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 ====== Peters Launches Patreon to Keep Georgia Studio Afloat ====== ====== Peters Launches Patreon to Keep Georgia Studio Afloat ======
  
-**//Warehouse Renamed Ares Studios After Losing Other World Computing's Corporate Sponsorship//**+**//Funding Effort After Losing OWC Corporate Sponsorship is Reminiscent of Failed Indiegogo Campaign//**
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 Having lost his corporate sponsorship from Other World Computing, Axanar producer Alec Peters announced  a $4,000 a month funding plea on Patreon to keep his [[new_studio|Georgia warehouse]] afloat as he works to establish the facility as a working studio. Having lost his corporate sponsorship from Other World Computing, Axanar producer Alec Peters announced  a $4,000 a month funding plea on Patreon to keep his [[new_studio|Georgia warehouse]] afloat as he works to establish the facility as a working studio.
  
-[{{ :captain-peters-1.jpg?150|**Alec Peters**}}]+<WRAP center 90%> 
 +<fs smaller>**See also: //[[reel_trek|Planning for Worst in Patreon Effort to Save Axanar's Home]] \\ 
 +//and// [[patreon_progress|Patreon Progress Slows Precipitously]]//**</fs> 
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 Peters announced the effort January 18, 2019, on the inaugural livestream of what he said would be a weekly YouTube program, Reel Trek, for the discussion of Star Trek news and updates on the two //Axanar// short films Peters has yet to deliver to people who donated for a feature film but had to settle for the [[axanar_lite|shorts]] after Peters was [[axanar_settles|sued]] by Star Trek's owners for [[copyright infringement]]. Peters announced the effort January 18, 2019, on the inaugural livestream of what he said would be a weekly YouTube program, Reel Trek, for the discussion of Star Trek news and updates on the two //Axanar// short films Peters has yet to deliver to people who donated for a feature film but had to settle for the [[axanar_lite|shorts]] after Peters was [[axanar_settles|sued]] by Star Trek's owners for [[copyright infringement]].
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 {{youtube>QNWhMcJ2qmw?large|Ares Studios Patreon Pitch}} {{youtube>QNWhMcJ2qmw?large|Ares Studios Patreon Pitch}}
-<fs smaller>//Alec Peters makes his pitch for $4,000 a month on Patreon to keep his Georgia warehouse afloat as a production facility.//</fs><wrap indent><fs x-small>//Video/Axanar YouTube Channel//</fs></wrap>+<fs smaller>//Alec Peters makes his pitch for $4,000 a month on Patreon to keep his Georgia warehouse afloat as a production facility.//</fs><wrap indent><fs x-small>Video/Axanar YouTube Channel</fs></wrap>
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 +[{{ :captain-peters-1.jpg?150|**Alec Peters**}}]
  
 The aim of the facility, Peters said, is to produce video content "for fans of Star Trek and Sci-Fi, including weekly YouTube shows. According to the pitch video, the weekly Reel Trek show won't begin production unless the Patreon effort reaches $4,000 a month. The aim of the facility, Peters said, is to produce video content "for fans of Star Trek and Sci-Fi, including weekly YouTube shows. According to the pitch video, the weekly Reel Trek show won't begin production unless the Patreon effort reaches $4,000 a month.
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   * 18 at $5 a month, "U.S.S. Ares Construction Team" level   * 18 at $5 a month, "U.S.S. Ares Construction Team" level
   * Nine at $10 a month, "U.S.S. Ares Bridge Crew" level   * Nine at $10 a month, "U.S.S. Ares Bridge Crew" level
-  * Seven at $20 a month, "Ares Studios De Medici" level((The De Medici level refers to the Italian Medici family, which ruled the city of Florence during the Renaissance, upon which they had a major influence through their patronage of the arts and humanism.))+  * Seven at $20 a month, "Ares Studios De Medici" level((The De Medici level refers to the Italian Medici family, who ruled the city of Florence during the Renaissance, upon which they had a major influence through their patronage of the arts and humanism.))
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 After more than 18 months, however, none of those productions and co-productions had materialized. Also, complaints to the company about several [[defamation_backfire|vitriolic public rants]] by Peters had made the company uncomfortable.  After more than 18 months, however, none of those productions and co-productions had materialized. Also, complaints to the company about several [[defamation_backfire|vitriolic public rants]] by Peters had made the company uncomfortable. 
  
-After one of the incidents, an OWC spokesperson told **AxaMonitor**:+After one incident in October 2017, an OWC spokesperson told **AxaMonitor**:
  
 > [We] were not pleased with what Alec Peters and others recently posted on his Facebook page.  We immediately contacted Mr. Peters to express our concerns and requested that he remove his reference to “OWC Studios”, which he has done. Please note that we have also responded to comments and messages that we at OWC do not condone threatening behavior in any capacity and do not want our name associated with such inappropriate actions. \\ \\ That said, we cannot control what Mr. Peters writes on his own personal social media sites. He is allowed freedom of expression. … We cannot bar him or his followers from making such expressions. We truly hope that this is the end of such objectionable behavior.((Facebook Instant Message from OWC Digital to AxaMonitor editor Carlos Pedraza, 10/6/17.)) > [We] were not pleased with what Alec Peters and others recently posted on his Facebook page.  We immediately contacted Mr. Peters to express our concerns and requested that he remove his reference to “OWC Studios”, which he has done. Please note that we have also responded to comments and messages that we at OWC do not condone threatening behavior in any capacity and do not want our name associated with such inappropriate actions. \\ \\ That said, we cannot control what Mr. Peters writes on his own personal social media sites. He is allowed freedom of expression. … We cannot bar him or his followers from making such expressions. We truly hope that this is the end of such objectionable behavior.((Facebook Instant Message from OWC Digital to AxaMonitor editor Carlos Pedraza, 10/6/17.))
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 In 2018, rumors began to swirl that OWC was withdrawing its sponsorship. The company refused to answer queries from **AxaMonitor** regarding the end of its sponsorship but by the end of the year, Peters began a transition away from the name OWC Studios to the rechristened Ares Studios, abandoning the former's Facebook page and starting a new one for the latter. In 2018, rumors began to swirl that OWC was withdrawing its sponsorship. The company refused to answer queries from **AxaMonitor** regarding the end of its sponsorship but by the end of the year, Peters began a transition away from the name OWC Studios to the rechristened Ares Studios, abandoning the former's Facebook page and starting a new one for the latter.
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 +<fs smaller>**//See also: [[reel_trek#When OWC Walked Away]]//**</fs>
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 In his Patreon pitch, Peters failed to explain what had happened with the OWC sponsorship, simply saying: In his Patreon pitch, Peters failed to explain what had happened with the OWC sponsorship, simply saying:
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 > During our first year in Georgia, we enjoyed the generous sponsorship of Other World Computing, who covered our expenses while we worked to finish the bridge set and develop relationships with the schools and film industry here in Atlanta.(([[yout> QNWhMcJ2qmw|"Ares Studio Patreon Welcome Video," Axanar YouTube Channel, 1/18/19.]])) > During our first year in Georgia, we enjoyed the generous sponsorship of Other World Computing, who covered our expenses while we worked to finish the bridge set and develop relationships with the schools and film industry here in Atlanta.(([[yout> QNWhMcJ2qmw|"Ares Studio Patreon Welcome Video," Axanar YouTube Channel, 1/18/19.]]))
  
-However, OWC's sponsorship announcement clearly referred to sponsoring actual productions, not merely buying Peters time to "build relationships" and complete the Axanar bridge set, which by his own admission isn't even planned to appear in the Axanar shorts.+However, OWC's sponsorship announcement clearly referred to sponsoring actual productions, not merely buying Peters time to "build relationships" and complete the Axanar bridge set, which by his own admission is not definitively slated to appear in the Axanar shorts.
  
 [{{ ::garths_quarters.jpg?350|**CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS** Originally built in California to serve as Captain Garth's quarters, this set was disassembled for transportation to Georgia in 2017.}}] [{{ ::garths_quarters.jpg?350|**CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS** Originally built in California to serve as Captain Garth's quarters, this set was disassembled for transportation to Georgia in 2017.}}]
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 ==== 'First Fan-Owned Film Studio' ==== ==== 'First Fan-Owned Film Studio' ====
  
-In the video, Peters described Ares Studios as "the first fan-owned film studio," a claim similar to one he made about his California studio, which was not then and still isn't true. Other fan groups, such as //Star Trek: New Voyages// and //Star Trek Continues// have owned their own studios and have actually produced films there. No film has yet been produced at Ares Studios.+In the pitch, Peters described Ares Studios as "the first fan-owned film studio," a claim similar to one he made about his California studio, which was not then and still isn't true. Other fan groups, such as //Star Trek: New Voyages// and //Star Trek Continues// have owned their own studios and have actually produced films there. No film has yet been produced at Ares Studios.
  
 ==== Which Ares Studios? ==== ==== Which Ares Studios? ====
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 After describing Ares Studios as being located in Lawrenceville, Ga., the Patreon pitch states, "In the past, Ares Studios was where Axanar Productions shot the amazing Vulcan Scene, which was the first scene filmed for the full length //Axanar//."(([[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=16067837|Ares Studios Patreon page]], retrieved 1/18/19.)) After describing Ares Studios as being located in Lawrenceville, Ga., the Patreon pitch states, "In the past, Ares Studios was where Axanar Productions shot the amazing Vulcan Scene, which was the first scene filmed for the full length //Axanar//."(([[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=16067837|Ares Studios Patreon page]], retrieved 1/18/19.))
  
-[{{ ::lawrenceville_studio.jpg?350|**ARES WAREHOUSE** A panoramic shot of the interior of the Lawrenceville, Ga., warehouse where the Axanar bridge set (upper right) is stored. <fs smaller>//Image/Axanar Productions//</fs>}}]+[{{ ::lawrenceville_studio.jpg?350|**ARES WAREHOUSE** A panoramic shot of the interior of the Lawrenceville, Ga., warehouse where the reassembled Axanar bridge set (upper right) is stored. <fs smaller>//Image/Axanar Productions//</fs>}}]
  
 While that might lead a reader to believe the Vulcan Scene was shot at the Georgia facility for which Peters seeks funding, that is not true. That scene was shot at the now-abandoned California studio, and not inside the building. The scene was shot entirely outdoors in the parking lot. While that might lead a reader to believe the Vulcan Scene was shot at the Georgia facility for which Peters seeks funding, that is not true. That scene was shot at the now-abandoned California studio, and not inside the building. The scene was shot entirely outdoors in the parking lot.
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 Peters' pitch includes references to multiple sets available to fan filmmakers and others, include the Ares bridge, captain's quarters, a corridor and Klingon bridge.  Peters' pitch includes references to multiple sets available to fan filmmakers and others, include the Ares bridge, captain's quarters, a corridor and Klingon bridge. 
  
-The finished bridge, featured in the Patreon pitch video, is his crown jewel, but what Peters failed to mention is that it is the only one of these sets actually standing in the warehouse. The bridge was completed in time for the [[axacon_schedule|Axacon]] convention in November 2017.+The finished bridge, featured in the Patreon pitch video, is his crown jewel, but what Peters failed to mention is that it is the only one of these sets actually standing in the warehouse. The bridge was completed in time for the [[axacon_schedule|Axacon]] convention in November 2018.
  
-The photos displayed in the video are for other sets that were built in California but now lie disassembled. It's not clear whether all the sets would fit fully assembled in the warehouse along with the merchandise inventory and other property stored there.+The photos displayed in the video are for other sets that were built in California but now stored disassembled. It's not clear whether all the sets would fit fully assembled in the warehouse along with the merchandise inventory and other property stored there.
  
 ===== Financial Dependence ===== ===== Financial Dependence =====
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 ==== Superchats ==== ==== Superchats ====
  
-During the Reel Trek premiere's livestream, Peters accepted what the YouTube community refers to as superchats, payments for chat participants to have their messages read on the stream.{{page>footer}} {{tag>axanar studio patreon crowdfunding}}+During the Reel Trek premiere's livestream, Peters accepted what the YouTube community refers to as superchats, payments for chat participants to have their messages read on the stream. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} 
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