Josh Meeter made a claymation film The Award Showdown  inspired by his favorite directors Spielberg and Lucas.

Josh has high aesthetic standards: he wants his art to look as professional as possible. He has his own website and logo.

Josh pointedly went for the Lucas/Spielberg fanbase. After getting Spielberg's attention, Josh's piece was hosted on Spielberg's fan site, among other fan sites. Currently, ifilm.com hosts The Award Showdown.

After his computer crashed and he lost much of the digital effects he was putting on The Award Showdown, Josh decided to forge ahead and start work on his first feature length film. It's an original science fiction story about Edison in Las Vegas.

Josh explains how he started animating with a videocamera while in middle school (1min10sec)
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The Award Showdown is an homage to Lucas & Speilberg and meant for their fanbase (3min)
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Josh talks about trying to get Spielberg's attention (3min05sec)
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Josh shares his views on copyright & streetsmarts (1min25sec)
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Josh talks about schools & his internship (1min25sec)
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Josh compares claymation to some of the computer applications he's learning (2min5sec)
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Josh's next step is feature films (1min35sec)
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Josh's friends tease him about how seriously he takes film (50sec)
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Josh thinks about his future as a filmmaker (1min40sec)
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Download a transcript of Josh's interview