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b"Star Wars Steampunk Universe is a charity support group based in Southern California which takes part in charities and events in southern California. They do crossover events with other charity groups. Two of the founding members of the Star Wars Steampunk Universe are our guests in Episode 52 of the SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking. \\n\\nFounders of the group, who are still active participants, are Dude Vader (Chris), Captain Solo Seekerman (Nathan Seekerman), Hot Nerd Girl (Tracy), Kansas City Photography (Kansas Johnson), Lando Chronos / Family Goals Cosplay (James) and DLo Cosplay (Shaylor). They\\u2019ve added many more members to their group over the years.\\n\\nChris emphasized they are not a cosplay group but a charity support group for Southern California and is specific to Star Wars. He mentions the Sci-Fi Coalition as one of the main groups they team up with and how they \\u201cdo every version of cosplay you can think of.\\u201d Chris mentioned he is a part of about 100 events a year and 80 or so, of them, are charity.\\n\\nThe group caught the eye of Lucas Film when they teamed up for a panel at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim in 2015. They soon began to form the Star Wars Steampunk Universe and their debut as a group was at the San Diego Comic-Con International in 2016 where they received an award as the Best Costume Group from the Hollywood Costume Designer\\u2019s Guild.\\n\\nChris plays Dude Vader which is a steampunk version of Darth Vader and Tracy \\u201cHot Nerd Girl\\u201d plays Sabe Sprocket, a steampunk version of Queen Amidala's bodyguard. The group is able to get creative with their Star Wars character outfits thanks to encouragement from Lucas Film and Disney.\\n\\nWe shared an insight story of how we connected with the group to include them in our film festival. Tracy has changed her outfit at least three times and Chris said that when it comes to Dude Vader, \\u201cThere are over 300 versions right now.\\u201d\\n\\nWe asked Tracy where the name \\u201cHot Nerd Girl\\u201d came from. Tracy shares the story including her blog and social media following on Facebook of around 70 thousand.\\n\\nThe story about this group is very interesting and their insights are intriguing. Chris and Tracy share many names from the history of their group and their current story. They were a part of the world premier of \\u201cStar Wars: The Force Awakens\\u201d in Hollywood and they shared an emotional moment during the film screening with their group with Nathan Seekerman who plays Captain Solo Seekerman.\\n\\nOne thing we spoke about was how being behind a mask can help them deal with emotional situations during events as a charity. There is a similarity in documentary filmmaking behind the camera. \\n\\nOf course, we spoke about the importance of the red carpet for film festivals including what happens on our red carpet. At around 42 minutes into the podcast, Chris and Tracy speak about how and why cosplayers should make films using their smartphones. \\n\\nWe had one of the funnest shout outs to the sponsors for #MFF2019SanDiego: Red Giant, Film Convert, Hall H Show Podcast, Star Wars Steampunk Universe, and Grip & Shoot. We also gave a special shoutout to Swords and Circuitry Studios and Uncharted Regions\\u2019 Neal and Jana Hallford.\\n\\nThis podcast is a little longer than usual but you\\u2019ll want to stay through to the end\\u2026if anything, for pure entertainment.\\n\\nSBP Podcast: The Voice of Mobile Film\\u2122 is for everyone who ever wanted to or is curious about making movies and videos using smartphones.\\n\\nWatch their video which they made in 2017 for the International Mobile Film Festival: https://youtu.be/uMdOzXTYx54\\n\\nFollow Star Wars Steampunk Universe on Facebook and Instagram:\\n\\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/starwarssteampunkuniverse/\\n\\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarWarsSteampunkUniverse/\\n\\nWebsite for Hot Nerd Girl: http://hotnerdgirl.com\\n\\nDude Vader on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DudeVaderCanole/\\n\\nOur Links: \\n\\nSubscribe, support and listen to bonus episodes and more on Patreon: http://patreon.com/sbppodcast"