CBS Fan Film Academy Announced

[KennyB]

Hot off the press.
http://axamonitor.com/doku.php?id=fanfilm_academy
h/t to @carlosp

LAS VEGAS — In an unprecedented move, CBS has granted a license to Star Trek New Voyages leader James Cawley to produce fan films through a new Star Trek Film Academy.

“Learn the art of Star Trek filmmaking from those who made it,” Cawley said about the effort which, unlike productions made under the fan film guidelines, will be able to employ people who have previously worked on Star Trek professionally.

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Cawley made the announcement at the Star Trek Las Vegas Convention on Saturday, August 6, 2017, at the end of his panel discussing his year-old Star Trek: The Original Series Set Tour in Ticonderoga, N.Y., also a fan-led effort licensed by CBS Consumer Products.

The film academy offers fans the chance to participate in all aspects of filmmaking, Cawley said, “from gaffing to costuming to special effects. Fans will work side by side with talented Star Trek artists to create short vignettes from beginning to end.”

 

[Noname Given]

Hot off the press.
http://axamonitor.com/doku.php?id=fanfilm_academy
h/t to @carlosp

LAS VEGAS — In an unprecedented move, CBS has granted a license to Star Trek New Voyages leader James Cawley to produce fan films through a new Star Trek Film Academy.

“Learn the art of Star Trek filmmaking from those who made it,” Cawley said about the effort which, unlike productions made under the fan film guidelines, will be able to employ people who have previously worked on Star Trek professionally.

CBS License
Cawley made the announcement at the Star Trek Las Vegas Convention on Saturday, August 6, 2017, at the end of his panel discussing his year-old Star Trek: The Original Series Set Tour in Ticonderoga, N.Y., also a fan-led effort licensed by CBS Consumer Products.

The film academy offers fans the chance to participate in all aspects of filmmaking, Cawley said, “from gaffing to costuming to special effects. Fans will work side by side with talented Star Trek artists to create short vignettes from beginning to end.”

Did ANYONE get a picture of Alec Peter's head exploding?

 

[KennyB]

Did ANYONE get a picture of Alec Peter's head exploding?

Oddly he is MIA, although I heard he was moving to Atlanta this weekend...........so he may be at a rest stop in NM weeping.

 

[urbandefault]

Did ANYONE get a picture of Alec Peter's head exploding?

 

[BillJ]

Guess he'll have to find another way to scam people out of money.

 

[KennyB]

Wonder what the charges for going to The Academy will be?

 

[jespah]

Good luck to Mr. Cawley!

 

[MikeH92467]

This might explain why Mr. Cawley has been running in "silent mode" recently. I'm waiting with some interest for the explosion from LFIM. It could be glorious.

 

[Professor Zoom]

Hot off the press.
http://axamonitor.com/doku.php?id=fanfilm_academy
h/t to @carlosp

LAS VEGAS — In an unprecedented move, CBS has granted a license to Star Trek New Voyages leader James Cawley to produce fan films through a new Star Trek Film Academy.

“Learn the art of Star Trek filmmaking from those who made it,” Cawley said about the effort which, unlike productions made under the fan film guidelines, will be able to employ people who have previously worked on Star Trek professionally.

CBS License
Cawley made the announcement at the Star Trek Las Vegas Convention on Saturday, August 6, 2017, at the end of his panel discussing his year-old Star Trek: The Original Series Set Tour in Ticonderoga, N.Y., also a fan-led effort licensed by CBS Consumer Products.

The film academy offers fans the chance to participate in all aspects of filmmaking, Cawley said, “from gaffing to costuming to special effects. Fans will work side by side with talented Star Trek artists to create short vignettes from beginning to end.”

Insert laughing hysterically gif here.

CBS's trolling of Peters is glorious.

 

[Philip Guyott]

Wow - "Cawley’s academy, anticipated to be a week-long experience will take fans through story and preproduction meetings, rehearsals, lighting, costuming and makeup, then filming and post-production — all alongside industry professionals who have worked on Star Trek, such as Mike and Denise Okuda, Doug Drexler and Daren Dochterman. Fans can participate in front of or behind the camera, Cawley said."

So does this mean that Star Trek New Voyages could continue to make their own fan films?

Did ANYONE get a picture of Alec Peter's head exploding?

No, but I heard a rumour that after his head exploded a mother parasite burst out of his chest screaming, 'we mean you no harm'.
It does help to explain Peter's behaviour over the last several years.

 

[Tuskin38]

So does this mean that Star Trek New Voyages is going to continue making their own fan films and they do will it be under the same official Star Trek licence?

...no? How did you get to that that conclusion at all.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Fascinating!

 

[Philip Guyott]

...no? How did you get to that that conclusion at all.

It was not a conclusion - It was a question!

However, the original Axamonitor does say "In an unprecedented move, CBS has granted a license to Star Trek New Voyages leader James Cawley to produce fan films through a new Star Trek Film Academy.

 

[JD]

Wow, this sounds really cool.

 

[Firebird]

Very awesome of CBS to partner with James Cawley on this! I think this puts to rest any aspersions being cast on CBS/Paramount's views on fanfilms.

Now I'm wondering if CBS might do something similar with the STC crew? Perhaps have their sets moved to the LA area so there can be bi-coastal fanfilm academies for the fans to enjoy?

 

[Peach Wookiee]

That'd be awesome! And Phillip Guyott, you read my mind.

 

[Campe]

Wonder what the charges for going to The Academy will be?

If you're most people, probably about a grand or two.
If you're Alec Peters, $1.7 million.

 

[Dick Whitman]

I am curious on the mechanics of how this will work. Will each student
have a week alone to work on their own episode? With the professional advisors working with them as cast and crew? Or would multiple students work together on episodes?

I always wanted to go to film school when I was younger. If the price was reasonable I would consider it.

It's impossible to think of anything previous to compare this too. I was a Klingon in the Star Trek Adventure at Universal Studios in 1992, age 14! LOL Of course that was all prescripted and we just did what we were told. I wish my parents had bought official VHS with me in it. I got a crappy camcorder video my Dad took though.

 

[HerbFlynn]

It was not a conclusion - It was a question!

However, the original Axamonitor does say "In an unprecedented move, CBS has granted a license to Star Trek New Voyages leader James Cawley to produce fan films through a new Star Trek Film Academy.

I was thinking the same thing - I'd expect we'll get clarification on this shortly. Seems the winds are blowing the right way. (and it'll be good to see the sets used when it's not tourist season and just collecting dust)

I wonder who's idea this was - James,CBS Consumer Products or something mutual at the same time?

 

[MikeH92467]

At one point wasn't AP claiming he was going to do that with the now-defunct original Axanar studios?