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studio_move [2017/04/09 08:31] – [Alec Peters Strikes Deal with Studio Landlord, Moving Out] adds disgruntled donors and new splash image Carlos Pedrazastudio_move [2018/02/07 11:37] (current) – [Alec Peters Strikes Deal with Studio Landlord, Moving Out] adds 'see also' link Carlos Pedraza
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 In emails to his supporters on April 7, 2017, CEO [[Alec Peters]] announced Axanar Productions would be vacating the warehouse facility it had struggled mightily to convert to a working studio to produce the //Axanar// feature film. In emails to his supporters on April 7, 2017, CEO [[Alec Peters]] announced Axanar Productions would be vacating the warehouse facility it had struggled mightily to convert to a working studio to produce the //Axanar// feature film.
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 +<wrap lo>//See also: [[luh_studios|Axanar's Abandoned Former Studio Continues to Flail]]//</wrap>
  
 The message, titled "Moving at Warp Speed," was an effort to put a positive spin on the loss of the facility to which Peters had devoted nearly three-quarters of a million dollars in donations from Star Trek fans instead of producing //Axanar//. The message, titled "Moving at Warp Speed," was an effort to put a positive spin on the loss of the facility to which Peters had devoted nearly three-quarters of a million dollars in donations from Star Trek fans instead of producing //Axanar//.
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 ===== ‘Axanar: The Deception’ ===== ===== ‘Axanar: The Deception’ =====
  
-Meanwhile, Peters' spin on losing the studio motivated TrekZone Spotlight's Matt Miller, editor of the Australian Star Trek news site, to post a video editorial about which he said, "Alec Peters has constantly proved himself wrong by his actions (rather, his inactions). So this is my point of view."(([[yout>ZXziBjntCeo|The TrekZone Spotlight – Editorial,"]] Matt Miller, 4/9/17.))+Meanwhile, Peters' spin on losing the studio motivated TrekZone Spotlight's Matt Miller, editor of the Australian Star Trek news site, to post a [[yout>ZXziBjntCeo|video editorial]] about which he said, "Alec Peters has constantly proved himself wrong by his actions (rather, his inactions). So this is my point of view."(([[yout>ZXziBjntCeo|The TrekZone Spotlight – Editorial,"]] Matt Miller, 4/9/17.))
  
 {{youtube>ZXziBjntCeo?medium|TrekZone Spotlight Editorial}} \\ {{youtube>ZXziBjntCeo?medium|TrekZone Spotlight Editorial}} \\
 +===== Uptick in Donations =====
  
 +The news Axanar was losing its studio seemed to inspire a few more donations on Industry Studios' Indiegogo page, with another $818 from 12 backers on the day of Peters' announcement. While that appeared to be a promising bump after days of single-digit donor numbers, BackerKit's [[https://www.backerkit.com/projects/industry-studios-film|algorithm]] still predicted a low final take for the campaign at $24,138, far short of even the low-balled $60,000 goal.
 ===== Next Steps ===== ===== Next Steps =====
  
-With a move-out date now looming, Peters hinted Axanar Productions may move out of California, possibly to his former home of Atlanta. That city was Peters' base of operations for his earlier, now-defunct companies ScreamingSports and Marketworx.+With a move-out date now looming, Peters hinted Axanar Productions may move out of California, possibly to his former home of Atlanta. That city was Peters' base of operations for his earlier, now-defunct companies ScreamingSports and Marketworks.
  
 It's also where his attorney and longtime friend [[industry_studios|Sheldon Friedman]] had already set up two LLCs whose names mirrored Peters' California operations — Valkyrie Studios LLC and Industry Studios LLC. It's also where his attorney and longtime friend [[industry_studios|Sheldon Friedman]] had already set up two LLCs whose names mirrored Peters' California operations — Valkyrie Studios LLC and Industry Studios LLC.
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 And as of April 9, 2017, Axanar remained unregistered, meaning the public had no access to its articles of incorporation, annual information returns, registration forms and other "valuable information about the charitable organization and its programs."(([[https://oag.ca.gov/charities/faq|"Charities: Frequently Asked Questions,"]] State of California Department of Justice, retrieved 4/9/17.)) {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} And as of April 9, 2017, Axanar remained unregistered, meaning the public had no access to its articles of incorporation, annual information returns, registration forms and other "valuable information about the charitable organization and its programs."(([[https://oag.ca.gov/charities/faq|"Charities: Frequently Asked Questions,"]] State of California Department of Justice, retrieved 4/9/17.)) {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}}
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 **Keywords** {{tag>nonprofit studio commercial crowdfunding indiegogo}} **Keywords** {{tag>nonprofit studio commercial crowdfunding indiegogo}}