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- | ====== Axanar, Crowdfunding Behind CBS Shutdown of ' | + | {{:: |
- | [{{ :tommy-kraft.jpg? | + | ====== Axanar, Crowdfunding Behind New CBS Moves Against Fan Films, Says ' |
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+ | <wrap lo>//See also: [[federation_falling|Analysis: | ||
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Crowdfunding and Axanar were the reasons CBS asked the //Star Trek–Horizon// | Crowdfunding and Axanar were the reasons CBS asked the //Star Trek–Horizon// | ||
- | In a wide-ranging interview with the Trek Geeks podcast released April 23, 2016, Kraft said CBS official [[cbs officials|Bill Burke]] told him other fan productions would be getting similar calls from CBS. | + | In a wide-ranging interview with the [[https:// |
"Those were his words," | "Those were his words," | ||
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Burke is senior vice-president of marketing at CBS Consumer Products, based in New York City. He leads marketing strategy for CBS Consumer Products properties. | Burke is senior vice-president of marketing at CBS Consumer Products, based in New York City. He leads marketing strategy for CBS Consumer Products properties. | ||
- | Burke specifically tied the the fact Kraft was about to begin a $250,000 Kickstarter campaign | + | Burke specifically tied his phone call to the fact Kraft was about to begin a $250,000 Kickstarter campaign |
- | Kraft said Burke told him, "Legal … strongly suggest you do not pursue your plans for a sequel because we are aware you have plans to crowdfunding | + | Kraft said Burke told him, "[Our lawyers] |
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- | Since he made the cancelation | + | Since he made the cancellation |
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+ | Burke was the most senior of the two [[CBS officials]] who met with //Axanar// producer Alec Peters in August 2015, the meeting after which CBS issued this statement about Axanar: | ||
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+ | > CBS has not authorized, sanctioned or licensed this project in any way, and this has been communicated to those involved. We continue to <wrap hi> | ||
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+ | Now, months later, and despite Burke' | ||
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+ | "Of course, Axanar is being blamed for this," Burnett posted on his Facebook page. " | ||
- | Despite Burke' | + | For his part, Peters implied the Horizon |
- | "Of course, Axanar is being blamed for this," Burnett posted on his Facebook page. " | + | <WRAP right box 50%> |
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- | For his part, Axanar producer Alec Peters implied the Horizon shutdown was due to something the two productions had in common. "Horizon was a MOVIE, just like Axanar. | + | Kraft, however, rejected that notion. "I've tried from the beginning to maintain |
- | Kraft, however, rejected that notion. "I've tried from the beginning to maintain | + | Kraft specifically noted Axanar's branding of itself as a "professional independent Star Trek production," and called out its move to build its own commercial studio. |
- | Kraft specifically noted Axanar' | + | > [Axanar' |
- | > The whole movie studio | + | Axanar was essentially doing the same thing, Kraft said. " |
- | Axanar was essentially doing the same thing, Kraft said. "They were making a for profit business off of this, Ares [Studios], and calling it the first professional independent Star Trek production. They tried very hard to shirk the 'fan film' label and be viewed as a 'real movie.' I feel like a lot of that kind of stuff may have crossed the line." | + | [{{ :: |
+ | He added that Burke told him the Axanar case is changing how CBS must now deal with fan productions. "He did say, ' | ||
+ | ==== Alternate Crowdfunding Project ==== | ||
- | Axanar' | + | Denied the Horizon sequel, Kraft and co-producer Ryan Webber instead began a crowdfunding effort for a non-Star Trek sci-fi project on Kickstarter, |
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