
Star Wars fan films, Crazy Watto, a two-minute parody of Star Wars and
used car commercials. The film proved very popular and would go on to
be an official selection at Lucasfilm's Official Star Wars Fan Film
Awards and screen at the Cannes Film Festival. His second film, Darth
Vader's Psychic Hotline, is a fast-paced four-minute parody of many
science fiction shows and films, and features Kevin J. Anderson,
Claudia Christian and Peter David among others. This effort was the
second runner-up for the Audience Choice Award at the 2002 Official
Star Wars Fan Film Awards, an award he would win the next year for The
Jedi Hunter, a parody of Star Wars and The Crocodile Hunter. He would
win the Audience Choice Award once more in 2005 for Sith Apprentice,
his longest fan film to date, at twelve minutes. All of Hudgens fan
films were produced, directed, shot, and edited by him, were made in
collaboration with The Men in Black creator Lowell Cunningham, and
were produced and released by Hudgens' Z-Team Productions company.
independent director, producer, and editor noted for his short Star
Wars fan films and for many Babylon 5 promotional videos.On his own,
Hudgens began editing Babylon 5 videos cut to popular music beginning
in 1994. Babylon 5 creator and writer J. Michael Straczynski saw these
early efforts and hired Hudgens to officially produce B5 promotional
music videos for science fiction fan conventions and other events.
Eight official videos were produced, plus more unofficial videos shown
at conventions and distributed on the Internet.Hudgens had also
dabbled in fan films, producing The Empire Strikes Quack in the late
1980s. Beginning in 2000, Hudgens made the first of a series of noted
Star Wars fan films, Crazy Watto, a two-minute parody of Star Wars and
used car commercials. The film proved very popular and would go on to
be an official selection at Lucasfilm's Official Star Wars Fan Film
Awards and screen at the Cannes Film Festival. His second film, Darth
Vader's Psychic Hotline, is a fast-paced four-minute parody of many
science fiction shows and films, and features Kevin J. Anderson,
Claudia Christian and Peter David among others. This effort was the
second runner-up for the Audience Choice Award at the 2002 Official
Star Wars Fan Film Awards, an award he would win the next year for The
Jedi Hunter, a parody of Star Wars and The Crocodile Hunter. He would
win the Audience Choice Award once more in 2005 for Sith Apprentice,
his longest fan film to date, at twelve minutes. All of Hudgens fan
films were produced, directed, shot, and edited by him, were made in
collaboration with The Men in Black creator Lowell Cunningham, and
were produced and released by Hudgens' Z-Team Productions company.
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.