SAMUEL COCKINGS is the distilled essence of the truest of Star Trek fans—gifted with an amazing talent that he enthusiastically shares with other Trekkies in the form of stunning CGI animations which appear in an endless parade of fan films. Indeed, it’d probably take less time to list the major fan films that Sam DIDN’T … Continue reading “A LONG WAY FROM HOME is a great way to crowd-fund! (interview with SAMUEL COCKINGS, part 1)”
Have you noticed that these past couple of months have been relatively quiet in the Star Trek fan film world? There’s nothing inherently wrong with that. There’s an “ebb and flow” with news and releases from time to time…feast or famine, as they say. And it’s not like there’s been no new Trek fan films … Continue reading “It’s FEAST OR FAMINE here at FAN FILM FACTOR…and it’s about to be FEAST! (editorial/news)”
Articles and interviews spotlighting the fantastic world of fan films and the fascinating folks who make them. Viewing log entries: BY RATING Click to View: Newest First or Alphabetically NOTE: In cases where there are multiple episodes of a fan series in one feature article, the highest-rated episode determines the placement … Continue reading “List of Fan Films (highest to lowest rated)”
Articles and interviews spotlighting the fantastic world of fan films and the fascinating folks who make them. Viewing log entries: NEWEST FIRST Click to View: Alphabetically or By Rating STARSHIP FARRAGUT, Part 1 (2004 to 2007) STARSHIP FARRAGUT, Part 2 (2008 to 2010) STARSHIP FARRAGUT, Part 3 (2011 to 2016) STARSHIP FARRAGUT – “Homecoming” … Continue reading “List of Fan Films (newest blogs first)”
Articles and interviews spotlighting the fantastic world of fan films and the fascinating folks who make them. Viewing log entries: ALPHABETICALLY Click to View: Newest First or By Rating THE VERY BEST OF STAR TREK FAN FILMS (special video) Created by Fan Film Factor blogger JONATHAN LANE, this special video compilation features clips from … Continue reading “List of Fan Films (alphabetically)”
Okay, folks, this was totally NOT on my Bingo card for, like, ever! It’s been more than two years since I last wrote a blog about Trekzone’s MATT MILLER from Australia. And honestly, I was fine not talking about him ever again (except, of course, when he appears in a fan film that I’m covering, … Continue reading “Did MATT MILLER write a SONG about LIL’ OL’ ME? I do believe he DID!”
While some Star Trek fan films have begun to Artificial Intelligence ( A.I.) in limited ways to age and de-age characters and also to create brief visuals and short bits of dialog, my new animated fan film AN ABSENT FRIEND is the first time that A.I. speech synthesis has been used to generate ALL of … Continue reading “How I used A.I. technology to bring the voices of SPOCK and McCOY back to life in “AN ABSENT FRIEND” (part 1: the audio)…”
It was March of 2016 when STARSHIP DEIMOS released their first episode, “THE LUCKY ONE.” Now, more than seven and a half years later, they released their 22nd completed fan film, “DREAM TIME,” this past September. As usual for releases from POTEMKIN PICTURES‘ numerous creative groups (there are currently six active teams), the story is … Continue reading “STARSHIP DEIMOS releases their 22nd fan film “DREAM TIME” (interview with writer DAVID EVERSOLE and actors TUCK STEVENS and DASHAWN KELLEY)”
The day before the 57th anniversary of the first airing of Star Trek, NEUTRAL ZONE STUDIOS released the sixth installment of its fanthology series, TALES FROM THE NEUTRAL ZONE. The previous five were the following… “THE LOOKING GLASS”“ENDOSYMBIOSYS”“DOOMSDAY”“WHEN DUTY CALLS”“THE TEST OF TIME” The last of these five, “The Test of Time,” featured VIC MIGNOGNA … Continue reading “Tales from the Neutral Zone’s “THE LOST STARSHIP” unites old and new fan film faces! (interview with BRIAN W. PETERSON and JOSH IRWIN, part 1)”
MATTHEW BLACKBURN from Southern California has released six Star Trek fan films in total, although there were seven years between his first production, STAR TREK: SURVIVOR, and his second offering, SURVIVORS. But since then, he’s released five completed fan films in a little over five and a half years, each one EXACTLY fifteen minutes long … Continue reading “ULTIMATE SURVIVAL – the latest “SURVIVOR” installment from MATTHEW BLACKBURN! (interview)”
