Star Trek Old School

TrekToday · February 5 2009, 08:19 PM

Fans are just getting used to Chris Pine as Captain Kirk, but how about Will Ferrell's face pasted on Captain Kirk's body?

As reported by Wired, Sputnik Animation has taken the heads of modern comedians, such as Ferrell, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carrell and others and put them onto the bodies of the 60's actors. Then dialogue, animation and music was added to make scenes with aliens such as Tribbles, a Gorn captain, Horta and Klingons that are, well, out-of-this-world.

Sputnik Animation Founder/Producer James LaPlante is hoping that Hollywood lawyers "have a sense of humor and that our animation falls under the fair-use clause. If they ask us to yank the video, of course, down it will go. We just wanted to share our funny idea with everyone, not infringe on anyone's rights."

LaPlante and company came up with the idea when a Sputnik Animation staffer "started to play around in Photoshop and created a still image of the Enterprise crew with Will Ferrell's head on Captain Kirk's body," according to LaPlante. "Once the Photoshop mock-up was done, we knew we had to produce a piece of animation for it, so we decided to do a fake trailer for the new movie."

Sputnik Animation used AfterEffects, Photoshop, 3D Studio Max, Sound Forge, Premiere and a program called Crazy Talk to create and edit the video, which has a three and a half minute run time. Sound clips and visuals from the original series were found online.

Not every role was easy to fill. "The roles we had the hardest time casting were Sulu and Scotty. You'll notice there really isn't a Sulu in our piece. For Scotty, we were torn between Jack Black and Seth Rogen. But when we put Jack Black into a Klingon [outfit] it worked so well we knew what to do."

To read more, head to the article located here.

GeorgeKirk · February 5 2009, 10:20 PM

I liked it!

Mr. Adventure · February 6 2009, 03:25 AM

Ooo boy, not a good statement for the quality of humor in today's movies. Just saying.

trekkerguy · February 6 2009, 03:51 AM

Oh that's grand.

M · February 6 2009, 04:15 AM

Brilliant!

Admiral Bear · February 6 2009, 04:46 PM

The only highlight of that was Sam L Jackson as Uhura. That was funny.

dmcco01 · February 6 2009, 07:21 PM

That was pretty lame. The Christopher Walken ending was its only saving grace.

Hoser · February 6 2009, 07:47 PM

ShamelessMcBundy · February 6 2009, 08:53 PM

Needs more cowbell!

cubbie · February 7 2009, 01:28 AM

dmcco01 wrote:

That was pretty lame. The Christopher Walken ending was its only saving grace.

Yeah, that was the only time I laughed. I want those 3 minutes back.

Pioneer · February 7 2009, 03:03 AM

Stupidity is NOT funny.

number6 · February 7 2009, 03:12 AM

Pioneer wrote:

Stupidity is NOT funny.

Sure it is!!

M'Sharak · February 7 2009, 04:13 AM

There were some funny bits, but I think that might have been better running about a minute forty-five rather than stretching not enough funny to three-and-a-half minutes' duration.

February 5 2009, 08:19 PM	#1
TrekToday Rear Admiral	Star Trek Old School Fans are just getting used to Chris Pine as Captain Kirk, but how about Will Ferrell's face pasted on Captain Kirk's body? As reported by Wired, Sputnik Animation has taken the heads of modern comedians, such as Ferrell, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carrell and others and put them onto the bodies of the 60's actors. Then dialogue, animation and music was added to make scenes with aliens such as Tribbles, a Gorn captain, Horta and Klingons that are, well, out-of-this-world. Sputnik Animation Founder/Producer James LaPlante is hoping that Hollywood lawyers "have a sense of humor and that our animation falls under the fair-use clause. If they ask us to yank the video, of course, down it will go. We just wanted to share our funny idea with everyone, not infringe on anyone's rights." LaPlante and company came up with the idea when a Sputnik Animation staffer "started to play around in Photoshop and created a still image of the Enterprise crew with Will Ferrell's head on Captain Kirk's body," according to LaPlante. "Once the Photoshop mock-up was done, we knew we had to produce a piece of animation for it, so we decided to do a fake trailer for the new movie." Sputnik Animation used AfterEffects, Photoshop, 3D Studio Max, Sound Forge, Premiere and a program called Crazy Talk to create and edit the video, which has a three and a half minute run time. Sound clips and visuals from the original series were found online. Not every role was easy to fill. "The roles we had the hardest time casting were Sulu and Scotty. You'll notice there really isn't a Sulu in our piece. For Scotty, we were torn between Jack Black and Seth Rogen. But when we put Jack Black into a Klingon [outfit] it worked so well we knew what to do." To read more, head to the article located here.

February 5 2009, 10:20 PM	#2
GeorgeKirk Commodore Location: Gainesville, FL	Re: Star Trek Old School I liked it! __________________ "Elmo: he's like Glenn Beck for children. But I repeat myself."-Lewis Black

February 6 2009, 03:25 AM	#3
Mr. Adventure Admiral Location: Mr. Adventure	Re: Star Trek Old School Ooo boy, not a good statement for the quality of humor in today's movies. Just saying.

February 6 2009, 03:51 AM	#4
trekkerguy Commodore Location: Boise, ID	Re: Star Trek Old School Oh that's grand. __________________ "I kept dreaming of a world I thought I'd never see, and then one day... I got in." - Kevin Flynn

February 6 2009, 04:15 AM	#5
M Vice Admiral Location: Zita Johann (1904–1993)	Re: Star Trek Old School Brilliant! __________________ Bashir: »Out of all the stories you told me, which ones were true and which ones weren't?« Garak: »My dear doctor, they're all true.« Bashir: »Even the lies?« Garak: »Especially the lies.«

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February 6 2009, 04:46 PM	#6
Admiral Bear Captain	Re: Star Trek Old School The only highlight of that was Sam L Jackson as Uhura. That was funny.

February 6 2009, 07:21 PM	#7
dmcco01 Rear Admiral Location: Atlanta, GA	Re: Star Trek Old School That was pretty lame. The Christopher Walken ending was its only saving grace.

February 6 2009, 07:47 PM	#8
Hoser Hoser Location: Hoser	Re: Star Trek Old School

February 6 2009, 08:53 PM	#9
ShamelessMcBundy Fleet Admiral Location: Wreath of Khan	Re: Star Trek Old School Needs more cowbell! __________________ "I just don't see you as a Southern belle." -RoJoHen, to me

February 7 2009, 03:03 AM	#11
Pioneer Captain	Re: Star Trek Old School Stupidity is NOT funny. __________________ Looking to build Element #137 (Feynmanium)

February 7 2009, 04:13 AM	#13
M'Sharak Definitely Herbert. Maybe. Location: Terra Inlandia	Re: Star Trek Old School There were some funny bits, but I think that might have been better running about a minute forty-five rather than stretching not enough funny to three-and-a-half minutes' duration. __________________ I have long felt that any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel or a play or a poem is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae or a banana split. — Kurt Vonnegut