Broken Allegiance

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Broken Allegiance
BrokenAllegiance.jpg
Directed byNick Hallam
Written byNick Hallam
Sudheera Kuruppu
Produced byNick Hallam
Sudheera Kuruppu
StarringPaul Hooper
Niobe Dean
Hadrian Jonathan
CinematographyJohn Hall
Edited byNick Hallam
Stephen Rees
Music byRich Johnson
Production
company
Vidizen Films
Distributed by TheForce.Net
Release date
  • 22 April 2002 (2002-04-22)
Running time
23 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$6,000

Broken Allegiance is a fan film that made its debut on the internet in April 2002, created by Australian fans of the Star Wars franchise. [1] It is a live-action drama set in the Star Wars universe, taking place a few weeks between the events in A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back . It tells the story of two Sith apprentices, Ruan and Calis, who have escaped the Empire by fleeing Coruscant in a stolen transport. They must fight for their freedom when Darth Vader sends the vicious bounty hunter Korbain Thor to track them down.

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Production

The film started pre-production in January 2001, and was shot both in studio and on locations around Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Broken Allegiance cost approximately A$5,000 to make, mostly spent on raw materials for sets, props, costumes, catering and equipment rental to make the film. The film was made entirely with volunteer cast and crew. [2]

In a departure from most fanfilms, Broken Allegiance features an original symphonic score by composer Rich Johnson, which was performed by the Johnson Film Orchestra.

Release

Broken Allegiance premiered in 2002 at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology's Kaleide Theater, where it was attended by approximately 200 people. [3] It was later posted to TheForce.Net and the movie was also screened throughout the 2002 Australian Sci-Fi Film Festival. [4] [2]

Reception

Upon release, the film garnered major media coverage and was screened at numerous local and international film festivals to great response.[ citation needed ]Fan Films Quarterly magazine listed Broken Allegiance as one of the 10 most pivotal moments in fan film history in its Summer 2006 issue.[ citation needed ]

The San Francisco Chronicl e's Datebook praised the movie as "pretty much the gold standard of “Star Wars” fan films" and stating that the film's visuals, which they found weird, "works surprisingly well and adds to the short film’s artifact mystique." [5] La Muy magazine praised the film in 2019, highlighting its special effects and setting. [6]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Amazing". The Age. 13 June 2002. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "The force is with them". The Age. 12 May 2002. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Miller II, Stanley A. (10 May 2002). "'Star Wars' fans turn creativity loose by creating their own films". The Herald-Sun (Newspapers.com).
  5. ↑ Rouner, Jef Rouner (5 May 2020). "May the Fourth be with you for these great 'Star Wars' fan films". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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