Star Trek: CAPTAIN PIKE

[Philip Guyott]

I have good news, the Captain Pike film will be released next year!!!!

The bad news is that it is a entirely different fan production to the one being discussed here!

"Fleet Captain Pike" - A Star Trek Fan Production:

The Final Mission is a non-profit Star Trek Fan Production that will follow the CBS/Paramount guidelines. The production will be in two parts totalling approximately thirty minutes in length and will tell the heroic but tragic story of Fleet Captain Pike on board the old Class J Starfleet Academy training vessel the USS Republic in 2266. On this ship Captain Pike was exposed to the deadly Delta Ray Radiation due to a baffle plate rupturing while trying to save cadets in engineering (as revealed in the classic TOS episodes "The Menagerie" Part 1 & 2).

Fleet Captain Pike: The Final Mission is the manifestation of our love for Star Trek, our passion for film making as a hobby, and our need as spare time artists to be creative and tell stories.

Fleet Captain Pike: The Final Mission will be released in late 2018.

www.fleetcaptainpike.com

www.facebook.com/Fleet-Captain-Pike-654945448002856

 

[F. King Daniel]

Well that is debatable

Unlike Renegades episode two, the Captain Pike production had already spent the money raised on filming and production for part one. They were still trying to raise funds for post production when the fan film guidelines came out. As I said above, any serious transformative changes would require starting from scratch.

Would the changes really have to be any more serious than Renegades: Requiem? Dub over the names and Trek-centric stuff, CG out the insignia, redo all exterior ship shots. I only suggest it because it's been done before, and recently.

 

[Philip Guyott]

Would the changes really have to be any more serious than Renegades: Requiem? Dub over the names and Trek-centric stuff, CG out the insignia, redo all exterior ship shots. I only suggest it because it's been done before, and recently.

Whilst in the fundraising trailer they used CGI for the bridge shots, I understand that they built practical sets for the actual filming, no green screens, which could be a problem. I don't know if things like uniforms or Spock's pointed ears could be changed in post. I suppose with enough money anything is possible.

 

[Potemkin_Prod]

So Phillip, this new Captain Pike has NOTHING to do with the previous one?

 

[Philip Guyott]

So Phillip, this new Captain Pike has NOTHING to do with the previous one?

Yes, that right. It is from the makers of the aborted Star Trek fan production 'Star Trek Begins'

 

[Maurice]

I have good news, *A* Captain Pike film will be released next year!!!!

Fixed that for you.

 

[Phoenix219]

Yes, that right. It is from the makers of the aborted Star Trek fan production 'Star Trek Begins'

Was that going to be the Capt. April movie?

 

[Potemkin_Prod]

Then I'm back to my original position that the CAPTAIN PIKE guys should put out Part 1 and show us what they can do.

 

[Tom]

Then I'm back to my original position that the CAPTAIN PIKE guys should put out Part 1 and show us what they can do.

I agree, if they are trying to work with CBS on what they can put out, thats not going happen.

 

[Shatinator]

The simple fact is Fan Films are under assault. We need to just face that reality. No matter how you fall on the Axanar debate, weather you feel the CBS crack down was justified in whole or in part.

We live in a different world now.

So unless Trek Fandom comes to terms with that fact, unless we becomes comfortable with this new reality, the reality of a straight jacket existence of restrictive 30 minute Trek Epics .. otherwise ... we need to say goodbye to the dream of Star Trek fan films, videos, fan audio adventures and the like.

I know it is not fair, I know it is not what we would want to do .. I know it is not what other franchises do .. but that is what we need to do

That .. or decide what we want to do about the state between the IP holder and the active fandom community, that frankly gives the IP it's value..

 

[Firebird]

The simple fact is Fan Films are under assault.

 

[Kor]

The simple fact is Fan Films are under assault. We need to just face that reality. No matter how you fall on the Axanar debate, weather you feel the CBS crack down was justified in whole or in part.

We live in a different world now.

So unless Trek Fandom comes to terms with that fact, unless we becomes comfortable with this new reality, the reality of a straight jacket existence of restrictive 30 minute Trek Epics .. otherwise ... we need to say goodbye to the dream of Star Trek fan films, videos, fan audio adventures and the like.

I know it is not fair, I know it is not what we would want to do .. I know it is not what other franchises do .. but that is what we need to do

That .. or decide what we want to do about the state between the IP holder and the active fandom community, that frankly gives the IP it's value..

All this stuff has already been discussed ad nauseum.

I just hope to see some kind of Captain Pike production at some point.

Kor

 

[Shatinator]

All this stuff has already been discussed ad nauseum.

I just hope to see some kind of Captain Pike production at some point.

Kor

Kor
Glad to see you hold a different opinion. Sharing of views, what ever they be is the purpose of a forum.

On this issue however, I think you are illustrating my point.

We will not see this Captain Pike film materialize because of the current state of fan film.

 

[Potemkin_Prod]

Actually, Potemkin Pictures doesn't find them restrictive at all. We're pretty much doing the same thing that we've been doing for the past seven years. We tell a story in the way that we want. The guidelines haven't restricted fan films in any way that I can discern. Laying the inability of any given fan film creative team to produce a fan film on the altar of the guidelines is simply giving that group an excuse not to produce what was promised. I'm not saying that's the case with this particular production, but I think it's time to put up or shut up.

 

[Noname Given]

The simple fact is Fan Films are under assault. We need to just face that reality. No matter how you fall on the Axanar debate, weather you feel the CBS crack down was justified in whole or in part.

No, fan films aren't 'under assault'. For Star Trek - the IP RIGHTS HOLDER graciously put out some rules (when hounded and asked to do so repeatedly by a Mr. Alec Peters).

CBS/Paramount would be fully within their right to say - "No fan films, PERIOD." - they didn't do that; and as MANY have shown you CAN make an interesting Star Trek based fan film, with interesting characters and plots that FULLY COMPLY with said guidelines.

 

[Phoenix219]

Seeing that STC ended itself gracefully, and Captain Pike is a (very) limited 3 part run anyways, and limited Kickstarters are not against the "guidelines," and the guidelines themselves are just *suggestions*..... and beloved fanfilms have been released in partial form before (tressarian)...I agree wholeheartedly with Potemkin Productions, in that Captain Pike needs to release what it has and show us what they can do. If they are that good, get some private donations and finish it up. If they do something wrong, CBS will let them know, and they can proceed accordingly. If this has already happened, then they at least owe their fans and doners that explanation.

 

[Maurice]

The simple fact is Fan Films are under assault.

Nope.

We live in a different world now.

Yeah. We're in one where the rules are clear where before they were muddy.

So unless Trek Fandom comes to terms with that fact, unless we becomes comfortable with this new reality, the reality of a straight jacket existence of restrictive 30 minute Trek Epics .. otherwise ... we need to say goodbye to the dream of Star Trek fan films, videos, fan audio adventures and the like.

You do realize of course that the sector of fandom that watches—let alone makes—these things is a teeny tiny percentage of the whole and not statistically important except as noisemakers.

I know it is not fair, I know it is not what we would want to do .. I know it is not what other franchises do .. but that is what we need to do

Don't even try to make a Lost In Space fanfilm. You want to see restrictive, try them.

That .. or decide what we want to do about the state between the IP holder and the active fandom community, that frankly gives the IP it's value..

Again, small subsection of fandom without clout that would make a difference.

 

[KennyB]

Is this officially DOA now? I saw a guy on their Facebook page say he recently donated...…...and it was returned to him saying "company folded last year...….."

 

[Noname Given]

Is this officially DOA now? I saw a guy on their Facebook page say he recently donated...…...and it was returned to him saying "company folded last year...….."

I think that Facebook post answered your question pretty clearly.

 

[Kor]

I think that Facebook post answered your question pretty clearly.

The admins of the Facebook page have not posted public comment on the status of the project, though.

Kor