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The Plot
I've decided to adapt a short story I've written for the fan film.
As for the fan film, here is what I'm going to try for it to be. It
would be the Star Trek Mirror Universe idea. It could still be possible
to use actors from any Star Trek, too, if needed. So this is the Mirror
Universe concept, with maybe the Star Trek Family idea thrown in,
if needed.
The plot concerns hurting the Vulcans and other alien races through
removing their culture.
For now, the idea of connecting the actors of Last African and a
Star Trek fan film is on hold. I would like for it to happen. But
let's say it is on hold. (July 10, 2006)
Let the Mission Begin
You know, the more I think about it, a Trek fan film could be made
in the next six months. One not connected to Last African or even
Star Trek Enterprise. If someone has an HD camera and knows how to
shoot with it, and then an editing team could be put together, then
I think something could happen. If a crew and editing are in place,
then you'd try and see what actors from the different Trek shows would
be available. You'd try for a short movie over 8 minutes. The shoot
takes place in one area... you make sure Paramount won't be mad about
this... then you write a short based on the actors that are available...
something like that could happen. It could work.
Let's call this project, which could have characters from any of
the Star Trek series, Star Trek Family. Just so we'll know what I'm
taking about. And the one about Enterprise can be called Star Trek
Mirror Returns.
I don't know what project will happen first for me. Last African
with Mirror Returns, or Family, or Churchill Falls Interviews. It's
out of my hands. The project that will happen first is the one I get
the most help for.
Next comes finding a shooting crew and editors. Let the mission begin.
(July 9, 2006)
In the Beginning...
On and off during the last two years I've been working on both the
Last African series and Churchill Falls Interviews. The problem with
working on independent films is always money. Still, I've been planning
both of them so they can be made on as little money as possible. Now
I've thrown another dream into the mix: making a Star Trek Enterprise
fan film.
For the last twenty years Paramount had been making Star Trek TV
series that would run seven years. After UPN lost interest in carrying
Enterprise after four seasons, a group of fans got together to save
the show. Thanks to their campaign, the Sci-Fi Channel said they were
interested in carrying it, and so were some channels in Europe. Yet
Paramount still decided to cancel Enterprise, saying that they felt
the Star Trek franchise in general needed a break. This was a disappointment
to many, including myself.
Now that I see Star Trek fan films like New Voyages and Of Gods and
Men actually using actors from the Star Trek series playing the characters
they made famous, I want in. I'd like to see if I can get an Enterprise
fan film made. It would be a short one, between 8 and 22 minutes long.
Can it be made? Sure. If I can get help from others, Star Trek Enterprise,
in some form, can live again. It will probably need to be made along
with Last African, for money reasons. But it can return. (July 4,
2006)
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