Director Of “Star Wars Kid” And “Eli Porter: I’m Tha Best, Mayne” Plans Next Big-budget YouTube Sensation

Story by Bryce Wergin 

| Published Oct 14, 2008

Variety, the weekly entertainment trade newspaper, announced last week that YouTube clip prodigy Dom Lomax is soon to start production of what he calls “The biggest Webclip of all time.” Lomax, in his interview with Variety, did not reveal exactly what the clip is going to entail, but he did drop hints.

“The Internet will never be the same,” he said. “QVC Katana guy’?’‘Grape Lady’? ‘Fat Kid Getting Shot With Paintball Gun’? These are nothing compared to what I am making.”

Lomax was first discovered for his work on the indie clip, “Star Wars Kid.” The clip came out before YouTube was big, so most of the film’s fanbase was drawn by an independent Web site. The film brilliantly featured the struggle of the middle-school geek, unable to express his desires to wield a dual-edged lightsaber like Darth Maul.

“I really wanted the audience to connect with the Star Wars Kid,” Lomax said. “His short, un-athletic leaps, his awkward grunting sounds, the glasses, the slacks, everything.” “Star Wars Kid” also featured several remixes, animated by fans, which greatly contributed to Lomax’s success.

Lomax’s breakthrough film, however, was “Eli Porter-I’m Tha Best, Mayne,” a piece that delves into the struggles faced by underground free-style rappers trying to make it in the industry. The film follows young Eli Porter as he competes in a rap battle at his high school, only to tragically lose to longtime rival Envy in a 2-1 decision. This film broke Lomax into the mainstream Internet clip market and made him a sensation on YouTube. Critics have hailed it as “freaking hilarious” and “oh my gawd tha shit’s fuckin’ funny.”

“This next clip is going to be the defining video of this generation,” Lomax said in his interview with Variety. “It’s going to be on every thread of every message board. Countless Facebook groups will be made that people join for no reason and remain in for years. This is going to blow ‘No Country for Old Greg’ out of the water. It’s going to have the big budget, editing and CGI of ‘Eli Porter’ combined with the artfulness of ‘Star Wars Kid.’ I’m bringing indie clip culture into the YouTube mainstream.”

Casting has not yet begun for the clip, but Google has projected approximately 280 remixes and/or parody videos will be made in response by other YouTube users. The clip is also projected to make around $0 by 2009.