Here is the link to the Modern Version with my VFX Easter Eggs at the end.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6YZlx0DsLE
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6YZlx0DsLE
ST Phase 2: MIND-SIFTER
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As has been mentioned, for "Mind-Sifter" we released two slightly different versions: one with Tobias Richter's VFX and one with Daren Docterman's VFX which are more in the style of TOS. Here's a ten second snippet:
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nJod836Y0rw[/yt]
I love Daren, but he's not the only one who can do it. He is, perhaps, one of the few who chooses to do it.
Our latest version of "Mind-Sifter" was released today as James and Pony indicated.
Our Director (and Editor) Mark Edward Lewis has made the following comments about this slightly tweaked edit of "Mind-Sifter:"
1. New sound effects under the opening dedication slide
2. New CGI ceiling light shots in the teaser
3. Nicer hair on Mister Spock in the Lexington scene
4. Better sound on the dialogue
5. Better, tighter edit in general
6. More VFX (CGI) of the hospital exterior
7. Addition of "scenes from our next episode" ("The Holiest Thing") before the closing credits
8. Addition of a "film grain" pass
9. Slightly tweaked credits--for those peoples whose names we missed
As Pony Horton mentioned, after the episode, we've appended a few "Easter Eggs"--although if they aren't really hidden and you don't have to hunt for them, that might be a bit of a misnomer. I suppose they are just "extras."
These extras begin at the 1:07:25 mark.
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=e6YZlx0DsLE[/yt]
Our Director (and Editor) Mark Edward Lewis has made the following comments about this slightly tweaked edit of "Mind-Sifter:"
1. New sound effects under the opening dedication slide
2. New CGI ceiling light shots in the teaser
3. Nicer hair on Mister Spock in the Lexington scene
4. Better sound on the dialogue
5. Better, tighter edit in general
6. More VFX (CGI) of the hospital exterior
7. Addition of "scenes from our next episode" ("The Holiest Thing") before the closing credits
8. Addition of a "film grain" pass
9. Slightly tweaked credits--for those peoples whose names we missed
As Pony Horton mentioned, after the episode, we've appended a few "Easter Eggs"--although if they aren't really hidden and you don't have to hunt for them, that might be a bit of a misnomer. I suppose they are just "extras."
These extras begin at the 1:07:25 mark.
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=e6YZlx0DsLE[/yt]
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I'm betting this is the same adjustments to the version with '60s style special effects, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sLs1QxSBNM (1:17:36).
"Jefferies" - please fix at some point
Greg, when will the downloadable versions be posted?
I don't know. Someone asked us that on the day of the episode's release (December 1st). James said that the downloads were still "a couple of weeks away." I think that with the release of the tweaked version(s) yesterday, we probably have our final-ist edit, so it'll probably be soon. Knowing our various organizational challenges, "soon" probably means by the end of January.
Wish I knew more.
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I just finished the episode, and have only a few comments to add to the enormous thread the episode has engendered:
* Brian Gross gave an excellent performance all around. From what I've seen so far, he's a solid Kirk.
* Brandon Stacy should also be commended for his excellent performance. His role was the lynchpin of the whole episode, and he held firm, and did an amazing job. Also, a word of advice: self melding is how you get hairy palms. Just sayin'.
* Jeff Bond did well as McCoy. The southern drawl was a little too strong at some points, but that's really a nitpicky thing to say when everything else was well done. Why would I do that? I don't know. Anyway, well done!
* Good old Kor! It was great seeing his character on screen again, and just as delightfully nasty as ever. Excellent work by Clay Sayre.
* The visuals were sumptuous. The Enterprise was gorgeous, the Guardian planet set looked authentic. The production values on this episode were top notch. I was impressed.
All in all, superb performances all around. I'm excited to see what you come up with next! Great job!
* Brian Gross gave an excellent performance all around. From what I've seen so far, he's a solid Kirk.
* Brandon Stacy should also be commended for his excellent performance. His role was the lynchpin of the whole episode, and he held firm, and did an amazing job. Also, a word of advice: self melding is how you get hairy palms. Just sayin'.
* Jeff Bond did well as McCoy. The southern drawl was a little too strong at some points, but that's really a nitpicky thing to say when everything else was well done. Why would I do that? I don't know. Anyway, well done!
* Good old Kor! It was great seeing his character on screen again, and just as delightfully nasty as ever. Excellent work by Clay Sayre.
* The visuals were sumptuous. The Enterprise was gorgeous, the Guardian planet set looked authentic. The production values on this episode were top notch. I was impressed.
All in all, superb performances all around. I'm excited to see what you come up with next! Great job!
Ooooh, well put.
Thanks anyway, Greg. That is a good enough estimate.
FYI: The dialogue in the teaser and opening act of "Kitumba" was written by John Meredyth Lucas.
Just out of curiosity (getting back to Mind-Sifter): Not sure if Admiral Withrow was the commanding officer or just a high-ranking passenger for this episode, but if the former isn't the Lexington captained by Robert Wesley during this period?
(I like to think the passenger theory would be the correct one, since an admiral as CO here would directly contradict a major plot point from the movie series, i.e.: Kirk being promoted away from starship command and chained unwillingly to a desk)
(I like to think the passenger theory would be the correct one, since an admiral as CO here would directly contradict a major plot point from the movie series, i.e.: Kirk being promoted away from starship command and chained unwillingly to a desk)
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James Cawley has clarified that the episode takes place after TOS's third season, but before anything else we've seen. So Commodore Wesley might have moved on to be replaced by Withrow.
It's also possible that the Admiral commands a whole task force from the Lexington, while some unnamed captain commands the Lexington itself--the way it's done today in the Navy.
I'm not sure we gave the Admiral Withrow/Lexington connection quite enough thought.
For the purposes of Mind-Sifter, it's not really a problem as it wasn't directly confirmed that Withrow was the CO of the Lexington during his brief appearance, and there IS a precedent in The DEADLY YEARS episode where a higher-ranked officer(Commodore Stocker) is given preferential transport by starship.
That Bob Wesley is no longer the captain is a bummer, as we need more arrogant pricks as starship commanders (love him and Cpt. Styles). But Admirals in TOS time should not be sitting in the center chair, or else then why will Kirk stab Will Decker in the back to regain the Enterprise in TMP?
IMHO, keep Withrow at a starbase...
That Bob Wesley is no longer the captain is a bummer, as we need more arrogant pricks as starship commanders (love him and Cpt. Styles). But Admirals in TOS time should not be sitting in the center chair, or else then why will Kirk stab Will Decker in the back to regain the Enterprise in TMP?
IMHO, keep Withrow at a starbase...
Huh? I didn't see Wesley as an arrogant prick at all. He came across as someone who knew Kirk and kidded around with him. The "Captain Dunsel" remark was him just ribbing Kirk probably because he knew how much Kirk loved being in command of a Starship.
If Wesley was an arrogant prick, he would've destroyed the Enterprise as ordered without a second thought...and enjoyed it! But his true nature (thankfully) came through and he ended up saving Kirk and the Enterprise despite the casualties suffered at the hands of M5. I'd like to think that Wesley had a suspicion that Kirk wasn't behind the attacks and gave him the benefit of the doubt.
