It doesn't last for long, but there are times when I completely forget I'm watching a fan film. That, IMO, is how you do it.
^ Exactly.
Vic is one of those guys who just has it. He stood out on the screen in Renegades for his brief screen time there for that reason.
I would add that Todd Haberkorn as Spock: he's very different from Nimoy's version, but he's still believable as Spock, which having seen more than a few attempts at it now is a feat I don't pass off lightly.
Phase II/NV's Brandon Stacy, looks more like Nimoy's Spock, but yet, Todd Haberkorn, is the best at the roll in any fan pics I have seen... and Chris Doohan as Scotty....
Star Trek Continues, just, to me, captures the Spirit of Star Trek, and TOS that none of the other fan films have been able to replicate.