Re: New Star Trek Fan Film
Thanks for the interest in our little project!
On Tuesday, we shot some additional video for "The Old Guys" and footage for "Care for a Lift?" -- a turbolift vignette. "The Old Guys" is currently being edited, and will soon be turned over to Ralph Miller for Sound and to Steve Gallant for Music. Bill Walker is currently working on the special effects for this episode; we're considering animating the graphics on some of the stations in post-production, but I'd like to go ahead and get "The Old Guys" out as soon as possible.
"Care for a Lift?" is a silly little vignette set a few hours after "The Old Guys." We're going to go with Bill Walker for both the editing and special effects since he's also got to provide his voice over role. Haven't had time to even think about Sound or Music, but I'm sure we'll figure that out this coming week. We did have a few scenes with the door and turbolift background in place, but we're not happy with the fact that the doors didn't (manually) close at the same time.
We are planning on installing the cord pulleys tomorrow. We may have a really odd situation with them. We're using the turbolift as an exit for the house. We created our set on the carport, as you recall, and we park on the concrete pad outside the set. We're concerned that if we just slide the doors open and close (as we do now) that the cords will come off-track or off-pully, and we can't have that happening. We may have to make a really extended cord system where the door can be opened from the "back door" alcove (where our house's kitchen door is at) AND from the outside of the turbolift. That would make sure that the door system won't come off-track.
This coming week, we've got to replace the communications overhead panel -- Randy vs the dreaded Paper Wasps! The wasps lost, but the comm panel applique suffered damage from the Raid Wasp & Hornet Spray. Fortunately, that was the only infestation we've had since building the set. We inspect it every other day for that sort of thing as well as carpenter ants, termites, etc. Orkin actually sprays it monthly as part of our home service.
Also this coming week, we'll be working on the folding contraption for the back door alcove. I wish Kim were still home for the summer; I'd put her on a few pads for the wall assembly. Maybe I can talk Linda into it.
Next week, we'll be starting on the captain's ready room for sure. Right now, I'm trying to conceptualize whether the ready room should be on the starboard or port side...
