Paramount banned fan films! It's on youtube for now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAlGf5Wfe4g (80m)
This is the story of the initial launching of the Starship USS Enterprise NCC-1701 under the command of Captain Robert April with his wife, Commander Sarah April, the ship's first Chief Medical Officer. It's the story of a starship that needs a Captain, and a Captain that needs a starship.
Paramount didn't "ban" fan films. They put certain guidelines in place as the result of bad-faith actions on the part of a very small minority of fan film producer(s) who ruined it for all the others who just wanted to do something fun. This is why we can't have nice things.
shareEffectively yes (30m). But this may have started production before 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_fan_productions#Legal_issues
In June 2016 Paramount issued guidelines to assist fan-made productions from litigation; in summary:
Fan-made productions must be original stories and must be short (less than 30 minutes in total for a single storyline).
Actors and other creative talent must be amateurs; they cannot be compensated for their work nor be previous employees of official Star Trek productions.
The productions must be non-commercial. Crowd-sourced fundraising is permitted up to US$50,000, but distribution of fan-made works must be on a no-cost basis and must not generate revenue.
Fan-made productions may not use bootleg props: on-screen props must be other fan-made or be official Star Trek merchandise.
Fan-made productions must be family friendly; they may not include profanity, nudity, obscenity, pornography, or depictions of harmful or illegal activities such as use of illegal drugs.
Fan-made productions must provide a disclaimer indicating that Star Trek intellectual property is owned solely by CBS Studios. Further, the guidelines restrict how the name Star Trek may be used in titling the production.[91]
Neat film. Sadly I couldn't stomach it due to how old tech it was. XD
The great USS Enterprise reduced to a shuttle ship. Even the Delta Flyer or USS Defiant would be better. I loled at the asteroids stuttering as they flew by. A mix of great CG and horrible CG combined.
Nice to see a full length fan film. Wondering how long before the CBS lawyers get involved and get everyone involved sent to Gitmo. Quite enjoyed it but the sound mix was terrible. Needs to be redone.
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