Whaaat??? Seriously? How much did the cost to build in the first place? (Probably incalculable, if you try to count free labor, but the materials should have a cost.)
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That is what I figured as well, someone ELSE is wanting to rent it for filming so he's in a mad dash to get it useable. In the brief part of the update I watched he said during AxaCon they had it powered by generators outside because the "studio" power grid couldn't handle it. That's gonna be a nightmare for the sound guys if they ever do film anything on the sets. And by studio I of course mean warehouse.
Impossible to know, but one of the things that Robert Meyer Burnett crowed about on social media was that the transporter set had custom laser cut pads that were made of thick enough plexiglass that they could be stood on...
I have tried to put the "movie" script out of my mind, but I do not recall a single scene set in the transporter room... so why they even built it is beyond me.
I think it is like a playhouse for LFIM more than anything.
Of course, he can't use a generator. The self-storage unit isn't soundproofed in any way, so recording dialogue will be a nightmare as it is, even without the giant diesel engine.
As per usual, Alec is now spending even more money to overcome his poor planning and conform to the limits of the building.
A playhouse, and a way for Alec to compete (in his fevered dreams) with James Cawley, who booted him to the curb long before the lawsuit.
ADR THE WHOLE THING!!!!!!!!!!
I think right now it is jealousy from stage 9 and cawley.
How so?
edit - "jealousy from" as in jealousy coming from those two?!? You mean Stage 9 and James Cawley are jealous of Alec Peters? I don't think so.
Do you mean "jealousy of"?
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Keeping up with the Jones's--lol
Don't forget that is without any equipment needed for filming running like lighting.
He said in a recent update the "studio" can only handle 200 Amps. So they are going to backlit plexis over the monitors with a handful of monitors running off rasberry pi vs computers. Even with that, the bridge will take 77 Amps to run.
So you have about 100 Amps total then for lighting, recording equipment, cameras, etc.
Yes that is what I meant. He's jealous that they have nice sets and are doing tours and the like and wants to show he can too.
I doubt he thought this far ahead, but he has been talking about the various tools that let you film with your phone.
Again, with each change he limits the type of production that can be made in his "studio" but that's not important to Alec. He wants the accolades of being the Big Man On Set, wandering around and glad-handling, then heading to restaurant afterwords where someone can buy him drinks and ice cream.
100 Amps for filming!!! That's not enough to operate a 12 channel mixer (which takes 120 amps) I guess there is always flashlights and iPhones! Well, in reality it doesn't matter; Axanar will never film anything.
In this recent post his main goal was to be able to flip a switch and the bridge set light up.
Actually filing on the set? Not important.
I think you have discovered the flaw in his master plan.
LOL there was a pic a couple months ago of the set and I pointed out the problems with it, namely the inadequate electrical and lack of sound proofing.
That does not mean the place can't be retrofitted, however. Cawley's old studio was a former used car dealership/garage and I was always amazed at how it was setup to film. Still, there were some issues, like filming when it was raining, the noise from the rain on the roof made the dialog recording pretty useless and you had to use ADR to fix everything. These days, I find that ADR is used to replace much of the original dialog track anyways, at least on productions i have been involved with.
BTW, I await the upcoming Axanar crowdfunding drive to upgrade the studio!
Jespah, if you make any pies, I may have to drive a little bit north to get some.
That does not mean the place can't be retrofitted, however. Cawley's old studio was a former used car dealership/garage and I was always amazed at how it was setup to film. Still, there were some issues, like filming when it was raining, the noise from the rain on the roof made the dialog recording pretty useless and you had to use ADR to fix everything. These days, I find that ADR is used to replace much of the original dialog track anyways, at least on productions i have been involved with.
BTW, I await the upcoming Axanar crowdfunding drive to upgrade the studio!
Jespah, if you make any pies, I may have to drive a little bit north to get some.
Just imagine if Alec had rented studio space with the money that he got... he woulda had a movie by now. And probably wouldn't have been sued.
Huh. Imagine that.
BTW, I await the upcoming Axanar crowdfunding drive to upgrade the studio!
Maybe his corporate sponsor will invest in a lighting grid for him. Last year when I was filming on sets at Pinewood and Elstree I'd giggle thinking about Alec and his world's largest green screen he bragged about when he was in CA.
Pinewood nice! i would love to check that out someday if I even get to England. Were they doing and Star Wars related shooting when you were there?