Exploring the world of Star Trek fan films.
“The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth!” Picard said those eleven words to Wesley Crusher in season five of TNG, but for me those were words I’d already been living by for a quarter century. I don’t hate much in my life, but I do hate lies. It’s one of the … Continue reading “My love/hate relationship with MIDNIGHT’S EDGE… (editorial)”
“What’s happening with AXANAR?” “When is it coming out?” “Has the entire project just fallen apart?” “Who’s the director?” “Do they even have a production team?” These questions and so many like them pour into comments, IMs, and emails to me almost weekly. (In fact, the “fallen apart” one came in just last week.) I’ve so … Continue reading “Major AXANAR news! (interview with ALEC PETERS, part 1)”
When I started FAN FILM FACTOR on January 10, 2016, it was suggested that I try to write at least one or two new blogs per week so I’d stay relevant and keep readers coming back. Instead, I’ve written and published, on average, between four and five blogs per week for over two years. Some … Continue reading “My 500TH published blog!!!!!”
Today I turn 51 years old…and FAN FILM FACTOR just turned two. This blog doesn’t have an official birthday, but my earliest posts are dated January 10, 2016. It’s two years later, and in that time, I’ve published 465 blog entries!!! Holy shat! Although some of my blogs are just 200-400 words, others get well … Continue reading “HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me…and to FAN FILM FACTOR!”
While studios like Paramount, CBS, Warner Brothers, Disney, Fox, and others try to figure out what to do about fan films, Independent Film Festivals already have a solution: CREATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES FOR THEM! Up until recently, if you were a Star Trek fan film, your options were pretty limited when it came to entering your … Continue reading “INDIE FILM FESTIVALS are starting to add a NEW category: FAN FILMS!”
To mark this 51st anniversary of Star Trek and the theatrical re-release of the Director’s Cut of STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (in theaters September 10 and 13), I’ve decided to feature a somewhat different kind of Trek fan film today. Most fan films feature fan-written scripts with fan actors, fan-generated visual and … Continue reading “A Tale of II Trailers!”
Last time, we took a closer look at the new fan series MELBOURNE, shot at STARBASE STUDIOS and produced by VANCE MAJOR. This low-budget production has guest cameos from and shout-outs to SEVEN other fan films and series, tying a fair portion of the fan film community together with some shared continuity. In Part 1 … Continue reading “MELBOURNE – Interview with VANCE MAJOR, Part 2”
At the end of March, a new Star Trek fan production titled MELBOURNE (just that, no “Starship” in front of the name) posted its debut fan film: “Storm Front, Part 1.” One of several fan series shot on the sets of STARBASE STUDIOS (while they were still in their previous Oklahoma City location), Melbourne initially … Continue reading “MELBOURNE – Interview with VANCE MAJOR, Part 1”