Now that production on Stan Woo's classic fan film is back under way, we felt it was time to start a new thread that concentrates on the film's ongoing development. This thread will help keep everyone up to date on the film's general progress.
YORKTOWN: A TIME TO HEAL
Producer: Stan Woo
Executive Producer: Jem Ong Woo
Supervising Producer: John Atkin
Associate Producer: Teresa E. Victor
Screenplay: Dov Schwarz, Stan Woo, and Paul McCudden
Director: Da Han
Second Unit Director: John Faust
Assistant Director: Irv Weiss
Editor: John Atkin
Cinematography: Gaston Biraben
Art Direction: Roger Whiter
Costume Designer: Kathy Pillsbury (concepts by Stan Woo)
Sound Designer: Theodore McClendon
Music: Christopher Barr
Special Effects: Samuel Cockings, Henry Gibbens, Roland Baron, Neo F/X
Production Illustrator: Andrew Probert
Cast: George Takei, James Shigeta, J.J. Silvia, Stan Woo, Wil Rodriguez, Lance Williams, Teresa E. Victor, John Atkin, Joseph Kerezman, Bob Whiter, Roger Whiter, Brian O'Brien, Steve Goodpastor, Patricia Ann Cochran, Jeffery Miller, John Faust, Jesse Tebbs, Victoria Fox, David McCullars, Katie McKinney, Eliot, Liam Collins, Alan Salopek, Zlatina Pacheva
Characters: Admiral Heihachiro Nogura, Lt. Commander Hikaru Sulu, Captain Bradley Frame, and Lt. Jeffrey R. Pond, to name a few.
Timeframe: Era between ST:TOS and ST:TMP.
Sets: Mostly locations and some sets.
Quality: Rank Cintel Scanned Super 8 Film.
Base of Operations: Los Angeles, California, USA (1985-1987); Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2010-Present).
Plot Summary: Having escaped capture by the Klingons, a damaged Starfleet reconnaissance probe crashes undetected on the planet Pahl III. Mr. Sulu, serving as first officer on the retrofitted USS Yorktown, is sent by Admiral Nogura on a secret mission to help locate the missing spy drone. In order to prevent a catastrophic war from igniting with the Klingons, the USS Yorktown (under the command of Captain Bradley Frame) races against time to find the lost drone. At the same time, a terrorist group called S.H.A.R.K. discover the drone's location, and plot to steal the device and use it for their own nefarious means.
Running Time: 24 minutes.
Originally shot from 1985-1987, and on hiatus since 1987. All pricipal photography completed. ADR is partially completed. Visual Effects currently in development by VFX artist Roland Baron. New music being produced by Christopher Barr. Current digital technology is being used to finish the film. A script is currently being prepared to incorporate new changes made during post-production. Screenwriter Paul McCudden ("From the Earth to the Moon") and John Atkin are currently finishing the script.
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