The lyrics to the hymn being sung in the opening scene are actually from the poem "High Flight", written by John Gillespie Magee, Jr., an American volunteer pilot who was killed in a midair collision over England in 1941 while serving in the RCAF. He was 19 when the wrote it and 20 when he died. What a literary loss.
@@Paladin1873 Just because Star Trek has always been very secular when it comes to Earth religion. Of course, we do hear characters use the word "God" within this very pro-science franchise, but whenever I hear it in Trek, it still draws my attention. Hearing it so soon in this story felt weird to me 🤷🏻♂️
This is one of the best fan produced Star Trek series i have seen. Believable and engaging characters, a great story full of intrigue, I loved it. More please!
I don't expect good acting from anyones fanmade production. I look for an original, interesting story. You delivered that and managed to present it in a very nice looking package... Acting wasn't terrible. Thankyou for your hard work and dedication to Star Trek, it shows.
LOL. Yeah, that's the thing about fan films....people forget to actually act natural! Just write the script in a way people would actually speak, and play the role as if you are really there. I think that would go a long way to improving the storytelling, no matter the production budget (which is apparently quite good!).
@@TheRealJuseBeats If you'll recall, in Wrath of Kahn, Kirk has to wear glasses because he is allergic to standard therapeutics. (iirc, it's called Retinax?) This happens more than a century *after* these events. As to the acting, I agree there are no professional actors here. But, this effort is pretty darn good as fan films go. The story is good so far as well. Visual effects are very good. Set design is no less than superb, even surpassing some of the movies (imho). I'm hooked. Can't wait for the next release.
After a few re-watches, what turned me off most were the excessive head movements of the commander and the stares of the captain (there's a difference between stare and stern look). Minor things, hope they address them later. Great effort, great result, and fan made!
For a fan film , this was a excellent attempt at new angle of the ongoing star trek saga. The early type of ships and bad ass star fleet intel is great. Please keep the pacific series running. I always enjoy putting these up on my big screen.
As a Star Trek nerd from the early 1970's I have a little complaint.....Oh no, wait I don't! As a purist I find this extremely satisfying! The very early Star Fleet aesthetic is completely convincing, from ship design to uniforms. The CGI is beyond impressive and the physical sets are impressive while still retaining the main design details that I loved as a child. The writing, well I can't find any criticism, it just evokes TOS for me. Some comments have lightly criticised the acting, and while I have a certain amount of sympathy for that I can't truly say any of it was actually bad. Most of it actually far outpaced TOS acting. In my own opinion (and I am not arrogant enough to actually expect anyone else to agree with me) I would happily pay a monthly subscription to be able to stream 10 episodes of this per year ( at this quality ) for at least 5 years, but I'd prefer 7 seasons. I've been less than impressed with some recent official offerings ( while still watching and not completely hating them ) This fan film blew me out of the water, very, very impressive and shows it's deep knowledge of the original I.P. (edited for spelling mistakes)
Funny, was thinking about the same thing about a paying a subscription for more episodes of this quality and type. Nothing substantial as money is quite scarce but ought to help in aggregate from fans worldwide.
Lol. Maybe the people saying the acting is bad should just watch a few original episodes. Without the background music if possible. Loved Trek from day one.
You can tell that devoted Star Trek fans are behind every aspect of this show. The look and feel is right. The music references Alexander Courage's themes from Balance of Terror. And, the sets are amazing. No wonder this took awhile! It was worth the wait!
Yeah. More of a BSG / SG / real world / Enterprise vibe. Honestly, they are probably far enough out of Treksville that they could drop the StarTrek moniker and do their own thing. Really what would it take? Replace the dish, a few decals and like 10 technobabble words and your on your own. You''ve avoided the burdens of an extensive make-up team, so why bring it on board at all.
Wow, I just love the look of this series, very early Federation.. Rustic! While it plays in the same Star Trek sandbox, it is its own world! Good job all!
This movie is an example of why the brass at CBS/Paramount have put restrictions on fan based productions. The quality and style of this clip is so much more interesting and fun to watch than what is currently being broadcast by those establishments. Nicely done!
What a world we live in when fan made projects deliver where million dollar 'reimaginings' fall flat on their own ego/agenda! Seriously well done guys. You should all be beyond proud of this.
I was a backer way back and been looking forward for a long time. That starship looks stunning, nice effects, interesting story and cant wait for part 2
That was amazing Henry some spot on Star Trek i am hooked. Great story telling so far. Visuals were A+++ quality, great acting, and very nice props. The way everything was put together I could believe this ship could be built for real. I like this very much will look forward to it next month
Amazing; out of this world great; no pun intended! Congrats for all the hard work & brilliant writing & direction. Got my attention like someone grabbing me by the jacket! EC Henry got a classic on his hands!
fantastic production values and effects. Acting ~mostly~ on spot. This is some great stuff. everyone in it should be proud. Can't wait to go watch part 2
YEESSSSS!!! This is exactly what I wanna see out of Star Trek! The Pacific is clearly heavily damaged and a new Romulan ship that’s like nothing that’s come before has come and is stalking them from afar. This almost feels like the Battle of the Ionian Nebula from The Wrath of Khan.
As a writer and animated filmmaker, I have to say that was great! Kudos to cast and crew. I love to see a series in the Enterprise era. This looked great, and it was very compelling. I love the paranoia among the crew. This is great drama and I can't wait for the next episode. I wish I was on this show!
Such detail! How true is it that fans can add so much more to the depth of the Star Trek universe than any high grossing box-office producers ever could? Bravo!
The acting is hit and miss. Wooden as someone says. Really like to see that this ship has gotten it's on fan show though! And I really like the Post-ENT/Pre-TOS era uniforms! The main character, she sounds Swedish, or at least Scandinavian.
WOW...this is a high end production in VFX, Sets, Costume Design, and the acting are all Superb! Thank you for such a well produced Fan Film...I will be eager for more episodes...Fantastic!
Keep making more. The room for improvement has me really excited. All the actors and dialog that had any problems i think is purely a matter of experience. This was a fantastic video!
Just watched this and kept thinking to myself... This is the exact sort of Star Trek I’ve been wanting to watch for ages! Very good work! Golden Standard! 😁
Okay. There are basically two kinds of Star Trek fan videos: there are the ones featuring teens who cannot act, in stories that are not plausible and that use green screened backgrounds and almost zero as far as props. Those generally use the same effects of sparking explosions inside the bridge that would either kill people or at lease scorch a lot of things. They are barely watchable. Then, there are the professional productions that have actual sets, use people who are right for their roles, and have very good-to-great special effects. This one falls into that second category. It is a real pro job. Certainly, the acting and delivery of lines can use some fine tuning, but this is an enjoyable production. I look forward to the next part(s) and wish the mercenary bean counters at CBS and/or Paramount would climb back off their high horses and allow these quality extensions to Star Trek of go ahead without constrictions. Great job Pacific 201 team. Please, keep it up.
Really? I thought the Captain could be recast. He was not authoritative enough, and kind of stilted on his delivery in an emergency situation. The rest of the cast seemed quite young, maybe this was a cadet ship? The effects and camera angles were top notch though.
The direction here is excellent, as is the editing. Good shots cut in very effectively. And a lot of heart from the actors who clearly had nothing to work with but a green room. I'm quite impressed. The FX are... well, professional grade. And I absolutely love the physical panels. Good old-fashioned practical prop work there. Very nice.
I have to admit, when the Kickstarter for this started, I just pledged because I wanted access to the perks - to me, it looked like most of the other fan-made TH-cam videos I'd watched a few minutes of and then closed out of. Then I kind of forgot about it for a while. But this? Holy crap, this was worth the wait! I'm beyond impressed with the production quality, the acting, and the story. I genuinely didn't want this to end - I was completely enthralled. Honestly, well done. I can't wait for part 2.
*you might also appreciate an older kickstarter project/campaign that's now a bit over four years old called Slice of Life which takes place in the Blade Runner universe...about 25 minutes long and took two years to produce and filmed mostly inside someones garage (you'll never know that)...visually this is one of the best fan made films i've watched in a very long time...Prelude to Axanar is also quite good as well*
First, let me just say, well done! I gave it a like almost immediately. I feel actors could use a little more direction and camera could be a little more dynamic. It looks like you have some sets built, so you should use that to move that camera a little or get different angles. The ship is just gorgeous! That first shot of it, when you pan around it - oh, wow! You can see the work that went in it. Kudos to all the actors. You can easily see the effort and passion. Can't wait to see more!
Most of the Star Trek fan films I've seen need better lighting and camera work. I can never quite put my finger on what's wrong, just that it doesn't look right. If I went to directing school and learned how to set shots up, I'd probably be able to see how to correct it. This fan film does better than most. The camera work could be better, but at least I'm not looking at it and thinking that they've put a lot of work into this just to mess it up with the camera work.
@@bukster1 it looks like a lot of shots are green screen, they are incredibly hard to get right, also it looks like they are shot at 50 or 60fps which gives a very weird look called the "soap opera effect" Also the soundstage needs work in some shots. I may try to rework them myself, the talking while at the beach early on sounds like they are recorded in a small office, the footsteps in the opening sequence and the chair creaks sound small and not wide as they should. But then in other scenes, the CGI is amazing and the audio is back to being too notch. My favourite sound effect is the door, which is clearly someone going pssssshhhwwwww into a mic it's great!!
The camera work did not bother me as much as poor sound editing. There are some really great sound effects, the door opening and closing is not one of them. The actor's voices sound puny/tinny and there is an echo on the set. They need to do a better job with the sound mix. The captain's voice is high tenor speaking range needs to lower a few tones.
I agree! More direction is especially needed with the actor's energy-levels in stressful situations. The way the XO was hanging from the shuttle was kinda wooden and when she was dragged aboard, she didn't quite react like she was just hanging from the side of a shuttle by her hands, high above a desintegrating planet... But the visuals are awesome! All in all, not too bad indeed! Looking forward to the next part. Live long, prosper and boldly stay where you've been the last several months... your home! 😁
Very good. I think this is a very good fan film. They put real efforts in this. How do you read the rank insignias and patches and badges. Wow the ship looks Iike a real model! Impressed! Very impressed!
Great job by all! Very impressed with the Pacific itself inside and out! I know Eric really wanted to ground the look of the ship and tech in today’s navel design, and it looks really good to me. I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time. Ready for part 2!
This was, overall, really well done. It’s as if the future was inhabited entirely of Canadians. Extremely polite. Attractive. Honest. And really, isn’t that a future we all covet?
Well, people in Star Trek generally do try to be polite, honest and intelligent. That still doesn't make them perfect or infallible. I like that one of the main themes of this fan film is exploring just that, in addition to the topic of various fears and how they influence our thinking, worldviews, and even policies, as a species. The trauma from the war with the Romulans is making the Earth and early Federation leadership (both civilian and military) a little too paranoid for their own good, trying to focus on military and espionage goals all the while pretending they've refocused on scientific exploration. The experiences of acting captain Vandre and her surviving crew clearly point to that tension and how it's actually undermining the ideals of the Federation and Starfleet, rather than making them more resilient and with the times. Rader's revelations to Vandre about the actual intriguing things they found, instead of tiresome espionage and realpolitik, gives a little hope for the upcoming 23rd century, as symbolised by the repaired Pacific 201 jumping to warp at the end of the story...
COME ON!!!!!!!! I'll have a hard time waiting till December can't wait for the next part to come out well done to all involved in this project it looks great
This is really good! Music sets the feel very well, effects are fantastic! It's a perfect fit from a fan film for where we're at in missing some classic trek.
It's amazing that fans are able to do productions of this quality with a virtually non-existent budget, but an abundance of pure love for the franchise!
Wow! That was great! The cg and sets top class. Nice uniform, more realistic. Some good acting and entertaining storyline. Can't wait for future episodes.
The thing that bugs me the most isn't the acting it's the fact all the doors on this starship sound like someone saying "Psssh" and it cracks me up any time this happens! :D
The most astonishing, breathtaking scene of a spaceship I've ever seen in my life! The ship floating free in space, the depht of the stellar clouds far away, the sunlight reflection on te painting of the ship's disk. My most deep and sincere congratulations to the team of producers!!
I honestly thought this would never come. Especially considering what happened to Axanar. But Im half it finally here! Looking forward to the next part.
Retinax might be for correcting the stiffness older people get in their lenses, which causes far-sightedness. Might not have anything to do with myopia (near-sightedness). She's too young to need reading glasses.
@@theslicefactor4590 They use most anyone who wants to join. They probably audition to some level, but they cannot pay people to act, and often the crew is a bunch of people who WANT to act in star trek and so they make their own. My guess is that they are focusing on the craft (speaking clearly, hitting the marks, etc) and that is pulling a bit from the "honesty level" of the acting. Which, frankly... I've seen worse from college level acting students. Given the nature of fanfilms, I think they are above par for the course.
Methinks just a bit more space between line deliveries could sell the characters considering their next move instead of propelled through the script; but yeah not professional actors and that's okay lol
The ship aesthetics are incredible in this. Both in design and execution. Amazing work. The environments are extremely well done also. Very impressive CGI work, not just for a fan film but by any standard.
Extremely impressive ship visuals. Nicely detailed and crisp. The interior sets are very cool too, love the consoles. Great work both in front of and behind the camera.
Oh thank God this project is still alive
Agreed
Agreed
I thank backers, commitment and hard work rather than an invisible omnipotent entity who just stood by and watched. 😉
@@KristianLander
Oh really Mo Capitan?
[ Q-Snap ]
Clearly not a Hollywood production. Shuttlecraft Taiwan? That name would never be allowed by Hollywood's Chinese overlords. Nicely done.
The lyrics to the hymn being sung in the opening scene are actually from the poem "High Flight", written by John Gillespie Magee, Jr., an American volunteer pilot who was killed in a midair collision over England in 1941 while serving in the RCAF. He was 19 when the wrote it and 20 when he died. What a literary loss.
it's surprisingly fitting for the federation anthem
@@kusada3035 it’s the official poem of the RAF and RCAF, and US Air Force Academy cadets must recite it from heart.
It's a beautiful hymn, but to hear the word "God" spoken so quickly into a Star Trek story was off-putting to me.
@@dgold6891 Why?
@@Paladin1873 Just because Star Trek has always been very secular when it comes to Earth religion. Of course, we do hear characters use the word "God" within this very pro-science franchise, but whenever I hear it in Trek, it still draws my attention. Hearing it so soon in this story felt weird to me 🤷🏻♂️
THE SHIP is absolutely STUNNING!
all the ships. that romulan ship was awesome.
Stunningly hideous .
It really is.
Genius. Just pure, creative Genius.
Agreed! These renders, the lighting, flybys and the level of attention to detail in the ship design put CBS to shame.
excuse me for saying this but it has a slight star destroyer vibe
Now that is a "Star Trek" that fans do deserve.
The team who did the visuals really deserves high praise. The ship looks incredible and the effects when it got damaged are superb :)
EC Henry needs praise
Begs the question what kind of budget are they working with.
Agreed, most impressive.
@@davidbeaulieu4815 From what I can tell, effectively zero. EC Henry has spent years making the visuals.
The visuals were great, over 5 years I am sure they kept updating before release.
This is one of the best fan produced Star Trek series i have seen. Believable and engaging characters, a great story full of intrigue, I loved it. More please!
The fusion of early federation, classic trek and modern naval aesthetics is just supremely well done. Can’t wait for more.
I think they sprinkled in some SFB, as well.
Even with the emphasis of modern naval aesthetics, I can easily see the Pacific fitting in between Enterprise NX-01 and the USS Kelvin.
Sultan - Starfleet is not NAVY its a Multi - service Branch
@@Michael_Smith-Red_No.5 Wouldn’t you?
@@Alkonium No way! This is way too Prime timeline to be either one of those spin-offs!
Good fan film way better than 90% of others put out. Two thumbs up.
Feels like a long road getting from there to here been a long time but the time is finally here
I'm glad the team had faith of the heart.
@@FelipeGarcia-ye2jz they also had strength of soul
I CAN TOUCH THE SKYYYYY!
Not gonna look back no more, not gonna close my eyes
NO!
I don't expect good acting from anyones fanmade production. I look for an original, interesting story. You delivered that and managed to present it in a very nice looking package... Acting wasn't terrible. Thankyou for your hard work and dedication to Star Trek, it shows.
No ones winning an Oscar here, but great visuals and decent story. Proceed.
LOL. Yeah, that's the thing about fan films....people forget to actually act natural! Just write the script in a way people would actually speak, and play the role as if you are really there. I think that would go a long way to improving the storytelling, no matter the production budget (which is apparently quite good!).
@@Aleksandar6ix Dang i i just said the same thing lol. Acting takes me out. Plus why she wearing glasses? It's the future lol.
they have a better chance at winning an oscar then any one from that STD show.
@@TheRealJuseBeats If you'll recall, in Wrath of Kahn, Kirk has to wear glasses because he is allergic to standard therapeutics. (iirc, it's called Retinax?) This happens more than a century *after* these events.
As to the acting, I agree there are no professional actors here. But, this effort is pretty darn good as fan films go. The story is good so far as well. Visual effects are very good. Set design is no less than superb, even surpassing some of the movies (imho). I'm hooked. Can't wait for the next release.
After a few re-watches, what turned me off most were the excessive head movements of the commander and the stares of the captain (there's a difference between stare and stern look). Minor things, hope they address them later. Great effort, great result, and fan made!
For a fan film , this was a excellent attempt at new angle of the ongoing star trek saga. The early type of ships and bad ass star fleet intel is great. Please keep the pacific series running. I always enjoy putting these up on my big screen.
As a Star Trek nerd from the early 1970's I have a little complaint.....Oh no, wait I don't! As a purist I find this extremely satisfying! The very early Star Fleet aesthetic is completely convincing, from ship design to uniforms. The CGI is beyond impressive and the physical sets are impressive while still retaining the main design details that I loved as a child. The writing, well I can't find any criticism, it just evokes TOS for me. Some comments have lightly criticised the acting, and while I have a certain amount of sympathy for that I can't truly say any of it was actually bad. Most of it actually far outpaced TOS acting. In my own opinion (and I am not arrogant enough to actually expect anyone else to agree with me) I would happily pay a monthly subscription to be able to stream 10 episodes of this per year ( at this quality ) for at least 5 years, but I'd prefer 7 seasons. I've been less than impressed with some recent official offerings ( while still watching and not completely hating them ) This fan film blew me out of the water, very, very impressive and shows it's deep knowledge of the original I.P. (edited for spelling mistakes)
Funny, was thinking about the same thing about a paying a subscription for more episodes of this quality and type. Nothing substantial as money is quite scarce but ought to help in aggregate from fans worldwide.
Im a classic purist too
Lol. Maybe the people saying the acting is bad should just watch a few original episodes. Without the background music if possible. Loved Trek from day one.
It5's a bit odd that this is obviously after captain Archer and they are using radar not sensors?
I completely agree accept for the door sounds
You can tell that devoted Star Trek fans are behind every aspect of this show. The look and feel is right. The music references Alexander Courage's themes from Balance of Terror. And, the sets are amazing. No wonder this took awhile! It was worth the wait!
I still think these uniforms are more realistic navy style than even current era Star Trek uniforms. There's functionality in these
Yeah. More of a BSG / SG / real world / Enterprise vibe. Honestly, they are probably far enough out of Treksville that they could drop the StarTrek moniker and do their own thing. Really what would it take? Replace the dish, a few decals and like 10 technobabble words and your on your own. You''ve avoided the burdens of an extensive make-up team, so why bring it on board at all.
The ships, and the effects, seem to be soo real too!! I love it!!
They have pocketses!
reminds me of my RAF cadet uniform from 30 odd years ago.
I actually prefer the Enterprise era jumpsuits. They bring a "navy meets nasa" feel to the aesthetic.
EC Henry did this? I knew that he was good, but to make a great fan production? Even I underestimated him. Amazing!
Iree mun.
Wow, I just love the look of this series, very early Federation.. Rustic! While it plays in the same Star Trek sandbox, it is its own world! Good job all!
This movie is an example of why the brass at CBS/Paramount have put restrictions on fan based productions. The quality and style of this clip is so much more interesting and fun to watch than what is currently being broadcast by those establishments. Nicely done!
Also, the brass fears the Chinese government, lol!
The ship design especially the shuttles was excellent. Nicely done!
What a world we live in when fan made projects deliver where million dollar 'reimaginings' fall flat on their own ego/agenda!
Seriously well done guys. You should all be beyond proud of this.
yeah no it isnt.
Now this is some real Star Trek. It's a different look but I love it.
Jesus, you’re easily pleased ain’t ya! 😂 Like Star Trek is now.....it’s all special effects and nothing else.
I cried when I saw lawrence on screen, what an underrated actor for such a great perfomance, surprised I haven't seen him in real strek.
So glad this is here, today has been a bad day and this now has something I can enjoy.
Good day indeed
Hopefully you are going to be better now...I always watched any Star Trek to make my days better, too!
@@Ithinkiwill66 I dare who has never seen _Babylon 5_ to check it out. Big trekkie myself but it's good to spread out.
CINIMATIC QUALITY! Outstanding!
I was a backer way back and been looking forward for a long time. That starship looks stunning, nice effects, interesting story and cant wait for part 2
As soon as I seen the Enterprise style uniform and shuttlecraft I was hooked. Great job guys keep it coming you guys have a fan for life
That was amazing Henry some spot on Star Trek i am hooked. Great story telling so far. Visuals were A+++ quality, great acting, and very nice props. The way everything was put together I could believe this ship could be built for real. I like this very much will look forward to it next month
This is the rebirth of Star Trek. JOB WELL DONE! Thanks for posting this treasure!
Amazing; out of this world great; no pun intended! Congrats for all the hard work & brilliant writing & direction. Got my attention like someone grabbing me by the jacket! EC Henry got a classic on his hands!
I’ve been following this since the summer of 2019, really happy to see it come to fruition finally! Can’t wait for Part 2!
Lawrence is an amazing actor. Would love to see more of his talent by the rest of the cast.
The ship designs, and beautifully executed SFX. 🙌
fantastic production values and effects. Acting ~mostly~ on spot. This is some great stuff. everyone in it should be proud. Can't wait to go watch part 2
YEESSSSS!!! This is exactly what I wanna see out of Star Trek! The Pacific is clearly heavily damaged and a new Romulan ship that’s like nothing that’s come before has come and is stalking them from afar. This almost feels like the Battle of the Ionian Nebula from The Wrath of Khan.
Mutara nebula....
Ionian Nebula is in Battlestar Galactica, @Captain Sinclair .
Wow. The sheer 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 that lawrence can convey with just a 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤.... Awestruck.
As a writer and animated filmmaker, I have to say that was great! Kudos to cast and crew. I love to see a series in the Enterprise era. This looked great, and it was very compelling. I love the paranoia among the crew. This is great drama and I can't wait for the next episode. I wish I was on this show!
I've been looking forward to this project for some time. Very well done. I'm actually watching this for the second time, it's that well done!!
Ohhhhh, it's finally here! This is beautiful work and I'm super excited for part 2. Well done EC Henry.
Well done! One of the best fan productions I've seen yet. Congratulations to "all hands on board."
The ships look fantastic and the effects are spot on! Can’t wait to see more
10000 TIMES BETTER THAN THE DREARY STD WITH ITS FUZZY BLOBS IN SHADOW.
Happy to see that there's a "Shuttlecraft Taiwan" on board. Trekker from Taiwan.
I hope that this gets a lot of attention over the next few days.
SPREAD THE WORD
Such detail! How true is it that fans can add so much more to the depth of the Star Trek universe than any high grossing box-office producers ever could? Bravo!
This takes place 40 years after Star Trek Enterprise (2151-2161). Can't wait till part 2
The acting is hit and miss. Wooden as someone says.
Really like to see that this ship has gotten it's on fan show though!
And I really like the Post-ENT/Pre-TOS era uniforms!
The main character, she sounds Swedish, or at least Scandinavian.
It's still better acting than many of the other Star Wars fan productions on youtube...
For real speech too slow
I love how this is treated like an actual drama.
WOW...this is a high end production in VFX, Sets, Costume Design, and the acting are all Superb! Thank you for such a well produced Fan Film...I will be eager for more episodes...Fantastic!
Oh my goodness. This was far, far, FAR above what I expected. PLEASE continue the project. I'm officially a huge fan now.
Really well done, i am already thrilled to watch part 2 . Congratulations for your work.
Loved the work with the SFX as well, makes it feel a thousand times more real
Keep making more. The room for improvement has me really excited. All the actors and dialog that had any problems i think is purely a matter of experience. This was a fantastic video!
The effects and the ship are just a beauty. Feel like the acting could use some work but otherwise 10/10
Both are much better than your typical fan film imo
@@RedCaio exactly. CBS needs to take notes
This is excellent and captures the REAL essence of Star Trek very well. Really looking forward to Part 2.
Wait, wait, what?! I'm so happy to finally see this.
Will your people come to their aid?
Oh my God for a fan-made fix that was phenomenal! I'm sorry it's taking me so long to actually watch this!!!!
Who-hoo! You guys did it. Beautiful! Can’t wait for the next installment!
You can tell people who love Star Trek have put this together! Thank you for telling an interesting story!
Just watched this and kept thinking to myself... This is the exact sort of Star Trek I’ve been wanting to watch for ages! Very good work! Golden Standard! 😁
18 MINUTES FLEW BY
Star Trek before it was Star Trek.....like being on a Naval Wessel!
Puts the garbage they release as Star Trek these days to shame.
@@craigs71 yes in std the ships are fuzzy badly neon lit blobs filmed in depressing blue light...
@@craigs71 It really, REALLY doesn’t. 😂
Okay. There are basically two kinds of Star Trek fan videos: there are the ones featuring teens who cannot act, in stories that are not plausible and that use green screened backgrounds and almost zero as far as props. Those generally use the same effects of sparking explosions inside the bridge that would either kill people or at lease scorch a lot of things. They are barely watchable.
Then, there are the professional productions that have actual sets, use people who are right for their roles, and have very good-to-great special effects. This one falls into that second category. It is a real pro job. Certainly, the acting and delivery of lines can use some fine tuning, but this is an enjoyable production. I look forward to the next part(s) and wish the mercenary bean counters at CBS and/or Paramount would climb back off their high horses and allow these quality extensions to Star Trek of go ahead without constrictions.
Great job Pacific 201 team. Please, keep it up.
Really? I thought the Captain could be recast. He was not authoritative enough, and kind of stilted on his delivery in an emergency situation. The rest of the cast seemed quite young, maybe this was a cadet ship?
The effects and camera angles were top notch though.
I've really been looking forward to this and absolutely enjoyed it. Thank you for all the hard work!
The direction here is excellent, as is the editing. Good shots cut in very effectively. And a lot of heart from the actors who clearly had nothing to work with but a green room. I'm quite impressed. The FX are... well, professional grade. And I absolutely love the physical panels. Good old-fashioned practical prop work there. Very nice.
I have to admit, when the Kickstarter for this started, I just pledged because I wanted access to the perks - to me, it looked like most of the other fan-made TH-cam videos I'd watched a few minutes of and then closed out of. Then I kind of forgot about it for a while. But this? Holy crap, this was worth the wait! I'm beyond impressed with the production quality, the acting, and the story. I genuinely didn't want this to end - I was completely enthralled. Honestly, well done. I can't wait for part 2.
*you might also appreciate an older kickstarter project/campaign that's now a bit over four years old called Slice of Life which takes place in the Blade Runner universe...about 25 minutes long and took two years to produce and filmed mostly inside someones garage (you'll never know that)...visually this is one of the best fan made films i've watched in a very long time...Prelude to Axanar is also quite good as well*
5yrs. for pt. one? I don't think I'll be alive for pt. 2.
First, let me just say, well done! I gave it a like almost immediately.
I feel actors could use a little more direction and camera could be a little more dynamic.
It looks like you have some sets built, so you should use that to move that camera a little or get different angles.
The ship is just gorgeous! That first shot of it, when you pan around it - oh, wow! You can see the work that went in it.
Kudos to all the actors. You can easily see the effort and passion.
Can't wait to see more!
Most of the Star Trek fan films I've seen need better lighting and camera work. I can never quite put my finger on what's wrong, just that it doesn't look right. If I went to directing school and learned how to set shots up, I'd probably be able to see how to correct it. This fan film does better than most. The camera work could be better, but at least I'm not looking at it and thinking that they've put a lot of work into this just to mess it up with the camera work.
@@bukster1 it looks like a lot of shots are green screen, they are incredibly hard to get right, also it looks like they are shot at 50 or 60fps which gives a very weird look called the "soap opera effect"
Also the soundstage needs work in some shots. I may try to rework them myself, the talking while at the beach early on sounds like they are recorded in a small office, the footsteps in the opening sequence and the chair creaks sound small and not wide as they should.
But then in other scenes, the CGI is amazing and the audio is back to being too notch.
My favourite sound effect is the door, which is clearly someone going pssssshhhwwwww into a mic it's great!!
The camera work did not bother me as much as poor sound editing. There are some really great sound effects, the door opening and closing is not one of them. The actor's voices sound puny/tinny and there is an echo on the set. They need to do a better job with the sound mix. The captain's voice is high tenor speaking range needs to lower a few tones.
Dialogue could be tighter too. People, especially in a crisis, don't always talk in full grammericly correct sentences.
I agree! More direction is especially needed with the actor's energy-levels in stressful situations. The way the XO was hanging from the shuttle was kinda wooden and when she was dragged aboard, she didn't quite react like she was just hanging from the side of a shuttle by her hands, high above a desintegrating planet...
But the visuals are awesome!
All in all, not too bad indeed! Looking forward to the next part.
Live long, prosper and boldly stay where you've been the last several months... your home! 😁
4:39 "This is shuttlecraft Taiwan..." So nice to hear that, as an expat who calls Taiwan home.
Very good. I think this is a very good fan film. They put real efforts in this. How do you read the rank insignias and patches and badges. Wow the ship looks Iike a real model! Impressed! Very impressed!
Wow! What a great production! Terrific sets, costumes, effects, writing and acting. Can’t wait to see more.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, I wanted more!! Can't wait for part 2!
one of the best acted fan films I have seen. Very good work!
Great job by all! Very impressed with the Pacific itself inside and out! I know Eric really wanted to ground the look of the ship and tech in today’s navel design, and it looks really good to me. I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time. Ready for part 2!
This was, overall, really well done. It’s as if the future was inhabited entirely of Canadians. Extremely polite. Attractive. Honest. And really, isn’t that a future we all covet?
Aye. The song at the start was actually a musical version of High Flight, by an RCAF pilot (American-born)...
Idk the Captain seems quite bad, all he does is complain and sound annoyed.
Well, people in Star Trek generally do try to be polite, honest and intelligent. That still doesn't make them perfect or infallible. I like that one of the main themes of this fan film is exploring just that, in addition to the topic of various fears and how they influence our thinking, worldviews, and even policies, as a species.
The trauma from the war with the Romulans is making the Earth and early Federation leadership (both civilian and military) a little too paranoid for their own good, trying to focus on military and espionage goals all the while pretending they've refocused on scientific exploration. The experiences of acting captain Vandre and her surviving crew clearly point to that tension and how it's actually undermining the ideals of the Federation and Starfleet, rather than making them more resilient and with the times.
Rader's revelations to Vandre about the actual intriguing things they found, instead of tiresome espionage and realpolitik, gives a little hope for the upcoming 23rd century, as symbolised by the repaired Pacific 201 jumping to warp at the end of the story...
Let's hold hands and sing Oh Canada
COME ON!!!!!!!! I'll have a hard time waiting till December can't wait for the next part to come out well done to all involved in this project it looks great
DITTO.
This is really good! Music sets the feel very well, effects are fantastic! It's a perfect fit from a fan film for where we're at in missing some classic trek.
Thank the gods, I'm so glad to see this video being released
It's amazing that fans are able to do productions of this quality with a virtually non-existent budget, but an abundance of pure love for the franchise!
Excellent! A superb job.
Wow! That was great! The cg and sets top class. Nice uniform, more realistic. Some good acting and entertaining storyline. Can't wait for future episodes.
Excellent! Can't wait until December.
Genuinely thought this was dead.
So very glad to have been wrong.
What a wonderful job you've all done, absolutely brilliant, thank you.
Acting is a bit stiff but so was TNG Encounter at Farpoint. The effects are really good and the story is good to. Looking forward to part 2.
Stiff? I have seen more fluid acting in the Lee Harvey Oswald prison transfer.
I was thinking the exact thing, Stewart on the first show
I agree. The story and effects are great.
The thing that bugs me the most isn't the acting it's the fact all the doors on this starship sound like someone saying "Psssh" and it cracks me up any time this happens! :D
The most astonishing, breathtaking scene of a spaceship I've ever seen in my life! The ship floating free in space, the depht of the stellar clouds far away, the sunlight reflection on te painting of the ship's disk. My most deep and sincere congratulations to the team of producers!!
Ahh yes! Finally! I love this great job to the cast and crew you're all awesome. I look forward to seeing more. 🖖
Just finished this half. Fabulous! It works, and I'm loving it. Well done!
I honestly thought this would never come. Especially considering what happened to Axanar. But Im half it finally here! Looking forward to the next part.
Well, Axanar is back!
Fantastic! Pacific was so worth the wait. Thanks for all your hard work on what I’m sure was a labor of love. Looking forward to part 2 🙂🖖
This is amazing so far.
Fantastic job! Can't wait to see more. Very realistic and the ship makes so much sense.
Nice space glasses. She must be allergic to Retinax 5...
maybe she just likes retro stuff
Could be they don't have Retinax 5 yet, this does take place 40 years after the Earth Romulan War, but before the Original Series.
More like Retinax 2.
@Justin Ebanks or cuter. Some guys dig the librarian/ school girl look. I know my BF does 😜
Retinax might be for correcting the stiffness older people get in their lenses, which causes far-sightedness. Might not have anything to do with myopia (near-sightedness). She's too young to need reading glasses.
absolutely stunning!
love from Taiwan
Wow. This is INCREDIBLE! This is a winner and is the REAL Star Trek.
Pfffft. This is the real Star Trek is it? Hilarious.
I salute the fact you used the name Taiwan, do not let her be swallowed by the dragon.
That was amazing. Well done.
Bravo!! Well done!! Thank you for a great first part. Looking forward to part 2!!
Outstanding! I can't wait for part 2!!
This is AMAZING. The ship, the uniforms, everything. I love it! THIS is Star Trek!
Acting seems a little wooden... maybe they're still finding their characters though.
I wad thinking the same thing. I love the visuals though. I'm willing to overlook it as it's fan done.
It's a fan film. Just enjoy.
There are definitely issues.
@@theslicefactor4590 They use most anyone who wants to join. They probably audition to some level, but they cannot pay people to act, and often the crew is a bunch of people who WANT to act in star trek and so they make their own.
My guess is that they are focusing on the craft (speaking clearly, hitting the marks, etc) and that is pulling a bit from the "honesty level" of the acting.
Which, frankly... I've seen worse from college level acting students. Given the nature of fanfilms, I think they are above par for the course.
Does nobody remember season one of Next Gen? :lol:
WOW!! The graphics were excellent! Good story and well acted. Looking forward to the next part.
Love the visuals. not sold on the acting. Needs polish.
I agree but... They are fans, right? I think the "actors" are not real actors. If so, I suppose they did a pretty good job.
Bcoz they r not prof.actors i think.since dis is made by fans the actors r also those fans stard in it
Star trek continues grew into something wonderful. Things like this will also in time. Bravo
Agreed. Ooph
Methinks just a bit more space between line deliveries could sell the characters considering their next move instead of propelled through the script; but yeah not professional actors and that's okay lol
The ship aesthetics are incredible in this. Both in design and execution. Amazing work. The environments are extremely well done also. Very impressive CGI work, not just for a fan film but by any standard.
Extremely impressive ship visuals. Nicely detailed and crisp. The interior sets are very cool too, love the consoles. Great work both in front of and behind the camera.