Team Axanar, The pathological bullies at the Axanar Hate group seemed particularly upset recently when Axanar promoted, Dana records Haley Leary as Lt. Wagner! #Axanar #StarTrek #StarTrekFanFilmsAll of this work was completed between August through December of 2015 by myself, Robert Meyer Burnett, and Tobias Richter. Action Adventure Sci-Fi Garth, the legendary Starfleet captain, and his crew during the Four Years War with the Klingon Empire. Called "Honor Through Victory," the trailer shows Klingon ships flying through a planetary ring system and features an intense voice-over that sounds like a prebattle pep talk. Daniel, we are still working on a Jewish Space Laser pilot! To date, the Axanar project has raised more than $1 million in crowdfunding on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Copyright (c) 2013-2016 - Axanar Productions, Inc. STAR TREK and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc. 10. The story, Burnett said, is intended to deal with some of the same notions expressed in the first episode of the original "Star Trek" TV series to feature Klingons. Axanar Productions mission is making the Star Trek fan film Axanar. We then resumed filming in November 2021 with a one day shoot in Atlanta. [1] [2] Funded through Kickstarter, production sought $10,000 in funding, but raised $101,000. Heres how it works. As a supporter from the early stages of the Axanar drama, Im really excited to see these specific and concrete steps towards accomplishing the vision that Alec began with. [24], On December 29, 2015, CBS and Paramount Pictures filed a copyright lawsuit seeking damages in the US District Court for the Central District of California, alleging that the Axanar works infringed their rights by making use of the Klingon language and "innumerable copyrighted elements of Star Trek, including its settings, characters, species, and themes". Copyright (c) 2013-2016 - Axanar Productions, Inc. STAR TREK and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc. It featured Klingon and human negotiations over the planet Organia, which didn't have an alliance with either side in the war. It wasnt until 2010, after playing Garth in the well known Star Trek: New Voyages fan film, did Alec turn the story into a screenplay. When will principal photography start on AXANAR? The team from Prelude to Axanar, a Trek fan film that raised over $100k on its Kickstarter just this March, has released its first teaser trailer. You just dont get the benefits of 4K while still being able to watch it. Prior to 2016, the Star Trek rights holders, primarily Paramount Studios, had generally allowed fan-made projects to move forward just "as long as they agreed not to sell anythingincluding tickets, merchandise, or copies of the finished film or series. Axanar Productions was created in 2013 in anticipation of a March 2014 crowdfunding campaign to finance the twenty-minute short film, Prelude to Axanar. What has taken so long with AXANAR? Peters' Axanar video and script, which feature such arguably copyrighted elements as Vulcan ears, the Klingon language and an obscure character from a 1969 episode, sparked a lawsuit in December. By way of example, the film's inclusion of Richard Hatch of the original TV series Battlestar Galactica would have the "fan-verse" of the two series collide in a positive manner. Read more (Filed 2/9/19) BETA TESTING has begun, finally giving the troubled Ares Digital 3.0 a launch timeline. The first weekend shoot took place Oct. 4-6th, 2019 at Ares Studios in Atlanta, followed by a one day shoot in March 202 and a one day shoot in November, 2021. Elizabeth Howell (she/her), Ph.D., is a staff writer in the spaceflight channel since 2022 covering diversity, education and gaming as well. Published Dec 30, 2015. 70. ( This whole Axanar adventure almost seems like a Star Trek plot full of surprises, disasters, and noble goals!). Star Trek is as well beloved an independent, science-fiction property as Star Wars, and as such has seen its own fair share of franchise reinventions, spin-off series, and . And 4K sounds awesome! [20] The original plan was to raise financing "in chunks", with the initial Kickstarter to raise enough money to obtain a warehouse, convert it to a sound stage and build sets. A veteran entrepreneur and a 2004 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year winner, Alec decided that if he was going to make Axanar, it needed to look like a real film. "[citation needed] To circumvent these limitations Peters employed both a Kickstarter and a fan funding campaign which eventually exceeded his initial funding goal of $10,000 by raising $101,000.[4][8][9]. he said in an email to Space.com. Axanar was already tied up in court. Im super pumped to see this movie. 5 May 1997 - Original airing of DS9: "Children of Time". Copyright (c) 2013-2016 - Axanar Productions, Inc. STAR TREK and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc. The lawsuit then took over 13 months to get to settlement, and the delay bankrupted Axanar Productions and almost bankrupted Alec Peters, who has put in over $200,000 over the past 6 years to make sure Axanar survives. Im glad to read the end is coming and within sight. Axanar used their fundraiser money to build up a studio infrastructre to be also used on other productions and ran merch store with stuff using proprietary logos and designs. Prelude to Axanar (working title: Star Trek: Prelude to Axanar, and long title: The Four Years War Part III: Prelude to Axanar) is a 2014 fan-made short film, directed by Christian Gossett and written by Gossett and Alec Peters. Rather than suing Renegades, too (which would have involved suing Tim Russ, the director), CBS opted to simply issue guidelines for ALL fan films. Bummer about the reshoots hopefully the final list of scenes to be reshot will be short. As a Lockheed Manager, I made hiring errors as well. Wishing you well in the shoots. Elizabeth is also a post-secondary instructor in communications and science since 2015. They dont care what resolution it is. [14][15][16][17], Prelude to Axanar released a three-minute teaser-trailer on June 11, 2014. The Director is in charge of what happens on set, and my job is to stay out of his way. We will however carry on producing great Sci Fi content and giving fans and student film makers a place to shoot their films, through Ares Studios. Theories on why Axanar is different range from timing (CBS has just announced another new Star Trek television show to begin airing in 2017, and Paramount has the next reboot movie coming out in summer 2016) to money (the crowdfunded Axanar raised an unprecedented $1 million for production online) to quality ( Axanar is using professionals to Glad to know that everything is finally coming along. But CBS and Paramount produced a list of ways they considered Axanar Productions infringing on their copyright. 5 May 1999 - Original airing of DS9 . Now they are performing at very . Van Citters appeared on the hour-long program, Engage: The Official Star Trek Podcast, which was released June 28, to explain the studios' intent behind the guidelines, why they're guidelines instead of rules and to clarify some of the guidelines' specific restrictions regarding run-times, audio dramas, props and costumes. Details to follow! Oh, man! Axanar released their own statement on the matter, saying that "since the beginning of the lawsuit, over a year ago, we have expressed our desire to address the concerns of the studios, . In addition, due to the now-fired film making team of Paul Jenkins and Scott Conley, footage from three different characters was lost and neither the Executive Producer nor Line Producer were informed on set, when we could have reshot the scenes. A new fan film production appears Star Trek: Axanar about the missions of Captain Garth (later in life "Garth of Izar"). [10] The completed 21 minute short film had a private red carpet premiere July 26, 2014 at San Diego's Horton Plaza UA Cinema and its public debut screening at the 2014 Comic-Con. Axanar Update - March 2021 33,309 views Mar 1, 2021 1.6K Dislike Share Save Axanar 109K subscribers Get the latest on Axanar by signing up for the Axanar Newsletter!. (exclamation point included). If you are interested in learning more, you can read our FAQ or check out our production's Facebook page. I am proud to be a supporter of fan based Star Trek entertainment and I have every confidence that we will blown away by how good this turns out! This past week's Axanar Film Shoot also meant, Christmas time was a busy time for Axanar. 2014 March 31: 'Prelude to Axanar' Kickstarter Campaign We have been working away on reformatting and filming two more episodes of The Four Years War documentary that Prelude to Axanar was part III. Nice choice, though 6K or 8K would also be stunning! Prelude to Axanar (2014) $15.00. "If so, why? [30] CBS cited crowdfunding as the reason for new and more strict Star Trek fan film guidelines.[31]. Why were the Vulcans ready to pull out of the Federation? There was never a cease and desist letter, or any other notice delivered to Axanar Productions or Alec Peters in advance of the lawsuit being filed. 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Im saddened to see that the Jewish Space Laser Corps did not meet its stretch goal Alec, but Im excited to see what the results from the Axanar shoots. Great news! To counter the Ares cruisers, the Klingons order the construction of a newer and more advanced battlecruiser, the D7, that would restore the Klingons' technical and military advantage. The introduction of the Ares turns the tide against the Klingons, who begin to give Starfleet its due as a worthy opponent, and particularly take notice of Garth of Izar (who appeared in "Whom Gods Destroy"), the captain of the prototype USS Ares. Why did this come about? Excitement for the project soared upon the release of last year's Prelude to Axanar , a 21 minute short film, presented as a History Channel-style retelling of the events preceding Axanar, complete with . Axanar, on the other hand, was envisioned as a narrative film requiring sets to be built, a larger cast and a larger number of professionals involved in everything from music to visual effects to editing and post production. We are planning a 3 day shoot in Los Angeles and a final one day shoot in Atlanta this year, and then we are off to post-production! Copyright (c) 2013-2016 - Axanar Productions, Inc. STAR TREK and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc. Back in November of 2021, the first, Axanar had its second of three planned shoots this past weekend and it was a. Release Dates Report Date / Submit Product All All USA UK Report Date / Submit Product Internet 2015Expected TrackingTrack1213 Internet 2015Expected TrackingTrack1213 TRACK12 Buy Now Star Trek: Axanar Movie Internet [3] Production Update Axanar Shoots in January! On June 28, however, Graham said no deal for him to appear in the Axanar shorts had yet been struck. [3] It had its public debut July 26, 2014 at the San Diego Comic-Con. "Prelude to Axanar" to be First Release. The film is presented as one episode of a Federation documentary pertaining to a "Four Years War" (a supplement of FASA's Star Trek: The Role Playing Game in the 1980s) with the Klingon Empire, narrated by fictional noted historian John Gill (who appeared in "Patterns of Force") and featuring interviews of participants on both sides. A still image from a new teaser trailer for the fan-made "Star Trek" film "Axanar." There will be stretch goals at $660,000, $ 990,000 and $1,320,000, with each stretch goal meaning another epsiode. "[13], Author David Gerrold, writer of The Trouble with Tribbles and contributor to both the original Star Trek series and Star Trek: The Next Generation, after reading the Axanar script for the first time, stated "This is Star Trek." CBS, not wanting to deal with suing its biggest fans for the two years it would take for the appeal to get to the 9th Circuit, approached us to settle the lawsuit. In 2015, Axanar released their "Vulcan Scene." Elizabeth holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. Axanar Video Update - December 2022 Please watch our December production video Update! Steve Inhat portrayed Garth of Izar in the TOS episode Whom Gods Destroy. "[29] Alec Peters had several times suggested that the rights holders should issue guidelines to fan film makers, even going so far as proposing some prior to the CBS official guidelines release, a number of which were similar to those finally imposed. . Many thought, For fan films that use practical (physical) sets, theVoyagerera and the NX-01 era present a, Its not completely unheard of for teenagers in high school to get involved in fan, Before there was ever aFan Film Factorwebsite, I was composing weekly fan film blogs over, Earlier this year, GLEN L. WOLFE and DAN REYNOLDS ofWARP 66 STUDIOSin Arkansas introduced the, Heres the funny about ourStar Trekfan film community. This decision granted Axanar the chance to appeal any verdict to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Lets talk about porn. The discussion about the proposal to CBS was happening in a private Facebook group and it was agreed that the proposal to CBS would not include crowdfunding ban, while this ban would be a crucial part of CBS guidelines. This footage needs to now be reshot. Axanar Animal Rescue saves puppies and cats for Xmas! Im sorry this has happened. Team Axanar, Over the years, a number of lies about Axanar have been promoted by a small. Axanar Productions then moved to Atlanta and reestablished itself in a smaller studio space. Isn't war simply something to be avoided altogether or is there a time when war should be embraced?". The First Duty Debunking the Myths about Axanar. Let me know whats needed for Nov./ Dec shoot and Ill see if I can help. After this is accomplished, we will close down Axanar Productions, which was the production company set up to make Axanar. It was also disappointing given that based on his meetings with CBS, Alec Peters believed he would be given some warning that would have allowed him to consider, and ideally resolve, CBSs concerns before CBS sued him. This is a one day conference I, Here at Axanar and Ares Studios, we use Mad Mimi, a powerful email list management, PERK SHIPPING: We started shipping perks from the 2014 Axanar Kickstarter and the 2015 Axanar, SHIPPING THIS COMING MONTH: We started shipping perks from the 2014 Axanar Kickstarter and the, WARNING THIS BLOG IS RAUNCHY! Been with you guys since forever it seems like. Lets talk about porn. We storm the gate!". With over 4 million views on YouTube and an unheard of 99% thumbs up rating, Axanar has shown that there is a huge appetite for Star Trek that honors canon, is original, and yet professionally made. Production Update Axanar Shoots in January! They released all the songs In an album which number one on iTunes in the pop category and won a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album before they even performed it live. "Axanar," which was slated to be. Production Update - Axanar Shoots in January! Too bad covid has slowed the world down to a crawl. The new teaser trailer for "Star Trek: Axanar" was released by the filmmakers yesterday (June 22). Article by Jonathan Lane. When will principal photography start on AXANAR? Were the 2016 CBS Fan Film Guidelines because of Axanar? This website, the promotion thereof and/or any exhibition of material created by the operators of this website are not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise. As it was originally envisioned, Axanar was to be a full-length movie while Prelude to Axanar is a documentary. 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