The Derelict: a Star Trek Fan Production

[@sXeblues]

I've only just come across this fan production, as well as its precursor, 'Needs of the Many', and holding Enterprise as my second all-time favorite Star Trek series, they two blew me out of the water. They both feel like legitimate sequences straight out of that era. The set design is frankly awe-inspiring. And the acting, superb. Great job!!

[@jakesoft]

This was quite well done from the sets to props and costumes. The acting was even good. It all looked very authentic, so great job and thanks. I just don't understand how the bad guy with no obvious superhuman abilities avoided getting shot twice by victims who literally had their hands on phaser pistols. The second guy even had it drawn and had time to react, but he pinned himself to the wall instead of shooting. That's my only nit in an otherwise very enjoyable fan film that looks and feels like a lost episode of Enterprise.

[@voyagesfanfilm]

Thank you for watching, and for the feedback. We're so glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@billcape9405]

After watching so many mediocre fan-films, this is really surprising. The quality of acting is first rate and all of the effects outstanding. This is better than some of the broadcast shows. I always thought that "Enterprise" was super under-rated and cancelled only because most people didn't get UPN back then. This production would have fit in perfectly with Enterprise. Nice job... and thanks.

[@jpasby779]

Good opening scene, story, acting, picture. And agreed with Power543 ( Samuel Cockings) "The fact that it is NOT TOS", is nice to see story from other periods.

[@ussatlas]

This is an excellent fan film! It could be right out of an Enterprise episode. Good acting, an awesome set, the music was matching perfectly, the Starfleet uniforms and the props are screen accurate (= perfect). I'm looking forward to seeing more of this.

[@voyagesfanfilm]

We tried our best to get it as close to the era as possible, so very pleased it has come across that way! Thank you! :)

[@andreguiang6708]

This is quality of what should be coming out of CBS instead of the new ST Disaster. This the best I've seen. Its up there with ST Continues or actually better in many ways. The bad guy's voice and mannerism sounds a lot like Dr. Soran from the ST Generations movie. Keep up the great work! Would love to see more and longer episodes. Maybe even have a ST: Challenger series.......Superb A++

[@ki5aok]

As short as this was, the one thing I will say about this is that the acting is quite a bit better than what you find on Discovery.

[@GunpointSyndicate]

Andre Guiang this DESTROYS "Star Trek Continues." The TOS characters and era are tired and boring. I thought it was brilliant that they set it in the Enterprise era.

[@DaddyJamesFilms]

while this fan film was really really good I wouldn't go as far as saying it was better than Star Trek discovery .

[@j.griffin]

$ for $, it’s MUCH better. STD is one of the most expensive series ever produced- it woefully underperforms considering those resources. That is aside from all controversies- from a professional perspective, it’s simply a disaster. It was intended to gain subscribers, not to just be fodder for those who binge watch and then cancel their subscriptions -OR- watch just a bit and then cancel.

[@regidus]

Outstanding !!! we want more !! shut up and take my money !!!!

[@danceblues1713]

Loved this! Excellent 6 min film. I was invested in the film. I am now a subscriber.

[@trekicb]

Wow a realy good fan film. The sets are nice and looks realy like from ENT.

[@ian_b]

If I am ever in a nightmarish crisis, I will make sure to refer to it in the most information-free manner, by calling it "an incident" after momentarily looking to one side. This will help ensure anyone getting my message won't have a frickin' clue what the problem is.

[@Antifag1977]

The writers should've added a communications disruption because it doesn't make sense why the guy on the away team duo wouldn't radio the ship when he couldn't reach his partner and especially after he found that dead body. The first thing they did when they entered was contact the ship so we know that the communications isn't jammed. . That part aside this was a great production and even moreso considering it's fan made.

[@compmanio36]

What is this? A Star Trek film with good music, good direction, good acting and a good story? Well done! This feels like some of the best episodes of enterprise.

[@rebelbatdave5993]

Good Show! Thanks!

[@voyagesfanfilm]

Thanks for watching :)

[@michaelrogers9728]

Very very well done.

[@wwsvs]

Well done! I look forward to your next project. Wayland Strickland - Director / DP - Starship Farragut "The Crossing"

[@Realmasterorder]

Excellent job but pretty dark and no outside scenes like maybe some ships or a ships deck before they enter etc that would comliment the whole story more,even though i know this would be hard to make

[@jasoncentracchio4836]

This was great!

[@WolfRanger2008]

Exceptional cinematography and acting. The villain was "bat shit crazy" so his logic completely sucked thus making this is a strange plot but still overall well done.

[@robertsmith987]

they go in a derelict ship no helmet safety gear?assuming oxygen and no air issues ?

[@compmanio36]

They can scan from their ship to ensure the life support is intact. This is a common thing in Trek.

[@mstcrow5429]

I'm going to complain and say evac etc. alarm anachronistic. Otherwise, 11 out of pi. Why do they split up? Not very genre-savvy. Also, Space British!

[@bagofalltrades9044]

2 dislikes? Must have been Paramount and CBS. Honestly this is really good. They will prolly take it down.

[@charlesneely]

Bag of ALL Trades they can't do that as long as the producer is not making a profit

[@charlesneely]

Bag of ALL Trades a lot of these producers are really fans at the show and they actually lose money doing this but they do it because they have a love for the track E Series and they want to show off their talent in case the big studios come knocking

[@bagofalltrades9044]

I just recall alot of the rules CBS and paramount made for fan productions one of which were "can not look professional" or must be a REAL fan production. What does that even mean? Cant look better than anything we do? SO petty. It also can not be longer than 15 minutes and can only have two parts. ECT. Its a joke. I love trek alot. but CBS/Paramount are petty.

[@moeskido]

I don't remember seeing "can not look professional" appear in the guidelines. You're skewing what was said.

[@DaddyJamesFilms]

This falls under the guidelines so they won't take it down

[@dramonmaster222]

This is AMAZING! This just goes to show the ingenuity and creativity of Star Trek fans.

[@davemac2580]

Mmmmmwwwwahahahahahaha........ Enjoyed this, very creative use of limited props allowing some fine acting to carry the story.

[@voyagesfanfilm]

Thank you! :)

[@GunpointSyndicate]

By FAR AND AWAY 9ne of the finest fan films of any franchise I've ever seen!!! The writing, the acting, the production values, the sound design, the cinematography, the pacing, the music. On point, all of it. Any minor details that were questionable were wholly irrelevant because the story was compelling and the acting was so good. I give this a solid 9/10 (the not shooting the bad guy thing was the final 1/10th for me). So impressed!!! Please DO make your anthology project a reality.

[@voyagesfanfilm]

Thank you so much for your feedback! Really glad you enjoyed it :)

[@danielhaire6677]

Excellently done!! You definitely have a good understanding of a good Star Trek story. By the way, the only 19 people who disliked this were Abrams, Paramount and CBS Execs.

[@ryank5424]

Definitely worth the watch and would be into seeing more. Really good work. I especially liked how close you got the uniforms and the set very well done.🖖

[@armsman5322]

Wow - excellent job all around here - but I really must say whomever did the sound design and sound effects editing on this one REALLY knocked that aspect out of the park. My one nitpick though - once the body (clearly murdered too) stuffed in the compartment was discovered, you'd think he'd make a call back to the Challenger and maybe request some security beamed over; or at least give them an update? ;)

[@voyagesfanfilm]

Thank you so much for your feedback! I actually did the sound design for this one, and Clayton (our DOP) polished the dialogue for the final mix, so very pleased you enjoyed it. I could quote Starfleet Regulation 476.9, which say that Away Team personnel only need to report to the bridge "at least" once every 24hrs, however that is an excellent point! Ahaha! Let's just say he was young and thought he could handle it himself .

[@AtlasFox]

Maybe he thought it was more important to locate the doctor first (if so he's wrong but I understand the thought process)

[@thefurrybastard1964]

Brilliant piece of film making!

[@drmayeda1930]

@@AtlasFox I don't think that was a doctor.

[@thefurrybastard1964]

And even with the draconian restrictions placed upon Star Trek Fan productions by Paramount, the fans *STILL* put out far superior content than the official releases. Excellent short, well deserving of the thumbsup!

[@bremer1701]

by CBS.... not Paramount.

[@jamiethomas18]

I love that you chose to set this in the Enterprise TV series era. I absolutely love the series and to see a quality piece of fan produced Star Trek set in that time period is wonderful. I truly hope you create more stories in this vein as your clear love for the source material shines through from the writing, acting, sets, props, costumes and music.

[@power543]

Hey! Samuel Cockings from Trekyards here, this is truly wonderful and i think may be one of the best fan films to date in terms of replicating a look and feel of something so expectantly and the fact that it is NOT TOS, well done guys! You have turned a set or 2 into a film and it looks superb! A+ You do certainly need need need some space CG to add to the quality and i may be able to help! I take it you guys are from the UK with the accents?

[@voyagesfanfilm]

power543 Hi! Thank you so much for your kind feedback! It is muchly appreciated. We would've loved to have had some CG Exteriors for the film, but chose to play to our strengths in terms of achievability. Send us a message via facebook.com/AVFilmmaker and we'll see if we can work together for our next production. We're actually based in Australia.

[@g.waldmeister1851]

Haha, even I heard they were Australian, Samuel. With English not being my first language. ;)

[@captainarcher2]

You nailed it on the head Commander Cockings !!

[@Bill23799]

Great analysis Commander Cockings. I would like to see this fan film featured on Trekyards. Is that series dedicated to only talking about ships of Star Trek?

[@STho205]

Have Gun Will Travel style script with a strong female protagonist. Roddenberry would have liked it. That's what Star Trek was supposed to be. Not constant space battles and FX. Intimate dramas is best with fan films, if you have people that can write and act. You do.

[@gene1star]

you don't need CGI to tell a good story and they not need CGI in this story.

[@ki5aok]

You're absolutely right. Some of the best stories told were ones that didn't require special effects. All you need is good writing and good acting.

[@gene1star]

exacly!

[@StarshipValiant]

Excellent work everyone involved. Welcome to the Star trek fan film family. We shared your film on the Valiant face book page as well.

[@voyagesfanfilm]

Thank you so much, and thank you for sharing our film on your social media. It is much appreciated! :)

[@LarryH54]

I'll have to look it up once I get out of FB jail...

[@michelle.lima5]

Absolutely brilliant, its the second one i have seen now , just wish they were longer.

[@FixFilmsLtd]

This is fantastic - please check out our Star Trek fan production upcoming - get involved in our Kickstarter campaign! www.kickstarter.com/projects/1512203744/the-holy-core-a-star-trek-fan-film

[@voyagesfanfilm]

Thanks so much for watching! We loved 'Chance Encounter' and cannot wait to see 'The Holy Core'! Another original TNG fan film! :D

[@thomashill6347]

I like it, the Enterprise time line was uniform I do like. NX class ship very nice. good job

[@HerrEllsworth]

This was VERY GOOD! The best way to describe it was "resourceful". Tight story, good acting and the DP work really enhanced everything. I haven't seen too many fan films dealing with the Enterprise years---Star Trek: Horizon being another good example---but you and your company have done a superlative job.

[@AltLexington]

Sometimes survival has to over ride compassion, a nice morality story in the true tradition of Trek.

[@rogerscottcathey]

Should have a $uper-like icon. Good productions deserve public funding if no one else will

[@voyagesfanfilm]

Thanks for watching :)

[@jpasby779]

Good opening scene, story, acting, picture. And agreed with Power543 ( Samuel Cockings) "The fact that it is NOT TOS", is nice to see story from other periods.

[@LarryH54]

Too bad they can't end this with "It's been a long time, getting from there to here..."

[@rpgspree]

WOW! Great sets, lighting, costumes, camera work, etc. Good work all around. Even better writing and acting than some of the original episodes. Best of luck to all in your future endeavors.

[@fubarmodelyard1392]

Excellent. And set in Enterprise era which is not often seen. Thanks very much.

[@wolfgangjr74]

It's kinda like watching an Enterprise episode. Fairly convincing. Well done.

[@asatruteacher]

Awesome work here. Too bad the guidelines don't allow for more! Would love to see what you guys could and would do!

[@InformantNet]

I think Australians have never been depicted in a Trek show or movie. Good on ya!

[@leebarto15]

This was great I’m so sorry that Star Trek is starting to suck not bowing to the feminist and PC culture this was really good

[@ieartmusic]

Holy smokes. You guys and The Holy Core creators should team up for a proper crossover. -- InspirEscape.net

[@chuckpasky9632]

Way better acting and way better graphics than the new discovery I'm going to stick to the Orville

[@1nakey1]

wait this is australian? amazed they didn't walk face first into an orb weavers web as soon as they entered the ship. then fight music starts playing and they dance around scared shitless at the thought of a massive spider crawling around on them while trying to brush the web off at warp speed.

[@hespudo]

Great short! Much better than anything Paramount or CBS can produce!

[@speedyretreat]

So I was doing the weekly perusing of fan films, and to be honest, so many of them have such kind comments (I think that's just good supportive Trekkies) even though the film was not great, sometimes actually terrible. So I started this one, and was NOT prepared for the :20 second mark! This one, the comments (although I always hate the ones that always use fan films to bash TV Trek, it seems to detract from the actual fan film) are genuine and accurate. I LOVED the cinematography, and the set design, the acting was believable and fantastic, and the audio was excellent... But what really struck me, is the exclusion of CGI and exterior ship shots. I hope this was a conscious choice because it was almost like reading a book. Your imagination pictures the Challenger, but I also really like how it puts your perspective in the eyes of the crew. I bet they rarely see the exterior of any of the ships apart from a shuttle trip or the occasional space google. Also, I bet from a production standpoint that makes things a bit easier and cheaper! Four solid gold pips out of four!

[@voyagesfanfilm]

The exclusion of CG ship shots was a conscious decision. We didn't have the capability to do it at that point in time and weren't going to 'half-arse' it when we didn't need to. Thanks for watching :)

[@helrod]

Wow blown away by the quality here amazing sets ... Paramount/CBS could learn a lot from you

[@skynikau7403]

How good was that? Most excellent ! My compliments to all involved with the making of this. Exceptional quality....an excellent job well done!!!!!!!

[@benblackwell91]

The acting is really good....better than most of the other ST fan films. Good one.

[@darylspencer3918]

Excellent Job! BLAST YOU, CBS/PARAMOUNT! I hope you get thrown into a pit of Regulan Blood Worms! I can only imagine what another 40 minutes would have been like with this film! How nice to return to the era of the NX ships! BTW, nice acting Jessica!! It was a well-spent 12 minutes...wish it was longer.

[@Jessica-oi5fs]

Thank you so much :) glad you enjoyed it.

[@BCSWowbagger]

Really solid work!

[@voyagesfanfilm]

Thank you! :)

[@bjgandalf69]

I agree with the assessment of how impactful this short 6 and half minute film is and love that it is set in the Enterprise era as I always loved the style and design of that era. I think that Scott Bakula's show was given the short end of the stick and deserved better. More people need to do fan films from this era...well done!

[@voyagesfanfilm]

Glad to hear you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching :)

[@CullenRick]

Visually very good, sound design excellent too. A simple plot, but you don't get much room for more in the CBS "don't threaten to better our product" era of fan productions, and the acting was a bit below where it could have been. However, the simple fact that all of that is with me comparing it to Enterprise, rather than other fan productions, says a lot about what has been achieved.

[@ki5aok]

The acting is still better than that wooden performance they do over at Discovery.

[@Taliesin-xd7ke]

This portrays the ugly horrors of the Romulan Earth war and it's victims perfectly, well done.

[@voyagesfanfilm]

Glad to hear you enjoyed it :)

[@kenjboyd6233]

You really post some excellent stuff, thanks!

[@ML-gx9rp]

Just found this..one word,brilliant

[@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp]

Very well done!

[@gonzoman66adventures27]

Very intriguing!!

[@voyagesfanfilm]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching :)

[@MrBoriquad]

Stumbled upon this. I thought it was well made. Enjoyed it.

[@CaptPatrick01]

14 people are CBS lawyers.

[@weege001]

thats a true story

[@mattrogers5188]

Those looked suspiciously like early 21st century flashlights 😏

[@pwnmeisterage]

Only the big studios can afford $600 each for elite brand tactical flashlights - then drastically modify their appearance anyhow - just to use them as props a couple times per season.

[@InformantNet]

I think Australians have never been depicted in a Trek show or movie. Good on ya!

[@williamstevenson4928]

Lieutenant/Commander Kyle in TOS/Wrath of Khan.

[@mikeyork9886]

Was missing enterprise! A good fix

[@paulacvdw]

You've got a new fan here. Excellent work!

[@lorcis1]

2 new fans

[@TheRealZarp]

Your videos are great. Please keep making them. CBS and Paramount should seriously get you guys to produce these as "short treks".

[@oneeye6127]

I first viewed this video on FanFilmfactor.com where there is a great interview of the creator. Highly recommend reading it, and this also won an award at a Comicon event in Georgia I think. Loved this and the first Trek short he did.

[@danceblues1713]

Gripping story, I held on til the end.

[@tammastrongbear]

what an amazing set. you guys did an amazing job.

[@jameshams8583]

Watched this twice it is AWESOME

[@voyagesfanfilm]

Thanks for watching! (twice!) :)

[@jameshams8583]

I run Trekfanproductions.com so it was my pleasure as I love telling people about not only your work but the work of all the Trek Fans out there :-D

[@RetroBerner]

Great work all around, thank you!

[@voyagesfanfilm]

Thank you! :)

[@Nainoaa_]

Steve Martino

[@charlesneely]

Steve Martino that's because you going to golf and feeling you hire at least local actors who are not that well known afro you hired actors that are hungry for some work. And you got the reach them before they get to the big stars and get to the big money make it after that there are out of your reach by doing work on fan film if you pay them they can add that to their resume in the IMDb database it's always best to use students for the colleges for your production staff and crew that way you can pull off a damn good decent film under a budget

[@gritz1701]

That was Awesome

[@bobkantor503]

Excellent short film - bravo!

[@josepha.correiaiii8855]

I got an idea, overwhelm them with continuous 15 min. segments one right after the other. I hate Paramount/CBS and their BS Discovery.

[@luiszuluaga6575]

More of this! ✊🏼

[@JimR1701]

Nice short production. The one thing that kind of stood out was the noise of the personnel walking through the ship . It had a hollow sound. It kind of gave it a cheep feel. Even on Enterprise when they would walk through a cargo ship it had a much more solid feel/sound to it. I would like to see more. The sets were well done in keeping with the Enterprise era look. Good work.

[@kirkbolas4985]

Superior to anything the unholy trinity of Paramount/CBS/Kurtzman has produced.

[@Legatvs1]

Simply brilliant!

[@michaelfalke2974]

Very well done. Congrats!

[@peccatumDei]

Kudos to the cast, for some terrific acting!

[@GeneralPedrowsky]

Very well done! Suberb work. One thing bugs me tough: They both had phasers when they ware attacked, still they didn't fire at the guy clearly about to attack them. haha

[@katewilloughby2141]

love it!

[@voyagesfanfilm]

Thanks Kate! :) You'll have to be in one of these soon!

[@Revkor]

excellent sets. buyt rule number one. NEVER split up a away team of two. Two one guy vsing a crew of 100. yeah he is not goign to go far.

[@Nainoaa_]

this was great

[@voyagesfanfilm]

Thank you! :)

[@rslmkrslmk6754]

I think that body would smell... but... GREAT JOB!

[@spacebumwa]

Great production!

[@ussakira7294]

I am a big Star Trek fan & that was an amazing fan made video brilliant

[@georgemcmillan9172]

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[@andytay5507]

isn't that what Capt. Picard did to 'pre'Worf on TNG 'Genesis'?

[@akesha4138]

Very creepy, not my favorite plot line. Way too violent. Turn it off, hope for a better episode.

[@charlesl2102]

love it! can i share your film to a chinese video web?

[@voyagesfanfilm]

Thanks! And absolutely you can! :)

[@TheRealAbrahamLincoln]

4:10 and 10:20... why do they even bother issuing phasers if they won't use them?

[@chrisbateman9361]

Dam good job loved it!

[@voyagesfanfilm]

Thank you! :)

[@larrygrebler5054]

Once again, I just found this video. Another great one, thanks to all who had a part in making this.

[@voyagesfanfilm]

Thank you for watching :)

[@anitacalloway3032]

Great sets n acting. But the plot? Why send only 2 people, with no security guards, to explore a seemingly abandoned ship? Anything could have been the reason: From hostile alien life forms that don’t register on SF equipment to disease. And then they split up? Not safe.

[@2150dalek]

This is before the Federation of Planets.