Thread:Tnpir4002/@comment-55052-20130208225812/@comment-71.101.38.114-20130309154725

@ Brandon Bridges (or anyone else who can clear up / clarify points of confusion I have) >>

Hello, I am one of the official mirror download webmaster for Star Trek: New Voyages (now dba: Star Trek: Phase II), another fan film project. (However, my questions and comments are mine, and I am not speaking on behalf of the New Voyages project; but FWIW, here are my mirror download page links below -- and see my youtube "user name: GordonWayneWatts") for some of our episodes :)

I attempted to email you, through the you email funtion on you tube, but it said i had to be on your contacts list in order to email you.

http://GordonWatts.com/StarTrek

or:

http://GordonWayneWatts.com/StarTrek

COMMENT: (#1) -- First, you all have done an excellent job!

REASSURANCES: Also, however, ... ((#2)) I did see this comment online: ((""Persistent and sometimes hostile questioning on the topic--as well as one user ceaselessly commenting on each new scene posted during Retribution that he was ready to voice Captain Prentice--led Bridges to issue a statement that any YouTube commenters that raised the topic would be immediately blocked, no questions asked, adding that "no one can tell me anything I haven't already heard many times before." Despite this, the topic continued to come up, and as a result, 26 YouTube members are known to have been blocked.""))

source: http://stexpanded.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Trek_I:_Specter_of_the_Past

MY COMMENTS: I am sorry to hear of problems with your fans ... -- I may express an opinion or so, but, be assured: I certainly do not wish to offend any fellow Trekkies --or try to tell you how to run your own project. --LOL-- (So, if I have a suggestion, it is meant in good will.:)

Anyhow, here are the other reasons I'm writing you:

COMMENT / SUGGESTION: #3: Your film is of excellent quality, but there are times when the film quality looks dark (hard to see facial features) -- your work is of such good quality, I'd hate to see you falter on that. "Lightening" up a dark film is simple with the proper software, I've heard.

QUESTIONS: #4: Also, the voice credits are missing names in many cases, and it sounds like the same person doing several voices. (Question: Is this correct? Were some of your fan films a rough draft, suggesting you were short on voice actors?)

This makes it especially hard for me, a viewer, to keep up with characters -since sometimes it sounds like a male voice for a female character. (If you are indeed short on voice actresses for female characters, I wish you the best of luck and blessings -and encourage you to hang in there and get different people to voice different parts.)

ALERT! >> COMMENT: (#5) We here, at Star Trek: New Voyages, ran into a little trouble with copyrights early on, and while I can't go into the details, suffice it to say, we got in REAL HOT water with CBS-Paramount for using their copyrighted works without getting permissions -- I personally think they were being snobbish and stuck-up, but, be that as it may, they hold copyright, and we don't. Once we were able to find out their "legal" requirements, and post the proper notices, we were good to fly at Warp Speed! (Personally, I think Fair Use should have covered us, as you seem to be using on your 3 current films, but it may not; my legal logic on this point ... is uncertain, to paraphrase Sarak, father of Spock.)

PS: If I get time, I should hope to update my mirrors and give you free advertising, as I do with all good fan film projects of the Star Trek variety. (If I am slow to update, it is my slowness, not any fault of your own, I assure you.)

Thank you for your time.

Could you please comment or answer my five questions and comments, if that is no trouble? (I will try to book mark this page, but you may email me at the contacts links on my pages aka Gww1210@aol.com, Gww12102002@yahoo.com, gww1210@gmail.com if that is more convenient.)

Thank you,

Gordon Wayne Watts

LAKELAND, Fla., USA

(useless trivial: I'm between Tampa & Orlando)