• Post-Axanar, CBS unveils first official fan filmmaking initiative in Tr

    From dumpster4@hotmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 7 10:11:26 2017
    "After pushing a nearly year-and-a-half copyright battle with fan filmmakers towards a settlement earlier this year, CBS and Star Trek New Voyages producer James Cawley announced the creation of a Star Trek Film Academy equipped to train
    interested creators and produce future fan films.

    “Learn the art of Star Trek filmmaking from those who made it,” Cawley said when
    announcing the initiative at the Star Trek Las Vegas Convention this weekend. “From gaffing to costuming to special effects, fans will work side by side with
    talented Star Trek artists to create short vignettes from beginning to end.”

    This marks the first official, CBS-sanctioned fan filmmaking effort in Trek's 50-
    plus year history. The academy will start business in the fall with the first films expected in Spring 2018. Unlike prior Trek fan films or those made under newly announced guidelines, films done through the Star Trek Film Academy will be
    able to employ people who've worked on professional Trek productions."

    See:

    https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/08/evidently-embracing-trek-fan-films-cbs-announces-star-trek-film-academy-course/

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  • From J.B. Nicholson@21:1/5 to dumpster4@hotmail.com on Mon Aug 7 22:09:38 2017
    dumpster4@hotmail.com quoted Condé Nast which wrote:
    This marks the first official, CBS-sanctioned fan filmmaking effort
    in Trek's 50- plus year history.

    The term "effort" is vague. A previous "fan filmmaking effort"
    described restrictions on what fan-made Star Trek shows ("fan-films")
    could do. One example: "The fan production must be less than 15
    minutes for a single self-contained story, or no more than 2 segments,
    episodes or parts, not to exceed 30 minutes total, with no additional
    seasons, episodes, parts, sequels or remakes." according to http://www.startrek.com/fan-films .

    Is CBS trying to put a better looking face on these restrictions
    without withdrawing the restrictions, and without admitting that the restrictions are designed to make fan-films far less likely to compete
    with CBS (instead of pushing CBS to understand that fan-films and
    CBS-made Star Trek works can and do coexist in an unrivalrous way)?

    Unlike prior Trek fan films or those made under newly announced
    guidelines, films done through the Star Trek Film Academy will be
    able to employ people who've worked on professional Trek
    productions.

    Which is apparently entirely unnecessary, judging by the impressive
    work seen in some of the fan-films. One wonders what tradeoffs await
    the fan-filmmaker when working with CBS' Star Trek staff. I don't see
    any pointer to the details on that, so given how hostile CBS is to
    fan-films I wouldn't be surprised if fans give up even more when
    choosing to get any assistance from the CBS Star Trek staff. Fans
    should be more wary: CBS' restrictions tell you what CBS thinks of
    you. Do you really want to do business with an organization that
    treats you this way?

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