Exploring the world of Star Trek fan films.
Now, THIS is a cool idea…just till you hear it!!! But first, I need to update you on where my Axanar Universe fan film INTERLUDE stands at the moment. As I mentioned in my previous Interlude Confidential, we’re nearly finished with principal photography (shooting the live action scenes) plus creating the VFX shots and voice-overs…and … Continue reading “INTERLUDE Confidential #5 – the latest CHATTER!”
A little more than a decade before his untimely death in 1997, John Denver trained with NASA and became a finalist for the first citizen’s trip to space in 1986. When asked why a singer/songwriter should be chosen to go to space, John Denver replied by asking who better to communicate the inspirational experience of … Continue reading “INTERLUDE Confidential #4 – putting the post-production puzzle pieces in place!”
VICTORIA FOX and JOSHUA IRWIN didn’t think it was necessary that I write this blog. “We do this sort of thing all the time,” they told me. “It’s part of our job.” Well, maybe for work where they’re being paid professionally, but this is a FLIPPIN’ FAN FILM. And what they did this weekend meant … Continue reading “INTERLUDE Confidential #3: neither RAIN nor SNOW nor TORNADOES will stop these filmmakers!”
I need a Christmas miracle. My heart sank last Friday morning when I got the call from Axanar director PAUL JENKINS. I immediately wished I could shift the blame to someone else and cover my ass in some way. But no, that’s not what Star Trek taught me. Kirk always took responsibility for the actions … Continue reading “INTERLUDE Confidential #2: This is really, really BAD…and I’m going to need some MAJOR HELP!”
It was the best of times, it was…aw, heck! IT WAS FRICKIN’ AWESOME!!! I’m referring, of course, to the main shoot of my Axanar Universe fan film INTERLUDE that took place about a week ago as I write this. It’s taken me this long just to process the amazing, kaleidoscopic experience I had. With so … Continue reading “INTERLUDE Confidential #1: Jonathan, the Executive Producer…”
I’ve been writing a series of blogs about all of the typical things that happen with fan films, things that I’ve been encountering during the development of INTERLUDE. But now it’s time for something that I don’t think has ever happened on any Star Trek fan film! Someone in our cast has asked (demanded, actually) … Continue reading “(Re) Presenting: INTERLUDE…the big premiere, TAKE TWO!”
(I know you wanna see INTERLUDE! Feel free to scroll down to the bottom of this web page, then come back to read the full blog entry.) I was a fan of AXANAR even before the launch of their first Kickstarter campaign back in early 2014. And when PRELUDE TO AXANAR was released that summer, … Continue reading “Presenting INTERLUDE – a Star Trek fan film in the AXANAR Universe!”
Wow…what a difference a successful YouTube Channel makes! I posted a link to the 48-second “sneak peak” clip from INTERLUDE last week as part of a blog explaining why we were going to miss our announced premiere date of July 25, 2020. Long story short, the music isn’t done yet. But I wanted to give … Continue reading “INTERLUDE clip gets 7.8K views (and 1K likes) in 15 HOURS!”
So far, so good. Although my directors are still on the road as I write this, they’re within a state or two of getting here. The weather this weekend will be awesome (30-40 degrees less than it was for Axanar four weeks ago); we’ll be in the 58-60 degree range with no rain in sight. … Continue reading “‘Twas the night before INTERLUDE shoots…”
Wow. Even in my wildest dreams, I didn’t expect this…although my friend MIKE BAWDEN predicted it the day before. “I really think you’ll be up five or six thousand dollars by the end of Thursday,” he said, “You might even come close to your $19,500 goal.” And he was right. After a crazy day of … Continue reading “How INTERLUDE’s Thousand Dollar Thursday became FIVE Thousand Dollar Thursday!”