Post by Mist On Fire on Dec 2, 2008 14:36:29 GMT -5
A new independant Star Trek feature has trekkies abuzz.
Star Trek Of Gods and Men was funded by a single fan and made outside of the franchise of Paramount studios and features a cast and crew of Star trek alumni;Nichelle Nicols;Walter Koenig;Alan Ruck;and Tim Voss are all featured here among others.
To film the story,which depicts several Starfleet members trapped in an alternate reality,the crew had to boldly go to what seemed like the final frontier:an abandoned automotive garage in upstate New York. There,a star trek hobbyist had painstakingly created a $100,000 replica of the USS Enterprise bridge.
"They wouldn't let me on the set until my first shot" recalls Nichelle Nicols of the 2006 shoot."I was stunned....it was a perfect duplicate.I felt like I wanted to walk right over to my seat,sit down,and put on my 'bluetooth' and say 'hailing frequencies open Captain'"
For his part,Koenig subconsciously crossed his legs under the console,just as he did on the old TV show.The actor did the movie partly for the work,but also because the script gave him the chance to do more."It was something I could sink my teeth into and investigate emotionally" Koenig says.
After principle photography,it took two years for volunteers to create elaborate special effects sequences.
But the less than $200,000 film won't be coming to a theater near you.Instead it's available online for free at
www.startrekofgodsandmen.net
Check it out!!!! (but don't click on the image below,it doesn't link to it.Please go directly to the site link above)
Star Trek Of Gods and Men was funded by a single fan and made outside of the franchise of Paramount studios and features a cast and crew of Star trek alumni;Nichelle Nicols;Walter Koenig;Alan Ruck;and Tim Voss are all featured here among others.
To film the story,which depicts several Starfleet members trapped in an alternate reality,the crew had to boldly go to what seemed like the final frontier:an abandoned automotive garage in upstate New York. There,a star trek hobbyist had painstakingly created a $100,000 replica of the USS Enterprise bridge.
"They wouldn't let me on the set until my first shot" recalls Nichelle Nicols of the 2006 shoot."I was stunned....it was a perfect duplicate.I felt like I wanted to walk right over to my seat,sit down,and put on my 'bluetooth' and say 'hailing frequencies open Captain'"
For his part,Koenig subconsciously crossed his legs under the console,just as he did on the old TV show.The actor did the movie partly for the work,but also because the script gave him the chance to do more."It was something I could sink my teeth into and investigate emotionally" Koenig says.
After principle photography,it took two years for volunteers to create elaborate special effects sequences.
But the less than $200,000 film won't be coming to a theater near you.Instead it's available online for free at
www.startrekofgodsandmen.net
Check it out!!!! (but don't click on the image below,it doesn't link to it.Please go directly to the site link above)