John Elgin Hudgens Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
John E. Hudgens (born April 6, 1967 in Memphis, Tennessee) 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, plus more unofficial videos shown at conventions and distributed on the Internet.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 features Kevin J. Anderson, Claudia Christian and Peter David among others. This effort 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, his longest fan film to date, at twelve minutes. All of Hudgens fan films were produced, directed, shot, and edited by him, and were made in collaboration with noted writer Lowell Cunningham, and were produced and released by his Z-Team Productions company.Hudgens' most recent production was American Scary, a feature length documentary about television horror hosts. The film premiered in October 2006 at the Hollywood Film Festival, and was released on DVD in February 2009.
Was hired by Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski to create promotional music videos for the show based on a sample video Hudgens did just for personal use. They eventually collaborated on eight in total over the course of the show's run.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Backyard Blockbusters
2012
Documentary
American Scary
2006
Documentary
Sith Apprentice
2005
Short
The Jedi Hunter
2002
Short
The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards
2002
TV Movie documentary segment "Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline"
Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline
2002
Short
Crazy Watto
2000
Short
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Backyard Blockbusters
2012
Documentary
Sith Apprentice
2005
Short
The Jedi Hunter
2002
Short
The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards
2002
TV Movie documentary segment "Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline"
Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline
2002
Short
Crazy Watto
2000
Short
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Backyard Blockbusters
2012
Documentary
American Scary
2006
Documentary
Sith Apprentice
2005
Short
The Jedi Hunter
2002
Short
Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline
2002
Short
Crazy Watto
2000
Short
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
American Scary
2006
Documentary
Sith Apprentice
2005
Short
The Jedi Hunter
2002
Short
Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline
2002
Short
Crazy Watto
2000
Short
Visual Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Jedi Hunter
2002
Short visual effects
Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline
2002
Short visual effects
Crimson Skies
2000
Video Game 3D cinema artist
Return of Pink Five
2006
Video short visual effects
Sith Apprentice
2005
Short visual effects
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Backyard Blockbusters
2012
Documentary producer
Sith Apprentice
2005
Short producer
The Jedi Hunter
2002
Short producer
Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline
2002
Short producer
Crazy Watto
2000
Short producer
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sith Apprentice
2005
Short
Darth Vader (voice)
The Jedi Hunter
2002
Short
Oscar Goldsith (voice)
Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline
2002
Short
Darth Vader
See-Threepio
JarJar Binks (voice)
Sound Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
American Scary
2006
Documentary sound
The Jedi Hunter
2002
Short sound editor
Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline
2002
Short sound editor
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Crazy Watto
2000
Short graphics
Crimson Skies
2000
Video Game artist
Costume Designer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Jedi Hunter
2002
Short
Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline
2002
Short
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Babylon 5
1994
TV Series producer: music video
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tailypo
2015
Short special thanks
Pink Five Strikes Back
2004
Video short special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made