Godzilla: Zero Hour - The Biggest Fandom Joke Ever

[Showa Gyaos]

I didn't care, really. It was meant to be fan-made.

[Godzilla 2000]

"Hentai rape face" Gigan

God, I really wish I'd saved that pic. Was so hilariously stupid.

I think it was called "Psycho Gigan" but I cant find the image anywhere. =(

[The Dark Uniter]

I didn't care, really. It was meant to be fan-made.

Pretty much this. The CGI was okay, I guess.

[JVM]

I'm shocked this surprises you all so much.

I learned in the Horror fandom years ago that the number-one rule of thumb is that nine out of ten fan films fail. And that's a fandom where you can construct a costume on a bare-bones budget and get any five people you know and some ketchup to make a movie.

[Shin-Goji]

Wow. I remember this. Franz even asked my website to help with the promotion, and I even offered to help with the website design and hosting.

[Gwargalo]

I was looking forward to this when it was still around. It seemed to have a lot of potential, as far as fan-films go. It looked like it'd be fun, and the CGI looked great. Shots of Gamera and Gigan duking it out were especially promising. Too bad Franz turned out to be a pompous idiot. At least Godzilla x Kaiju Killer came out, and despite its flaws, I had a lot of fun with that.

Anyway, I think I may have found the Gigan Rape Face picture.


http://a2.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/imag ... 8c8e/l.png

If that link doesn't work, then the image can be found in this MySpace photo gallery:

http://www.myspace.com/godzillazerohour ... A597129%7D

[rockstarbd82]

I remember this guy from several g-fests ago (06'? 07'? can't remember) anyways, I remember being pulled into the panel by curiousity, saw the presentation and preview, and while it wasn't the most intriguing idea for a fan film, I was still curious about it. I know 3D modeling/rendering on a computer is a "time consuming process" (i know personally) and it showed that Franz put alot into the preview, but the quality came off as too PS1 graphics.

Also the story, at the time, seemed sooo "irrelevant" to Godzilla. I remember meeting Franz personally and asking him questions about it, and at first he seemed friendly, then slipped into an "ask me if i give a $&%*" vibe when I started asking if there was a way I could contribute.

I was tempted to buy a shirt when he mentioned that, but my instincts told me better from his attitude.

The fact that this guy can sit there, say you've got something better than TOHO is ever going to put out, let all your film crew do the dirty work while you waste your time on xbox/hyping the thing on your boards, and act like he's the best, and yet . . . he still has no fan film after all this time . . . that just says all you need to know about him.

At least for my fan film, even though I teased my trailer with the text ???? G-Fest 2012 ???? that more or less means it might be done, it might not. I just wanna go on record for my project and say that "while I'm going to do my "very best" to have a fan film by next year, it might take longer. At least I'm not going lie and say I'll have it done before G-fest 2012 and then have nothing like Franz did. Thats not how I roll.

[Lord Gappa]

I will always stand by the belief that this thing was totally bogus. And the past news have only emphasised that.

[omgitsgodzilla]

The concept sounds kinda cool, but considering the talentless, control-freak director, even if it had ever gotten made, it would have sucked.

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

I don't understand the point of fan films. They're a waste of time and money to me. Its not like you're gonna make a profit off the fan film. Why would you want to work with a set of characters that aren't your original creations? Plus, since it is a fan film designed for fan consumption, you'll probably get bitch at because that's all fans can do. At least the lazy ones.

I'd much rather express my own original ideas.

[omgitsgodzilla]

Well, Star Wars was kind of a fan film. Basically it was a love letter to 1940s sci-fi adventure serials. It's sort of like that: It's using one's talents to show appreciation to a franchise by creating one's own take on it.

[Tyler]

Well, Star Wars was kind of a fan film. Basically it was a love letter to 1940s sci-fi adventure serials. It's sort of like that: It's using one's talents to show appreciation to a franchise by creating one's own take on it.

I'd like to see more of that than remakes, reboots, etc. That Spielberg/Lucas era is long gone..

[zilla103192]

Well, Star Wars was kind of a fan film. Basically it was a love letter to 1940s sci-fi adventure serials. It's sort of like that: It's using one's talents to show appreciation to a franchise by creating one's own take on it.

But they are original characters and stories (somewhat)

[omgitsgodzilla]

They're pure archetypes, but they are at the same time rather original. And most of the fan films I've seen have original stories - the Star Wars fan films often show EU events as interpreted by the filmmaker, and Godzilla fan films often have very few recurring characters to use anyway, and so little continuity that creating your own story is only natural.

[ZillaMaster91]

I don't understand the point of fan films. They're a waste of time and money to me. Its not like you're gonna make a profit off the fan film. Why would you want to work with a set of characters that aren't your original creations? Plus, since it is a fan film designed for fan consumption, you'll probably get bitch at because that's all fans can do. At least the lazy ones.

I'd much rather express my own original ideas.

That's pretty much why I ditched doing Godzilla fan art and began designing my original kaiju such as Olragon so I can use them to tell my own story rather than utilizing any of Toho's characters.

This whole thing about Franz sucks as well. Back when GZH was in production I was an avid member of his forum. Back in the early days of GZH's production, Franz really inspired me, and was the reason I did two animated battle shorts involving Olragon (which he praised for the creative use of original kaiju). It's a real shame that he shut down production entirely just because he got too frustrated with it. Truth is, many movie directors get frustrated with their films, but none are as irresponsible to scrap it entirely.

I admit, in my earlier days as an artist, I made many promises that I never kept. However, unlike Franz, I managed to pump something out from time to time, because I owe it to those who follow and appreciate my work.

[DaiKamonohashi]

The thing about fan art and fanfilms is they can help a creator tap into a built-in audience for that material, develop a following based on their unique interpretations and executions of said material, and then those fans they gain will (ideally) follow them over to their own original endeavors. People often respond better to things they are already familiar with so hypothetically, a Godzilla fan will have a more immediate positive reaction to a wicked piece of Godzilla, become a fan of the artist who created it, then they will respond better to a great original work by that artist than they would have initially.

[ZillaMaster91]

The thing about fan art and fanfilms is they can help a creator tap into a built-in audience for that material, develop a following based on their unique interpretations and executions of said material, and then those fans they gain will (ideally) follow them over to their own original endeavors. People often respond better to things they are already familiar with so hypothetically, a Godzilla fan will have a more immediate positive reaction to a wicked piece of Godzilla, become a fan of the artist who created it, then they will respond better to a great original work by that artist than they would have initially.

I get what you're saying. I never forget that it was doing Godzilla art that got people to follow me on DeviantArt, and occasionally I'll do some fan art. However a large majority of my work is all original material.

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

The thing about fan art and fanfilms is they can help a creator tap into a built-in audience for that material, develop a following based on their unique interpretations and executions of said material, and then those fans they gain will (ideally) follow them over to their own original endeavors. People often respond better to things they are already familiar with so hypothetically, a Godzilla fan will have a more immediate positive reaction to a wicked piece of Godzilla, become a fan of the artist who created it, then they will respond better to a great original work by that artist than they would have initially.

I get what you're saying. I never forget that it was doing Godzilla art that got people to follow me on DeviantArt, and occasionally I'll do some fan art. However a large majority of my work is all original material.

Hrm. See, I still do fan art. Mainly because I've got nothing better to do with my time (what precious time I do have)...

Of course, for every fan project I do, I've got some original project that parallels.

Do I retract my statement said? No. I just expand upon it.

[Godzilla 2000]

The thing about fan art and fanfilms is they can help a creator tap into a built-in audience for that material, develop a following based on their unique interpretations and executions of said material, and then those fans they gain will (ideally) follow them over to their own original endeavors. People often respond better to things they are already familiar with so hypothetically, a Godzilla fan will have a more immediate positive reaction to a wicked piece of Godzilla, become a fan of the artist who created it, then they will respond better to a great original work by that artist than they would have initially.

And sometimes it's just fun to create an original story with the characters we all know and love.

[Legion1979]

If anyone is a member of CT, you can read what MM posted, and a lot more in a thread called "What Happened To...?" in the General Discussion forum.

Or here...
http://www.clubtokyo.org/discuss/viewto ... ight=franz