Whatever happened to Starship Exeter?

[Maurice]

Happy Happy Joy Joy! I found some VFX elements I didn't think I had! That cuts down the number of re-renders I need to ask for. Whew.

[Barbreader]

Maurice wrote:

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Happy Happy Joy Joy! I found some VFX elements I didn't think I had! That cuts down the number of re-renders I need to ask for. Whew.

[Tribble Herder]

So the light at the end of this tunnel isn't an oncoming train after all?

[scifib5st]

Irish eyes smile on fools and ships named Exeter...

[Maurice]

Well, every little piece that doesn't need to be done or-redone shortens the route.

[MikeH92467]

If there's ever a DVD of the finished product I'd love to hear a bonus commentary track!

[Tribble Herder]

I'll just be happy with a finished product.

[Therin of Andor]

MikeH92467 wrote:

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If there's ever a DVD of the finished product I'd love to hear a bonus commentary track!

Jimm and Josh did a commentary for the first one. I would think doing a commentary will be the easiest part of what still needs to be done. Heck, why not just audiotape the premiere night?

[Maurice]

There's already a lengthy "making of" piece on the hard drive with all the footage.

[MikeH92467]

Maurice wrote:

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There's already a lengthy "making of" piece on the hard drive with all the footage.

How the final part was rescued would be a fine addition!

[Psion]

Soo ...


Are we there yet?

[JimTheBuilder]

Maurice wrote:

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Looking at it right now. It DOES look great!

Can hardly wait...hurry up every chance you get, m'kay?

[Maurice]

MikeH92467 wrote:

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How the final part was rescued would be a fine addition!

I dunno if "rescued" will be the right word. It was always going to be finished. I'm just helping make that happen.

One thing I will address in detail when this whole process is finished is how project organization affects editorial. The biggest issue I have with editing this show is not being able to find all the pieces because of inconsistent asset naming and files not being placed in some consistent directory structure. I have five drives here with literally thousands of files, which is why I keep stumbling across things I didn't think were here. For instance, I just a few days ago found the beauty and matte passes for a shot of the Exeter swooshing by, which I had been looking for months ago. There's ADR that's not labeled as such, etc.

[Tribble Herder]

Perhaps a featurette entitled, "How NOT To Make A Fan Film"...

[Therin of Andor]

Tribble Herder wrote:

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Perhaps a featurette entitled, "How NOT To Make A Fan Film"...

Totally unfair. It's a fan production. Real life has a way of shunting one's hobbies off to the side.

I have an Amiga computer from which I can no longer access files. On it is an almost-ready TNG fanzine from 1992, about the time the club I used to run transformed into something else. I could have kept going, but suspected I might end up with a garage full of fanzines. And real life was getting in he way. Prior to that particular issue, my previous publication had incorporated a rescue of a friend's unfinished attempt to get "just one more" Trek fanzine out, before real life got in her way.

I also made fan films in the 80s and 90s. On numerous computers are ideas that never made it. Again, real life has a way of getting in the way for the whole of the potential cast and crew.

How not to make a fan film is to not even start making one.