But they aren't shutting down fanfilms. Fans are free to continue so long as they stay within the guidelines.
BREAKING: Official Fan Film Guidelines Issued
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But they aren't shutting down fanfilms. Fans are free to continue so long as they stay within the guidelines.
You don't need "stars" to get viewers: you just need a compelling story and passable production values. The completed "The Tressaurian Intersection" has accumulated over 310,000 views to date and still pulls in thousands of views a week two+ years after being released, and this for a fanfilm which got virtually no love on the major Trek sites upon its final complete release. The better fanfilms do this kind of "business", stunt casting or not.
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True, but the guidelines are extremely restrictive. It's hard for me to see how a half hour one off short could generate the same interest as a full length serial fan feature.
Why not? People have been making fan films for decades that are stand alone features and not a series.
The ink hasn't even dried on these guidelines and already it's the end of the world.
The ink hasn't even dried on these guidelines and already it's the end of the world.
"most controversial changes in Star Trek."
They are obviously anti-fan film. I mean, how dare you have amateurs attempting to make films?
Are suddenly the fans going to turn their backs on fanfilms? Are they suddenly going to say: Meh, I love my Trek if it's 42 minutes or longer?
They aren't restrictive. They aren't even extremely restrictive. You can still raise a lot of money, you can do up to 30 minutes--which is waaay longer than the rules for the LucasFilm fanfilm contest.
If someone can't see a way to tell an engaging story in 30 minutes, I doubt that person could create one in an hour.
That is being discussed in another thread.
It appears Ep. 7 will be released as planned and as scheduled on Sept. 3rd. This is confirmation that CBS/P is not applying the guidelines retroactively--any productions currently in the works to be released can do so as planned.
The question is open regarding what comes after that. Vic Mignogna has said they are talking to CBS to see how/if STC can go forward. We haven't heard anything yet.
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We are getting a new series next year on CBS's streaming video service CBS All Access. It's technically not on TV, but it's just as much of a Trek series as all of the others.
It could be a hell of a lot worse. Look into Star Wars guidelines for a start. They didn't even have to be as nice as they are being.
I wish this had been made completely clear before Renegades filed off the serial numbers
If you had listened to James Van Citters' podcast interview on Engage you would have heard him say it quite clearly.I wish this had been made completely clear before Renegades filed off the serial numbers
But Renegades had to file off the serial numbers the day the guidelines came out; they weren't able to wait for the serial numbers.
Awful luck for them, but there you go.
It was made clear - STC's EP. 7 was in Post production (IE filmed and edited for the most part.)I wish this had been made completely clear before Renegades filed off the serial numbers
Renegades hadn't started principal filming on their latest episode when the Guidelines hit.
I may be biased, since I lent a small hand to "The Tressaurian Intersection," but EXETER's outing is spades better than some of the more darling fan film productions.
I think the big panic is premature.
Everyone who is not Alec Peters or connected to Axanar in any way should just take a breath, and carry on. There is no CBS/Paramount witch hunt. Yet.
I think the guidelines were issued to give the average no-budget fan clearance to play Star Trek without the worry of a big lawsuit hammer over their heads.
That, and to prohibit LFIM from making any unlicensed Trek in the forever future.
Everyone who is not Alec Peters or connected to Axanar in any way should just take a breath, and carry on. There is no CBS/Paramount witch hunt. Yet.
I think the guidelines were issued to give the average no-budget fan clearance to play Star Trek without the worry of a big lawsuit hammer over their heads.
That, and to prohibit LFIM from making any unlicensed Trek in the forever future.
I agree with urbandefault. The sky isn't falling, and these guidelines are pretty much a gift for groups like my own.
People are losing track of the fact that these are guidelines, not laws.
People are losing track of the fact that these are guidelines, not laws.
Agreed. This is, without question, the one significant thing most people are overlooking.
ABSOLUTELY.
