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"We here at Digital Spy have thoroughly enjoyed a new weekly YouTube series dedicated to homemade remakes of classic films. CineFix&amp;#039;s Homemade Movies channel has produced a number of shot-for-shot remakes of movie scenes and trailers, including Lord of the Rings, Star Trek Into Darkness, Iron Man 3 and even One Direction&amp;#039;s upcoming 3D movie using sock puppets. So we had a chat with filmmaker Dustin McLean from the Homemade Movies team to find out more about the project, and what we can expect in future episodes.   So what gave you guys the idea to produce &amp;#039;homemade&amp;#039; versions of classic movie clips and trailers? &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s actually something I&amp;#039;ve done since I was a little kid with a VHS video camera, so after making miscellaneous live action videos on YouTube for a few years I wanted to try working a show around the concept. &amp;quot;That evolved into only recreating movie trailers shot for shot as soon as they were released. Once we started up the weekly show on CineFix we decided to include classic older scenes with the new trailers.&amp;quot; Do you have a professional filmmaking background or are you true homemade wizards? &amp;quot;I did not go to film school, I have just always had a passion for being creative and inventing my own ways of doing things. I figure everything out as I go which I feel gives me a unique approach to filmmaking, but definitely lends itself to the Homemade Movies style! &amp;quot;I have done animation for as long as I have done live action and I worked as an animator and animation director in TV for several years. My producer Jon O&amp;#039;Brien studied Media Arts in college and worked in VFX for feature films for many years.&amp;quot;      One of the reasons your clips have been so impressive is how spot-on the timing of the shot-for-shot elements are, seemingly down to the millisecond. How the hell do you manage to time the scenes so well? &amp;quot;Thanks! The attention to detail is something that I&amp;#039;m proud of and I think sets our recreations apart from the usual &amp;#039;sweded&amp;#039; style you see online. We analyse every shot to see what the important details are, what are the most prominent elements and shapes, and so on. &amp;quot;The camera framing and movement is also very important to me. Then we watch it repeatedly with the performers to memorize the timing of everything before taking a stab at it.&amp;quot;      Without sounding too nosy, what kind of budget do you have for each remake? &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s very tiny, it truly is homemade! We are happy to be able to pay actors/friends and helpers for their time but other than that we have just enough to cover our props and wardrobe which are cobbled together from thrift store finds! And we literally shoot in or around my house, haha.&amp;quot; How many people are usually required to film each homemade version? &amp;quot;We are the tiniest crew ever, usually just myself and Jon. We have an editor now too who also helps during shoots (and we all shot up on camera whenever needed!). &amp;quot;But it just depends on how many people need to be in the shot. Sometimes, it&amp;#039;s just a friend who comes over to be in one or two shots and then later a few different friends come over for a quick shot. Other times there are a lot of people in a scene so we will fill my house with friends and actors and get a few extra people on hand to help out.&amp;quot;      What has been the most fun shoot so far? The Matrix one, in particular, looked like an awesome geekfest. &amp;quot;They all have their fun moments. It&amp;#039;s usually pretty chaotic (trailers have SO many shots in them!) but often a particular setup will turn out to be fun. &amp;quot;Sock puppets are especially fun, actually. And recently we did an epic shot with nine Lord of the Rings characters in it, and having us all in full costume standing in front of my house was a lot of fun!&amp;quot; You collaborated with YouTubers Olga Kay &amp;amp; Jeremy Jahns in the Matrix clip. Do you have any similar cameos lined up, or any fantasy collaborations in your mind? &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ve got some pretty sweet collabos on the horizon including Andr\u00C3\u00A9 from Black Nerd Comedy. If we find the right YouTuber to fit a particular role we would be excited to have them! &amp;quot;My dream would be to get some actual movie celebs to appear in these, though! Either reprising their actual role in our homemade version or perhaps playing a different role in a famous movie they were in.&amp;quot;      Could we ever see a full two-hour shot-for-shot homemade version of an entire film? &amp;quot;That would be insane. And awesome!&amp;quot; Any scoops for possible future homemade versions? I&amp;#039;m hoping for a Back to the Future clip with a homemade DeLorean and Flux Capacitor. &amp;quot;Fans keep requesting Back to the Future and it&amp;#039;s my favorite movie, so I think you can count on seeing that sooner than later! We might also be using The Force soon...&amp;quot; CineFix&amp;#039;s Homemade Movies unveil a new episode every Tuesday via their YouTube page.      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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