"Yorktown: A Time to Heal" - Official thread for the Sulu fan film!

[trynda1701]

Shows up fine on my screen. You can also view it by clicking HERE.

All I'm getting when I tried that link was the following error text...

"Error 1011 Ray ID: 296bdfb87af23608 • 2016-04-20 22:01:16 UTC
Access denied

What happened?
The owner of this website (www.hemanworld.com) does not allow hotlinking to that resource (/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/klingon-pilot.jpg)."

 

[Philip Guyott]

Finishing up work this week on our Klingon scenes. Pictured is our Klingon K-Fighter pilot.

Note: film grain still to be added.

 

[trynda1701]

Ah, thank you, Philip. Another tantalizing glimpse of this production!

 

[Potemkin_Prod]

Error 1011 Ray ID: 296e11cdfe463810 • 2016-04-21 04:24:59 UTC
Access denied
What happened?
The owner of this website (www.hemanworld.com) does not allow hotlinking to that resource (/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/klingon-pilot.jpg).

CloudFlare Ray ID: 296e11cdfe


EDIT:Thank you,Philip!

 

[Captain Atkin]

At the end of March, we are filming a short scene in LA. Stan Woo just pulled a costume out of storage that hasn't been worn in over 29 years for this scene. I won't say who will be playing the part of Admiral Gavin Eastcott just yet, but I will say that he is an actor who has appeared in a few official Star Trek films

Unfortunately, a certain lawsuit has caused the actor who was going to play Admiral Eastcott to drop out of the film. I won't name who the actor was, but I completely understand why someone who has worked on official Star Trek productions might not want to appear in a fan film at this time. Fortunately we were able to recast the role with another actor, and we will be filming the scene this Saturday.

 

[Captain Atkin]

2 weeks ago, we finished filming the Admiral Eastcott scene. This was the last major scene need to be filmed to finished Yorktown. Actor Mark Eliot (Stand and Deliver) played the role. We filmed the scene in LA, and he did a fantastic job.

 

[Danlav05]

So it's all in the can after 30+ years? Fantastic!!

 

[Captain Atkin]

So it's all in the can after 30+ years? Fantastic!!

Yep. Now its just all the FX work to get done. Roland Baron is doing the majority of the FX (starship stuff), and I will likely have to find a few artists to help with some of the other FX stuff.

 

[BoredShipCapt'n]

I'm delighted. Any chance to go aboard the Yorktown...

 

[Captain Atkin]

From our recent Yorktown shoot in LA this May. Front: Eliot as Admiral Gavin M. Eastcott.
Lt to Rt. Juan Kalafatovich, Set Videographer; Stan Woo, Producer; Vince Ybarra, Gaffer/Sound Mixer; and Erich Kemp, Director/DP.

 

[trynda1701]

So it's all in the can after 30+ years? Fantastic!!

And we thought the wait for "The Tressaurian Intersection" was a long one!

Seriously though, hope we get to see this completed. Waiting (relatively) patiently.

 

[Maurice]

Is that a final composite? The background looks pretty CGI.

 

[captainkirk]

The main issue that stands out to me is that the live-action element isn't as contrasty as the CG. If the shadows were darkened it would look better.

 

[Captain Atkin]

The main issue that stands out to me is that the live-action element isn't as contrasty as the CG. If the shadows were darkened it would look better.

I don't know what picture you are looking at to suggest that.

 

[Maurice]

I don't know what picture you are looking at to suggest that.

The same image I asked about and quoted in my post.

 

[captainkirk]

I don't know what picture you are looking at to suggest that.

If you look at the image of the Klingon in the cockpit the black levels of the CG are fine, but the darkest color in the live-action element is gray. It should be a simple fix and would help immensely.

 

[Captain Atkin]

No, that picture of the klingon was just a "mock up" picture done the day we put the background together.

Here is a picture of what he looks like (at present) inserted into the film.

 

[Maurice]

No, that picture of the klingon was just a "mock up" picture done the day we put the background together.

Here is a picture of what he looks like (at present) inserted into the film.

Okay. Thanks.

You may already be planning something like this, but if not, you might consider this extra bit to really sell him being in that virtual set. You could reflect his element in those two shiny bands on the console top and blur the hell out of said reflection. As he moves so will the reflection, and it'll help marry the images together, like so:

Below is the reflection unblurred so you can see what I was doing before slapping the filter on.

 

[Captain Atkin]

Below is the reflection unblurred so you can see what I was doing before slapping the filter on.

I like that! Will look into doing something like that for the shot

 

[Maurice]

I like that! Will look into doing something like that for the shot

Glad to be of service.