John E. Hudgens 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.
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
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". All of Hudgens fan films were made in collaboration
with noted writer Lowell Cunningham.
Hudgens is currently in post-production on "American Scary", a feature
length documentary about television horror hosts.
