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August 30, 2014 21: By the Hand of Gertrude
The Red Shirt
Diaries.
Everyone knows that, in the 23rd century, if your name is called
for away mission duty you don't want to be wearing red. Many
unfortunate crewmen lost their lives while donning the crimson
threads. But there were a lot of other people aboard the Enterprise
who managed to survive the five-year mission despite their attire.
What was life like for these men and women?
In this episode of Continuing Mission we're joined by Ashley
Robinson and Jason Inman to talk about their new web series, The
Red Shirt Diaries, which aims to answer that question through the
eyes of one Ensign Williams. We discuss how the series came to be,
how it was shot, favorite moments from production, why it's
important to check each and every Home Depot carefully, and what we
can expect to find when we peer into the private life of the Ensign
in Red.

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Chapters
Ashley and Jason's Star Trek Background
(2:43)
Acting, Writing, Producing, and Directing
(7:32)
Genesis of The Red Shirt Diaries
(11:37)
The
Format of the Series (14:40)
Getting Naked and Up Close
(21:15)
Production and Budget (22:36)
Favorite Moments (34:57)
Cast
and Crew (38:32)
Future Plans for The Red Shirt Diaries
(40:51)
Find
Out More and Watch the Series (45:39)
Closing (47:32)
59 min
August 25, 2014 20: Giant Green Lazy Susan
Video Production with
Tommy Kraft.
Watching and listening to independent Star Trek productions is
always fun and insightful as we take a trip into the minds of fans
and see the franchise through their eyes. But it isn't just the
finished product that we love. The process of creating them is
fascinating as well. Advancements in camera technology, computer
workstations, and editing software have put power previously only
available to Hollywood studios into the hands of anyone with the
vision and motivation to bring Star Trek to life. In this episode
of Continuing Mission we jump into the visual realm of production
as we're joined by Tommy Kraft, creator of the Enterprise-era film
Star Trek: Horizon, to talk about shooting and processing video,
working with green screens, creating visual effects, building
virtual sets, and more.

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Chapters
Cameras and Capturing Footage
(1:48)
Software, Techniques, and Tools
(10:20)
Working with Green Screens
(16:55)
Tasks and Time (25:46)
Most
Challenging Aspects of Post Production (33:03)
Find
Out More About Horizon (35:47)
Closing (37:31)
48 min
August 16, 2014 19: I Play a California Surfer Dude Engineer Ranger
Voicing Audio Dramas with
Michael Liebmann.
The genesis of stories, the ins and outs of scriptwriting, and
the art of pulling all the pieces together is fascinating, but the
voice actors themselves are the ones who bring the words of a Star
Trek audio drama to life. In this episode of Continuing Mission
we're joined by Michael Liebmann, who has appeared in nearly 30
Star Trek and non-Trek audio dramas, to learn about the process
from the voice actors' perspective. Michael has appeared in Star
Trek: Grissom, Valkyrie, Ranger, Defiant, Outpost, and many more,
and we find out how his love of Star Trek led to these roles as
well as some advice for those who want to take on roles of their
own.

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Chapters
Michael's Star Trek Background (1:28)
How Michael Got Into Voice Acting (6:12)
Star Trek Audio Drama Roll Call (10:40)
Advice on Breaking Into Audio Dramas (29:50)
What's Next for Michael? (33:48)
Closing and Feedback (41:52)
52 min
August 08, 2014 18: Resonating with Familiarity
Star Trek: Secret
Voyage.
The Original Series—or at least the late 23rd century—tends to
be the focal point of today's fan productions; but that doesn't
mean Kirk and Spock must always take the lead. There was a gap
between the end of the five-year mission and the refit of the
Enterprise as we saw it in The Motion Picture. What happened during
that time?
Star Trek: Secret Voyage, a creation of Craig Sheeler, is the
story of a special mission carried out aboard the historic 1701 but
under the command of a different captain with a different crew. In
this episode of Continuing Mission we're joined by Craig to learn
more about the series, various aspects of production—including
creating visual effects, composing original music that’s true to
TOS, shooting in the desert, the premise behind the first two
episodes, and more.

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Chapters
Craig's Star Trek Background (1:39)
The Premise of Secret Voyage (5:59)
Overview of Episode 1 and the New Crew (9:11)
Episode 2: “Rise of the Gongdea” (14:24)
Shooting In the Nevada Desert (18:48)
Creating the Visual FX (21:57)
The Music and Sound of Secret Voyage (27:32)
Casting Secret Voyage (31:50)
What's Next for the Captain Mercer and His Crew? (35:26)
Where to Watch and Find Out More (38:38)
Closing and Feedback (42:35)
52 min
August 02, 2014 17: The Fourth Starship to Bear the Name
Star Trek:
Excelsior.
Few ships in the fleet have a name whose history can rival that
of Enterprise. The Great Experiment, however, is one of them.
Borrowing its name from the ship captained by Hikaru Sulu, Star
Trek: Excelsior is an audio drama founded in 2007 by James Heaney
that follows the adventures of the fourth starship to bear the
name. Set in the Delta Quadrant, the series follows the missions of
the NCC-2000-C through intricate season-spanning arcs. In this
episode of Continuing Mission we're joined by James along with
Mathieu Blondin of the post-production team to learn more about the
Star Trek: Excelsior, its history, the challenges of production,
and the upcoming episode "At Death's Door."

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Chapters
James's Star Trek Background (1:47)
Why Excelsior? (8:45)
Mathieu Arrives on the Crew (13:28)
Past Excelsior Stories (20:00)
At Death's Door (25:08)
Production Challenges (32:12)
The Future of Excelsior (36:51)
Closing (43:44)
50 min
July 20, 2014 16: Breaking Out Into Dance with Dr. McKennah
Michele Specht on Dr.
Elise McKennah.
One of the biggest is independent series around is Star Trek
Continues. The first three episodes have recaptured the look, the
feel, and the spirit of the original Star Trek with incredible
authenticity. But in the process of recreating the 1960s television
icon, Star Trek Continues hasn't shied away from addressing some of
the gaps in TOS.
For many, one of the most noticeable missing links in TOS is the
gender balance amongst the Enterprise crew. Star Trek Continues has
addressed this by bringing aboard a new character, Dr. Elise
McKennah, played by Michele Specht, who joins Uhura as a female
voice on the show. Additionally, Dr. McKennah brings a TNG element
to the 23rd century in the form of ship's counselor. While this may
ruffle the feathers of some purists, the results more than speak
for themselves.
In this episode of Continuing Mission we're joined by Michele to
talk about McKennah, how she approaches the role of a character
that, unlike her those played by her castmates, is unknown to fans,
and get a few behind-the-scenes tidbits. We also discuss her
training in music and theatre, her voice work for anime, and her
comedy background.

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Chapters
Music, Theatre, Anime (2:07)
Growing Up with Star Trek: The Next Generation (9:09)
Counseling the TOS Crew (11:40)
Favorite McKennah Episode (20:01)
Behind the Scene with Dr. McKennah (25:00)
What's Next for Michele? (34:19)
Closing (39:15)
48 min
July 13, 2014 15: A Twist of Timelines and Futures
Star Trek
Futures.
Independent projects present a great opportunity to fill in the
many blanks that were left by the six officially produced
television series. Sometimes these blanks involve lost eras of
Federation history, and sometimes they are more focused on specific
characters. A new project by Dan Thale called Star Trek Futures is
the latter, focusing on Beverly and Wesley Crusher. But it's more
than just the backstory to TNG. Star Trek Futures brings with it an
interesting twist. In this episode of Continuing Mission we're
joined by Dan to learn more about the project, what led him to this
particular story, and what he hopes to accomplish by looking back
at the Crusher's lives before the Enterprise-D.

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Chapters
Dan's Star Trek Memories (1:39)
The Genesis of Star Trek Futures (5:21)
The Star Trek Futures Story (11:28)
A Twist of Timelines (14:45)
Bridging Uniform Designs (24:22)
Bring Back the Enterprise-C (36:55)
Cast and Crew (42:17)
Stylistic Choices (45:07)
Star Trek Futures Concept Art (50:59)
Funding Futures (54:33)
Find Out More (58:41)
Closing (1:00:23)
1 hr 10 min
July 05, 2014 14: A Star Trek Obsession
Obsessed: Star Trek
Continues and the Mirror Universe.
Star Trek Continues recently released their third episode
"Fairest of Them All," which is a direct follow-up to the Original
Series episode "Mirror, Mirror." It tells the story of what
happened when the mirror landing party returned to the ISS
Enterprise. The attention to detail in set design, costumes,
lighting, and even framing of shots is so meticulous that it is
easy to forget that you're watching something shot in 2014, not
1967.
While the onscreen story is intriguing, what is equally
fascinating is everything that happened offscreen to make "Fairest
of Them All" possible. As fans watching from home, it isn't easy to
get a feel for what goes into making an episode like this. But
thanks to Condé Nast Entertainment and WIRED, now you can.
Obsessed: Star Trek Continues is a five-part behind-the-scenes
look at our return to the Mirror Universe. In this episode of
Continuing Mission we're by Captain Kirk himself, Vic Mignogna,
along with director James Kerwin and, from Condé Nast, Michael
Prenez-Isbell for a first-hand account of the documentary project,
the creation of the Mirror Universe story, impressions of the set,
and why Star Trek is an obsession for the cast and crew of STC.

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Chapters
Boarding the Enterprise (2:58)
Sets and Direction (9:49)
Obsessed Fans on Set (15:33)
A Childhood Dream (17:46)
Help from the TARDIS (26:20)
Condé Nast and Obsession (28:32)
A Mirror Collaboration (34:48)
The Drexler Connection (37:13)
What's Next? (40:54)
Closing (44:56)
56 min
June 27, 2014 13: A Human Story
Starship Valiant with
Michael L. King.
The TOS time period is a popular one for fan series, and many go
to painstaking efforts to accurately reproduce every detail of the
Enterprise and the unique charm of The Original Series—with
breathtaking results. But a key part of Star Trek is found beyond
the ships, the space battles, and the strange new worlds. The
recesses of the human soul play a critical part in what makes Star
Trek special; and when an independent production lacks the
resources for sets and CGI great stories can still be told by
turning inward.
Starship Valiant is the personal story of one man dealing with
death and turmoil after events led him to assume command of the USS
Valiant. Written by Michael L. King, who also plays the story's
lead, Commander Jackson K. Bishop, Starship Valiant goes where
great Star Trek should—into the souls of its characters.
In this episode of Continuing Mission we're joined by Michael to
learn more about Valiant, the origins of the story, and how the
first episode, "Legacy," was put together.

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Chapters
Meeting Michael (1:32)
The Genesis of Valiant (5:39)
The Story of Valiant (13:19)
The Characters (15:52)
Casting Valiant (20:34)
The Behind-the-Scenes Crew (25:42)
What's Next for Valiant? (30:34)
Premiering Episode 1 (35:21)
Closing (38:50)
51 min
June 21, 2014 12: Exploring Star Trek Timelines
Lead Game Designer
Timothy Crosby talks Timelines.
While watching Star Trek in new incarnations is fun, exploring
the Star Trek universe through interactive adventures is also a
popular way to continue the missions of our favorite crews. A new
game in development by Disruptor Beam, the creators of Game of
Thrones Ascent, will transport players into the Star Trek universe.
Titled Star Trek Timelines, the free-to-play game will span desktop
and mobile devices as well as all of the time periods we've seen on
screen. In this episode of Continuing Mission we're joined
by Timothy Crosby, lead game designer on Timelines, to learn more
about the genesis of the game, how it differs from others, and what
players can expect as they take to the stars.

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Chapters
Meeting Timothy (1:47)
Disruptor Beam and Social Focus (4:55)
The Genesis of Timelines (7:33)
Star Trek Timelines Gameplay (13:27)
Mobile Focus and Syncing (25:54)
The Creative Team and Process (33:24)
What's Next for Star Trek Timelines? (35:35)
Closing (42:01)
51 min

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TFM is the podcast network for a universe of fandom. Founded in 2010 as Trek.fm with shows focused on Star Trek, the lineup has expanded over the years to include Star Wars, Marvel, DC, and more from…