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Does anyone have experience with using filter adapters that allow you to use filters from conventional camera lens on things like action cameras and high-end smartphones? I've only recently discovered their existence, and since I have both an OSMO Action and quite a few 52mm filters, I thought I...

I'm trying to compile recommendations for fan film makers regarding what microphones they should use, but I'm finding it difficult to anticipate exactly how much a project is willing to spend on sound. Obviously, some productions are willing to spend significant amounts of money on equipment...

I've been toying with the idea of Ashley Judd reprising her TNG role as Robin Lefler for Lower Decks, and I think it'd be interesting if she's an older, more experienced officer, perhaps even a seasoned Captain. What do you think?

Many people have the opinion that Enterprise, and then later Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard, created a lot of violations of previous continuity. Some, for example, would say that Discovery isn't actually in the Prime timeline. However, perhaps there's a more subtle way to deal with...

In a separate thread, we started a conversation about the use of 501(c)(3) status in fan films: @Professor Zoom subsequently create a quick outline of 501(c)(3) status and made an interesting point about Trek Continues stretching the definition of "educational"... @mthompson1701 mentioned that...

Planetside shipyards, like the one for the Enterprise in Star Trek (2009), never really made much sense to me. You'd expend a lot of energy and put a lot of stress on the ship trying to get it into orbit. It might make sense for something like an Intrepid class or a runabout, but it makes little...

Captain Jack recently released this 4K cinematic version of a cut scene from his "Colony Wars" YouTube series... ...And I was thinking, Space Engineers might actually provide a good way for people who don't have a lot of knowledge of 3D rendering and modeling to create ultra-low budget fan...

Not sure how practical this is, but I had an idea on the way home from work. It goeth thusly: Step 1: Spray paint a wall with a retro-reflective paint. Step 2: Light your subject normally a reasonable distance from the unlit, painted wall. Step 3: Put a green piece of plastic over the camera...

I'm planning on releasing to the public an original screenplay using a Creative Commons license in about a week. I plan to publish it as a PDF. Does anyone have suggestions on how to go about this? Is there a particular website I should host it on? How do I let people know it's available?

The Doctor and Batman are the same character! No, seriously. Think about it: They're both highly skilled and highly intelligent. They both have a specific location they consider under their protection (Earth, Gotham). They both have complicated relationships with the governments of the places...

I've noticed a lot of open source projects and standards groups lately have adopted codes of conduct. Specifically, I've noticed a lot of groups using the Contributor Covenant: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/code-of-conduct.html Would it be a good idea to adopt a similar...

In Transhumanism, the term "uplifting" refers to the modification of a species to increase their intelligence, often to the point of sapience. I was wondering what the opposite term would be: devolving a species to a lower level of intelligence. In the absence of anything specific, I think I...

If you've seen any of the behind-the-scenes videos on the movie Automata (2014), you'll know that the robots, rather than being CGI, where mostly puppets, with the puppeteers being dressed in green suits so that could easily be composited out afterwards using chroma key. I was wondering how hard...

Imagine a fan production that has just raised $50,000 dollars via crowdfunding. They want to be as transparent as possible to show that they're putting their supporters' money to good use. In theory, they could make frequent posts of behind-the-scenes photos and videos. Or they could make...

If thou dost not want to offend the copyright gods, how does one depict Battlestations and General Quarters in a non-Trek film? Obviously, we should avoid terms like "Red Alert" and "Yellow Alert", but should we avoid the actual colors. Is it okay to have red emergency lighting? What about red...

About 30 seconds into the video, the host interviews a guy who's found a way to attach 3D printed objects to cloth by layering in the cloth after the first two printed layers. Take a look. Could be very useful for alien costumes and such

In "Trial of a Time Lord: The Ultimate Foe", the Master tells the Doctor: "There is some evil in all of us, Doctor – even you. The Valeyard is an amalgamation of the darker sides of your nature, somewhere between your twelfth and final incarnation, and I may say you do not improve with age."...

I couldn't agree more. Presto! Which would be largely unverifiable, difficult to find even if the subject of the email made it public, and potentially contradictory and outdated, given that those would be separate emails spread out over long periods of time. I don't know how anyone would even...

"Shoney's: It's like you never left."

Anyone have ideas for how they can name starships that differentiates them from the Trek starship names we're used to?