Philip Harrison has created a short Star Wars film which has been picked to enter the Star Wars Fan Film Challenge and be judged by the maker himself, George Lucas. You can view his film here.
A Lancashire designer is to feel the force of Hollywood after his film was picked to enter a Star Wars competition. Philip Harrison, a graphic artist at BAE Systems in Warton, near Preston, could be on a trip to Hollywood after his short film Mouse is watched and judged by Star Wars creator George Lucas.
The light-hearted animated film follows the story of a mischievous mouse droid, who has the last laugh after he encounters Darth Vader.
The film, dubbed ‘A very tall story of a very short droid in a very very large galaxy’, has only been online for days, but is already a huge hit among fans.
The 48-year-old, a fan since Star Wars was released in 1977, beat thousands of others to be entered into the annual Star Wars Fan Film Challenge.
He said: “A lot of people try to continue the Star Wars story, I thought I would try and do something a bit different.
“I thought it would be nice to do it from the droid’s point of view and create a story around its life.
“I’ve always wanted to work on a Star Wars film and although I am a massive fan and an accomplished artist I’ve had no luck, even though I have sent portfolio of my artwork to them over the years.”
It took the father-of-two, from Hoghton, near Preston, six months to create the seven-minute film on his aging PC.