Dead links, vaporcuts, and creativity in fan edit replication

In my examination of a Star Wars prequel trilogy fan edit reportedly made by Topher Grace, I introduce the term vaporcut to describe fan edits with reputations that may generate critical discourse but that are not publicly released. I explore the ways some fan editors attempt to recreate intangible...

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Main Author: Joshua Wille
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Organization for Transformative Works 2015-09-01
Series:Transformative Works and Cultures
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3983/twc.2015.0663
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description In my examination of a Star Wars prequel trilogy fan edit reportedly made by Topher Grace, I introduce the term vaporcut to describe fan edits with reputations that may generate critical discourse but that are not publicly released. I explore the ways some fan editors attempt to recreate intangible projects but inevitably produce variant works that reflect their own creative perspectives.
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Copyright
Marvel
Megaupload
Pirate Bay
Remix
Star Wars
title Dead links, vaporcuts, and creativity in fan edit replication
title_full Dead links, vaporcuts, and creativity in fan edit replication
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title_full_unstemmed Dead links, vaporcuts, and creativity in fan edit replication
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topic Copyright
Marvel
Megaupload
Pirate Bay
Remix
Star Wars
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