Pilot - A Project Runabout: Film

In this pilot for Project Runabout, a young pilot defends herself from a ruthless enemy and discovers the fight that is within herself.

[@davidponseigo8811]

I also really like the Runabout. Nice design.

[@barryon8706]

Nice TOS runabout design, and I liked the GNDN detail. Looking forward to seeing more.

[@gdavisohio]

YES.. That is one detail that I enjoy when I visit the sets at Kingsland, GA.. the GNDN conduits!.. The main one that graces the center support for the cockpit windows has GNDN626. We filmed our pilot on Jun 26th.. so now I have a great reminder when this series started...

[@DancingRasputin]

Loved seeing a TOS era concept design for runabouts! And that design was very well done!

[@dreadnoughtdominion8988]

Thanks! We love our ride!

[@FLAME4564]

@@dreadnoughtdominion8988 You know what kind of class i would call this TOS era runabout concept? the Herculese class

[@manlystranger4973]

Great episode!!! The Runabout model has a very Jeffries look about it, as if it could have flown right out of his sketches. The animation of the large ships was amazing as it captured the feel of large marine mammals battling for supremacy and emphasized the quick and darting movements of the Runabout. The use of the physical Runabout controls by the actor really sells the whole performance as she telegraphs experience, confidence, and ingenuity with the vehicle. Kirk Forever!!!

[@johnblack3879]

Fantastic!! Great job short and sweet! The sets look great too. 2 thumbs up guys.

[@DanielVance]

Can't wait for the next episode!

[@gdavisohio]

We were even discussing that last night in the "back stage" before the chat.. It's in works! THANKS for watching!

[@davidwrenn4028]

July 17th, 2022 it premieres on Mac's World Entertainment. Then it will be released on KZbin the following day.

[@GeorgeKayaian]

Fantastic job, Gary! Congrats to all the cast and crew! Loved the sets and the spfx in this one very much!

[@gdavisohio]

THANK, George.. I am especially pleased when other Fan Film Makers enjoy our offerings! I love watching our contemporaries as well, and am really enjoying what many of us consider the a new age of Fan Films.

[@calvinbethea3369]

Nicely done. The amount of talent in the community never ceases to amaze me. Iam grateful that one of the things You Tube gets right is having a platform to share fan content. I look forward to future projects.

[@Edi62768]

Great showing! Sorry I missed the red carpet party, Gary. Set my reminder for the wrong day.

[@gdavisohio]

NO worries.. The show is on repeat on Trey's Channel.. I hope you saw that I put you in an Associate Producer on the credits.. I should have included that in the level of support that you provided our fundraiser.. so I fixed it! Yours and EVERYONE's contributions on this fundraiser has made the next three productions possible!. THANK YOU!

[@Edi62768]

@@gdavisohio my wife saw it a second before I did. I was so pleased! Thanks Gary, I always try to help out the community, even when I can't work on a film directly. Now to go add it to my IMDB page. Lol

[@andrewmilner3480]

We all really need to have more off this - a huge thank you to everyone involved in the making of what we all hope will be a continuing saga - thanks 👍

[@melterofsnowflakes]

Gimme me more Rio Grande! I like this a lot, looking forward to more. Not much more beautiful than Confederation and Excalibur dropping out of warp. And what a great use for an old (new) computer, I think I own one of those! Wish I could thumbs up it twice! Thank you.

[@gdavisohio]

LOL.. THANKS!. Yes.. I thought that the use of the old DELL PC was inspired.. .. We saw the "guts" of the bridge on TOS.. I wanted the same feel. I added some blinky lights and TOS jumpers.. Whenever I watch my actress pull that one jumper and put it back.. I think of the DS9 Episode when they travelled back in time to the 23rd Century Enterprise. O'Brien was trying to figure out TOS 23rd Century technology. he was looking at an open panel.. thought he understood it.. said ". .I'll remove this jumper here.." ".. and put it right back where it was.."..

[@ianmitchell4231]

Absolutely freaking awesome, loved it.

[@amberyooper]

Well, that was a fun vignette!

[@gdavisohio]

THANKS!.. YES.. you hit the nail on the head. It was meant to be FUN offering that was "out of the box".. THANKS for the compliment!

[@obadel5092]

Women of Starfleet dont mess with them..congrats short sweet and great story.

[@MacsWorldEntertainment]

I'm through my 3rd re-watch, and I must say....not getting tired of it yet! HAHAHAH! I LOVE IT!

[@ianmitchell4231]

This certainly is one of my all time favorite fan films.

[@bountyhunter1993]

This is the way.

[@michaelaldredge-greenwell1692]

You do not count a heroine out because you think that she’s weak, timid, & alone! She’s resourceful, brilliant, powerful, strong, & she does give up in the face of overwhelming odds. Plus…YOU DO NOT MESS WITH HER, NOR HER FEDERATION BIG SIBLINGS!! EVER❤️❤️❤️💕💕💕😍😍😍😁😁😁👍👍👍!! What an exciting, excellent, inspirational video!! I’m so proud of the wonderful, brilliant staff & crew who make these awesome video series possible!! Many thanks!! Never give up! Never surrender!! More please

[@quantumstereotv6319]

Cant get enough of homebrew trek! LOVIT!

[@davidtourville4780]

ABSOLUTLY LOVED THIS PILOT SHOW. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BETTER OPENING TO INTEREST ME 1000 PERCENT OF ME, AND IF I CAN, ANY PERCENTAGE OF MY WALLET THAT MIGHT BECOME AVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE GUYS.! A ABSOLUTELY STUNNING DEBUT. I DEFINITELY WANT MORE! AND AS MANY STORIES AS POSSIBLE. I JUST CAN NOT ADDAQUITLY DISCRIBE HOW MUCH I LOVED AND ENJOYED THAT SHORT ADVENTURE CLIP. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED FOLKS. WE JUST MIGHT HAVE US A NEW ( JOHN WAYNE/CLINT EASTWOOD ) ON OUR VIEWSCREENS / HANDS!!!! PEOPLE !!!

[@gdavisohio]

THANKS!!. .We are deep into planning our next adventure. SHOULD go before cameras in OCT.. This will be an actual production. the full "2-Parter" 15 mins apiece to make a 30 Min production.. Will have some connection to the parent production, Dreadnought Dominion.. Will have a full crew of four and introduce the Runabout uniform patch!

[@vazatimo3000]

This Film Is Totally rockin

[@jeffreyfloyd7806]

Excellent across the board.

[@jeffb2607]

Hail & kudos to you, great film cant wait to see what you folks dream up next 🖖🖖🖖🖖🖖🖖🖖

[@gdavisohio]

We have something again "out of the box" in the works. Its one thing Randy and I like to do with Dominion Media. We do a lot of "one off" productions that are NOT your typical Star Trek Fan Film. This "music video" format will not return, however, and I'll restrict using non-Trek music to my trailers. Our next offering is very ambitious and we have ALOT of foundation to work out before we pull the trigger.. GLAD you enjoyed it!

[@bniel798]

That was really cool! Nice model for a TOS runabout, almost looks like Matt Jeffries original design for the shuttle

[@morgan97475]

Very cool. Love the runabout design. I'm going to be a complete nerd here.....tactically, the runabout pilot wasn't doing herself any favors by staying to fight. Once her craft was fully operational again, she should've turned about & warped away. Right, now for another coffee. Looking forward to more!

[@melterofsnowflakes]

I got my wish, more Rio Grande!

[@NickCookActingScribe]

That was fun and something refreshingly different! Well done to all concerned. :)

[@gdavisohio]

YES.. We LOVE doing "different' and "out of the box" once in a while.. Keeps things fresh...

[@NickCookActingScribe]

@@gdavisohio indeed. I liked it. :)

[@joshuairwin2016]

Nice! Congratulations on the successful launch ! 🚀

[@gdavisohio]

THANKS, Josh!.. Like George's comment above, I REALLY appreciate our fellow Fan Film Makers tuning in and giving opinions. I respect and admire EVERYONE who puts themselves OUT THERE and offers up a Fan Film for folks' enjoyment, and the barbs we sometimes get. I APPRECIATE the KUDOS! I even respect the BARBS if they are to the point and respectful. It just means that we have to try to do better. Speaking of BETTER. Your "Cosmic Stream" just KEEPS raising the bar on AVALON. WOW.. great story and AWESOME that you brought back TWO awesome characters!

[@kellyrayburn4093]

Starfleet doesn't build ships to start wars. But the ships they build have a tendency of causing enough damage to end them.

[@stevenkosoy4772]

Cute little program. Hope to see more.

[@michaelaldredge-greenwell1692]

And, what a cute and adorable little runabout❤️❤️💕💕😍😍!!

[@anthonylowder6687]

Great show!!

[@philly83]

Great job!

[@robertwheeler5125]

david and the klingon goliath. :)

[@warlordsoftrek8953]

So glad Trey introduced me to this channel....it just keeps getting better and better. Love this Music Video! Qapla Noble Warriors!!!

[@heshamoubari4224]

Not bad! I really enjoyed this one!!!

[@marklebert9037]

Fantastic episode hey keep it up I love it

[@donaldkroth2579]

Liked and enjoyed it. Even though it was a weebit one sided. Considering Klingons have more than torpedoes on a battle cruiser. And shields on a larger ship would be stronger than a runabout. But still, this far better than what the Paramounties are calling "Star Trek" these days. Keep up the good work!

[@abacero2009]

Great story and the character is really inspiring. Keep the good job and waiting for the next episode.

[@gdavisohio]

THANKS.. yes. you have our promise that we will continue to do better and better..

[@deanfaw3880]

This is very good small episode too bad they didn't have the runabout 55 to 60 years ago

[@cwtnc]

Excellent!

[@generalgrievous696]

I like the premise. I'd like to see more exposition in future episodes of how a ship so small is able to take on top of the line capital ships is it warp capable? I would imagine it would need a sizable core to power weapons powerful enough to punch through d7 shields in just a few passes. I wouldn't think a simple fusion generator could do that. Is it a test bed for new shield technology also I just want to know more on the tech side of things not do much why but how it does what it does.

[@gdavisohio]

GREAT comment!. I'd say that the Runabout has a power utilization curve that makes it possible for it to use 100% power for short duration.. Sort of like the Orion Pirate from the TOS episode "Elaan of Troyius". In this scenario.. the Runabout's was able to overcome the D7 so handily in part to the element of surprise and the extreme close range that she was able to bombard them with point blank shots. This enabled her to do damage to the D7 to give them pause and to call in reinforcements. We will delve a little more into the engineering of the Runabout USS RIO GRANDE.. She is indeed the test bed for all new technology for the class of Runabout. She'll remain NX for quite awhile and we'll show sister ships which will be NCC.

[@generalgrievous696]

@@gdavisohio that makes sense with the Orion pirate analogy I look forward to seeing it more. using 100 percent power for a brief time makes sense. I wonder if prolonged use at a high level may run risks like the bugs they had to work out of the defiant class? flying close and strafing constantly reminds me of the ds9 mirror universe episode with the defiant and the mirror federation attack fighter attacking regent worfs mirror neg'var where the fighter flew close to the ship firing it's phasers and pulse cannons

[@gdavisohio]

@@generalgrievous696 YES!.. I had the same memory of that episode when I wrote the scene. I mean.. wow. that WAS a fighter, and it was shaking that Klingon Dreadnought up.. Plus.. I'm a big WWII History Buff. Dive bombers and planes could do a lot of damage to capital ships like Carriers and sink cruisers. The term "tough little ship" comes to mind again..

[@aquariandawn4750]

Somehow classic sci fi has always managed to make strong female characters without them being Mary Sues.

[@gdavisohio]

Wow.. I had to look that reference up!.. In my opinion, the character doesn't fit that description. I appreciate, however, you giving me something to learn in that reference!.. When I wrote this, I just envisioned her a the typical Starfleet officer, one who refuses to give up and when bullied and knocked down, refused to just roll over and die.. She got up, brushed herself off, and fought back. I made her a female based on the song that I chose as the backdrop for the song. Again, thank you for teaching me something today!

[@grahamturner1290]

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[@centaur1a]

Interesting subject matter. Need to turn your music down unless you were doing a music video. For a earlier Federation shuttle, it sure has a lot of fire energy to disable a full size D-7 with their shields full power.

[@gdavisohio]

Yes.. it was our intention for this to be a music video. The song inspired the story.. This is not a shuttle, but the first generation of the craft we saw on Deep Space Nine, the Runabout. These are small but actual starships with a lot of power, range, and as we saw on the show, firepower. When the Runabout was able to get very close and limit the scope of targeting for the D-7, she was able to do some damage, but was no match for two D-7's. She needed help from the Starfleet Task Force that saw that she needed help...

[@centaur1a]

@@gdavisohio you should see the original design of the shuttle ( Galileo 7) from Matt Jeffery. Has that round flat hull, pointy nose, and the warp engine on top edge of the wing like stucture. No reference for weapons placement.

[@gdavisohio]

@@centaur1a Oh yes.. I have seen that, very cool stuff! Our Runabout has some similarities in shape of the exterior.. The Runabouts are not these short range shuttlecraft, though... They are in essence.. compact starships and would have weaponry. These craft were designed for longer missions, more power, and a variety of tasks that would otherwise be impractical for a "capital" ship. I was inspired by the DS9 Runabout which had phasers and photon torpedoes.

[@centaur1a]

@@gdavisohio thanks for clearing that up. 💁🏻

[@Atlas_System01]

That was surprisingly good! I really liked that you could see a bit of the bridge through the dome on the USS Confederation! I did notice one visual goof and that was that the runabout appeared to be running off of windows 10 although that is an OS issue and not caused by a lack of effort. also was one of the captains pushing the klingon that popped up on one of the windows aside at the end?

[@Atlas_System01]

I also noticed that the warp in of both ships was almost perfectly timed with the drums in the song! everyone involved with this did an amazing job

[@gdavisohio]

YUP.. My displays run off of laptops and an addition screen. One had had a run time error.. We had our actress return for a pick up shot one afternoon. The set is on Alexa.. so I just said "Studio On".. it lit up and I shot.. teaches me to pick up shots on my LUNCH HOUR.. YES.. the Captain on the right sees that the original Klingon is trying to threaten them even though they turned tail and ran. The Captain reaches down and in "Minority Report" style, throws the transmission aside. The young lady who did that part works for me.. She said she'd bein the show. but didn't want to have a line. I through up this so she'd just not sitting there. She enjoyed doing that as much as I did editing it!.. When I have folks watch it.. I have to tell them to watch the lady on the left delivering a line, the rewind and watch the lady on the right throw the Klingon out!

[@gdavisohio]

@@Atlas_System01 YES.. I tried to do the ENTIRE video synced with the music and words of the Song. When the pilot is knocked down.. she shakes off the fall.. As she sits up. .The lyrics say "I have a lot of fight left in me".. When the folks are saying that I should have toned down the song.. or not used it.. I have to try to explain.. the SONG WAS the inspiration for the video..

[@Br1cht]

Slay Kween!

[@anonymousperson3153]

An all right film. Now, if only the song wasn't distracting.

[@anonymousperson3153]

A Suggestion: Lower the music and let us enjoy the character.

[@gdavisohio]

@@anonymousperson3153 LOL.. Sorry that the song was distracting. However, the song is as much a part of the production as the character. In fact, the song is what inspired the story, the character, the action in space, and even the climax. I heard this song last year and thought. .wow.. THAT could be the centerpiece for a pretty cool fan film. Rest assured.. this was definitely a "one off". Dominion Media likes to operate outside the box occasionally and try something off the wall. Our next production will be a character driven story with dialogue, action, and more amazing FVX from Samuel Cockings. If we can pull off what we are planning, it will be the on location shooting that will set this next one apart. However, again.. STAY TUNED for more of our amazing lead actress. She is coming back and will again be the primary in the story!

[@andytay5507]

never seen a TOS era shuttle with those capabilities. Was it retrofitted?

[@knytrydr73]

It had an NX number on it's nacelles. A new prototype perhaps?

[@gdavisohio]

This isn't a shuttle.. its the fore-father.. or "fore-mother" since we call ships "she"... of the Runabout seen on DS9 and TNG. These were miniature starships capable of longer range and more power. They were armed and could do special missions. I was inspired to do this project when I saw an episode of TNG.. "Timescape" when they were in the rear section .. with a conference table. I was like. I could build that in my basement.. so ..... I DID!.. LOL..

[@gdavisohio]

@@knytrydr73 YUP.. We made it an NX since she's a prototype.. We will jump a little bit in time for the second production where we will establish that more of the Runabout class has been produced, but the USS RIO GRANDE... our NX Runabout, will remain a NX as all the advancements will be tested on this ship before being deployed across the rest of the class.

[@andytay5507]

@@gdavisohio Wonderful. Thanks for explaining. Defiant-like?

[@gdavisohio]

@@andytay5507 Hmmm. Defiant was a big larger... This Rio Grande was intended to just be the TOS version of the Runabout we saw on DS9 and TNG. Small, compact, powerful .. capable of going to toe to toe with capital ships (within reason).. We saw Runabout and Peregrine Fighters go into battle during the Dominion War. The Runabouts are just meant to be small compact starships with longer range and the accommodations for crew for a longer mission than just going down to a planet from a regular starship. I have made a rear compartment that I'm still working on with bunks.

[@mikeurvand1]

I'm 47 seconds into it and can't hear a word of dialog because the background music is pretty much blasting the foreground. Need a better mix on the sound editing.

[@dominonmedia298]

This was actually done by design. The song lyrics and the action are the main parts of the show... the few lines we had were sound leveled so they were audible and not to step on top of the soundtrack...

[@gavinnorton4921]

Really liked it, great TOS design for the Rio Grande, would have preferred without the track playing though. Just saying.

[@detpackman]

the story is great , its nice seeing a "tough little ship" my only criticism is the MV style your went with i think i would have liked it much better if without the singing in the background , but good production overall

[@gdavisohio]

Yes. tough little ship!.. Sorry you didn't like the MV format.. Dominion Media likes to try things "out of the box". This new production .. I wanted to do something very different. I was inspired by song and the story that it told. Our next adventure will be a traditional one with a full crew and regular background music.. not a pop singer to be found (lol)...

[@detpackman]

@@gdavisohio i look forward to seeing more

[@user-hv3qd3yl6j]

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[@fatenabu1]

It is good for what it is, but I don't think it is my thing. I didn't care for it just being a Trek themed music video

[@gdavisohio]

I am sorry that the music video format was not to your liking. Here at Dominion Media, we try for the "out of the box" production along with our "traditional" fan films. We sometimes step just across the line of the box... but occasionally, we are totally out of the bounds of the box! Rest assured.. our next adventure on the Runabout will be more traditional, yet still pushing the edges of that box.. Thanks for watching, and you have our promise to do something that you may enjoy more next time.

[@fatenabu1]

@@gdavisohio Hello, don't get me wrong It is really really well done. I have enjoyed the rest of your productions. Who knows it could be the song choice instead. With that said I am sure my daughters will love it. As I said it is really good just not to my liking. You do you guys. You all are artist and artist should do what they wish. So yea keep doing out of the box and follow your dreams. Even do more music videos if you feel like you need or want to. I can't put enough emphasis on how good this is in quality. The quality is amazing as I said not just for me. ---Edit/Addition--- My 12 year old watched it and really liked it. Thanks for replying to my message.

[@captainarcher2]

The Music sucks ! But this was a pretty good watch !!

[@davidponseigo8811]

The film is great but I could do without the music so loud.

[@VOL559]

Ditch the music

[@nickbuxton8406]

Shame about the crap music playing nearly throughout

[@gdavisohio]

I am sorry you didn't like the song.. However. the SONG was the inspiration for the video.. Its about the pilots fight against the Klingons...

[@james_baker]

the background music makes this unwatchable

[@ld1701]

The song is annoying. Distraction from the episode. Hope the new series is not produced like this. Play the song over the credits, not throughout the whole show.

[@unclesamsculinarycorner8080]

Wonderful film, didn't enjoy the music at all

[@gdavisohio]

I am so sorry that the music seems to be putting a few folks off. It was the song itself that inspired the entire concept of the show. I heard this song "Fight Song" and just saw in my head a lone female pilot on a mission on a Runabout, the attack, and her rising to the occasion and fighting back. One thing we do a Dominion Media is "out of the box", and this was a "one off". We rarely do the same thing twice, but it was fun doing it. Our next offering will be a traditional adventure and I let our lead actress know that there will be more than one line (LOL)...

[@knytrydr73]

@@gdavisohio - I see what you mean how the song inspired. But like others it was a bit off putting to me. Perhaps if it had just been used for the closing credits it would have been better received? Regardless it was an excellent short and I am now a subscriber because of it. Looking to forward to watching your other work.

[@gdavisohio]

@@knytrydr73 THANKS for the feedback.. ya. I just never even considered doing this without that song. The song is what gave me the idea for this short.. I could do a version with traditional Trek music.. but the guidelines state no re-release of material.. (shug).. This was just a "one off".. and the NEXT production is going to be a full "two-parter" two 15 min segment production that we hope is going to be epic.. and WITH traditional Trek music...

[@knytrydr73]

@@gdavisohio - Nice. Looking forward to it.👍🏻🖖🏼

[@stephensaunders01]

WAY could have done without the music. I had to stop watching due to the horrible song. Here's the thing with picking music for a production, if the choice isn't to the audiences liking, the rest of the production is pretty much a loss. In this case I'm sure there were plenty that liked the pop sensibility of the song. There were also a lot of folks that decidedly do not like that style of music, so it immediately turned them off the video. Its your project of course so go with your heart, but to appeal to a wide audience you might choose less genre specific music. Otherwise, probably a pretty good effort from what I saw but just couldn't stand the music so much I did not make it to the end.

[@gdavisohio]

VERY sorry you didn't like the song.. I heard it just once and immediately was enamored by it. It drove the entire project. I wanted to do something "out of the box".. and a music video was DEFINATELY just that.. The lyrics tell the story of a struggle and overcoming it. That is what the story was all about.. Give us a second look once we put out our second production. It's going to be totally "traditional" and IN the box.

[@KentonBenfield]

I'm also someone who generally does not enjoy 'pop' music, and in fact I generally despise it; much prefer classical, orchestral and soundtrack, befitting dignity, sophistication and a more cerebral experience. It's why I really didn't approve of Enterprise's (the show) lyrical main theme, and the use of obnoxious rock music in Beyond. Having said that, I thought this here was well put together and made use of every aspect of the momentum of the song matched to the action. I got the vibe that the production crew here are just having fun with Star Trek and trying something different. For a short experimental work, it still wins me over, despite my preferences.