A new fan-made web series titled Rise of the Rebellion has just launched it's premiere episode, "Battle of Eison." Started by a group of dedicated Turkish Star Wars fans, the film's director, Can, sent over the following information to help give you an idea of what to expect...


Rise of The Rebellion

Synopsis:
The story is set up in the era between the episodes 3 and 4. Newly formed Rebel Alliance seeks possible opportunities to gather information about the Emperor's "ULTIMATE WEAPON". In the meantime, last remnants of the Jedi hide at the outer rim planets hoping Emperor's oprression will never find them. On the course to Odyssey 2, rebel spies travel with faithful friends to an Empire occupied planet Eison, where they eventualy meet new allies and come across alien creatures and evil machines.

About the Series:
A series of test shoots and short films shot in 2004 and 2005 were later formed into the project Rise of the Rebellion in 2006. The entire cast and crew has worked voluntarily. Filming locations were in Bolu, Ankara and Istanbul as well as the Bilkent University Communication and Design Department Studios. A big portion of the film was shot in 2006 and 2007. The post-production of the project commenced in 2008. The project shortly became an international fan film with the help of Star Wars fans from all around the world including the USA and Australia. In 2010 the project changed it's format from a short film into web series. The series will begin in May 2010 and it’s planned to be 6 webisodes. Each webisode will be between 6 and 10 minutes and will be published monthly.

www.riseoftherebellion.com


Crew:
Executive Producer / Director : Can Akdað
Visual Effects Supervisor : Batuhan Çokmar


Thanks to Can for the information and we wish him and his crew the best in their ongoing series.


UPDATE: The second episode of Rise of the Rebellion, titled "Leave No Man Stranded," is now online for your viewing enjoyment.


UPDATE #2: Rise of the Rebellion webisode III, "Another Happy Landing," is now online for viewing at RiseoftheRebellion.com.


UPDATE #3: The creators of the Turkish fan-made webisode series Rise of the Rebellion have posted their fourth episode titled, "Jedi Business." Click here to check it out!