Link here:

http://stjan.groupsite.com/uploads/files/x/000/036/d1e/ST-JAN_D6.pdf

Thanks to everyone for past feedback. I've made some tweaks. Mostly added a few sight gags to this draft, and tightened up the dialogue a bit. This is the final draft, so at long last we can move forward.

Regarding the hotly debated "boobs and goo" ending: I've decided to leave it in. It's logically motivated, as the only way to combat a boredom creature is by creating excitement. And as my Groupsite team member John Oakley pointed out:

"...if it's done right, it could be very funny. You don't even have to show anything -- could be a view from behind as the women 'flash' everyone, with everything expressed as reactions."

Next up: creating an assets library of still and video clips, extracted from the Star Trek Animated Series DVDs. Then, creating a storyboard.

I'm going to get an library started over at the Groupsite page.
( http://stjan.groupsite.com/main/summary )
When our fearless leaders here at wreckamovie get their file hosting set up, I'll port everything over here too.

I've set up a YouTube account for this project:

http://www.youtube.com/user/justadnauseum

Animatics and rough cuts can eventually get posted here, for review and feedback. Right now there are two test clips, ripped from DVDs of the animated series.

I used Mac the Ripper to extract the episodes and MPEG Streamclip to convert the VOB files to Quicktime. I wasn't sure whether to choose 640x480 or 720x480 when converting, so I tried it both ways. 640 looks normal on my Mac, and on YouTube as well when I uploaded an excerpt. 720 looks squashed, on the Mac and on YouTube. It's the old square vs. rectangular pixels thing. Even though the 640 is resampled, quality looks fine to me. So maybe we should stick with that. (If there are any techies out there who'd like to dissuade me, now would be the time to speak up!)

LINKS to the software I used:
http://stjan.groupsite.com/link/go/69600630
http://stjan.groupsite.com/link/go/69600696

So there's been a long hiatus since last summer when I set this project up here at Wreckamovie and also over at http://stjan.groupsite.com.

The good news is, most of the delay was because a feature screenplay I co-wrote made the finals in the Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition. In October, my writing partner Skot and I went to Austin and our script, The Sensitivity Program won a coveted Bronze Typewriter Award in the sci-fi category.

Since then we've been working on a re-write, and fielding inquiries from agents, managers and producers.

Despite all this success, I still feel compelled to push forward with this silly little Star Trek cartoon. I recently tightened up the script a bit. You can read the new draft here: http://bwtc-movie.com/ST-JAN_D5.pdf

I'm still looking for input on the script, encouraging voice talent to send me links or audio samples, and for animators who want to help out to sign up!

Thanks!

-John

(Note this announcement is also on craigslist.com, feel free to forward this link to non-wreckers:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/tlg/1335559851.html )

Now casting VOICE TALENT for animated short film "Star Trek: Just Ad Nauseum"

Can you do Spock? Is your Shatner dead-on? Animated comedy fan film now casting voice talent for Kirk, Spock, the whole gang.

Characters needed:

Kirk
Spock
Dr. McCoy
Scotty
Uhura
Sulu
Nurse Chapel

Send links to your reel, work samples, etc. to giantspecks [at] yahoo.com. Attachments under 2 MB OK too. Let me know what part you think you'd be best for.

Prefer actors who are in the San Francisco Bay Area, but really, you could be anywhere if you have the means to make a production-quality recording of your performance.

...

"Star Trek: Just Ad Nauseum" is an homage/parody featuring the original Star Trek characters. The script is my original work, but all the visuals will be repurposed and remixed from DVDs of the old 1970s-era Star Trek cartoon.

Since this is a fan film, based on copyrighted material, ST: JAN is necessarily a not-for-profit venture. Participants will receive DVD copy and credit - and a bunch of views on YouTube I'll bet!

"Just Ad Nauseum" is more than a film, it's an experiment in online collaboration with the end goal being the creation of a virtual animation studio that could work together on future projects. The filmmaker is an award-winning writer/director based in Santa Rosa, CA USA

...

This casting call is going out this weekend, to all the following:

craigslist

myspace

facebook

linkedin.com

shootingpeople.org

mandy.com

star trek: phase 2 forums

my yahoo! film groups

johnfilms.com (my website)

and direct emails to people I know (actors, casting agents, filmmakers)

It's already up on craigslist, feel free to forward this link to non-wreckers:

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/tlg/1335559851.html

Hello everyone,

After some consideration, I've decided to move my animation project to a new home:

http://stjan.groupsite.com/

Groupsite offers a pretty robust set of features: discussion boards, a blog, the ability to upload files... I think I've finally found the right home for this "virtual studio" experiment. I will keep this wreckamovie account, and the one I started over at IndieGoGo, going for at least a while, to encourage people to click over to the main site.

So: no aspersions whatsoever cast toward wreckamovie and the friendly people here! I appreciate the script feedback and other comments you've given.

I want to encourage all interested people to come over to http://stjan.groupsite.com/ and see what I'm setting up there.

I'm still looking for animators, people with Photoshop skills, and voice talent, but I also want people who are just generally interested in the project to add their opinions and suggestions.

I think over there you have to request membership and then I approve you. Thanks for sticking with me as I stumble around, trying to figure this stuff out...! And best of luck to all of you, with your own projects.

Best regards,

-John Harden
http://stjan.groupsite.com/
www.johnfilms.com