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. I had good intentions, but they dont always pan out the way you want them too. The next star trek film is coming sooner than you think. The first is a trekzone spotlight interview which is a part of a new series of interviews titled, fan films done right. Cbs, paramount settle lawsuit over star trek fan film. Unlike tos, where there are multiple set recreations where fans can film, tng sets are much more. Discovery actor anthony rapp talks diversity, science. Potemkin the night the stars fell from the sky p10 by potemkin1711. Laemeur a deal comes as the the studios were prepared to head to an unexplored galaxy at trial on jan.
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. 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. Constellation fanfilm has ceased production, citing the star trek. Those questions remain mostly unanswered, though cbs and paramount did say they still support fan films, even if theyd rather such works remain amateurish. A kickstarter campaign for the trek fan film star trek. 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. Encounters is a video game set in the star trek fictional universe, which was released in 2006 for the playstation 2. This short fan episode of star trek has a good feel to it.
Rapp describes himself as a completionist who adores going. A star trek fan production starfleet studios by starfleet studios. A year ago, writer director gary obrien and cowriter peter laight released their firstever star trek. Cbs, paramount settle lawsuit over star trek fan film illustration by. 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. Chance encounter a star trek short film by gary obrien. In an exclusive interview with, rapp said gamers will encounter stamets as a. Cbs and paramount announce rules for star trek fan films. Paramount pictures, cbs, and their licensees are the only organizations legally allowed to create commercial products with the star trek name and trademark. 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.
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. Now cbs has emailed a ceaseanddesist to the fan film company, phase ii, which has produced some extremely highquality fan films with many of. Revise the star trek fan films guidelines to be fan friendly. Thats according to ars technica via boing boing, which learned of the new film school at the yearly star trek. What if spock and kirk had met before the trial, but neither of them realized it.
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. A chance encounter tshirt, a region free bluray copy of the film, and your name credited at the front of the film. The spreadsheet includes everything from the obvious continues and horizon to the bizarrely obscure, like the french 1990 filmschool project the judge, and. Chance encounter a star trek short film production update 4.
Star trek beyond is a fantastic entry that already has me looking forward to more of the same in the future. 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. 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. Just about any star trek fan will tell you that the worst movies in the.
The fan film community has received some coverage from the mainstream media. A year ago, writer director gary obrien and cowriter peter laight released their firstever star trek fan film chance encounterand fans were blown away. 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. In order to ensure that future productions remain in the neutral zone, the studios will launch a star trek fan film academy. This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated. No profit is to be made by exhibition or distribution. Find all the latest on these productions and feel free to post what you can find. 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. A new but unofficial star trek film is out there now for the world to see for free. They discuss a nonspoiler synopsis of chance encounter and the fan film guidelines.
Star trek fan film hits warp drive on kickstarter space. 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. Chance encounter a star trek fan film star trek fan made. Encounter at farpoint, which i consider to be one of the worst of the series. Check out starship republic a star trek fan film on indiegogo. For a little while there, it seemed like axanar, the crowdfunded star trek fan film, was out of danger. 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. Starship republic is a star trek fan film aimed at recapturing gene roddenberrys original vision. Sartaj garewal in chance encounter 2017 ayvianna snow in chance encounter. Renegades, the 90minute first installment of a planned internet series, was released on.
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. Star trek fan film dispute goes to jury trial in big ruling. The rights to star trek belong to gene roddenberry, and nutrek belongs to j. It is described as a gentle and heart warming science fiction love story, with all original characters, set. A gentle and heart warming science fiction love story, with all original characters, set within the star trek universe. Your family is well known, then, said the stranger, only he didnt seem so much a stranger anymore after all this. 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. What started in 2003 with a few enthusiastic fans has grown as others have joined the production who. Now embracing fan films, cbs announces star trek film. Work that i might add helps keep star trek alive for a huge fan base. Star trek and all related marks, logos and characters are solely owned by cbs studios inc. Starship farragutthe price of anythingfull episode by michael. 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. 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.
This is the captainwere being decommissioned, said. Over the course of star treks 50year existence, fans have made their devotion known through a variety of methods. Cbsparamount issue guidelines for star trek fan films. A couple of really good videos about chance encounter have been posted on youtube today. Nothing in the fan film can be taken from any actual star trek production. Encounters is an arcade style shoot em up game, and features ships and characters from all five star. But it turns out, the film no longer has a fair use leg to stand on. A quick behind the scene look at the making of chance encounter a star trek fan production. Chance encounter creators announce new star trek fan film.
Star trek fan films approved by paramount, with some rules. 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. I have a giant master spreadsheet that notes pretty much every fan production that has released content since the 1970s. Star trek channel has just released a web site for the independently produced series starship valiant. Check out the video to meet our latest cast member and see how the set is progressing. Star trek fan film dispute goes to jury trial in big. 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. 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.
Voyager, the lost episodes ghosts part 2 episode 1, part 2. The fans are making their own episodes and films all around the world. With philip delancy, sartaj garewal, hayward morse, ayvianna snow. 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. They explore strange new worlds, encounter new alien life and seek to. The official star trek fan film guidelines are here and. 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. 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. Its not easy making a setbased tngera star trek fan film. Intrepid is a star trek fan film series chronicling the adventures of the crew of the starship intrepid.
Hes not a masochist, but he is a bit of a completionist. The game was developed by scottish studio 4j studios for bethesda softworks u. Its scheduled to wrap production in the fall, at which point it will be edited into a 90minute feature starring wellknown actors and. The first fan film to feature a known star trek professional in their credits was the.
Both of those assumptions are incorrect by nearly a decade. Some fans believe that axanar was the first fan film to use professionals or, at the very least, the first to pay them. Starship farragut the crossing by starshipfarragut. Chance encounter a star trek short film production update 5. Chance encounter 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.