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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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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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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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==== '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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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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