I just saw your Video Blog 3. You really have amazing skills with virtual sets.
Tommy, for your sake please please understand what these folks are saying about legal IP rights issues. They are 100% right and honestly they only have the best of intentions in pointing it out to you. I started out my indie film path by reading a book about guerilla film making and it seemed so easy, so rebellious. Then reality hit when I figured I could never truly be secure and safe in showing such a production. I don't want all your work to go poof with a single letter.
I think Star Trek helps fuel your passion but with your skills I truly think you are focusing on the wrong thing. Why go to such lengths to imitate the phasers, uniforms, and sets of one Star Trek timeline when you could just create your own universe. Just because there are fans of ST doesn't mean you can't create your own. In fact, almost every sci-fi series from Babylon, Andromeda, Firefly seems to create their own fanbase.
I'm working on a Sci-Fi feature with a simple premise (survival in an escape pod) but already it's absolutely amazing what kind of universe I can come up with as a background to the story. It came pretty easy to me and I'm sure you can do the same.
Heck, we should talk more. I'd love your help in fleshing out the visuals in my film.
Tommy, for your sake please please understand what these folks are saying about legal IP rights issues. They are 100% right and honestly they only have the best of intentions in pointing it out to you. I started out my indie film path by reading a book about guerilla film making and it seemed so easy, so rebellious. Then reality hit when I figured I could never truly be secure and safe in showing such a production. I don't want all your work to go poof with a single letter.
I think Star Trek helps fuel your passion but with your skills I truly think you are focusing on the wrong thing. Why go to such lengths to imitate the phasers, uniforms, and sets of one Star Trek timeline when you could just create your own universe. Just because there are fans of ST doesn't mean you can't create your own. In fact, almost every sci-fi series from Babylon, Andromeda, Firefly seems to create their own fanbase.
I'm working on a Sci-Fi feature with a simple premise (survival in an escape pod) but already it's absolutely amazing what kind of universe I can come up with as a background to the story. It came pretty easy to me and I'm sure you can do the same.
Heck, we should talk more. I'd love your help in fleshing out the visuals in my film.