Fan Production Guidelines
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That seems like an authoritative statement. Is that from CBS / Paramount, and if so do you have a link ... or is that simply your opinion of what should happen and/or prediction of what will happen???
Jedman67, that's just too complicated. It would require CBS /P to create an office just to handle all the paperwork. I don't think that's going to happen or that it's necessary. For the most part, fan films have policed themselves. A few rules, like the three I posted upthread, would not need much oversight, and fan films really would be fan films rather than enterprises.
Guidelines aren't a contract. CBS can't publish guidelines which say "whatever you make we own:" They'd have to get the fanfilm makers to sign an agreement or sue to make that happen.
My guess, having dealt with my share of contracts, is that it will read like, "Doing A, B, C and/or D will absolutely violate these guidelines and leave filmmakers exposed to legal action," and "CBS expressly retains the right to legally defend its property should the letter or good-faith spirit of these guidelines be violated."
My guess, having dealt with my share of contracts, is that it will read like, "Doing A, B, C and/or D will absolutely violate these guidelines and leave filmmakers exposed to legal action," and "CBS expressly retains the right to legally defend its property should the letter or good-faith spirit of these guidelines be violated."
Here is my list of proposed guidelines that I think CBS should impose on all Star Trek fan film productions:
1. Alec Peters is not to have any further participation in any Star Trek fan production.
That is all...
1. Alec Peters is not to have any further participation in any Star Trek fan production.
That is all...
Agreed, now shoot your memo off to Newsweek for all to read
Granted, my list of guidelines is rather short, however I am convinced that it would mitigate most of the concerns that CBS/Paramount have concerning fan films at this time.
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So, you want a part in this production ? Cool, but can you knock a nail in this first please ?
I have zero expectation that the studio will consider what fanfilm producers want in crafting any guidelines. And while it would be nice, I don't believe they owe us any consideration. How strict or not these guidelines are will likely be a reflection of how sympathetic the studios are to us. I have zero expectations, but I also know the studio isn't the big bad some make it out to be, and I think they'll be a lot kinder than some may think.
Time will tell.
Time will tell.
As a matter of fact, many of our cast have indeed helped in the construction of our sets.
I'd be surprised if they hadn't, and quite legitimately.
That doesn't mean that unscrupulous people wouldn't abuse the it.
I believe the following will be addressed (not necessarily abolished), in no particular order:
- Crowdfunding
- Run times
- Sequels and multi-parters (which would be an end-run around run times)
- Hosting videos on YouTube where they can be monetized (same for Vine and Vimeo)
- Actors reprising their roles
- SAG and other union members
- Paying non-screen personnel, e. g. carpenters, to differentiate them from directors and the like
- Possibly the creation of a liaison officer (or similar role) to handle this stuff directly
- Stores, merchandising, that sort of thing
- Mailing lists
Very insightful in hindsight.
Too bad I can't get that sort of insight into the lottery numbers.
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