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Having lost his corporate sponsorship from Other World Computing, Axanar producer Alec Peters announced | Having lost his corporate sponsorship from Other World Computing, Axanar producer Alec Peters announced | ||
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+ | //and// [[patreon_progress|Patreon Progress Slows Precipitously]]// | ||
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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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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, " | * 18 at $5 a month, " | ||
* Nine at $10 a month, " | * Nine at $10 a month, " | ||
- | * Seven at $20 a month, "Ares Studios De Medici" | + | * Seven at $20 a month, "Ares Studios De Medici" |
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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' | 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' | ||
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In his Patreon pitch, Peters failed to explain what had happened with the OWC sponsorship, | In his Patreon pitch, Peters failed to explain what had happened with the OWC sponsorship, | ||
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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> | > 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> | ||
- | However, OWC's sponsorship announcement clearly referred to sponsoring actual productions, | + | However, OWC's sponsorship announcement clearly referred to sponsoring actual productions, |
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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," | + | In the pitch, Peters described Ares Studios as "the first fan-owned film studio," |
==== Which Ares Studios? ==== | ==== Which Ares Studios? ==== | ||
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After describing Ares Studios as being located in Lawrenceville, | After describing Ares Studios as being located in Lawrenceville, | ||
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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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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 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 |
===== Financial Dependence ===== | ===== Financial Dependence ===== | ||
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- | During the Reel Trek premiere' | + | During the Reel Trek premiere' |
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