Project: Potemkin "Closing Time" S02-J

[Potemkin_Prod]

At Trek Trax Atlanta this past weekend, Project: Potemkin undertook the challenge of creating a short fan film. In addition to the Potemkin cast and crew, cast and crew members from Starship Reliant, Starship Valkyrie, Starship Farragut and even Brian Holloway of Phase 2 participated in the production.

Here is the convention cut of that film: http://youtu.be/200p84H2aUo

Full credits as follows:

Starring
Bill Mackenzie..............Lt. Commander Quinton Caley
Doug Harper................Commander Mike Delaney

Guest Starring
Darren Hann................Captain Eddie Fergusson
Jerry Stanford..............Captain Edward Standfield
Eric L. Watts.................Korgoth the Bartender

Featuring
Renda Carr...................Doctor Maura Drake
Timothy Carr.................Commander Jacob Drake
Michael Leibman..............Lt. Commander Jack Leitner
Toby Curfman..................Drunken Gorn
Christopher Jones............Klingon Patron
Leila M. McMichael...........Keela the Bouncer
Tara Murphy....................Andorian Sister
Joann Pelley....................Andorian Sister
Dean Rogers....................Lieutenant Michael Swanson
Wilford Sims...................Captain Jonathan Brimley
Jacob Stanford................Lieutenant Travis Reed

Director and Editor: Sara Higgins Mackenzie

VFX: Mark Brennan
2D City Scape: Gerrard Perkins
Credits: Rick Foxx
Opening Music: Tony Lunn
Closing Music: Andrew Morgan Smith

Andorian Makeup................Tara Murphy & Joann Pelley
Klingon Makeup...................Brian Holloway

Filmed on Location at TrekTrax Atlanta 2013
Holiday Inn Perimeter
Atlanta, Georgia

Shooting took place from Friday 11pm until 2am. Capture and cataloguing Saturday 2pm - 4pm, Editing Saturday 4pm - 6pm. Sound Saturday 9pm until 1am. Film showed to the convention crowd Sunday 2:00pm.

This is not the final version of the film. The sound needs tweaking, a couple of lines need ADR, incidental music will be added, a few corrections made to the credits.

Hope you enjoy!

 

[Sir Rhosis]

Okay, I admit I'm not up on all my fan films. Who in the cast is from what production?

Written, filmed and edited in 24 hours. Not bad. Sort of reminds me of those 48 hour film festivals.

Sir Rhosis

 

[Potemkin_Prod]

I should've noted that in the original post.

From Reliant: Darren Hann, Tara Murphy, Joann Pelley.
From Valkyrie: Jerry Stanford, Jacob Stanford, Dean Rogers, Toby Curfman, Michael Liebmann
From Farragut: Dean Rogers
From Phase 2: Brian Holloway
From Potemkin: Bill Mackenzie, Doug Harper, Sara Mackenzie, Renda Carr, Tim Carr
From TrekTrax Atlanta: Eric L. Watts, Christopher Jones, Leila M. McMichael, Wilford Sims

 

[Potemkin_Prod]

The actual production time (including filming) was 12 hours. Spent a couple of hours hanging out, having dinner/lunch/breakfast, and doing panels.

 

[Sir Rhosis]

I'm going to assume that you'll run this through a sound filter ()or whatever) to bring up the dialog. And remove the timer? Sorry to nitpick.

Sir Rhosis

 

[Potemkin_Prod]

We're probably going to sit down with the actors whose lines need dubbing and rerecord them. The timer on the end is where we simply used a test footage for the closing shot. I regret screwing up New Toronto more with mis-sizing it in the opening.

 

[MikeH92467]

Putting yourselves under the gun to turn around a project so quickly was a great idea on a number of levels. I'll bet it will really help you speed up your post-production times in the future. I'm sure it also gives you a fresh appreciation of just how skilled professional operations are that can turn out weekly 60 minute episodes!

 

[Potemkin_Prod]

Very much so. And we realize how important that the sound that we do in post at our leisure is so important. We need to work harder at making sure that the sound we record while we shoot is as best as we can possibly get it on the set or location. Because it was clear while I sat there until 1am Saturday night that we needed ADR that we didn't have time to record. A well-placed boom mike at the bar would've solved our problems.

Back to your point, yes, I'm amazed out how television produces a 42-48 min production in less than a week!