Thank you! And indeed, i really try and both...make it a solid piece script wise but also tie in the characters longer arc journey AND fill plot holes if i can for the movie/story i'm referencing. Was there anything in particular you enjoyed??
@@SGUDistantHope Honestly, it's hard to pick any one thing to praise without overlooking other elements. The visuals are the easiest to pick out, but I like the premise and its presentation of it, like a more polished version of Axanar.
@@SGUDistantHope The glorious ship shots were fantastic. I forgot how much I missed TNG. Now I have to go back and watch Generations again. Well done eh. Cheers :)
History won't get a chance to forget the Enterprise D, Commodore LaForge was able to rebuild her. She now resides at the Federation Starship Museum along with the Enterprise NX 01, 1701A, & B the Excelsior, and a few other starships as well as a few Klingon ships.
With ensign Harrieman assigned to the Enterprise E, I hope he was among LaForge's team that went to Earth to work on the Phoenix and not in the engine room when the Borg took over. He seems such a nice guy and the thought of him becoming a drone doesn't bear thinking about.
Only the bridge crew were in the Phoenix with that weird version of Zephram Cochran. Harriman would have been aboard the Enterprise E. That ship didn't last very long.
@@drmayeda1930 There was an engineering team who beamed down with Geordi. They helped repair the Phoenix and assisted in launch control when Phoenix made her historic flight. It's likely Sam Harriman was part of that team.
Oh I just love that you included the California-Class into this - a real work horse of the fleet! Also a good performance and I love the First Contact Theme. The Sovereign Class is one of my favorite ship classes.
Indeed though I would imagine in order to tractor the Enterpise D saucer off the surface off of veridian 3 it would have took more than 3 California class ships but mainly 5 or 6 of those ships since that saucer was quite big much bigger than those ships.
Thanks David! We have 12 films I believe already created, with a variety of new characters and different era's/situations! What about our film did you enjoy in particular? We have more releasing before out 2023 indiegogo in July to raise the needed funds for more planned!
@@SGUDistantHope so shortly after leaving this message I noticed all the video. Watched a lot of them last night. Great channel. Wish I had seen it sooner. Thanks
This was awesome and a welcome addition to Trek! Well done! It was better written, acted and more importantly has infinitely more heart than anything put out by NuTrek. Cheers!
I'm only 16 minutes in but had to comment. This is perfection and a great compliment to generations and fantastic acting. These are the effects modern Trek should emulate. This is one of the best fan productions in a long time.
wow!! amazing work, loved the back history and well shot with great scrip. The FX & music, first class, seeing the B & D was awesome and seeing more of the Excelsior class, glorious . WELL DONE
Congratulations Sam! Another wonderful film! I really enjoyed the faithful recreations of the shots from Generations. And what a pleasure to see Marcus again. He did a splendid job! Well done!
Thank you Josh! Very nice of you to give it a watch right as it came out! Thanks for making the time! Indeed, lots of hard work to match CGI and its funny with Marcus, we've shot at last 8 films with him but...they all got moved back for other actors to have films come out lol! Lots more Marcus to come...he's fantastic!
Hello Samuel, huge congratulations! This is one of the best fan films ever! I'd like to offer some detailed feedback for you. I am so happy and proud to have been a supporter and promoter of your work over many years. Production: Marcus is an amazing actor. Natural, believable, emotive, talented. Excellent. Rhea's narration was perfection. She should be the new voice of Trek. Cheers for jumping RIGHT into the story. Fanfilms with 5 minutes of opening credits are cringe. You have somehow cracked the code of how to make a person look like they are physically in a green screen environment. Well done mate. This will change the future of fan films (and TV shows, and feature films) forever. Did you include false "film artifacts" in the rendering? I seemed to have seen a couple for a frame or two. Space Special Effects: Samuel my friend, you have cracked the "uncanny valley" code I think. I am an ardent physical model fan. But you have evolved your skills to the point that now, I could almost never tell the difference, and I have a keen eye. You did an excellent job at keeping the animation of "glows' to a minimum, which adds so much to the realism. So many , including some official Trek productions blow these glows out so much that it looks animated and cartoonish. Great job finding the balance here! The flybys were so realistic that while I knew they weren't lifted from the films, they were at least the same quality and mostly higher. They could easily be edited into Generations, as an improvement! Just a couple of nitpicks: There was an audio glitch at 2:48, I'm sure you're aware. There was the one shot of the Enterprise that seemed at a lower Frame Rate, not critical, and most people probably wouldn't notice. Please consider using the standard widescreen TV ratio, there were no scenes where the artificial "cinema scope" format would have lost any visual content, and allowed us a slightly larger picture to enjoy your hard work. All in all, one of the best I have seen ever. Every fan of Star Trek should watch this, and I will be sharing on my social media! THANK YOU Samuel, for your devotion to Star Trek, not only as a fan of it, but someone who wants to do it, and DOES do it right. Cheers mate! 9.5/10
Please consider using the standard widescreen TV ratio, there were no scenes where the artificial "cinema scope" format would have lost any visual content, and allowed us a slightly larger picture to enjoy your hard work. is this where the 0.5 point was lost lol
You all did tight work on this one, from the totally believable acting to the excellent cgi, to the editing, directing, writing and camera work. This synopsis of Generations is literally better than Generations. You successfully salvaged the cooler parts of Generations, and in its place you offer a better voyage. Completely honest review. Again, great work. Can’t wait for what you’ve got planned. Sincerely, Daddy Star Trek
Absolutely incredible! I was right there with you reliving the events of that time. This was so well done and such a great storytelling format. I wish you all the best with all the stories we have to look forward to that I'm sure you will tell. The most important thing is you treat the subject matter with the respect it deserves. Personally, I'd love to see the re-telling of the Battle of Tyra from DS9. A horrible off screen battle that destroyed 98 starships and took eh lives of 25,000 Starfleet personnel.
Great stuff. The exactness of the CG shots are great. You should make a TH-cam "Starfleet History Channel" or "Starfleet National Geographic" channel with a logo like the actual History or National Geographic channels.
Hey Sam! Awesome short, just a note, you have an audio glitch at 1:50 ish. Edit: now I watched it to the end, I must say, superb acting and a big improvement in your Greenscreen game Sam ;), Loved the California class at the end.
Slight graphical glitch in the credits, the 'Black Magic 6K Pro' line at 22:41... but fantastic and really emotive retelling of those scenes from Generations. Love the from the Lower Decks story and the naration/documentary style.
I know this was all a acted performance and maybe today was one of those days where old memories have gathered close, still wanting to be heard. This presentation made me recall the many times of being both "in the Chair" and "at the table" as part of a committee conducting the proceedings. This performance placed me right back into those feelings. Even knowing the outcome of the events he was describing I felt myself go through the tension and relief associated with such emotional events. Plus I felt a actual sense of respect for a individual who put duty above fear and others before self. Outstanding idea to relive and strengthen the depth of a known story by telling it from a "everyman" point of view. The inclusion of historical figures and past events was well thought out and helped illustrate how the average crew member viewed those people who became legends in Star Fleet. It also gave a insight as to how a crew member views themselves within the scope of the ships and commanders heroic actions. This production was excellent. The manner in which the story was presented with well selected visuals that help place what part of the story was being told, it all flowed from past events to present in a concise and informative manner. The narrator deserves credit for establishing a pace of narration and tone that gives it that authentic video documentation style. The actor was outstanding! Whether he knows it or not his body language and vocal inflections was spot on for how service members conduct themselves during debriefings and formal proceedings after they have been through a traumatic event. From a disabled veteran who was a career NCO, thank you for presenting the true meaning of Star Trek. That if individuals rise as one and put the needs of the many before the one, then there is hope for a better future.
Great stuff! More of this pretty please. The doc format is great framing for events we already know, love the link up to FC and the score is very well done, caught all the little motifs playing over his interview.
Now we need a short of the Calis tractoring the torn up D saucer through space. A nice fly by shot. Dirt and trees sticking out of the bottom, bits flying off, lol.
Also want to add that I appreciate the generous use of the Generations soundtrack. Always felt like one of the more underrated OSTs out of the movies. And I'm just noticing that the docking arm in the drydock slots into the shuttlebay of the sovereign. That's actually really smart for moving large cargo in and out
We're not actually allowed to use tracks from the soundtrack so I had to build it all from scratch, combining themes from First Contact, Generations, other Trek Shorts themes, as well as totally new material. McCarthy wrote an amazing score, and generations is overlooked. I rank the OST top 3 with ST II, and First Contact.
@@matmilne I figured it was an emulation and not the actual OST (I could hear the small differences), but still clearly inspired by those soundtracks. Good work either way
Samuel you are an incredibly talented man - this is one of the best - if not THE BEST fan films I've seen. Great concept ALSO refreshing to see an actor who is both competent and convincing in a fan film! Great work!!!
Thank you, Commander, for another fine film. I've seen you ask a few times in the comments, so here goes, I do have a few very minor nitpicks The shot of the NCC-1701-B's saucer at about 4:08 had somewhat pixelated text, I'm guessing it was a model designed to be viewed from further out, and it would have been a lot of work to retexture it for a few seconds on screen. You missed a great opportunity to explain why they did not even bother trying to eject the core, perhaps a joke about the core ejection system never having worked, and being something even Geordi could not fix, or "Geordi split us into several teams each spent a few days thoroughly testing the E's core ejection systems to make sure they are more reliable than on the D". As for what looked especially good, The flypast of the NCC-1701-E at about 21:30, where you could actually see rooms in many of the windows, that must have been a fair bit of work, a small detail but that it was there and moved perfectly as the camera did, and it seemed like it was every lit up window really made the shot more beautiful and convincing. p.s. perhaps it's time to ask the Captain's recommendation for a promotion, surely you must have earned your own command by now.
@@SGUDistantHope In particular I liked the idea of seeing well known events from a different view, sort of the lower decks view. We always see the command crew, but they can't really function without the rest of the crew. Its good to see things from the point of view of the background players, their fears and hopes are, in my opinion, just as important as the 'stars' of the show. I really enjoy this when it is younger members of the crew, still new to their roles, still filled with the sense of excitement and wonder of travelling the galaxy.
Thanks Brian! Means a lot to hear such a nice comment! Thanks for taking the time to watch the film, was there anything about it you enjoyed in particular?
Love the extra point of view on things so well played out. A well dreamed up background scenario we could not see on the big screen, only in sites like these and novels written and yet to be written. Well done on the integration work as well as a believable story from a "below decks" perspective.
Love that you're running with the mockumentary style for these! Not only is it different but offers further insight into Trek history. The recreations of Generations VFX shots are FAB! :D
Thanks man! Was a happy accident that we have 4 of these in a row...the next 3 should be back to narrative format :D But yes, really allows for you to tell a LOT of story and also...see our actors just...ACT as the character for a meaningful amount of time, well done Marcus! Were there any shots you enjoyed in particular? or any lines of dialogue, would love to hear what stood out to you! :D
Ok regardless of me pointing out three things below. Wow i really love this i could not take my eyes away from the screen as i was sent in a bubble full of great special effects wonderful acting and i really believed and felt the emotions when Ensign Sam Harriman was describing all the situations and thats what kept me gripped and encapsulated into this story where i forgot that i was watching this in a Prets in central London with lots of people around me. Such an amazing project and you should all be so proud of yourselves, this in my opinion should be picked up by Paramount.
"Captain's log, stardate 48650.1. Three Starfleet vessels have arrived in orbit and have begun to beam up the Enterprise survivors...unfortunately the Enterprise herself cannot be salvaged."
This was phenomenal! I literally went back and watched Generations just so I could get the true feel and I gotta tell ya. Generations still isn’t great but this DEFINITELY makes it better. The explanations to a bunch of “wtf that makes no sense” moments were actually pretty damn good. And that included the first and ONLY phaser beam we saw😂😂STILL that phaser beam should’ve nearly crippled a Duras led D-12 bird of prey. But that very simple they knew right where to hit us moment that should’ve been told in the movie was great as well as well. And the final shot of the E 😮💨 by far the sexiest ship to bear the name Enterprise! Well in my personal opinion at least😂
@@SGUDistantHope The idea behind the film being a documentary is wonderful. It is simple and interesting. The CGI was good, but the storytelling was better. The actor was very competent. Using the lower-ranked character is a great way to retell a known event. The only improvement I can see is to use one-two more performers with different viewpoints that still intertwine for the overarching theme. Having only one person covering 20+ minutes of dialog is extremely difficult. I am not counting the narration.
Wow. This was a classy confirmation of the Enterprise legacy. How this was framed and Harriman's totally reasonable responses across the mission are well-written. Cgi to any film (I'm assuming some of that was the film?) elements felt seamless to me. Seeing Enterprise attempt to break orbit fit right in. Harriman's post Veridian experiences aboard Farragut and got forward were, again, reasonable responses to the situations.
Great episode! 😍 Loved the recreated scenes from Generations as well as the newly created ones. Harriman's description of the events was great and emotional.😢Very big bonus points for the idea that the saucer has been salvaged by three Calis 🥰 And who knows... maybe there needs to be a follow up to this video at the end of Picard season 3 regarding this being the end of the D 😉
@@cosmeticscameo8277 We already know from season 2 of Picard that the saucer was recovered and is now located in the Fleet Museum at Athan Prime. We also know from the Picard team that they built the bridge set of the D and there was that omnious hint about whatever is stored in hanger bay 12 in “The Bounty”. My take is that we haven't seen the last of the D (especially as they'll likely be in need of a ship that isn't networked) and that Geordi used his time as leader of the museum to rebuild the D (with some Galaxy class drive section that he found somewhere) into the Galaxy X dreadnought as seen in “All Good Things”.
@@PascalDragon "...Galaxy class drive section that he found somewhere..." I have a hard time finding my coffee cup every morning. But, knowing Geordi, he probably knew a guy who knew a guy who just happened to have a mostly-compatible engineering section in his backyard "just for old time's sake", nacelles from a retired Ambassador-class, and custom made the pylons using scraps from "a certain D12 that was recently decommissioned nearby".
Fascinating you should say that 🤔@@DistracticusPrime The MUSEM.....where all GREAT SHIPS were Stored.... ; he had a GREAT Suprise for All...= PICARD RETURNS...as Well As DATA...THE ENTERPRISE RISES AGAIN!!...Geordi...Riker Picard...The Counsler, & The Doctor...all on a Final Quest .....Indeed 🤔...........🖖🚀.....this story was a nice insight of what was going on..the inside of things...aye?..
Interviewing those with a different perspective,,,awesome idea!Usually these types of videos deal with those in or close to command.To gain the perspective of someone other is refreshing.Keep up the good work.
Wow, very well done, Sam!! Have had a lot of weather issues "on Risa" so I got to this quite late. But it was well worth the time... I loved this. It fixes a few of the gaps and answers the questions that many of us have had since we witnessed the scene in the movie. Thank you for your incredible vision and bless your skill to make this a very believable documentary.
That was excellent Samuel. Great effects, great pacing, great dialogue. I was particularly impressed by the actors performance. He was very believable and has really improved across the fan films he's been in. He seems to have a genuine affinity for acting. Keep up the awesome work man. Well done 😁
Bravo! Beautifully done. I still dislike what paramount did to the D in Generations but your film does a wonderful job filling some back story. Love the use of the score as well.
You are so talented Sam! I truly enjoyed that. Bravo to the actor playing the ensign, top notch performance! I love the Enterpris-B connection, why won't Paramount hire you? Makes no sense. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🇨🇦❤️🇬🇧
@@matmilne true, but I prefer it over the Miranda-class, and that was also made for film. Maybe because it had the usual ship profile (saucer and secondary hull).
@maybetoby yes, what I meant was that the E was built by ILM as was the Excelsior, to do exactly the same job - be filmable up close, and pleasing from every angle. First time I saw one was in generations, it's my favourite iteration of the Excelsior.
This is absolutely amazing. This deserves to be seen by EVERY Star Trek fan. THIS IS WHAT STAR TREK IS. This was more Trek then anything currently. Even as good as STP Season3 has been it lacks the Trek feel still....This has it. 10/10.
Great film! Loved the comments about hopefully not facing the Borg towards the end, considering how we first see the Enterprise E. Also loved the Excelsior class Enterprise B shots - my favourite design. Also learned from reading the comments that the old uniforms where worn for a year before the crew adopts the movie uniforms. Hope it isn't too annoying when new shows e.g. Picard contradict things, e.g. the saucer being in the museum. 😀
Very very nice , I enjoyed seeing the Enterprise-D fly once again an to hear the story from a engineer sams prospective , loved it guys , y’all do such personal films an we love them
Well, this is a beautiful piece. Fascinating to see these stories from a different perspective: the acting is wonderful, and the CGI is beautiful as well. Really comes together nicely.
Mr. Churchills, you are an excellent actor and story teller. Well done. I brought back memories from my second favorite series of all time (the original Star Trek series being number one.) :O)
Great retrospective of ST7 and a very convincing performance from the lead actor. Liked all the recreations of ship shots. Still no reason given why all those civilians were hanging out in the secondary hull, hmmmmmm.... 😉
Bravo! 👏👏👏 I absolutely loved this. My compliments to all involved. I think this documentary style works very well. I was emotionally engaged with Harriman's narrative of the event. Plus we get to see The B, D, E plus some California class. Congratulations! You've made a Trek fan very happy 🖖
@@SGUDistantHope it was full of great shots loved the shot the the Enterprise D flying overhead and the LCARS was awesome I felt like I was in the fleet museum watching the Doc. script was also well done. Oh btw have you heard anything about a 3d designer to build the ship we talked about
Wow...just wow. Talk about getting the most out off what you have to work with very impressive sir. In 25 minutes you where able to make compelling "interview" that almost rivaled the SFX team on STD and every other nu trek show out there, a story and character that is way better then anything current trek could ever hope to create. This is what I would have imagined a Lower Decks TV series would have looked and felt like. Again very well done sir and thank you for adding a bit more to the Fan Trek wherein the soul of old utopia Trek now resides.
Hi David, what makes you say that? I believe it was said that no one knew what happened to the Enterprise B and so he was "missing" I think that was in a novel. As far as i know he was never mentioned again in Trek so we dont know if he was alive or dead, i took it as he died in a heroic way between the B and C.
I believe it was in a couple of the novels that he was still living at the time but unfortunately that's not canon so maybe it's wishful thinking on my part. I think in beta canon he became a Admiral.
Absolutely loved it. Wonderfully written. Only (small) criticism is that I'm not fond of the tendency in fan films/fiction to make almost everyone related to someone famous in the franchise. A Harriman on the 1701 D during a mission tying back to the B is a pretty big coincidence. Being interviewed by presumably one of Archer's descendants is a bit much. There has to be a few trillion people in the federation. It's OK to be a random citizen. Still, I loved that you expanded on the brief view we got of the battle to explain why they didn't just blow the BoP away. Makes the bridge crew seem much less incompetent than in the film. Also the little anecdotes from the viewpoints or the engineers added a lot of humanity to what was going on off screen. Shoutout to Marcus as well for an outstanding performance. Very genuine. He really captured a whole range of emotions going through this story and I was completely sold on the character. This is going straight into my headcanon. Finally, even watching in data saver mode on my phone those renders are beautiful. Very nice work
Hiya Jarsia, So, i invented Sam Harriman in 2013, never knowing id make a film linking to Generations so...that's just the culmination of making more films. Kathryn Archer is yes a descendent because i loved the idea that one of Archers line would be so interested and passionate about the Federation that she would become a reporter and really go that extra mile in the journalism. She's done other films interviewing other less famous legacy people too ;). Indeed, trying to fix some plot holes and give a bit more context...especially as the film swaps to Kirk/Picard...but we are able to keep the story on the crew and ship. He is phenomenal isent he!
@@SGUDistantHope yeah like I said, small criticism. An individual occurrence isnt so bad and it wasnt overplayed here, it's just a pretty common trope in fanbases that can wear thin after a while. Like all the fan pitches for a new Stargate show with Rya'c, Lt Hailey, and the O'Neill clone on a team, lol. I'm definitely going to watch again when I get home, because I do want to see the shots at Amagosa and the battle again. I did like the tracking flyby shot of the saucer crashing, as that was a unique perspective we didn't see in generations, and as a big sovereign class fanboy that shot of the big E leaving dry dock for the first time was just beautiful.
@@SGUDistantHope I really liked the scenes were he was talking about how his character feels about how he helped save many lives and his family pride on being on two different ships named Enterprise.
Just to say Sam did a wonderful job re-creating so many scenes from generations, and Marcus performed beautifully conveying so much that didn't come across in the theatrical film. I loved scoring this one, at the end we've got themes from Generations, Trek Shorts, and the enterprise theme, (all going at the same time!) at 23:25 . The First Contact theme is beautiful, very fitting for the E launch at 21:47 with the generations theme before it 21:33.
These are so well thought out. They're just superb. Everyone involved should feel incredibly proud of themselves.
Thank you! And indeed, i really try and both...make it a solid piece script wise but also tie in the characters longer arc journey AND fill plot holes if i can for the movie/story i'm referencing.
Was there anything in particular you enjoyed??
@@SGUDistantHopebeautiful short film and that last shot of the the enterprise e absolutely beautiful my favorite ship of all time
@@SGUDistantHope This was wonderfully done. One question, though... Samuel Cockings? From Trekyards?
@@SGUDistantHope
Honestly, it's hard to pick any one thing to praise without overlooking other elements.
The visuals are the easiest to pick out, but I like the premise and its presentation of it, like a more polished version of Axanar.
@@SGUDistantHope The glorious ship shots were fantastic. I forgot how much I missed TNG. Now I have to go back and watch Generations again. Well done eh. Cheers :)
History will never forget the Enterprise D.
History won't get a chance to forget the Enterprise D, Commodore LaForge was able to rebuild her. She now resides at the Federation Starship Museum along with the Enterprise NX 01, 1701A, & B the Excelsior, and a few other starships as well as a few Klingon ships.
@superboats2 only if you acknowledge that Picard garbage
@@docsavage8640but she’s alive get over it
@@docsavage8640 Still cannon. LOL.
Both the acting and voice acting by Marcus and Rhea are spot on and really good. Just wow, well done 🙂
With ensign Harrieman assigned to the Enterprise E, I hope he was among LaForge's team that went to Earth to work on the Phoenix and not in the engine room when the Borg took over. He seems such a nice guy and the thought of him becoming a drone doesn't bear thinking about.
I'm not sure when Temporal Anomaly is set, but this isn't his only appearance and its after the ship's launch.
Only the bridge crew were in the Phoenix with that weird version of Zephram Cochran. Harriman would have been aboard the Enterprise E. That ship didn't last very long.
@@drmayeda1930 There was an engineering team who beamed down with Geordi. They helped repair the Phoenix and assisted in launch control when Phoenix made her historic flight. It's likely Sam Harriman was part of that team.
These are probably the best VFX I've seen in a fanfilm so far. Whoever made that Galaxy model did an excellent job.
This was amazing!! I think Sam Harriman has one more story to tell.
Let's hope he survived the event of First Contact.
Oh I just love that you included the California-Class into this - a real work horse of the fleet! Also a good performance and I love the First Contact Theme. The Sovereign Class is one of my favorite ship classes.
Indeed though I would imagine in order to tractor the Enterpise D saucer off the surface off of veridian 3 it would have took more than 3 California class ships but mainly 5 or 6 of those ships since that saucer was quite big much bigger than those ships.
@@FLAME4564The Cali class isn't small. It's over 500 meters long & it's saucer is the Size of an Ambassador class. 3 should do it.
This was amazing. Dave Cullen sent me. I wish I had known about this sooner.
I would watch stuff like this all day
Thanks David! We have 12 films I believe already created, with a variety of new characters and different era's/situations! What about our film did you enjoy in particular?
We have more releasing before out 2023 indiegogo in July to raise the needed funds for more planned!
@@SGUDistantHope so shortly after leaving this message I noticed all the video. Watched a lot of them last night. Great channel. Wish I had seen it sooner. Thanks
This was awesome and a welcome addition to Trek! Well done! It was better written, acted and more importantly has infinitely more heart than anything put out by NuTrek. Cheers!
I'm only 16 minutes in but had to comment. This is perfection and a great compliment to generations and fantastic acting. These are the effects modern Trek should emulate. This is one of the best fan productions in a long time.
This is one of the best tan films I’ve seen. Convincing acting, good storytelling, great graphics
BRAVO! Just finished watching with tears streaming down my face. This old timer STAR TREK fan is both impressed and moved. WELL DONE!
wow!! amazing work, loved the back history and well shot with great scrip. The FX & music, first class, seeing the B & D was awesome and seeing more of the Excelsior class, glorious . WELL DONE
Congratulations Sam! Another wonderful film! I really enjoyed the faithful recreations of the shots from Generations. And what a pleasure to see Marcus again. He did a splendid job! Well done!
Thank you Josh! Very nice of you to give it a watch right as it came out! Thanks for making the time!
Indeed, lots of hard work to match CGI and its funny with Marcus, we've shot at last 8 films with him but...they all got moved back for other actors to have films come out lol! Lots more Marcus to come...he's fantastic!
Hello Samuel, huge congratulations! This is one of the best fan films ever!
I'd like to offer some detailed feedback for you. I am so happy and proud to have been a supporter and promoter of your work over many years.
Production:
Marcus is an amazing actor. Natural, believable, emotive, talented. Excellent.
Rhea's narration was perfection. She should be the new voice of Trek.
Cheers for jumping RIGHT into the story. Fanfilms with 5 minutes of opening credits are cringe.
You have somehow cracked the code of how to make a person look like they are physically in a green screen environment. Well done mate.
This will change the future of fan films (and TV shows, and feature films) forever.
Did you include false "film artifacts" in the rendering? I seemed to have seen a couple for a frame or two.
Space Special Effects:
Samuel my friend, you have cracked the "uncanny valley" code I think.
I am an ardent physical model fan. But you have evolved your skills to the point that now, I could almost never tell the difference, and I have a keen eye.
You did an excellent job at keeping the animation of "glows' to a minimum, which adds so much to the realism.
So many , including some official Trek productions blow these glows out so much that it looks animated and cartoonish. Great job finding the balance here!
The flybys were so realistic that while I knew they weren't lifted from the films, they were at least the same quality and mostly higher.
They could easily be edited into Generations, as an improvement!
Just a couple of nitpicks:
There was an audio glitch at 2:48, I'm sure you're aware.
There was the one shot of the Enterprise that seemed at a lower Frame Rate, not critical, and most people probably wouldn't notice.
Please consider using the standard widescreen TV ratio, there were no scenes where the artificial "cinema scope" format would have lost any visual content, and allowed us a slightly larger picture to enjoy your hard work.
All in all, one of the best I have seen ever.
Every fan of Star Trek should watch this, and I will be sharing on my social media!
THANK YOU Samuel, for your devotion to Star Trek, not only as a fan of it, but someone who wants to do it, and DOES do it right.
Cheers mate!
9.5/10
Please consider using the standard widescreen TV ratio, there were no scenes where the artificial "cinema scope" format would have lost any visual content, and allowed us a slightly larger picture to enjoy your hard work. is this where the 0.5 point was lost lol
You all did tight work on this one, from the totally believable acting to the excellent cgi, to the editing, directing, writing and camera work. This synopsis of Generations is literally better than Generations. You successfully salvaged the cooler parts of Generations, and in its place you offer a better voyage. Completely honest review. Again, great work. Can’t wait for what you’ve got planned.
Sincerely, Daddy Star Trek
Lolol generations
The connection of Enterprise B to the D via Ensign H is incredible!
Very cool 😎
Absolutely incredible! I was right there with you reliving the events of that time. This was so well done and such a great storytelling format. I wish you all the best with all the stories we have to look forward to that I'm sure you will tell. The most important thing is you treat the subject matter with the respect it deserves. Personally, I'd love to see the re-telling of the Battle of Tyra from DS9. A horrible off screen battle that destroyed 98 starships and took eh lives of 25,000 Starfleet personnel.
Great stuff. The exactness of the CG shots are great. You should make a TH-cam "Starfleet History Channel" or "Starfleet National Geographic" channel with a logo like the actual History or National Geographic channels.
This would be a wonderful special feature to include with Generations. You wouldn't think it was a fan film.
Hey Sam! Awesome short, just a note, you have an audio glitch at 1:50 ish. Edit: now I watched it to the end, I must say, superb acting and a big improvement in your Greenscreen game Sam ;), Loved the California class at the end.
Slight graphical glitch in the credits, the 'Black Magic 6K Pro' line at 22:41... but fantastic and really emotive retelling of those scenes from Generations. Love the from the Lower Decks story and the naration/documentary style.
Beautiful, so well done. Kudos to all involved, it felt like a real documentary.
Thanks so much! Glad it all paid off! Any parts or space shots you particularly enjoyed?
I know this was all a acted performance and maybe today was one of those days where old memories have gathered close, still wanting to be heard. This presentation made me recall the many times of being both "in the Chair" and "at the table" as part of a committee conducting the proceedings. This performance placed me right back into those feelings. Even knowing the outcome of the events he was describing I felt myself go through the tension and relief associated with such emotional events. Plus I felt a actual sense of respect for a individual who put duty above fear and others before self.
Outstanding idea to relive and strengthen the depth of a known story by telling it from a "everyman" point of view. The inclusion of historical figures and past events was well thought out and helped illustrate how the average crew member viewed those people who became legends in Star Fleet. It also gave a insight as to how a crew member views themselves within the scope of the ships and commanders heroic actions.
This production was excellent. The manner in which the story was presented with well selected visuals that help place what part of the story was being told, it all flowed from past events to present in a concise and informative manner. The narrator deserves credit for establishing a pace of narration and tone that gives it that authentic video documentation style. The actor was outstanding! Whether he knows it or not his body language and vocal inflections was spot on for how service members conduct themselves during debriefings and formal proceedings after they have been through a traumatic event.
From a disabled veteran who was a career NCO, thank you for presenting the true meaning of Star Trek. That if individuals rise as one and put the needs of the many before the one, then there is hope for a better future.
Well Done. Well done indeed. More of these please. Live long and prosper :)
Great stuff! More of this pretty please. The doc format is great framing for events we already know, love the link up to FC and the score is very well done, caught all the little motifs playing over his interview.
Now we need a short of the Calis tractoring the torn up D saucer through space. A nice fly by shot. Dirt and trees sticking out of the bottom, bits flying off, lol.
Marvelous! As Scotty said in Generations…”Brought a tear to me eye!”
Also want to add that I appreciate the generous use of the Generations soundtrack. Always felt like one of the more underrated OSTs out of the movies.
And I'm just noticing that the docking arm in the drydock slots into the shuttlebay of the sovereign. That's actually really smart for moving large cargo in and out
We're not actually allowed to use tracks from the soundtrack so I had to build it all from scratch, combining themes from First Contact, Generations, other Trek Shorts themes, as well as totally new material. McCarthy wrote an amazing score, and generations is overlooked. I rank the OST top 3 with ST II, and First Contact.
@@matmilne I figured it was an emulation and not the actual OST (I could hear the small differences), but still clearly inspired by those soundtracks. Good work either way
I'm a Star Trek fan from, well, the beginning.
This is an excellent coda to Generations! Well done!
Samuel you are an incredibly talented man - this is one of the best - if not THE BEST fan films I've seen. Great concept ALSO refreshing to see an actor who is both competent and convincing in a fan film! Great work!!!
Thank you, Commander, for another fine film.
I've seen you ask a few times in the comments, so here goes, I do have a few very minor nitpicks
The shot of the NCC-1701-B's saucer at about 4:08 had somewhat pixelated text, I'm guessing it was a model designed to be viewed from further out, and it would have been a lot of work to retexture it for a few seconds on screen.
You missed a great opportunity to explain why they did not even bother trying to eject the core, perhaps a joke about the core ejection system never having worked, and being something even Geordi could not fix, or "Geordi split us into several teams each spent a few days thoroughly testing the E's core ejection systems to make sure they are more reliable than on the D".
As for what looked especially good,
The flypast of the NCC-1701-E at about 21:30, where you could actually see rooms in many of the windows, that must have been a fair bit of work, a small detail but that it was there and moved perfectly as the camera did, and it seemed like it was every lit up window really made the shot more beautiful and convincing.
p.s. perhaps it's time to ask the Captain's recommendation for a promotion, surely you must have earned your own command by now.
A work of art. This really makes me apperciate the movie Generations so much more than I did previously.
Me too.I thought the film was mediocre at best,this fan film is-GREAT. LOL.
@@powerbadpowerbad WHAT?! I'm shocked. It's my favorite one.
REALLY good. :-) Thank you to everyone involved. An absorbing 23 minutes for this TNG fan.
Well done! I got a few nostalgic shivers from it. Thank you :)
Thanks Nomad!!!!! Anything you liked in particular or something that stood out to you personally? We would love to hear besides the Nostalgia! :D
@@SGUDistantHope In particular I liked the idea of seeing well known events from a different view, sort of the lower decks view. We always see the command crew, but they can't really function without the rest of the crew. Its good to see things from the point of view of the background players, their fears and hopes are, in my opinion, just as important as the 'stars' of the show. I really enjoy this when it is younger members of the crew, still new to their roles, still filled with the sense of excitement and wonder of travelling the galaxy.
As a life long Star Trek fan.....thank you for a loving tribute.
Samuel - A fantastic job from you and all of the crew! I am very proud of you and the work that all of you have done! Well done!
Thanks Brian! Means a lot to hear such a nice comment!
Thanks for taking the time to watch the film, was there anything about it you enjoyed in particular?
This was really good. It felt like I was watching a real documentary. Great job!
Love the extra point of view on things so well played out. A well dreamed up background scenario we could not see on the big screen, only in sites like these and novels written and yet to be written. Well done on the integration work as well as a believable story from a "below decks" perspective.
BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN, WELL DONE BY ALL!!!GARY BAILEY KING OF DARKNESS EFFECTS WERE TOP NOTCH
Love that you're running with the mockumentary style for these! Not only is it different but offers further insight into Trek history. The recreations of Generations VFX shots are FAB! :D
Thanks man! Was a happy accident that we have 4 of these in a row...the next 3 should be back to narrative format :D But yes, really allows for you to tell a LOT of story and also...see our actors just...ACT as the character for a meaningful amount of time, well done Marcus!
Were there any shots you enjoyed in particular? or any lines of dialogue, would love to hear what stood out to you! :D
Ok regardless of me pointing out three things below. Wow i really love this i could not take my eyes away from the screen as i was sent in a bubble full of great special effects wonderful acting and i really believed and felt the emotions when Ensign Sam Harriman was describing all the situations and thats what kept me gripped and encapsulated into this story where i forgot that i was watching this in a Prets in central London with lots of people around me. Such an amazing project and you should all be so proud of yourselves, this in my opinion should be picked up by Paramount.
"Captain's log, stardate 48650.1. Three Starfleet vessels have arrived in orbit and have begun to beam up the Enterprise survivors...unfortunately the Enterprise herself cannot be salvaged."
This was phenomenal! I literally went back and watched Generations just so I could get the true feel and I gotta tell ya. Generations still isn’t great but this DEFINITELY makes it better. The explanations to a bunch of “wtf that makes no sense” moments were actually pretty damn good. And that included the first and ONLY phaser beam we saw😂😂STILL that phaser beam should’ve nearly crippled a Duras led D-12 bird of prey. But that very simple they knew right where to hit us moment that should’ve been told in the movie was great as well as well. And the final shot of the E 😮💨 by far the sexiest ship to bear the name Enterprise! Well in my personal opinion at least😂
This is one of the best Fan Films I have seen. Well done, and thank you.
Thank you Roland!! What about the project makes you say such a wonderfully kind thing!! We would love to hear :D
@@SGUDistantHope The idea behind the film being a documentary is wonderful. It is simple and interesting. The CGI was good, but the storytelling was better. The actor was very competent. Using the lower-ranked character is a great way to retell a known event. The only improvement I can see is to use one-two more performers with different viewpoints that still intertwine for the overarching theme. Having only one person covering 20+ minutes of dialog is extremely difficult. I am not counting the narration.
Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah! A very well done production in the same vein as Vic's Star Trek Continues. Thank you all for making and sharing!
Take a bow all involved, this is amazing!
Wow. This was a classy confirmation of the Enterprise legacy. How this was framed and Harriman's totally reasonable responses across the mission are well-written. Cgi to any film (I'm assuming some of that was the film?) elements felt seamless to me. Seeing Enterprise attempt to break orbit fit right in. Harriman's post Veridian experiences aboard Farragut and got forward were, again, reasonable responses to the situations.
No elements are taken from the films, we're not allowed to do that, everything is made from scratch from cgi, to sets and music.
@@matmilne Nice. It wasn't just the feels. It IS seamless. Faithfully recreated and fleshed out.
Always great to see a story from another perspective, well done.
Great episode! 😍 Loved the recreated scenes from Generations as well as the newly created ones. Harriman's description of the events was great and emotional.😢Very big bonus points for the idea that the saucer has been salvaged by three Calis 🥰
And who knows... maybe there needs to be a follow up to this video at the end of Picard season 3 regarding this being the end of the D 😉
the saucer was probably scrapped.
@@cosmeticscameo8277 We already know from season 2 of Picard that the saucer was recovered and is now located in the Fleet Museum at Athan Prime. We also know from the Picard team that they built the bridge set of the D and there was that omnious hint about whatever is stored in hanger bay 12 in “The Bounty”.
My take is that we haven't seen the last of the D (especially as they'll likely be in need of a ship that isn't networked) and that Geordi used his time as leader of the museum to rebuild the D (with some Galaxy class drive section that he found somewhere) into the Galaxy X dreadnought as seen in “All Good Things”.
@@PascalDragon "...Galaxy class drive section that he found somewhere..." I have a hard time finding my coffee cup every morning. But, knowing Geordi, he probably knew a guy who knew a guy who just happened to have a mostly-compatible engineering section in his backyard "just for old time's sake", nacelles from a retired Ambassador-class, and custom made the pylons using scraps from "a certain D12 that was recently decommissioned nearby".
Fascinating you should say that 🤔@@DistracticusPrime The MUSEM.....where all GREAT SHIPS were Stored.... ; he had a GREAT Suprise for All...= PICARD RETURNS...as Well As DATA...THE ENTERPRISE RISES AGAIN!!...Geordi...Riker Picard...The Counsler, & The Doctor...all on a Final Quest .....Indeed 🤔...........🖖🚀.....this story was a nice insight of what was going on..the inside of things...aye?..
"After it became clear that the klingon bird of prey's fire was getting through the shields, we didn't re-modulate them."
Tears come to my eyes; Excellent!
Interviewing those with a different perspective,,,awesome idea!Usually these types of videos deal with those in or close to command.To gain the perspective of someone other is refreshing.Keep up the good work.
Wow, very well done, Sam!! Have had a lot of weather issues "on Risa" so I got to this quite late. But it was well worth the time... I loved this. It fixes a few of the gaps and answers the questions that many of us have had since we witnessed the scene in the movie. Thank you for your incredible vision and bless your skill to make this a very believable documentary.
I can't wait to see Sam Harriman's face when he sees Geordie's little surprise at the Starfleet Museum. ;-)
Excellent Job, great idea giving a different perspective to the events of "Generations"
That was excellent Samuel. Great effects, great pacing, great dialogue. I was particularly impressed by the actors performance. He was very believable and has really improved across the fan films he's been in. He seems to have a genuine affinity for acting. Keep up the awesome work man. Well done 😁
Wonderfully done superb acting. I loved it. Thank you for sharing.
Bravo! Beautifully done. I still dislike what paramount did to the D in Generations but your film does a wonderful job filling some back story. Love the use of the score as well.
Absolutely stellar. Very professional. Excellent work.
You are so talented Sam! I truly enjoyed that. Bravo to the actor playing the ensign, top notch performance! I love the Enterpris-B connection, why won't Paramount hire you? Makes no sense. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🇨🇦❤️🇬🇧
This was wonderful! Credit to all of you, and thanks!
awwww geez. When the First Contact type music starting playing I tried not to tear up lol
Well.........Thats just AWESOME AND GORGEOUS!!!! Thank you so much for that Mr. Cockins!
BRAVO good sir ... BRAVO! - you have done us all proud!
I don't know why, but for me the Excelsior-class (both variants) is still such a marvel to look.
Made for film, much like the E. She's super pleasing to the eye.
@@matmilne true, but I prefer it over the Miranda-class, and that was also made for film. Maybe because it had the usual ship profile (saucer and secondary hull).
@maybetoby yes, what I meant was that the E was built by ILM as was the Excelsior, to do exactly the same job - be filmable up close, and pleasing from every angle. First time I saw one was in generations, it's my favourite iteration of the Excelsior.
@@matmilne I love both versions, I can't choose between the two lol.
And I'm glad the next Enterprise was an Excelsior class.
This is absolutely amazing. This deserves to be seen by EVERY Star Trek fan. THIS IS WHAT STAR TREK IS. This was more Trek then anything currently. Even as good as STP Season3 has been it lacks the Trek feel still....This has it. 10/10.
Great film! Loved the comments about hopefully not facing the Borg towards the end, considering how we first see the Enterprise E.
Also loved the Excelsior class Enterprise B shots - my favourite design.
Also learned from reading the comments that the old uniforms where worn for a year before the crew adopts the movie uniforms.
Hope it isn't too annoying when new shows e.g. Picard contradict things, e.g. the saucer being in the museum. 😀
Very very nice , I enjoyed seeing the Enterprise-D fly once again an to hear the story from a engineer sams prospective , loved it guys , y’all do such personal films an we love them
F'ing excellent work..🎉
Well, this is a beautiful piece. Fascinating to see these stories from a different perspective: the acting is wonderful, and the CGI is beautiful as well. Really comes together nicely.
Really enjoying this and another websode, keep up the great work.
Excellent! I'm glad Alec gave us your link today. Great job.
10/10 The Spit and Polish that went into this is high quality. Well done.
Mr. Churchills, you are an excellent actor and story teller. Well done. I brought back memories from my second favorite series of all time (the original Star Trek series being number one.) :O)
Great retrospective of ST7 and a very convincing performance from the lead actor.
Liked all the recreations of ship shots.
Still no reason given why all those civilians were hanging out in the secondary hull, hmmmmmm.... 😉
Bravo! 👏👏👏 I absolutely loved this. My compliments to all involved. I think this documentary style works very well. I was emotionally engaged with Harriman's narrative of the event. Plus we get to see The B, D, E plus some California class. Congratulations! You've made a Trek fan very happy 🖖
"She was done for good..."
20 years later...
Better than anything being put out by "official Trek" these days. Thank you.
That was awesome, very well done loved it a lot. made me miss the Enterprise D like crazy
Thanks Cap! Me to while making this...it was a golden time! Were there any shots in particular you enjoyed?
@@SGUDistantHope it was full of great shots loved the shot the the Enterprise D flying overhead and the LCARS was awesome I felt like I was in the fleet museum watching the Doc. script was also well done. Oh btw have you heard anything about a 3d designer to build the ship we talked about
Very nice. Fits in seemlessly. Thank you very much.
Very good. If only we had this talent writing Star Trek today.
Wow...just wow.
Talk about getting the most out off what you have to work with very impressive sir.
In 25 minutes you where able to make compelling "interview" that almost rivaled the SFX team on STD and every other nu trek show out there, a story and character that is way better then anything current trek could ever hope to create.
This is what I would have imagined a Lower Decks TV series would have looked and felt like.
Again very well done sir and thank you for adding a bit more to the Fan Trek wherein the soul of old utopia Trek now resides.
This is absolutely fantastic! Very well done!
Thanks Matt!! What did you enjoy specifically about it? We would love to hear your thoughts!
Your work is incredible!! 🖖🤓
Thanks so much! What about our film did you enjoy in particular? we love more detailed review/thoughts :D
Really good Star Trek fan film, great work people!
John Harriman was still living at this time period.
Hi David, what makes you say that? I believe it was said that no one knew what happened to the Enterprise B and so he was "missing" I think that was in a novel.
As far as i know he was never mentioned again in Trek so we dont know if he was alive or dead, i took it as he died in a heroic way between the B and C.
I believe it was in a couple of the novels that he was still living at the time but unfortunately that's not canon so maybe it's wishful thinking on my part. I think in beta canon he became a Admiral.
Absolutely loved it. Wonderfully written.
Only (small) criticism is that I'm not fond of the tendency in fan films/fiction to make almost everyone related to someone famous in the franchise. A Harriman on the 1701 D during a mission tying back to the B is a pretty big coincidence. Being interviewed by presumably one of Archer's descendants is a bit much. There has to be a few trillion people in the federation. It's OK to be a random citizen.
Still, I loved that you expanded on the brief view we got of the battle to explain why they didn't just blow the BoP away. Makes the bridge crew seem much less incompetent than in the film. Also the little anecdotes from the viewpoints or the engineers added a lot of humanity to what was going on off screen.
Shoutout to Marcus as well for an outstanding performance. Very genuine. He really captured a whole range of emotions going through this story and I was completely sold on the character. This is going straight into my headcanon.
Finally, even watching in data saver mode on my phone those renders are beautiful.
Very nice work
Hiya Jarsia,
So, i invented Sam Harriman in 2013, never knowing id make a film linking to Generations so...that's just the culmination of making more films.
Kathryn Archer is yes a descendent because i loved the idea that one of Archers line would be so interested and passionate about the Federation that she would become a reporter and really go that extra mile in the journalism. She's done other films interviewing other less famous legacy people too ;).
Indeed, trying to fix some plot holes and give a bit more context...especially as the film swaps to Kirk/Picard...but we are able to keep the story on the crew and ship.
He is phenomenal isent he!
@@SGUDistantHope yeah like I said, small criticism. An individual occurrence isnt so bad and it wasnt overplayed here, it's just a pretty common trope in fanbases that can wear thin after a while. Like all the fan pitches for a new Stargate show with Rya'c, Lt Hailey, and the O'Neill clone on a team, lol.
I'm definitely going to watch again when I get home, because I do want to see the shots at Amagosa and the battle again. I did like the tracking flyby shot of the saucer crashing, as that was a unique perspective we didn't see in generations, and as a big sovereign class fanboy that shot of the big E leaving dry dock for the first time was just beautiful.
very well done!
Well done everyone, really enjoyed this short film / episode.
Thanks!!! Anything you liked in particular or something that stood out to you personally? We would love to hear!
That recreation of the Armagosa observatory was impressive. All of the recreations were, really.
Well done. Great fan film.
Wow!! Y'all just took that generations story to a whole new level!!!
'Starships don't quite pop without a carpet"
Subbed and rang the bell - probably forever.
I loved it! A whole new story which adds to the trek universe without changing anything. Go forth and EXPLORE
This was absolutely awesome, it was so well done, that I almost thought that was there. Thank you 😊
Thanks Ron! Very nice of you...were there any particular shots/scenes or moments that you enjoyed?
@@SGUDistantHope I really liked the scenes were he was talking about how his character feels about how he helped save many lives and his family pride on being on two different ships named Enterprise.
Best Star Trek I have seen in a long time! Great job! I have just liked and subscribed.
Excellent story! Very well done!
Just to say Sam did a wonderful job re-creating so many scenes from generations, and Marcus performed beautifully conveying so much that didn't come across in the theatrical film. I loved scoring this one, at the end we've got themes from Generations, Trek Shorts, and the enterprise theme, (all going at the same time!) at 23:25 . The First Contact theme is beautiful, very fitting for the E launch at 21:47 with the generations theme before it 21:33.
Very nice! Well done! It was cool seeing the California-class ships rendered in CGI rather than animation!
well done! enjoyed it through!