"Artifacts" -- a Star Trek fan production

The crew of the Starship Webster, after recovering from an attempted takeover from an alien-possessed navigator, settles down to a simple mission of exploration of a dead world. But in Starfleet, things are never so simple.
Starring Chelsey L. Boston as Navigator Oden Madigan, Clinton Riddle as Captain Richard Lattimer, Minette Bryant as Doctor Melanie Reagan, and Ylonda Scroggins Perkins as Science Officer Celesta Mae Katz. Special Guest Star Miriam Hall as Dartia. Co-Starring Mat Acra as Duty Officer Larkin, Blake Andrus as Dr. Abbe, Jerry Brooker as Dr. Martines, Karen Fonville as Transporter Chief O'Dell, Kenneth Hughes as Security Chief Kelly, Michael Kelingos as Chief Helm Officer Scarren, Matthew Raymond as Chief Engineer Dawson, Alyssa Rice as Comm Officer St. James, and James Weber as Dr. Cainabel.
Written by Werner Louderback. Directed by Chelsey L. Boston, Kenneth Hughes, Randall Landers, and Clinton Riddle. Edited by Randall Landers. Music by Vernon Barnard. VFX by Ross Trowbridge. Sound by Randall Landers. Costuming and Wardrobe by Miriam Hall and Randall Landers. Assistant Producers: Minette Bryant, Fred Lassiter, Ylonda Scroggins-Perkins. Associate Producers: Michael Day, Kevin Palm, Ross Trowbridge. Producers: Chelsey L. Boston, Kenneth Hughes, Clinton Riddle. Co-Executive Producer: Rick Foxx. Executive Producer: Randall Landers.
Filmed on Location at Studio 4, Potemkin Pictures, Lexington, Kentucky.
W11 Produced in 2024 by Randall Landers for POTEMKIN PICTURES.
Production by the Starship Webster Creative Group of Lexington, Kentucky

[@GeorgeKayaian]

Nice, full length episode! It's important when you mix smaller moments with the characters, as well as the larger story-driven ones. Makes everything seem more "real". Awesome Spfx and green-screen work as well. Congrats Randy, cast, and crew for an excellent job.

[@Potemkin1711]

Thanks, George! This one came together with the help of the entire cast and crew!

[@drmayeda1930]

Did we get the revious incident in an episode. Irt sounds interesting.

[@Potemkin1711]

@drmayeda1930 the backstory began in Exiles of Eternity in the post credits scene...

[@barryon8706]

That's a nice mixture of character moments and discovery. As for an officer with bouts of insanity? She's definitely going to make admiral!

[@Potemkin1711]

Lol, she's actually about to be promoted...

[@melterofsnowflakes]

Made my day to see a new video up! This was a good one. Thanks!

[@patricklynch1962]

Well done!

[@larrygrebler5054]

Thank you everyone who had a hand in this production. It is a great flick!

[@Shuttlebay4]

Great sets, a lot of effort has gone into this. Star Trek fans are the best!

[@ronhanks4610]

I thought it was awesome 😎 perhaps a continuation one day. Well done to all involved 😎

[@cwtnc]

Well done! I love a happy ending, actually, two of them.

[@Raggedymannn]

Rick Cole: You all are great actors, writers and entertainers, thank you all for your fun work in creating visual magic and sharing the entertainment to all, even those of us who haven't in them ability to create or act, your all an inspiration

[@davidponseigo8811]

The artifacts are painted foam pipe insulators. Very inventive. It's like the original series where they used all kinds of different everyday objects as props.

[@Potemkin1711]

They were great. We cut them into similar lengths with an electric carving knife, then had seven or eight cast members sit down and paint them by hand using acrylic paints of different colors, mixing some, and making them all different yet similar. An afternoon hour or so, and voila, Artifacts from a long lost civilization.

[@drmayeda1930]

TOS had a very limited budget after all it was the 60's there wasn't much in the way of special effects, Even TNG had to do a bit of scrambling to stay in budget. Ironically the shows that probably had the fewest financial constraints had the worst stores. Discovery and Picard. You really don't know till the show wraps and the compendium with episode lists ant BTS stories are published.

[@Capt.Marco-Hawk-L.L.A.P]

Great episode with a interesting story and all the cast did a great job. maybe in the future have them return to the planet would love to see more about that new alien species and how they are coping with the aftermath

[@specialagentronjaf157]

🖖🏾EPIC CONTENT, MORE, PLEASE 👍🏽

[@9Eternus]

EXCELLENT!!!!! Brilliant acting, Wonderful story!!!! THANKS A LOT!!!!

[@ChristinaMoore79]

Did we miss an episode, or was that just a teaser for something that happened between episodes? We never saw the navigator get taken over. and what a discovery to make -- a whole civilization encase in neural energy converters!

[@ianmitchell4231]

The backstory began in "Exiled from Eternity" 15:10 in the post credits scene.

[@davidponseigo8811]

This is the best kind of new discovery, a really cute and attractive kind. I am happy to make a discovery like that.

[@thewarpcore2891]

Loved it......Very funny too

[@FSFilmCZ]

Great! ❤🖖

[@davemac2580]

Another day, another strange new world.

[@tennesseecopperhead7874]

I think this was very well done!! I enjoyed it. good job folks!!

[@Potemkin1711]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@scotthawkins8707]

GREAT Storyline, and it was well made.! Thank You all, so much. aloha

[@mathewweeks9069]

Your awesome be safe out there

[@Robert08010]

Those strange alien data modules.... I scanned them with my 27th century quad-corder and discovered that would be ideal for insulating star ship plasma conduits. Or, playing with in the pool!!!

[@Jack_Stafford]

I am enjoying your extensive catalogue! I am curious, is there a "making of" video? The large and very long standing sets are quite detailed , always curious about how they were built, stored, and the props, costumes, spx etc which all seem very complex! The gizmos on the wall in sickbay with the running lights, very cool! Kudos to whoever made them, the sets, and also to the cast and producers. Thanks for this labour of love, and I look forward to seeing more from the crew!

[@Potemkin1711]

I'd recommend joining our Facebook group Starship Webster and following the Potemkin Pictures page. Plenty of BTS shots, as well as the construction photos if you look back far enough. The EPS regulators "gizmos" were constructed by Carl Marchese. Costuming is now off-the-rack, and we purchase the pins from eBay. All in all, we have a great time producing Star Trek fan films!

[@Jack_Stafford]

@@Potemkin1711 Thank you! I will look into that! I always thought I would love to go into making sci-fi films and special effects, but opportunity never knocked, so I'm so happy that others have made the dream happen. Thanks again , to everyone! :)

[@JB-ym4up]

🖖

[@jamesa.7604]

Really enjoyed the story. Fine job on the acting too.

[@kyledolezal8531]

Great episode.

[@starclone4]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@dellyrodriguez6901]

❤❤❤

[@4ng3l143]

Omg this was so cool! My dad watched Star Trek my whole life

[@Potemkin1711]

We're located in Lexington Kentucky, and we're always looking for new cast and crew. Reach out to us on Facebook at the Potemkin Pictures page or by email [e-mail]. We'd love to hear from you!

[@Lyraa357]

Fascinating episode. I loved how the innovative people saved their civilization. Of course they were very lucky that it was a Federation ship that discovered them. I would hate to think what would have happened if it had been Romulans or Klingons. It looks like Navigator Madigan intends to stick with the ship after all. I hope it gets more comfortable for her.

[@RichardDHolbrook]

Nice job all. Suggestion: the dialog microphone is too far from actors. Especially on wide shots..making too much room ambiance. Add sound absorbing panels and some carpeting on set and get mics closer with a directional pattern. This will help reduce a subtle distraction for the viewers. Thanks

[@Potemkin1711]

Just not in the budget at this time, and unlikely to be in the future. Honestly, we've made substantial improvement with every production. But all the things you suggest cost money and time which we, as a real fan film, just don't have.

[@ianmitchell4231]

This is a good episode but i would have like to see a bit more of the story from the end credits of Exiled from Eternity leading up to the "Artifacts" episode's beginning scenes even if it was only a short one as it would give better context for this episode.

[@Potemkin1711]

The idea was meant to be a sort of 'lost episode' thing, and it was improvised at first when Chelsey Boston (Lt. Oden Madigan) picked up the multi-faceted prop and became possessed in the post-credits scene. We carried it forward, and it culminated with the improvised possessed-Madigan on the bridge of the Webster laughing maniacally. We thought it would be a fun back story, and we'd all like to think it worked. 😉

[@Potemkin1711]

A cast member just texted me: "Some things are best left to the viewer's imagination."

[@ianmitchell4231]

@@Potemkin1711 True but it could have made one hell of a good extra episode 😃

[@abundantYOUniverse]

Proud to be second!

[@rahadyans199]

This is terribly OCD of me, but if Dr. Reagan told Lieutenant Madigan that she shouldn't be on duty for more than six hours a day, does that mean Webster has four duty shifts?

[@Potemkin1711]

In The Lower Decks, they have four duty shifts. You end up working 42 hours avg per week. There are many different versions of this for any ...enterprise... running 24/7.

[@rahadyans199]

@Potemkin1711 Thank you. I totally forgot about the weekends. They don't exist on military craft...

[@CaseAgainstFaith1]

I don't think brandy is typically guzzled...

[@wernerlouderback6796]

It was a nonalcoholic beverage made to taste like brandy 😏

[@andytay5507]

Dr. CaneAbel? Really?

[@Robert08010]

Dr Hyde Jekyl?

[@MikeElmore]

We need a Dr. V. Gain

[@Robert08010]

Sir Car Ni Vore? @@MikeElmore

[@Potemkin1711]

We've had a Doctor Price referenced in an episode or two of Project: Potemkin. ;)

[@helenofirvine]

For goodness sake, please show good posture! Shoulders back, gut in, and straight out your shirts / tops! Please! A great episode but you guys are very distracting by your slouchiness.