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axanar-accusation [2016/08/21 11:43] – [Horizon Producer Responds] adds subhead Carlos Pedrazaaxanar-accusation [Unknown date] (current) – external edit (Unknown date) 127.0.0.1
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 **//Horizon Producer Says Accusation ‘Reeks of Jealousy’//** **//Horizon Producer Says Accusation ‘Reeks of Jealousy’//**
  
-Axanar accused the producers of //Star Trek–Horizon// of having bought YouTube views of its trailer, and suggested the count for the film itself was inflated.+<WRAP> 
 +//**__ __**// <wrap lo>**By [[user>cpedraza|Carlos Pedraza]]**</wrap> 
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 +A few days before //Star Trek–Horizon// moved ahead of //Prelude to Axanar// in YouTube viewership on August 23, 2016, Axanar accused //Horrizon//'s producers of having bought views of its trailer, and suggested the count for the film itself was inflated. 
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 +<wrap lo>//See also: [[buying-youtube|The Art and Science of Buying YouTube Views]]//</wrap>
  
 In a tweet August 20, 2016, Axanar's Twitter account posted: In a tweet August 20, 2016, Axanar's Twitter account posted:
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 [{{ :undefined:horizon-trailer-1.jpg?direct&300|**PURCHASED VIEWS** While Axanar accuses //Horizon// of buying 3.4 million views for its trailer, YouTube data since 2014 show only a burst of activity upon its release and just prior to the film's February 2016 release. (Click to view full size.)}}] [{{ :undefined:horizon-trailer-1.jpg?direct&300|**PURCHASED VIEWS** While Axanar accuses //Horizon// of buying 3.4 million views for its trailer, YouTube data since 2014 show only a burst of activity upon its release and just prior to the film's February 2016 release. (Click to view full size.)}}]
  
-The article noted that //Horizon// was due to surpass //Prelude//'s 2.5 million views by August 24, challenging Axanar producer [[Alec Peters]]' characterization of //Prelude// as "the most successful Trek film ever"(([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxOkhC8-u3s|"Axanar: The $1 Million Star Trek Fan Film CBS Wants to Stop," ReasonTV YouTube]], 7/19/16.)) — "by any metric," added director Robert Meyer Burnett.(([[https://twitter.com/BurnettRM/status/751604413811134469|Robert Meyer Burnett tweet]], 7/8/16.))+The article noted that //Horizon// was due to surpass //Prelude//'s 2.5 million views, challenging Axanar producer [[Alec Peters]]' characterization of //Prelude// as "the most successful Trek film ever"(([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxOkhC8-u3s|"Axanar: The $1 Million Star Trek Fan Film CBS Wants to Stop," ReasonTV YouTube]], 7/19/16.)) — "by any metric," added director Robert Meyer Burnett.(([[https://twitter.com/BurnettRM/status/751604413811134469|Robert Meyer Burnett tweet]], 7/8/16.))
  
 ===== Horizon Producer Responds ===== ===== Horizon Producer Responds =====
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 ==== Part of Prelude's Crew ==== ==== Part of Prelude's Crew ====
  
-Kraft was a member of //Prelude//'s crew, credited as the film's digital compositor(([[imdb>title/tt3572740/fullcredits/|Prelude to Axanar, full credits, IMDb]], retrieved 8/21/16.)), who blended the live action and digital effects(([[https://www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/nuke/about-digital-compositing/|"What is digital compositing," NUKE website]], retrieved 8/21/16.)) to create //Prelude//'s lifelike, award-winning signature look.+Kraft was also a member of //Prelude//'s crew, credited as the film's digital compositor,(([[imdb>title/tt3572740/fullcredits/|Prelude to Axanar, full credits, IMDb]], retrieved 8/21/16.)) who blended the live action and digital effects(([[https://www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/nuke/about-digital-compositing/|"What is digital compositing," NUKE website]], retrieved 8/21/16.)) to create //Prelude//'s lifelike, award-winning signature look. Despite Axanar's touting its professional crew, Kraft was [[kraft_experience|never paid]] for his efforts.
 ===== Provides No Evidence ===== ===== Provides No Evidence =====
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 +<wrap lo>//See also: [[buying-youtube|The Art and Science of Buying YouTube Views]]//</wrap>
  
 It took //Prelude// two years to accumulate its views; //Horizon// took five months. Asked to provide evidence for its accusation against //Horizon//, the Axanar Twitter account instead wrote: It took //Prelude// two years to accumulate its views; //Horizon// took five months. Asked to provide evidence for its accusation against //Horizon//, the Axanar Twitter account instead wrote:
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 For his part, Burnett refused to identify which metrics justified his claim of most successful: “Nobody cares how many views //Prelude to Axanar// has on YouTube … except you,” Burnett told **AxaMonitor**.(([[https://twitter.com/BurnettRM/status/766508150883168256|Robert Meyer Burnett tweet]], 8/18/16.)) For his part, Burnett refused to identify which metrics justified his claim of most successful: “Nobody cares how many views //Prelude to Axanar// has on YouTube … except you,” Burnett told **AxaMonitor**.(([[https://twitter.com/BurnettRM/status/766508150883168256|Robert Meyer Burnett tweet]], 8/18/16.))
  
-[{{ :horizon-stats.jpg?direct&300|**NIPPING AT THE HEELS** of //Prelude to Axanar//‘s astonishing viewership is upstart fan film //Star Trek–Horizon//, projected to surpass Prelude‘s views on August 23. (Click icon to view full size)}}]+[{{ :horizon-stats.jpg?direct&300|**NIPPING AT THE HEELS** of //Prelude to Axanar//‘s astonishing viewership is upstart fan film //Star Trek–Horizon//, which eventually surpassed //Prelude//‘s views on August 23. (Click to view full size)}}]
  
 > {{::axamonitor-twitter.jpg?nolink&50 |}}<wrap lo>**[[twit>AxaMonitor/status/766518938226221056|@AxaMonitor]]**: “Seriously though, I’m interested in the metrics you used in claiming Prelude to Axanar is the most successful fan film.” \\ > {{::axamonitor-twitter.jpg?nolink&50 |}}<wrap lo>**[[twit>AxaMonitor/status/766518938226221056|@AxaMonitor]]**: “Seriously though, I’m interested in the metrics you used in claiming Prelude to Axanar is the most successful fan film.” \\
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 ===== Reaction ===== ===== Reaction =====
  
-Asked on Twitter if he believed Axanar's accusation against //Horizon//(([[twit>AxaMonitor/status/767122875014795264|AxaMonitor tweet]], 8/20/16.)), Burnett remained silent.+Asked on Twitter if he believed Axanar's accusation against //Horizon//,(([[twit>AxaMonitor/status/767122875014795264|AxaMonitor tweet]], 8/20/16.)) Burnett remained silent.
  
 ==== Watch ==== ==== Watch ====
-As of this posting((posted 8/20/16)), //Prelude to Axanar// had logged 2,557,472 views; //Star Trek–Horizon// had 2,518,020. Both //Star Trek–Horizon// and //Prelude to Axanar// are available on YouTube. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}}+Just before 2 pm PDT, August 23, //Star Trek–Horizon// overtook //Prelude to Axanar//. //Horizon// had logged 2,565,757 views, compared to //Prelude// at 2,564,967. Both //Star Trek–Horizon// and //Prelude to Axanar// are available on YouTube. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}}
  
 {{youtube>l94v4YOqxOc?medium|Star Trek – Horizon}} \\ {{youtube>1W1_8IV8uhA?medium|Prelude to Axanar}} {{youtube>l94v4YOqxOc?medium|Star Trek – Horizon}} \\ {{youtube>1W1_8IV8uhA?medium|Prelude to Axanar}}
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 **Keywords** {{tag>fan_films}} **Keywords** {{tag>fan_films}}