The first fan film to feature a known star trek professional in their credits was the. Starship farragutthe price of anythingfull episode by michael. There was the initial 20 minute historical documentary film that accompanied the kickstarter, and i recall seeing a scene with gary graham ambassador soval walking, arguing with another vulcan about the humans. The ongoing battle over the legality of star trek fan films took another intriguing turn this week, with paramount and cbs releasing a long list of rules that fanmade projects set in the. The fan film community has received some coverage from the mainstream media. Now embracing fan films, cbs announces star trek film. Unlike tos, where there are multiple set recreations where fans can film, tng sets are much more. Based out of dundee, scotland, intrepid is one of the few british star trek fan productions, and to date the only one produced in scotland.
Star trek fan productions are productions made by fans using elements of the star trek franchise. Chance encounter a star trek short film production update 5. Star trek beyond is a fantastic entry that already has me looking forward to more of the same in the future. This short fan episode of star trek has a good feel to it. Things are looking dire for axanar, the star trek fan film. Now trek fans can keep up with the daytoday developments of this web series. Encounter at farpoint, which i consider to be one of the worst of the series.
This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated with cbs, paramount pictures, or any other star trek franchise, and is a noncommercial fanmade film intended for recreational. New star trek fan film guidelines have a chilling effect. Rapp describes himself as a completionist who adores going. Paramount pictures, cbs, and their licensees are the only organizations legally allowed to create commercial products with the star trek name and trademark. Laemeur a deal comes as the the studios were prepared to head to an unexplored galaxy at trial on jan. A couple of really good videos about chance encounter have been posted on youtube today. Intrepid is a star trek fan film series chronicling the adventures of the crew of the starship intrepid. A year ago, writer director gary obrien and cowriter peter laight released their firstever star trek fan film chance encounterand fans were blown away. Its scheduled to wrap production in the fall, at which point it will be edited into a 90minute feature starring wellknown actors and. Whether by collectibles, fan art, or any of the other avenues available to the diehard contingent of trekkies, the spirit of what makes star trek so much fun has always managed to thrive and inspire new generations along the way to join in. In order to ensure that future productions remain in the neutral zone, the studios will launch a star trek fan film academy. What started in 2003 with a few enthusiastic fans has grown as others have joined the production who.
This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated. Cbs, paramount settle lawsuit over star trek fan film. Amidst ongoing litigation against fan film star trek axanar, today cbs and paramount pictures have issued guidelines to all current and wouldbe star trek fan productions. Those questions remain mostly unanswered, though cbs and paramount did say they still support fan films, even if theyd rather such works remain amateurish. The first is a trekzone spotlight interview which is a part of a new series of interviews titled, fan films done right.
A kickstarter campaign for the trek fan film star trek. Check out starship republic a star trek fan film on indiegogo. Voyager, the lost episodes ghosts part 2 episode 1, part 2. Cbs, paramount settle lawsuit over star trek fan film illustration by. They discuss a nonspoiler synopsis of chance encounter and the fan film guidelines. Its not easy making a setbased tngera star trek fan film. Chance encounter creators announce new star trek fan film. Check out the video to meet our latest cast member and see how the set is progressing. Cbsparamount issue guidelines for star trek fan films. What if spock and kirk had met before the trial, but neither of them realized it.
A star trek fan film 2017 a gentle and heart warming science fiction love story, with all original characters, set within the star trek universe. A gentle and heart warming science fiction love story, with all original characters, set within the star trek universe. Superb acting, touching story, welldirected, fantastic costumes and vfx, perfect music, and even custombuilt shuttlepod and turbolift setsit s a mustsee fan film well worth 20 minutes of your time to watch if you havent already. A new but unofficial star trek film is out there now for the world to see for free. Thats according to ars technica via boing boing, which learned of the new film school at the yearly star trek. Star trek channel has just released a web site for the independently produced series starship valiant. No profit is to be made by exhibition or distribution. Over the course of star treks 50year existence, fans have made their devotion known through a variety of methods. The rights to star trek belong to gene roddenberry, and nutrek belongs to j.
Our backgrounds vary between us, some are into acting, others audio, and some are into visual effects, but together we have pooled our resources to create something we have all dreamed of but never thought possible, creating. I had good intentions, but they dont always pan out the way you want them too. Renegades, the 90minute first installment of a planned internet series, was released on. Just about any star trek fan will tell you that the worst movies in the. Chance encounter a star trek short film production update 4.
If that continues to happen, then star trek should have a decent chance to live long and prosper. The main theme and secondary cells are all used abundantly, and new compositional techniques used to alter what we already know make them all that more interesting see. Dont you realize that the most stressinducing, anxietyprovoking, cruel thing that you can do to a star trek fan is to announce that you are going to give us a new star trek series. Potemkin the night the stars fell from the sky p10 by potemkin1711. Work that i might add helps keep star trek alive for a huge fan base. Your family is well known, then, said the stranger, only he didnt seem so much a stranger anymore after all this. In an exclusive interview with, rapp said gamers will encounter stamets as a. The fans are making their own episodes and films all around the world. The holders of star trek have established new rules for fan films based in the scifi universe amidst an ongoing lawsuit over fan film axanar. A star trek fan production starfleet studios by starfleet studios. Discovery actor anthony rapp talks diversity, science. Both of those assumptions are incorrect by nearly a decade. Cbs and paramount announce rules for star trek fan films.
A chance encounter tshirt, a region free bluray copy of the film, and your name credited at the front of the film. Now cbs has emailed a ceaseanddesist to the fan film company, phase ii, which has produced some extremely highquality fan films with many of. Star trek fan film hits warp drive on kickstarter space. Sartaj garewal in chance encounter 2017 ayvianna snow in chance encounter. Encounters is a video game set in the star trek fictional universe, which was released in 2006 for the playstation 2.
Star trek fans slam cbs and paramount after it releases guidelines for fan films star trek now has 10 guidelines to follow if you dont want to face legal action. I have a giant master spreadsheet that notes pretty much every fan production that has released content since the 1970s. I speak for all star trek fans as will the next guy who comes along, albeit with totally different views when i say that we know exactly what we want in a. Find all the latest on these productions and feel free to post what you can find. The spreadsheet includes everything from the obvious continues and horizon to the bizarrely obscure, like the french 1990 filmschool project the judge, and. Kirk, spock, mccoy and the crew of the uss enterprisea are called back into service to prevent a world near the borders of both klingon and romulan space from leaving the federation.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Chance encounter a star trek fan film star trek fan made. List of fan films highest to lowest rated fan film factor. Fan film read this before you make your next star trek fan film by stephen schleicher on june 24, 2016 4 comments if you are going to make a star trek fan film, theres a good chance you wont wind up in court like the creators of axanar, if you follow the new guidelines released by cbs and paramount pictures.
Star trek fan film dispute goes to jury trial in big. A year ago, writer director gary obrien and cowriter peter laight released their firstever star trek. Nothing in the fan film can be taken from any actual star trek production. For a little while there, it seemed like axanar, the crowdfunded star trek fan film, was out of danger. With philip delancy, sartaj garewal, hayward morse, ayvianna snow. Chance encounter stands out to me as a lovely and moving story but most of all because i feel like im eavesdropping so vividly does djinn writes these voices. The next star trek film is coming sooner than you think. Apart from the fan film being a clear derivative work of the famous franchise, the fact that cbs announced in november that its debuting a new star trek series in 2017 and that paramount. Some fans believe that axanar was the first fan film to use professionals or, at the very least, the first to pay them. Fan film read this before you make your next star trek. This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated with cbs, paramount pictures, or any other star trek franchise, and is a noncommercial fanmade film intended for recreational use.
D is a short fanfilm being created by a group of friends whom all have one thing in common, a love of science fiction, namely star trek. Constellation fanfilm has ceased production, citing the star trek. Star trek fan film dispute goes to jury trial in big ruling. A quick behind the scene look at the making of chance encounter a star trek fan production. Starship farragut the crossing by starshipfarragut. Star trek and all related marks, logos and characters are solely owned by cbs studios inc.
But it turns out, the film no longer has a fair use leg to stand on. Revise the star trek fan films guidelines to be fan friendly. A quick look at how our set is progressing, and a recap of our fabulous cast before we head towards our first shoot day next week. It is described as a gentle and heart warming science fiction love story, with all original characters, set. Additionally, nothing ever materialized from all his claims that he was making this massive star trek fan film. Encounters is an arcade style shoot em up game, and features ships and characters from all five star. Superb acting, touching story, welldirected, fantastic costumes and vfx, perfect music, and even custombuilt shuttlepod and turbolift setsits a mustsee fan film well worth 20 minutes of. This is the captainwere being decommissioned, said. This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated with cbs, paramount pictures, or any other star trek franchise, and is a noncommercial fan. Star trek fan films approved by paramount, with some rules. Starship republic is a star trek fan film aimed at recapturing gene roddenberrys original vision. Hes not a masochist, but he is a bit of a completionist.
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