I just watched this movie and was completely blown away that this is a fan film. It was better then multi million budget Hollywood drivel that so called top producers make. The acting, special effects, story were top notch. I don't know how they did it but kudos to them and would love to see more of their work.
Calling this "fan-made" doesn't give it the kudos that it deserves yet it's the spirit and enthusiasm of these fans that makes for such a great production. I hope that you are all rightly proud of what you achieved here.
I am a huge Trekkie and have been since I was a little boy. The storyline, acting, filming and SFX carried out herein is by far the most impressive, non-professional major studio Star Trek movie I have ever had the pleasure of watching. Congratulations to everyone involved. You should all be incredibly proud of what you achieved with such a small budget. I really hope you can make more and find all the financial support needed to make it happen.
I was a little boy when Star Trek first aired on Australian TV in the 1960's, and have yet to see any Star Trek I didn't like. It has been my one trusted life's companion, and I will die satisfied Trek lives on in Discovery, Picard, Strange New Worlds , etc. Star Trek will never die.
I am a Trekkie fan from way back when the first tv series was on the air in the 60's. I have followed star trek for a very long time, most I liked and some were not what they should have been given the money and experience available. This is a sacred attempt at a story without the enterprise and to carry forward star trek vision to the future. My respect and admiration to you for the quality work you have done for the love of the franchise. I would hope to see more and hopefully find the new stories. Great job!
They were going to make a sequel to this titled "Federation Rising" until CBS stepped in with a phone call and had one of their executives 'advise' him to not go ahead with those plans.
StarFuryG7 : Anyone ever heard of fan art? This film is nothing more than a tribute. The official producers of ST should take notes and be inspired by this work. ...unless theyre trying to make a profit off this film, then knock it off, lol.
Ignore what Craig says about "diversity". There are 1,025,110 words in the English language and none of them accurately describe just how epic this piece of cinematic art is. This has to be in the top five of the all-time greatest animated films I have ever seen. The fact that you did this with zero budget is astounding. Be proud of the fact that you put many "High-Paid Professionals" completely to shame with this project. If Paramount has any brains in their heads (which they probably don't), they will tap you to make more of these for Star Trek canon. Thank you for your contribution to sci-fi culture. The whole Star Trek family should look upon this and marvel.
I wouldn't go that far but yes this was really good. However something did annoy me a bit.. everything seems a bit blurry and I'm watching in 1080p. It feels like there is some kind of bloom and smudging (using Photoshop terminology for this one). As an example 28:00, his clothes, like that yellow ribbon, are kinda smudged out into the background. I assume it is because of lack of tech? I don't make movies so idk.
ok wat it is. is saw this film on t.v. a few years ago. and all the guy is doing is reposting it here. that all. so he changes thing ever so slightly. so he can make it past the flgging proto call. if you notice thier voices were al slightly high in octave as well. like the were breathing in helium, through out the entire film.
Those with courage and vision, DO. Those without either of those traits come on youtube to uselessly troll and hurl insults. Because that's all they know how to do. This was a 100 minute labor of love - created by fans with the guts, determination and skill to pay homage to a beloved fictional universe. The only legitimate reaction to this film should be admiration. Will this film win any Oscars? No. Should Tom Hardy, Christian Bale, Charlize Theron and the like be worried for their jobs? No. Is the screenwriting sublimely perfect? No. Did the production crew have millions of dollars to play with? Very likely also no. Judge things for what they are - stop making useless comparisons to big budget films. Team, THANK YOU. Incredible job everyone. CONGRATULATIONS! cheers!
Dude even Stanley Kubrick had people who criticized his movies. This is par for the course. A measure of good works is in its emotional effect that happens to those who are to know them. Pacific Rim was a movie I was excited for, for years, but I was sorely disappointed in how it held back from being a deeper film simply because of its genre. It could have been more and I expected more but my emotions and criticism of the film is also born of a love for it. That's part of what being a fan is. To be fanatical.
The film is very good considering how it was produced, funded, directed, etc. The plot line was actually reasonably engaging. Why, exactly, do the Internet "trolls" have to spew their excessive venom, hate, foul-mouths, & trash vocabularies??!! I have a theory in-agreement w/others who comment reasonably: the "trolls" are non-achievers who do nothing, create nothing, add nothing, accomplish nothing, add-up to nothing, so they hate themselves ... but, in their completely enraged ignorance of failed selves they blindly spew their garbage posts. Each time the rest of us read such trash, check-out the sceen-name of the writer & let it register that this is just another failure. ("For kicks", click-on their little pictures or icons to see if they've revealed a Facebook homepage; then one can go there & more intimately identify what such a failed person posts about themselves. It might prove an instructive experiment?!)
I had the pleasure of finding this way back when it came out. So good to see people are STILL finding it in 2022, and that you guys hit 15 million views!
It is the Vulcans, there are billions and billions of them, and now that their galaxy finally got 5G too, well, you got the picture. Human beings can't stand this BS anymore. Only 15 million of our world population has seen it. Don't you SEE that is not exactly a majority? It is SAD! Sure you had math at school?! Are you a bit duh?
It was an honor being a part of this project playing Ambassador Salak. Thank you to Tommy Kraft for doing it his way and making it happen. Its a great piece of work and I hope you all enjoy it. LLAP
In the description "Its been a long road getting from there to here". Dude, ain't gonna lie, i got chills reading that. I get it. Those true fans out there, that was for us. Thank you guys.
Doing a Trek search and came across this little gem. What a great little movie to watch. Fits in nice with the time line as well. 5 stars from me for the story. watch it or not, there is no try....smirks. Please give this movie a chance and watch it. Live long and prosper!
So glad this movie was made. 22nd Century Star Trek has a special place in my heart. It's sad to hear that the sequel might not be made. This movie is very deserving of a mini series at the least! I wish the production team and cast all the best.
I was absolutely blown away by this film. One of the best parts of this film was that it was set during the time of Enterprise my favorite series of all of them. This was truly a great film with great actors. One of the hallmarks of great films is to get the audience into identifying with the characters. That is seen and felt throughout this film. Bravo, and to quote the Vulcans: Live long and proper!
I, too, enjoyed the cast. They created believable characters you care about, want to know more about. I'd definitely like to see more of Captain Hawke and his crew.
The whole opening scene with the Iconians gave me chills. The story described the galaxies first Federation with the Iconians as the founders and protectors. Just loved it. Thank you for this 🖖🖖😊
I had never heard of any film of this scale except Axonar. The production value is incredible for such a small project team. I'm so glad you brought your passion to life for us.
Wow! It's hard for me to believe this is a fan film! The special affects are incredible!! Great story and acting too! Watching this was a great way for me to relax and spend the evening. Thanks for posting this here for people to enjoy.
I figured to chime in again as the film tops 13mil views. Most of the comments are about the acting and to be honest yes at times it comes across as flat and/or disconnected. The most difficult aspect was that the vast majority of scenes were green screen with only one actor at a time. That is difficult for even the most seasoned actors. In the movie when you have more than one cast member in the scene you have more emotional connection and better pace of dialogue. This was shot over the span of a year, mostly one actor at a time in a basement. The outside shots, the final scene and some of the scenes aboard the Horizon were the only shots with multiple actors on the set. Anyone who has ever made an actual movie can truly appreciate the fact that Tommy got this done. There are many other fan films, several that are Star Trek based, that were either much shorter or had way bigger budgets and still never even made it to completion. To my knowledge this is the most viewed Star Trek fan film out there. For perspective, Tommy was offered a great job in LA before this was even completed because a well known SFX expert saw the talent. All in all everyone involved had a great time and they all should be proud of the work they did. LLAP
With a lack of experience comes a disconnect, in all facets. I guess to get that last 5% of 'immersion' is sometimes accidental until you start to recognize situations and solutions, or opportunities to finally hand that fully refined and un-distracted expression over to the viewer. Things like busy computers screens in the background and never getting the feeling like there was daylight or some equivalent quality of lighting made me feel claustrophobic. But it was great; I admire this work very much. IMO it can hold it's head up high in the ST universe.
What can I say that hasn't been said a hundred times: "5 STAR" Best Fan Film in the Cloud! Personally, I loved this movie! I have bookmarked it to watch it again.
Thank you Tommy Kraft for allowing me to Captain your ship. Thank you to the cast and crew, you know I love you all. Thank you to the Trekkies out there keeping the dream and stories alive. I can tell you first hand that Tommy has bled Horizon for over 3 years. His dedication and commitment to detail will launch him into the stratosphere. To think that this was done with no real budget and a miniscule crew that too often was only him and his computers is mindboggling. I look forward to watching his career grow. He is a great Director and an even better friend. Now lets talk him into a sequel.
+Paul Lang Oh captain, my captain! Thank you so much, this means so much to me. You have no idea. I wouldn't trade this experience or working with you on the film or our friendship for anything! Here's to many future adventures together, whether or not they're on the bridge of the NX-04 Discovery!
+Paul Lang - well done! I liked your version of The Captain. Brilliant for a fan film - as others have said, bit less interiors and slightly tighter script, but hey - this is better than some of the Star Trek movies! :-)
Tremendous movie with good performances all around and throughout it. Closing scene with the Captain and Amelia kind of tear jerking. I wish the creators of star Trek: Horizon all the best of Life toward their next project if they decide to go above and beyond yet again. Thank you for the opportunity to see your wonderful creation. Much appreciated!
I loved this film. To me, you guys went above and beyond the call of duty to bring forth a memorable Star Trek fan film. Sadly there are not many fan films in the trek universe due to big corporations trying to take it from us, the fans, that pay and also love the franchise. Anyways, I also believe this time era needed to continue since the romulan war was a big part of trek history not to mention the foundation of the birth of the federation. The crew, cast and director did a great job. Those who can't see this are either jealous and or just whiny because we have no trek series on tv at this time. To be honest, I get more excited when I hear a trek fan film is on the way more then a tv series. The fans love this universe so much, I am glad that a handful got together and made it come alive in their own way. Writing fan fiction is one thing, but when you see it come alive....it's a wonderful thing. Well done.
Brett Goodson, I agree, I liked the way they ended The Enterprises 5 year mission and how Kirk how promoted. They left it hanging on TV, though not the fans fault, for some reason it was the ones who promoted it that wanted it to disappear, boy was that a big mistake. Again. Keep up the good work, perhaps we will see part 2 of Cloak and Dagger.
+Kel Kun exactly my thoughts. Waaay to much talk that makes no sense, and some of the behaviours are also not true to canon in terms of other than human races. The CGI is really well done, especially the space scenes, but there's too much bloom everywhere. Still, I bow to the makers, as it's a great addition to the ST universe.
@cmmiles000 Yes we've seen actual movies before, and we're sick and tired of the bullshit cliches and focus on visuals over character and plot that is being pumped out lately. Today's movies are just robots and superheroes punching each other in the face, and the new Star Trek films aren't much better. In the 80's, the Star Trek films were fantastic, mostly. And then with the exception of maybe First Contact, the rest are shit. This fan film made me think of a long, perhaps 2 part episode to an offshoot of Enterprise. It fits perfectly with it. There are things to nit-pick for sure, but it's better than any of the shit being peddled out today. 2016 hasn't seen one good sci-fi movie.
Mechaghostman2 Wow... do you carry that soap box around with you where ever you go? I was just responding to OP's comment about how someone could mistake this as not being a fan made film. Who is this 'we' you seem to be speaking for? It sure as fuck better not include me. By the way, Enterprise was fucking garbage. I wish there was a way to just retcon the whole damn show. Your standards seem WAY to high.
Incredible! I saw nothing that caused the reality of the story to break down. The actors were entirely believable and relatable. The special effects were top notch and the real life scenes were carefully and professionally composed. The editing was tight, without unnecessary or illogical scenes. This is an effort that everyone involved can be proud of.
Okay I'm so sorry but it doesn't feel like star trek to me and the fracture is that like when discovery from started discovery goes into the future they find the federation a mear minor power then they help pull shit back from the brink but the sole dilithium source in that show wouldn't last indefinitely certainly not an additional 4 centuries so I dont belive that's not a breaking spot in star trek history now maybe the federation did survive the dilithium shortages that would have followed the star trek discovery series but I don't buy it they had been trying to solve warp travel without dilithium for over 100 years by the time discovery arrived without any success so to belive that a huge alliance still existed by the 31st century is not belive able and the fact that the plot surrounds the temprole cold was is just illogical becaues it was over so yeah to may holes and shallow idk evrrything for meni felt like i was watching a 1970'd porn movie and that at anytime the sex awful porn star actor was about to pop our and say let ne show you an anomaly or something equally stupid leading to some over acted sex seen I'm not saying I hated it it's just not got the star trek feel I like the story but it's got way to many holes and the who temporal cold war no quite being over is Ludacris Vlas was the last opponent to the cold War so how was thier one single romulan who was still purely Romulan still fucking with time I mean it was a good story but the whole center of the plot was just shit easily explained as aberrant shouldn't even be considered cannon since it muddy the water after all in started time like by the time the romulan war started thier were not only the nx class but the posidon class and thier were four other class starship by that time frame one of which was the precursor to the constitution class starship it was a battleship and with out all those ships and some andoria vessels its like starfleet was a joke and by the time rhe romulan war happend 3/4 of the vulcan fleets had been mothballed due the the formation of rhe federation so to even think that the colition fought the romulans is really off mark this is just sad i was expecting startrek firat contact style acting so you have earth not in the federation but a colaition and only four starship fighting the entire romulan empire common boys really bad for the whole it jives with startrek cannon it dosent and the captain was so stupid it like he was reading a script with out any emotion non of the characters had aby depth its sad i was hoping it wod show the romulan war that shaped the neutral zone not something that torpedoes the trek timeline sorry but it needs less cheap plot like why didn't the surving iconians bring the ship to the place to kill the axion weapon or something like that and make your characters feel more emotional they all acted like vuclans totally illogical
Very good indeed. How anyone can suggest that this isn't a worthy Star Trek tale is beyond me. A thoroughly satisfying revisiting of the 22nd century. Congratulations to all involved. A fine piece of work. You should be very proud of what you have achieved here. Thank you very much indeed!
They Greatly Honoured the Work and Purpose of Gene, the Creator of the Original Series, speaking about Values, Hope and Courage. Thanks A Whole Lot to All Of The Creators of this Uplifting Film 💛
The first time I saw this film maybe two or three years ago I thought it was OK and that the acting was so so, but as I’ve watched it a couple more times it’s really grown on me and when I learned about how few resources they had to make this film I think they’ve done amazing job. Thank you for making it
Thank you to everyone involved in this labour of love.This was excellent for a fan-film.You should be proud of the outcome.I've seen worse from the official franchises.The Captain was a particularly soulfully played character.
Jamie Shutler very well said sir,one who actually gets star trek and its characters and timelines.Some of the original franchises used worse effects an backdrops then you see in fan films.
To the director, and creator of this phenominal fan film. I say, you did truly boldly go, and beyond. Coupling the old time line with the new, and including the STO timeline and Temporal Cold War. My hat is off to you as a Trek fan of old and new. May you live long and prosper, perhaps in the near future you will make another. And if so, Qap'la! to it, and you will have a viewer.
Wow, I am speechless. This movie was more enjoyable to watch than anything I have seen since First Contact. The story line was fresh and played from one of my favorite Star Trek series. Considering the near 20k budget that I read that this was shot on. Just consider the possibilities if they had a big time production budget. Now for goodness sakes can we PLEASE get a DS9 and Voyager movie.
Congratulations from one fan production to another. It was long road, but we're all fortunate you stuck with it and gave us this remarkable film. You and your team deserve all the kudos and success that come from this. You've raised the bar. Peace and Long Life!
This really needs to be shown at a comicon or something. This is something that needs to be shown to more people then just stumbling across it on RUclips.
Watching this again. ST Horizon is really awesome. Better than some from Paramount/CBS! Really: GREAT JOB! Thank You TK2 Films for this film, both Cast and Crew.
Starfleet, the USS Discovery, space- time travel , I couldn’t get away from the screen. Felt the ST spirit during all the journey. Thanks for this. I loved it.
Tommy and Paul.........from a 50some Trekkie..... Thank You. I have been a childhood follower of sci fi movies, from the time in theaters in the last 70's, to now with the 3D marvels we have today. NO Matter what the obstacle, overcome it and make s'more !!
I'm really disappointed that he's not making the sequel to this, Paul. With what he's learned making the first film, and with the extra money he would have had to work with, I think it would have been stellar. By the way, I thought you were good in 'Runaway'.
Oh wow, this is amazing! A bit too much flare on the lighting inside the NX-04 Discovery and spacedock; but I love everything else. The characters and acting is solid; fits well with canon. Excellent work!
Espinoth no such thing as Canon,only original stories that adapt to Roddenberry 's dream. The whole Canon saying is nonsense and made up,even real directors ignore it's lameness as a reference.
This is my second fan made Trek film that I've watched. The other being Starfleet Academy. I zipped through the comments, saw a lot of kudos, a few nitpickers, and some that aren't worth mentioning. Working with what you have/had, and pulling off this movie was incredible. For the last hour and 30 odd minutes, I've been riveted to my screen watching this play out. So no kudos, but if you listen, you can hear me standing up and clapping as loud as I can from my indoor theater (aka computer room). Great job!
way too much hate in the comments. let's see any of you airmchair directors step up and do better. As far as the acting being bad, have any of you actually ever watched ST? This was well within the realm of aberage ST acting. As a film it's decent. As a fan film it is smaxing to the nth degree. Major props to everyone involved.
I'm a big trek fan, the production values are excellent on this, the acting is acceptable for a fan film. I've seen more badly acted big budget TV shows.
the acting is not amazing but not hot garbage. Some camera shots where soo bad though. Like in the beggining when we saw almost a minute of someone's holsterd gun. SERIOUSLY WE GET IT YOU HAVE A GUN !!!!
my only concern is that everything is blurry...am I watching in the wrong resolution? I am only 20 mins in and this would be a great stand alone si-fi movie without the "enterprise" universe. and maybe a little less blurry too. LOL
Stays true to a timeline, without having to create a new timeline....and STILL screwing it up lol. (Just so theres no confusion, I am praising how well this is done.)
I really loved watching this epic "Star Trek" fan film. "Prelude to Axanar" is also another great "Star Trek" fan film. Did you know: "Star Trek: Horizon" won four of twelve categories in the 2017 Independent Star Trek Fan Film Awards (Best Special & Visual Effects; Best Original Music; Best Original Story or Screenplay; and Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form), presented at and by Treklanta?
@@bobwarfield3621 Dude that's what the Romulan helmets are for. They hid not only hide the pointy ears but also their forehead ridges. Also T'Mar the Romulan fugitive was augmented to look Human. The whole point is the producers wanted the Humans to think Romulans look Human but they're not Human (again that's what the Romulan helmets are for. They hid not only hide the pointy ears but also their forehead ridges.).
How did I just now find this? Amazing project you guys! I was pleasantly surprised! Despite the few plot holes of the captain not knowing things any friend or captain should have known about his crew, I liked the different dynamic of a captain who didn't really want to be a captain anymore. Some of the special effects shots were better than the shows or even the early films, though not all. Overall a cool mix of all things good about Trek, keep up the good work and always believe in yourselves and your dreams!
It was an absolute pleasure working with Tommy Kraft and portraying the Romulan, Admiral Verak, in this film. Thank you all so much for your support. Truly a success for the fans.
THIS WAS STUPENDOUS !!! I had to be reminded by comments that this was FANfilm-production ... Absolutely a "hit out of the park" ...amazing ... Would I be too greedy asking you all to continue this, develop some backstory, work with "time agent" concept ...???
As a Trekkie I thoroughly enjoyed this film and can’t add anything that’s already been said Wonderful effort by all your crew Thank you so much and good luck in the future
Very impressed. Awesome story, great acting. Four years ago and well over 13 million views. More people should comment though, but probably a lot of people viewing more than once too. Thanks for the upload.
Ive seen a ton of these sci-fi series/movie offshoot fanmade videos amd shorts. This was one of the VERY FEW that actually made me feel like I was watching a professionally produced and legitimately commissioned film. It was that good. For what it is the story is very well written. The actors who are obviously not professionals still manage to connect with each other's on screen characters and deliver their lines with some effort of realism. The cinematography and special effects were definitely a large step above other productions of this sort. The film kept me engaged the whole time never knowing what was coming around the next scenes corner.. I hope those involved with the creation of this go on to make many more. I for one will be here with my bucket of popcorn eagerly awaiting the start of more adventures with them.. Thank you for all the hard work and dedication and not too small amount of personal sacrifice I'm sure it takes to be involved with and produce these films especially with the degree or realism and professionalism shown in this production.. Keep up the good works. **End of Federation Commands message**
great job. not a fan of these types of movies but this is a superb fan film giving the experiences of cast and crew. 8 of10 . this one goes in my library with other trek media.
i've seen two fan based Star Trek movies now and all i can say is that with this level of professionalism and creativity, NETFLIX or HULU should be taking a hard look at giving these talented people their own productions on their platforms . BRAVO !!!!! typhoon out
Still to this day this is the greatest fan film ever, I loved the Enterprise series and i do believe this is better then that and even the JJ verse, I will continue to watch this so hopefully you get some $ of of it, because you all so deserve it...
What an outstanding effort from all concerned. Unlike a lot of projects of this nature it was really watchable and enjoyable. Whilst the compromises of the budget were clear to someone from the industry the ability to work around those and come up with something of this quality cannot be overstated. Great work people
This was absolutely incredible; the score, timing, acting: everything was masterfully done. I'm pleased how they kept this so close to canon, while still making it an adventure unto itself. I'd love to see more from this crew!
You captured the human interactions that made Star Trek great. I am amazed at how great this Movie is. Trekkie's thank You. I am blown away by the GREAT Ending.
At the beginning, I was not much of a fan of Captain Hawke, but as it progressed, Paul Lange really grew on me, and I ended up enjoying his performance a great deal. Nice job all the way around.
Very, very well done for a no-to-low budget film. The special effects are mediocre, and the acting is stiff, but this is far-and-away the best Star Trek fan film I've ever seen. This is the ONLY feature-length fan film I've ever seen. I really hope TK2 Films continues to make Star Trek-based films. They show huge potential despite severely limited resources. I would gladly watch this again instead of CBS's new Discovery series.
I found this film by accident and I am glad of it. I do not understand the Kickstarter process yet, but I will look into helping with future projects. It was highly satisfying to see crew members who seem to be closer to real people than the film stars of the mainstream ST universe. Do not take this the wrong way when I say that Hawke despite, no not despite, but because of not being the movie star leader aesthetically, comes across as a more human and every person character. Well done. More please!
This film was better than current films you pay for !!! Amazing film !! The Score, the plot , the graphics and yes the acting !!! Man it's Impressive !!!
Other than a few scenes where the dialogue seemed a little forced and choppy, this was excellent! Cheers and hats off to all involved and thank you for keeping ST alive!
This is the first time watching this movie. First great acting, script writers, sound engineers, lighting, makeup, prop department, and hell even the costume department. Considering all the money spent on the big budget shows, I hope the people who created this very well-done show. Keep doing more entertainment like this, with great storylines, actors and location. Well done, and damn this is one hell of a ride…
This is a fan movie?!?! I can't belive it! How the hell did you do it to look so good, those effects were amazing! You guys deserve to do a real, official Star Trek movie, with a propper budget. Thank you for this one!
A truly excellent job. I had no idea this existed until I stumbled upon it by accident. Some slightly iffy acting moments, but for one person to pull this together with such a limited budget is really an incredible achievement. Congratulations to all the cast and crew, and I really hope something good comes out of it for all involved. Gene would have been proud of you all. Two final points: do they really still wear shirts & ties in the 22nd century? Gawd, I hope not. And is Ashley Croft married? Drop-dead gorgeous! Engage.
I'll be honest, when I first started watching this, I wasn't too impressed, thinking it's part of the ST franchise. BUT after I read some of the comments & realized who created this, my perspective changed. This is really fantastic! Great job....I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work.
Well done!!! This is a fantastic fan film! I can’t believe it was made with such small funds. You guys are geniuses. It’s so well done, I’m honestly amazed. I guess that sounds condescending, I don’t mean it to, it’s just hard to believe you managed with basic equipment!
I'm really shocked I thought this was done by those who do all of the other Star Trek movies. I had no idea this was fan-made. You people who made this movie need to be applauded you did an amazing awesome and incredible job and on such a low budget😘
Oh come on, it was great! Sure, not as high quality as the originals, but he'll: With almost no budget and certainly less experience than the large ones can call their own, no network of companies after companies ready to assist... Cut them some slack! I'd love to see a sequel.
Not all movies are blockbuster projects. This movie is a good example of a supporting story to Enterprise. It’s just like the ongoing stories in Star Wars. Very enjoyable, thanks.
+Dangerous productions I'd like to see you do better! I haven't watched it yet, but will probably over the weekend. I've browsed through it and it seems ok to me, will review it after watching it in it's entirety,
This project is professional enough looking that until I watched the blooper real today, I didn't realize EVERY bridge asset was assembled in digital editing. You guys came up with the sharpest lighting design (the real trick to making this work) for a green screen project I've ever seen. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow may has been ten years ago, but it was an 80 million dollar production, and it looks like utter garbage compared to this. Good job guys.
I've been star trek fan since the originals and have been so disenfranchised with the last decade of terrible movies. This is a breath of fresh air and how Star Trek should look and feel. Someone give these guys a larger budget to play with. Fabulous 👌
Just, WOW! Thank you for this! Way above my expectations! Kudos to all the crew for an excellent job!! Great acting, great photography, good story, fantastic CGI! More, please!
This was a great movie. I was excited to watch every minute of it. My kids and family loved it. Thank you to everyone who was involved making this movie.
I am impressed. I wasn't expecting the acting to be as good as it was. It had a solid storyline and the fx were astounding. Have any of you seen renegades? This was so far above. And renegades had original cast, but the acting was horrendous. Well done to everyone involved. You have set the bar for the fan movie genre.
Naomi Eltayeb the acting In renegades was not horrendous at all,it was humans being humans not corporate robots trying to act to poorly written scripts. So I guess our military soldiers are just as horrendous just being humans during conflict. There is a difference between acting a role or just simply being the role and renegades proves they are the roles they played. Star trek is not for everyone to truly understand let alone actually know the names of all the real cast members in which you referred to original cast in which it was not,but cast members from other star trek series from the original show to the modern shows (prime timeline)
some of the most beautiful shots in all of trek . the nx class looks so damn good in hd , and yall nailed the temporal aspect of enterprise . truly amazing .
Far better than I expected from a fan film. The acting was a bit wooden, but the story was fairly good - better than some of the big budget films, and the special effects were surprisingly good. Well done!
Love it, watched a dozen plus times, it's fresh and pleasurable every time, well worth being a backer helping to make it happen and it did, a big time winner as we all are, sad a 2nd film was shut down, would have been also a winner with your creative style, thank you Tommy Craft for this visual of the Star Trek Universe's possible
For such a low budget movie it couldn't have been any better. Actor's inexperience only shows through because of dialogue but overall they were exceptional and believable and that is what the trip to fantasy land is all about, isn't it? Only one criticism is that the music score has let it down. I am a musician and believe it could have been better. BUT, I personally wouldn't have been as talented with the score. Well done guys!!
I kinda like it. It felt more real than some of the overacting seen on some Star Trek shows. Also I liked how it looked like everyone did their own hair. So many (nearly all female) characters, especially in TOS and TNG, looked like they went to the Vidal Sassoon Academy instead of Starfleet Academy. (Or maybe Gene Roddenberry foresaw the detailed tutorial videos that are available for free now. :P)
Thanks for making this! One suggestion.. please cut back on the lens flare and fuzzyness on any future videos. During action scenes, you could blind your viewers with those flares! :) Other than that, it's a fantastic job and I'm glad the Enterprise era is getting some love.
I just watched this movie and was completely blown away that this is a fan film. It was better then multi million budget Hollywood drivel that so called top producers make. The acting, special effects, story were top notch. I don't know how they did it but kudos to them and would love to see more of their work.
Acting - 'top notch'??? I've seen better acting at high school plays.
Acting - 'top notch'??? I've seen better acting at high school plays.
i am a old trekkie and this was a very enjoyable and well made movie. thank you
For sure
Calling this "fan-made" doesn't give it the kudos that it deserves yet it's the spirit and enthusiasm of these fans that makes for such a great production. I hope that you are all rightly proud of what you achieved here.
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Yes pleasantly surprised.
I am a huge Trekkie and have been since I was a little boy. The storyline, acting, filming and SFX carried out herein is by far the most impressive, non-professional major studio Star Trek movie I have ever had the pleasure of watching. Congratulations to everyone involved. You should all be incredibly proud of what you achieved with such a small budget. I really hope you can make more and find all the financial support needed to make it happen.
I was a little boy when Star Trek first aired on Australian TV in the 1960's, and have yet to see any Star Trek I didn't like. It has been my one trusted life's companion, and I will die satisfied Trek lives on in Discovery, Picard, Strange New Worlds , etc. Star Trek will never die.
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I am a Trekkie fan from way back when the first tv series was on the air in the 60's. I have followed star trek for a very long time, most I liked and some were not what they should have been given the money and experience available. This is a sacred attempt at a story without the enterprise and to carry forward star trek vision to the future. My respect and admiration to you for the quality work you have done for the love of the franchise. I would hope to see more and hopefully find the new stories. Great job!
They were going to make a sequel to this titled "Federation Rising" until CBS stepped in with a phone call and had one of their executives 'advise' him to not go ahead with those plans.
StarFuryG7 that exec needs to be FIRED!
StarFuryG7 : Anyone ever heard of fan art? This film is nothing more than a tribute. The official producers of ST should take notes and be inspired by this work.
...unless theyre trying to make a profit off this film, then knock it off, lol.
ST lives on.
Chris Mason
Ignore what Craig says about "diversity". There are 1,025,110 words in the English language and none of them accurately describe just how epic this piece of cinematic art is. This has to be in the top five of the all-time greatest animated films I have ever seen. The fact that you did this with zero budget is astounding. Be proud of the fact that you put many "High-Paid Professionals" completely to shame with this project. If Paramount has any brains in their heads (which they probably don't), they will tap you to make more of these for Star Trek canon. Thank you for your contribution to sci-fi culture. The whole Star Trek family should look upon this and marvel.
Tommy is a freaking genius
I guess he wants NPR to do the casting.
I wouldn't go that far but yes this was really good. However something did annoy me a bit.. everything seems a bit blurry and I'm watching in 1080p. It feels like there is some kind of bloom and smudging (using Photoshop terminology for this one). As an example 28:00, his clothes, like that yellow ribbon, are kinda smudged out into the background. I assume it is because of lack of tech? I don't make movies so idk.
ok wat it is. is saw this film on t.v. a few years ago. and all the guy is doing is reposting it here. that all. so he changes thing ever so slightly. so he can make it past the flgging proto call. if you notice thier voices were al slightly high in octave as well. like the were breathing in helium, through out the entire film.
First of all this was more live action then animation. Let me also add the acting was horrible. Good though for such a low budget.
Those with courage and vision, DO. Those without either of those traits come on youtube to uselessly troll and hurl insults. Because that's all they know how to do.
This was a 100 minute labor of love - created by fans with the guts, determination and skill to pay homage to a beloved fictional universe.
The only legitimate reaction to this film should be admiration.
Will this film win any Oscars? No. Should Tom Hardy, Christian Bale, Charlize Theron and the like be worried for their jobs? No. Is the screenwriting sublimely perfect? No.
Did the production crew have millions of dollars to play with? Very likely also no.
Judge things for what they are - stop making useless comparisons to big budget films.
Team, THANK YOU. Incredible job everyone. CONGRATULATIONS!
cheers!
Dude even Stanley Kubrick had people who criticized his movies. This is par for the course. A measure of good works is in its emotional effect that happens to those who are to know them. Pacific Rim was a movie I was excited for, for years, but I was sorely disappointed in how it held back from being a deeper film simply because of its genre. It could have been more and I expected more but my emotions and criticism of the film is also born of a love for it. That's part of what being a fan is. To be fanatical.
+Krystal Myth sucks
+Krystal Myth Constructive Criticism is good and used in film schools..
youtube foul mouth trolls No use for them anywhere
good speech
The film is very good considering how it was produced, funded, directed, etc. The plot line was actually reasonably engaging. Why, exactly, do the Internet "trolls" have to spew their excessive venom, hate, foul-mouths, & trash vocabularies??!! I have a theory in-agreement w/others who comment reasonably: the "trolls" are non-achievers who do nothing, create nothing, add nothing, accomplish nothing, add-up to nothing, so they hate themselves ... but, in their completely enraged ignorance of failed selves they blindly spew their garbage posts. Each time the rest of us read such trash, check-out the sceen-name of the writer & let it register that this is just another failure. ("For kicks", click-on their little pictures or icons to see if they've revealed a Facebook homepage; then one can go there & more intimately identify what such a failed person posts about themselves. It might prove an instructive experiment?!)
I had the pleasure of finding this way back when it came out. So good to see people are STILL finding it in 2022, and that you guys hit 15 million views!
It is the Vulcans, there are billions and billions of them, and now that their galaxy finally got 5G too, well, you got the picture. Human beings can't stand this BS anymore. Only 15 million of our world population has seen it. Don't you SEE that is not exactly a majority? It is SAD! Sure you had math at school?! Are you a bit duh?
It was an honor being a part of this project playing Ambassador Salak. Thank you to Tommy Kraft for doing it his way and making it happen. Its a great piece of work and I hope you all enjoy it. LLAP
+Rico E. Anderson You people should be proud! Nothing other then satisfied Trek fans :) Congratulations
+Rico E. Anderson you did a great job!
+Rico E. Anderson Lets have a nice LA viewing party. We can invite the Romulan too, even though we blew him up.
You guys did a great job. Very well done.
We do.
This Star Trek fan fiction is truly exceptional - by whatever production team is making it. Thank you for this labor of love.
Excile an t.
In the description
"Its been a long road getting from there to here".
Dude, ain't gonna lie, i got chills reading that. I get it. Those true fans out there, that was for us. Thank you guys.
Doing a Trek search and came across this little gem. What a great little movie to watch. Fits in nice with the time line as well. 5 stars from me for the story. watch it or not, there is no try....smirks. Please give this movie a chance and watch it. Live long and prosper!
Work like this makes me think that CBS and Paramount have real competition from amateurs. This is so professionally done.
These studios are only driven by profit and the bottom line-no room for real story telling, everything driven by CGI and no substance.
especially if you can get past the horrible soundtrack.
So glad this movie was made. 22nd Century Star Trek has a special place in my heart. It's sad to hear that the sequel might not be made. This movie is very deserving of a mini series at the least! I wish the production team and cast all the best.
I was absolutely blown away by this film. One of the best parts of this film was that it was set during the time of Enterprise my favorite series of all of them. This was truly a great film with great actors. One of the hallmarks of great films is to get the audience into identifying with the characters. That is seen and felt throughout this film. Bravo, and to quote the Vulcans: Live long and proper!
thorlo6 peace and long life
I, too, enjoyed the cast. They created believable characters you care about, want to know more about. I'd definitely like to see more of Captain Hawke and his crew.
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The whole opening scene with the Iconians gave me chills. The story described the galaxies first Federation with the Iconians as the founders and protectors. Just loved it. Thank you for this 🖖🖖😊
I had never heard of any film of this scale except Axonar. The production value is incredible for such a small project team. I'm so glad you brought your passion to life for us.
Wow! It's hard for me to believe this is a fan film! The special affects are incredible!! Great story and acting too! Watching this was a great way for me to relax and spend the evening. Thanks for posting this here for people to enjoy.
The acting, really! There's Picard and this fat bastard! Come on man you must be kin to the producer.
I figured to chime in again as the film tops 13mil views. Most of the comments are about the acting and to be honest yes at times it comes across as flat and/or disconnected. The most difficult aspect was that the vast majority of scenes were green screen with only one actor at a time. That is difficult for even the most seasoned actors. In the movie when you have more than one cast member in the scene you have more emotional connection and better pace of dialogue. This was shot over the span of a year, mostly one actor at a time in a basement. The outside shots, the final scene and some of the scenes aboard the Horizon were the only shots with multiple actors on the set. Anyone who has ever made an actual movie can truly appreciate the fact that Tommy got this done. There are many other fan films, several that are Star Trek based, that were either much shorter or had way bigger budgets and still never even made it to completion. To my knowledge this is the most viewed Star Trek fan film out there. For perspective, Tommy was offered a great job in LA before this was even completed because a well known SFX expert saw the talent. All in all everyone involved had a great time and they all should be proud of the work they did. LLAP
As an old Trek fan I thought everyone did an amazing job, especially with you all had to work with. Bravo!
Write a book
That's Awesome! The Enterprise is one of my Favorite Series.
excellent job mate, thank you
With a lack of experience comes a disconnect, in all facets. I guess to get that last 5% of 'immersion' is sometimes accidental until you start to recognize situations and solutions, or opportunities to finally hand that fully refined and un-distracted expression over to the viewer.
Things like busy computers screens in the background and never getting the feeling like there was daylight or some equivalent quality of lighting made me feel claustrophobic. But it was great; I admire this work very much. IMO it can hold it's head up high in the ST universe.
What can I say that hasn't been said a hundred times: "5 STAR" Best Fan Film in the Cloud!
Personally, I loved this movie! I have bookmarked it to watch it again.
I'm not a Trekkie BUT, knowing it was done on a tight budget, I think everybody deserve a stand-up ovation.
Good job TK2 Films.
Wow,
I didn't expect anything near this quality.
Real Star Trek and really fantastic.
A terrific effort by all involved. Thank you x 1000.
Thank you Tommy Kraft for allowing me to Captain your ship. Thank you to the cast and crew, you know I love you all. Thank you to the Trekkies out there keeping the dream and stories alive. I can tell you first hand that Tommy has bled Horizon for over 3 years. His dedication and commitment to detail will launch him into the stratosphere. To think that this was done with no real budget and a miniscule crew that too often was only him and his computers is mindboggling. I look forward to watching his career grow. He is a great Director and an even better friend. Now lets talk him into a sequel.
+Paul Lang Oh captain, my captain! Thank you so much, this means so much to me. You have no idea. I wouldn't trade this experience or working with you on the film or our friendship for anything! Here's to many future adventures together, whether or not they're on the bridge of the NX-04 Discovery!
+ProjectNReSource Here Here! (raises glass of whiskey) You trekkies heard it here first.Sounds like he left the possibility of a sequel open.
+Paul Lang Just wanted to say, you, and all the actors, did a wonderful job.
+Rendal Constantineau Thank you Rendal. We really appreciate the kind words.
+Paul Lang - well done! I liked your version of The Captain. Brilliant for a fan film - as others have said, bit less interiors and slightly tighter script, but hey - this is better than some of the Star Trek movies! :-)
Occasionally you come across some real gems on the tube and this is one of them.
I totally agree with you! This was an unexpected surprise to me....
Tremendous movie with good performances all around and throughout it. Closing scene with the Captain and Amelia kind of tear jerking. I wish the creators of star Trek: Horizon all the best of Life toward their next project if they decide to go above and beyond yet again. Thank you for the opportunity to see your wonderful creation. Much appreciated!
I loved this film. To me, you guys went above and beyond the call of duty to bring forth a memorable Star Trek fan film. Sadly there are not many fan films in the trek universe due to big corporations trying to take it from us, the fans, that pay and also love the franchise. Anyways, I also believe this time era needed to continue since the romulan war was a big part of trek history not to mention the foundation of the birth of the federation. The crew, cast and director did a great job. Those who can't see this are either jealous and or just whiny because we have no trek series on tv at this time. To be honest, I get more excited when I hear a trek fan film is on the way more then a tv series. The fans love this universe so much, I am glad that a handful got together and made it come alive in their own way. Writing fan fiction is one thing, but when you see it come alive....it's a wonderful thing. Well done.
Brett Goodson, I agree, I liked the way they ended The Enterprises 5 year mission and how Kirk how promoted. They left it hanging on TV, though not the fans fault, for some reason it was the ones who promoted it that wanted it to disappear, boy was that a big mistake. Again. Keep up the good work, perhaps we will see part 2 of Cloak and Dagger.
0.0.... i watched this full and just read the description, would have never guessed it was fan made..... at all bravo
the actors and script is actually very poor, but the story is much better than what nowadays cinema bigshot would allow to happen
+Kel Kun exactly my thoughts. Waaay to much talk that makes no sense, and some of the behaviours are also not true to canon in terms of other than human races. The CGI is really well done, especially the space scenes, but there's too much bloom everywhere. Still, I bow to the makers, as it's a great addition to the ST universe.
Are you serious? Have you never seen an actual movie before?
@cmmiles000 Yes we've seen actual movies before, and we're sick and tired of the bullshit cliches and focus on visuals over character and plot that is being pumped out lately. Today's movies are just robots and superheroes punching each other in the face, and the new Star Trek films aren't much better. In the 80's, the Star Trek films were fantastic, mostly. And then with the exception of maybe First Contact, the rest are shit. This fan film made me think of a long, perhaps 2 part episode to an offshoot of Enterprise. It fits perfectly with it. There are things to nit-pick for sure, but it's better than any of the shit being peddled out today. 2016 hasn't seen one good sci-fi movie.
Mechaghostman2
Wow... do you carry that soap box around with you where ever you go? I was just responding to OP's comment about how someone could mistake this as not being a fan made film. Who is this 'we' you seem to be speaking for? It sure as fuck better not include me. By the way, Enterprise was fucking garbage. I wish there was a way to just retcon the whole damn show. Your standards seem WAY to high.
Incredible! I saw nothing that caused the reality of the story to break down. The actors were entirely believable and relatable. The special effects were top notch and the real life scenes were carefully and professionally composed. The editing was tight, without unnecessary or illogical scenes. This is an effort that everyone involved can be proud of.
Okay I'm so sorry but it doesn't feel like star trek to me and the fracture is that like when discovery from started discovery goes into the future they find the federation a mear minor power then they help pull shit back from the brink but the sole dilithium source in that show wouldn't last indefinitely certainly not an additional 4 centuries so I dont belive that's not a breaking spot in star trek history now maybe the federation did survive the dilithium shortages that would have followed the star trek discovery series but I don't buy it they had been trying to solve warp travel without dilithium for over 100 years by the time discovery arrived without any success so to belive that a huge alliance still existed by the 31st century is not belive able and the fact that the plot surrounds the temprole cold was is just illogical becaues it was over so yeah to may holes and shallow idk evrrything for meni felt like i was watching a 1970'd porn movie and that at anytime the sex awful porn star actor was about to pop our and say let ne show you an anomaly or something equally stupid leading to some over acted sex seen I'm not saying I hated it it's just not got the star trek feel I like the story but it's got way to many holes and the who temporal cold war no quite being over is Ludacris Vlas was the last opponent to the cold War so how was thier one single romulan who was still purely Romulan still fucking with time I mean it was a good story but the whole center of the plot was just shit easily explained as aberrant shouldn't even be considered cannon since it muddy the water after all in started time like by the time the romulan war started thier were not only the nx class but the posidon class and thier were four other class starship by that time frame one of which was the precursor to the constitution class starship it was a battleship and with out all those ships and some andoria vessels its like starfleet was a joke and by the time rhe romulan war happend 3/4 of the vulcan fleets had been mothballed due the the formation of rhe federation so to even think that the colition fought the romulans is really off mark this is just sad i was expecting startrek firat contact style acting so you have earth not in the federation but a colaition and only four starship fighting the entire romulan empire common boys really bad for the whole it jives with startrek cannon it dosent and the captain was so stupid it like he was reading a script with out any emotion non of the characters had aby depth its sad i was hoping it wod show the romulan war that shaped the neutral zone not something that torpedoes the trek timeline sorry but it needs less cheap plot like why didn't the surving iconians bring the ship to the place to kill the axion weapon or something like that and make your characters feel more emotional they all acted like vuclans totally illogical
sarcasm hasnt died with you has it, lol
5 Stars! No less for THIS Movie. It's Star Trek Spirit.
Very good indeed. How anyone can suggest that this isn't a worthy Star Trek tale is beyond me. A thoroughly satisfying revisiting of the 22nd century. Congratulations to all involved. A fine piece of work. You should be very proud of what you have achieved here. Thank you very much indeed!
They Greatly Honoured the Work and Purpose of Gene, the Creator of the Original Series, speaking about Values, Hope and Courage. Thanks A Whole Lot to All Of The Creators of this Uplifting Film 💛
The first time I saw this film maybe two or three years ago I thought it was OK and that the acting was so so, but as I’ve watched it a couple more times it’s really grown on me and when I learned about how few resources they had to make this film I think they’ve done amazing job. Thank you for making it
I salute any and all who carry on the Star Trek legacy; Gene would be proud... Carry on!
That's true, Gene would be amazed by this. Everything about this production is consistent with the core Trek ethos
@@detlefvonberg Except for the relentless shakycam...
Thank you to everyone involved in this labour of love.This was excellent for a fan-film.You should be proud of the outcome.I've seen worse from the official franchises.The Captain was a particularly soulfully played character.
Jamie Shutler Wait........ I've seen _you_ before.
Jamie Shutler very well said sir,one who actually gets star trek and its characters and timelines.Some of the original franchises used worse effects an backdrops then you see in fan films.
To the director, and creator of this phenominal fan film. I say, you did truly boldly go, and beyond. Coupling the old time line with the new, and including the STO timeline and Temporal Cold War. My hat is off to you as a Trek fan of old and new. May you live long and prosper, perhaps in the near future you will make another. And if so, Qap'la! to it, and you will have a viewer.
Wow, I am speechless. This movie was more enjoyable to watch than anything I have seen since First Contact. The story line was fresh and played from one of my favorite Star Trek series. Considering the near 20k budget that I read that this was shot on. Just consider the possibilities if they had a big time production budget. Now for goodness sakes can we PLEASE get a DS9 and Voyager movie.
Congratulations from one fan production to another.
It was long road, but we're all fortunate you stuck with it and gave us this remarkable film.
You and your team deserve all the kudos and success that come from this.
You've raised the bar.
Peace and Long Life!
This really needs to be shown at a comicon or something. This is something that needs to be shown to more people then just stumbling across it on RUclips.
Watching this again. ST Horizon is really awesome. Better than some from Paramount/CBS! Really: GREAT JOB! Thank You TK2 Films for this film, both Cast and Crew.
Starfleet, the USS Discovery, space- time travel , I couldn’t get away from the screen. Felt the ST spirit during all the journey. Thanks for this. I loved it.
As a devout Trekkie since the Creation- I give this film 5 Stars. A superb job to all involved. Thank you so much!
They already have plenty of stars.
Tommy and Paul.........from a 50some Trekkie..... Thank You. I have been a childhood follower of sci fi movies, from the time in theaters in the last 70's, to now with the 3D marvels we have today. NO Matter what the obstacle, overcome it and make s'more !!
Thanks Tim, Tommy has a new project called Electron Blade funding right now, check it out!
I'm really disappointed that he's not making the sequel to this, Paul. With what he's learned making the first film, and with the extra money he would have had to work with, I think it would have been stellar.
By the way, I thought you were good in 'Runaway'.
Thanks StarFury! The sequel would of been epic. Always onward.
Oh wow, this is amazing! A bit too much flare on the lighting inside the NX-04 Discovery and spacedock; but I love everything else. The characters and acting is solid; fits well with canon. Excellent work!
Thanks Azula
It sucked overall but nice try. The music was shit, the acting was total shit but the story line was ok.
faz melhor
Espinoth no such thing as Canon,only original stories that adapt to Roddenberry 's dream. The whole Canon saying is nonsense and made up,even real directors ignore it's lameness as a reference.
If it sucked over all that just says you know Jack $h!t about star trek,maybe you can watch the Orville lmao.
This is my second fan made Trek film that I've watched. The other being Starfleet Academy. I zipped through the comments, saw a lot of kudos, a few nitpickers, and some that aren't worth mentioning. Working with what you have/had, and pulling off this movie was incredible. For the last hour and 30 odd minutes, I've been riveted to my screen watching this play out. So no kudos, but if you listen, you can hear me standing up and clapping as loud as I can from my indoor theater (aka computer room). Great job!
I just finished ST Continum and it was pretty good as far as fan films go... 11 episodes set in the time of STOS..
way too much hate in the comments. let's see any of you airmchair directors step up and do better. As far as the acting being bad, have any of you actually ever watched ST? This was well within the realm of aberage ST acting. As a film it's decent. As a fan film it is smaxing to the nth degree. Major props to everyone involved.
*amazing
I'm a big trek fan, the production values are excellent on this, the acting is acceptable for a fan film. I've seen more badly acted big budget TV shows.
Well said #wkrepelin#
the acting is not amazing but not hot garbage. Some camera shots where soo bad though. Like in the beggining when we saw almost a minute of someone's holsterd gun. SERIOUSLY WE GET IT YOU HAVE A GUN !!!!
my only concern is that everything is blurry...am I watching in the wrong resolution? I am only 20 mins in and this would be a great stand alone si-fi movie without the "enterprise" universe. and maybe a little less blurry too. LOL
To all,
That was so impressive!
Great job Tommy and crew!
I anxiously await your next adventure.
Such a great story!
Thanks again.
TII
I can't believe how well done this is & it's done without disruption of the S.T. Timeline, something the studios can't accomplish.
👍 True AND funny.
Stays true to a timeline, without having to create a new timeline....and STILL screwing it up lol. (Just so theres no confusion, I am praising how well this is done.)
I really loved watching this epic "Star Trek" fan film. "Prelude to Axanar" is also another great "Star Trek" fan film. Did you know: "Star Trek: Horizon" won four of twelve categories in the 2017 Independent Star Trek Fan Film Awards (Best Special & Visual Effects; Best Original Music; Best Original Story or Screenplay; and Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form), presented at and by Treklanta?
Except we aren't supposed to see Romulan faces until TOS
@@bobwarfield3621 Dude that's what the Romulan helmets are for. They hid not only hide the pointy ears but also their forehead ridges. Also T'Mar the Romulan fugitive was augmented to look Human. The whole point is the producers wanted the Humans to think Romulans look Human but they're not Human (again that's what the Romulan helmets are for. They hid not only hide the pointy ears but also their forehead ridges.).
Hell this was better than most mainstream movies!! Very well done!!
I hear you on that!! Most of the movies Holly-WEIRD makes shouldn't even be on video tape/DVD!!!
How did I just now find this? Amazing project you guys! I was pleasantly surprised! Despite the few plot holes of the captain not knowing things any friend or captain should have known about his crew, I liked the different dynamic of a captain who didn't really want to be a captain anymore. Some of the special effects shots were better than the shows or even the early films, though not all. Overall a cool mix of all things good about Trek, keep up the good work and always believe in yourselves and your dreams!
Wow...for a fan project... just wow! Amazing work done here, good job!
+ardschuna88 Agreed.
It was an absolute pleasure working with Tommy Kraft and portraying the Romulan, Admiral Verak, in this film.
Thank you all so much for your support.
Truly a success for the fans.
+Ryan T. Husk Don't tell the others but you and the Captain were the best performances by far... ;)
THIS WAS STUPENDOUS !!! I had to be reminded by comments that this was FANfilm-production ... Absolutely a "hit out of the park" ...amazing ... Would I be too greedy asking you all to continue this, develop some backstory, work with "time agent" concept ...???
Hope you can find my comment I posted today...7/22/2021..You will know, as I mention ,I'm native American Marine Corp Veteran..Good luck..
Great job loved it all
Well done sir
As a Trekkie I thoroughly enjoyed this film and can’t add anything that’s already been said Wonderful effort by all your crew Thank you so much and good luck in the future
Very impressed. Awesome story, great acting. Four years ago and well over 13 million views. More people should comment though, but probably a lot of people viewing more than once too. Thanks for the upload.
Ive seen a ton of these sci-fi series/movie offshoot fanmade videos amd shorts. This was one of the VERY FEW that actually made me feel like I was watching a professionally produced and legitimately commissioned film. It was that good. For what it is the story is very well written. The actors who are obviously not professionals still manage to connect with each other's on screen characters and deliver their lines with some effort of realism. The cinematography and special effects were definitely a large step above other productions of this sort. The film kept me engaged the whole time never knowing what was coming around the next scenes corner.. I hope those involved with the creation of this go on to make many more. I for one will be here with my bucket of popcorn eagerly awaiting the start of more adventures with them.. Thank you for all the hard work and dedication and not too small amount of personal sacrifice I'm sure it takes to be involved with and produce these films especially with the degree or realism and professionalism shown in this production.. Keep up the good works. **End of Federation Commands message**
great job. not a fan of these types of movies but this is a superb fan film giving the experiences of cast and crew. 8 of10 . this one goes in my library with other trek media.
i've seen two fan based Star Trek movies now and all i can say is that with this level of professionalism and creativity, NETFLIX or HULU should be taking a hard look at giving these talented people their own productions on their platforms .
BRAVO !!!!!
typhoon out
Yes indeed. Why wait for Paramount.
Still to this day this is the greatest fan film ever, I loved the Enterprise series and i do believe this is better then that and even the JJ verse, I will continue to watch this so hopefully you get some $ of of it, because you all so deserve it...
This is what I have been waiting for. Thank you.
What an outstanding effort from all concerned. Unlike a lot of projects of this nature it was really watchable and enjoyable. Whilst the compromises of the budget were clear to someone from the industry the ability to work around those and come up with something of this quality cannot be overstated. Great work people
This was absolutely incredible; the score, timing, acting: everything was masterfully done. I'm pleased how they kept this so close to canon, while still making it an adventure unto itself. I'd love to see more from this crew!
You captured the human interactions that made Star Trek great. I am amazed at how great this Movie is. Trekkie's thank You. I am blown away by the GREAT Ending.
At the beginning, I was not much of a fan of Captain Hawke, but as it progressed, Paul Lange really grew on me, and I ended up enjoying his performance a great deal. Nice job all the way around.
+ered203 I grow on people, thanks.
Very, very well done for a no-to-low budget film. The special effects are mediocre, and the acting is stiff, but this is far-and-away the best Star Trek fan film I've ever seen. This is the ONLY feature-length fan film I've ever seen. I really hope TK2 Films continues to make Star Trek-based films. They show huge potential despite severely limited resources. I would gladly watch this again instead of CBS's new Discovery series.
Agreed, the acting is not oscar level, the sfx are "ok" but loving the fact that fans are doing this!
For a freebie movie this was excellent. Character development, plot and action, high quality actors and direction. Well done.
I found this film by accident and I am glad of it. I do not understand the Kickstarter process yet, but I will look into helping with future projects. It was highly satisfying to see crew members who seem to be closer to real people than the film stars of the mainstream ST universe. Do not take this the wrong way when I say that Hawke despite, no not despite, but because of not being the movie star leader aesthetically, comes across as a more human and every person character. Well done. More please!
Dave Rubel he's believable
I like that too. Not the most handsome, not a womanizer and not the guy who ends up kissing the cute girl at the end.
This one will go down in history as the best fan made Star Trek film.
+mesof Good but the best is yet to come.... AXANAR
But Axanar isn't even filming and it's already been years.
I admire your enthusiasm, but I don't think this is "the one".
I was hoping it would be good but never expected this to be so well produced, you all have done a briliant job making this movie thanks.
This film was better than current films you pay for !!! Amazing film !! The Score, the plot , the graphics and yes the acting !!! Man it's Impressive !!!
I must say I am extremely impressed with your Film. Congratulations on this fantastic Movie.
Exceptional! Alot of commercially produced Star Trek could learn from this piece of work.
Other than a few scenes where the dialogue seemed a little forced and choppy, this was excellent! Cheers and hats off to all involved and thank you for keeping ST alive!
Agreed, and overall it was still a great fan film.
That's the perfect way to put it.
This is the first time watching this movie. First great acting, script writers, sound engineers, lighting, makeup, prop department, and hell even the costume department. Considering all the money spent on the big budget shows, I hope the people who created this very well-done show. Keep doing more entertainment like this, with great storylines, actors and location. Well done, and damn this is one hell of a ride…
One of the best trek movies and it's fan made. We need more films like this.
Not even close lmao
This is a fan movie?!?! I can't belive it! How the hell did you do it to look so good, those effects were amazing! You guys deserve to do a real, official Star Trek movie, with a propper budget. Thank you for this one!
Now if they can get actors and a screenplay writer.
A truly excellent job. I had no idea this existed until I stumbled upon it by accident. Some slightly iffy acting moments, but for one person to pull this together with such a limited budget is really an incredible achievement. Congratulations to all the cast and crew, and I really hope something good comes out of it for all involved. Gene would have been proud of you all.
Two final points: do they really still wear shirts & ties in the 22nd century? Gawd, I hope not.
And is Ashley Croft married? Drop-dead gorgeous!
Engage.
I'll be honest, when I first started watching this, I wasn't too impressed, thinking it's part of the ST franchise. BUT after I read some of the comments & realized who created this, my perspective changed. This is really fantastic! Great job....I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work.
Well done!
A quality production; thank you for the effort!
Well done!!! This is a fantastic fan film! I can’t believe it was made with such small funds. You guys are geniuses. It’s so well done, I’m honestly amazed. I guess that sounds condescending, I don’t mean it to, it’s just hard to believe you managed with basic equipment!
I'm really shocked I thought this was done by those who do all of the other Star Trek movies. I had no idea this was fan-made. You people who made this movie need to be applauded you did an amazing awesome and incredible job and on such a low budget😘
But it sucked. And there is no way the writer is any fan of star trek.A fan would have burned the script and shot all involved with it.
@@thatman8987 lol Dude, my thoughts exactly.
Have you even watched the Big screen versions? This movie is ok but nothing like the big boys!
Oh come on, it was great! Sure, not as high quality as the originals, but he'll: With almost no budget and certainly less experience than the large ones can call their own, no network of companies after companies ready to assist...
Cut them some slack! I'd love to see a sequel.
@@thatman8987 i like star trek but this is bad acting
Not all movies are blockbuster projects. This movie is a good example of a supporting story to Enterprise. It’s just like the ongoing stories in Star Wars. Very enjoyable, thanks.
This was one of the best Star Trek films I've ever seen, fan made or otherwise. Loved every second of it!
+Dangerous productions I'd like to see you do better!
I haven't watched it yet, but will probably over the weekend.
I've browsed through it and it seems ok to me, will review it after watching it in it's entirety,
I am totally taken aback with how good this is
The Opening narration scene is breathtaking, beautiful, and absolutely amazing. Who agrees with me?
I do.
@@carolprice1389 Thank you.
Excellent film, done by a big hearted and talented Star Trek fan. Just amazing 🤩👏👍👍
sounds like john carter at thw beginning
This is the best Star Trek fan film ever made. The Soundtracks are amazing, the storie and the roles and the acting is great. I love it.
Wow... This should seriously be on TV or in theater. This was seriously a professional endeavor. Good job all.
This project is professional enough looking that until I watched the blooper real today, I didn't realize EVERY bridge asset was assembled in digital editing.
You guys came up with the sharpest lighting design (the real trick to making this work) for a green screen project I've ever seen.
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow may has been ten years ago, but it was an 80 million dollar production, and it looks like utter garbage compared to this.
Good job guys.
From a friend sitting beside me: As a star trek fan, this film is first class!
You should read Quran at 51 chapter to appreciate it.
I've been star trek fan since the originals and have been so disenfranchised with the last decade of terrible movies. This is a breath of fresh air and how Star Trek should look and feel. Someone give these guys a larger budget to play with. Fabulous 👌
Just, WOW! Thank you for this! Way above my expectations! Kudos to all the crew for an excellent job!! Great acting, great photography, good story, fantastic CGI! More, please!
This was a great movie. I was excited to watch every minute of it. My kids and family loved it. Thank you to everyone who was involved making this movie.
I am impressed. I wasn't expecting the acting to be as good as it was. It had a solid storyline and the fx were astounding. Have any of you seen renegades? This was so far above. And renegades had original cast, but the acting was horrendous. Well done to everyone involved. You have set the bar for the fan movie genre.
Naomi Eltayeb the acting In renegades was not horrendous at all,it was humans being humans not corporate robots trying to act to poorly written scripts. So I guess our military soldiers are just as horrendous just being humans during conflict. There is a difference between acting a role or just simply being the role and renegades proves they are the roles they played. Star trek is not for everyone to truly understand let alone actually know the names of all the real cast members in which you referred to original cast in which it was not,but cast members from other star trek series from the original show to the modern shows (prime timeline)
You should read Quran at 51 chapter to appreciate it.
some of the most beautiful shots in all of trek . the nx class looks so damn good in hd , and yall nailed the temporal aspect of enterprise . truly amazing .
Congratulations on finally finishing and making a very good story! well done.
Far better than I expected from a fan film. The acting was a bit wooden, but the story was fairly good - better than some of the big budget films, and the special effects were surprisingly good. Well done!
Great movie !! thank you all for an excellent work, this IS Star Trek :)
Love it, watched a dozen plus times, it's fresh and pleasurable every time, well worth being a backer helping to make it happen and it did, a big time winner as we all are, sad a 2nd film was shut down, would have been also a winner with your creative style, thank you Tommy Craft for this visual of the Star Trek Universe's possible
For such a low budget movie it couldn't have been any better. Actor's inexperience only shows through because of dialogue but overall they were exceptional and believable and that is what the trip to fantasy land is all about, isn't it?
Only one criticism is that the music score has let it down. I am a musician and believe it could have been better. BUT, I personally wouldn't have been as talented with the score.
Well done guys!!
I kinda like it. It felt more real than some of the overacting seen on some Star Trek shows. Also I liked how it looked like everyone did their own hair. So many (nearly all female) characters, especially in TOS and TNG, looked like they went to the Vidal Sassoon Academy instead of Starfleet Academy. (Or maybe Gene Roddenberry foresaw the detailed tutorial videos that are available for free now. :P)
I have to admit to this being a fan made movie it is fantastic.Great work.
Thanks for making this! One suggestion.. please cut back on the lens flare and fuzzyness on any future videos. During action scenes, you could blind your viewers with those flares! :) Other than that, it's a fantastic job and I'm glad the Enterprise era is getting some love.
And all the relentless shakycam during the action scenes as well so you couldn't see what's going on...
Well done. I enjoyed that. :) Thank you. Congratulations on a fab result!