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 //**__‘Oh, please. When I die, on my tombstone is gonna be “Creator of Axanar.”’__**// <wrap indent>— //OWC Studios head Alec Peters//</wrap> //**__‘Oh, please. When I die, on my tombstone is gonna be “Creator of Axanar.”’__**// <wrap indent>— //OWC Studios head Alec Peters//</wrap>
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 ===== Broken Hollywood Model ===== ===== Broken Hollywood Model =====
  
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 ===== Making Axanar Lite ===== ===== Making Axanar Lite =====
  
-Eventually, Peters turned discussion toward the pending production of the two, 15-minute short films — nicknamed "Axanar Lite" — that are all that's left of //Axanar// following the copyright lawsuit settlement in January 2017. //Axanar// director [[Robert Meyer Burnett]] told **AxaMonitor** he wanted to make the first 30 minutes of the Axanar feature under the terms of the settlement.+Eventually, Peters turned discussion toward the pending production of the two, 15-minute short films — nicknamed "[[Axanar Lite]]" — that are all that's left of //Axanar// following the copyright [[axanar_settles|lawsuit settlement]] in January 2017. //Axanar// director [[Robert Meyer Burnett]] told **AxaMonitor** he wanted to make the first 30 minutes of the Axanar feature under the terms of the settlement.
  
 Peters had a different idea, wanting to replicate the success of //Prelude//. At the time, he wrote: Peters had a different idea, wanting to replicate the success of //Prelude//. At the time, he wrote:
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 === Ex Post Facto Fan Poll === === Ex Post Facto Fan Poll ===
  
-Even before a meeting in February 2017 of Axanar's leadership, Peters said he had already decided to follow //Prelude//'s documentary format, something he said fans told him [[face>groups/axanarfansgroup/permalink/876674975842001/|in a poll]] in Axanar's Fan Group on Facebook.+Even before a meeting in February 2017 of Axanar's leadership, Peters said he had already decided to follow //Prelude//'s documentary format, something he said fans told him [[face>groups/axanarfansgroup/permalink/876674975842001/|in a poll]] in Axanar's Fan Group on Facebook. In fact, that poll was conducted nine months later, long after Peters had already decided.
  
-Nine months later Burnett, whose 30-minute narrative idea had been rejected by Peters, and who never actually confirmed he'd direct Axanar Lite, [[burnett_resigns|resigned from Axanar]] in November 2017.+In November 2017, Burnett, whose 30-minute narrative idea had been rejected by Peters, and who never actually confirmed he'd direct Axanar Lite, [[burnett_resigns|resigned from Axanar]].
  
 [{{ ::axanar_lite_poll.jpg?direct&300|**EX POST FACTO** The poll Alec Peters said made up his mind about Axanar Lite's format was conducted almost nine months //after// he'd already announced what he was doing.}}] [{{ ::axanar_lite_poll.jpg?direct&300|**EX POST FACTO** The poll Alec Peters said made up his mind about Axanar Lite's format was conducted almost nine months //after// he'd already announced what he was doing.}}]
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 Even though Peters has accused Kraft of [[buying-youtube|buying views]] on YouTube — something he didn't mention in the panel discussion — he claimed he was Kraft's "biggest donor." That was not true. Kraft said Peters had [[kraft_experience#axanar_s_support|donated $600]] to the crowdfunding effort. According to [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/startrekhorizon/star-trek-horizon|Kickstarter's records]], seven other people donated more than Peters, including two who pledged at least $1,000 apiece.  Even though Peters has accused Kraft of [[buying-youtube|buying views]] on YouTube — something he didn't mention in the panel discussion — he claimed he was Kraft's "biggest donor." That was not true. Kraft said Peters had [[kraft_experience#axanar_s_support|donated $600]] to the crowdfunding effort. According to [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/startrekhorizon/star-trek-horizon|Kickstarter's records]], seven other people donated more than Peters, including two who pledged at least $1,000 apiece. 
  
-Kraft's campaign raised $22,600, which paid for the feature-length //Horizon//; by contrast, Peters raised $1.4 million but never produced //Axanar//. +Kraft's campaign raised $22,600, which paid for the feature-length //Horizon//; by contrast, Peters raised $1.4 million but never produced //Axanar//. Kraft's film garnered more than 8.1 million views((as of 3/9/18, according to //Horizon//'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l94v4YOqxOc|YouTube page]].)) in a fraction of the time it has taken //Prelude to Axanar// to reach only 3.4 million views.((//Prelude//'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W1_8IV8uhA|YouTube page]], as of 3/9/18.))
 ==== Criticizing Other Fan Productions ==== ==== Criticizing Other Fan Productions ====
  
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 //Additional reporting by Brian Hartsfield// //Additional reporting by Brian Hartsfield//
  
-**Keywords** {{tag>lawsuit Axanar_Lite guidelines fan_films}}+**Keywords** {{tag>lawsuit Axanar_Lite guidelines fan_films fact_check}}