One Small Step - A Star Trek Fan Production (2022)
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- Опубліковано 27 лют 2022
- One Small Step - A Star Trek Fan Production was a project filmed and edited within the 2021/2022 Covid Restrictions of the United Kingdom.
Because of the success of “A Long Way Home” released on April 30th 2021 and our 2021 Trek Shorts Indiegogo, we are proud to release a new BONUS Trek story!
This short film goes back to the very start of the career of Anna Keeley, our hero from “A Long Way From Home”. Currently an ensign onboard the USS Challenger, her life is about to change as she’s been given a new assignment, helmswomen on the brand new USS Defiant. With her academy record exactly what Commander Sisko was looking for to join the Defiants crew, she will start this exciting chapter of her life…or so she thinks.
Thank you to everyone who supported the 2021 Trek Shorts Indiegogo!
If you enjoyed this film then put a comment down below!
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and is a non-commercial fan-made film intended for recreational use. No commercial exhibition or distribution is
permitted. No alleged independent rights will be asserted against CBS or Paramount Pictures.” - Фільми й анімація
WOW.. the CGI backgrounds are seamless. Battle sequences make me think this is a Deep Space Nine episode!.. Just spectacular!
Yeah!,…What he said.
Challenger looks absolutely incredible. The Galaxy class is gorgeous.
This was awesome! The shots of Defiant and Challenger were breath taking. After a week the world has had this was an unexpected treat. Keep up the good work!
Too bad this would be her only rip on the Defiant. After this the bridge will be crewed by DS9 personnel. I hope they follow this up with her next assignment.
The story was excellent! The cgi was awesome! This is how star trek should be! Keep up the awesome work , you just made a fan for life. Live long an prosper.
Thank you very very much! lots of hard work by everyone involved!
Well, we already have 2 Stargate and 3 other Star Trek films on this channel.
We also had an successful Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to make series of new Short films! We raised funds for 6... I can tell you were making quite a lot more than 6 ;) From TNG era to Picard era...all connected in a MCU style expansive character story or 2.
Make sure to be subscribed! :D
Yeah way better than shaky sets
I like the feel-good aspects of this Star Trek short film for a young new Starfleet Officer to find her footing. Especially for a woman in a future where gender equality can finally be fully realized. That's certainly one of most positive messages from the Star Trek universe that the world needs more than ever.
Thank you all for making and sharing this excellent fan film. 🖖🏻🖖🏼🖖🏽🖖🏾🖖🏿
I deeply believe that Trek is best when it focuses on its characters. The performances, most particularly of the lead actress, is outstanding... superior, in fact. Bravo, and best regards to Mr. Cockings. His work always shines.
Wow, what an amazing short! I really enjoyed the shots on the Defiant. Your virtual sets are absolutely stunning and look almost like the real thing. And the cameo of Pixie made me cheer! It's so awesome to see all those fan film makers work together to tell stories set in a universe we all love. Keep up the amazing work!
This is has been the Samuel Cockings Broadcast Network. Young man, your talents are totally and completely awesome. Continued success to you and be well.
Amazing work everything was perfect, the story, acting the costumes the sets and the CGI........in short i loved it.
Like seeing the passion to be apart of something so wonderful as Star Trek.
Once again another enthusiastic and spirit of trek short fan production loved it
Well done!!! Everything in this is top notch!!! kudos to everyone involved...
Well done Commander! I really like her! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦
Thanks Jessica!! Any parts of the film you liked specifically? ^^
@@SGUDistantHope i really liked the actress who was piloting the Defiant.
A cute fan film what a great job tks for doing these they are all awesome stay safe
I was astounded with how well this was put together, all the work was well worth it. This came out amazing
Thank you for stating the year your fan production is set in. I was about to nitpick the timeline continuity. For those who are as disoriented as I am the USS Defiant was launched in 2370 & Benjamin Sisko was promoted from Commander to Captain in late 2071. The Ensign's uniform and the Galaxy-class starship were still being used in this 2371, the year the USS Voyager was lost in the Bad Lands & When Generations was set in. Gray movie uniform design came out in 2373.
Yep! The last shot of my episode is the first shot of the USS Defiant from its first appearance in "The Search" so its the week that DS9 S3 E1 takes place! :D
I am very careful with my timeline connections, especially that I'm having Keely be an active member of the DS9 station/Defiant Crew specifically...so it all needs to fit!
Yes, her Galaxy class were of the ones to already get the new uniforms :D
@@SGUDistantHope Attention to detail ... that's why we watch
this is what happens when you love the things you do WELL DONE
Fantastic CGI - so happy to have seen Earth Space dock, a Galaxy, DS9 and Defiant all in 7 minutes!
These ST Bridge Commander sound effects, love 'em!
Good job commander. Even saw my name in the end credits. Can't wait to see more.
Another beauty of star trek, right behind lt Uhurah. Love the ponytail.
Great cgi acting and script.
Thank you so much for making this. 1000 times better than Alex Kurtzman's 4 inconsistent seasons of ST:D and ST:P! Excellent story! Qaplah to you and your house! :o)
Visually stunning! I've got to watch it again.
Very well done! The CGI was excellent and the production and acting were just as good. Thanks for making this!
Really good use of CGI and storytelling. You know what you want to say with your characters and communicate your messages clearly.
Excellent! It felt like a DS9 bonus feature or DS9 "Short Trek." Or a deleted scene from a DS9 episode. Impressive. Or as Spock would say, "Fascinating!"
This was GOOD. TWO THUMBS UP 👍 DO NOT LET PIXI WALK IN GO GO BOOTS! She will get it. Tell her she will remember and just start laughing. 😂😂😂😂
Very nicely done. Good job to everybody involved in this production.
Thank you very much! Any parts you particularly enjoyed? :D
@@SGUDistantHope I liked the scenes on the Defiant bridge which turned out to be a holodec simulation. I also thought the CGI was great. The Defiant looked great as did The Challenger. Thanks again 🙂
Great video. DS9 is my favorite Star Trek Series. Captain Sisko is my favorite Captain. And the Defiant is the best Star Fleet ship.
Yeees, this looks promising. A fresh perspective on DS9 is exactly what I want. :)
Absolutely beautiful, stunning visuals
Finally able to sit down and enjoy this. Always great things from your team Samuel.
Well done!
Thanks Richard! Anything in the film you particularly enjoyed?
@@SGUDistantHope I thought that the editing was crisp, using minimal space really effectively, the writing was fun and the acting was excellent!
Great episode and effects, the actress is simply superb 🖖
Excellent work! More, please? :)
great film! I loved the battle, but the shots of the chalenger were particurlarly spectacular and beautiful!
Excellent work. I like new trek especially when there are different ships to see flying about. As for the acting, well done ! You were smooth and flowing with your lines, and not choppy like some other attempts at fan production.
So just keep up what you're doing ☺ and once again, well done !
Other than the bridge being on deck 36 (look at the turbolift doors) and the captain having an off the wall mock neck shirt on, this was good. I look forward to the next one.
Very nice, well done. I really enjoyed watching this. DS9 is my favorite Star Trek series!! Once again thank you!!
Great work! Getting total Boimler vibes from Anna😀 Really looking forward to the next one in a few days🖖
Star Trek at its best !
What a great little video. Thank you.
Great job! I loved the story, the acting was well done, and as far as the effects and CGI went, I couldn't tell you were almost all greenscreen. Unless, of course, you are holding out on all of us and have a Defiant and Galaxy class set hidden somewhere ;)
Another Spanking good job, Samuel! Well done...
Where were the evasive maneuvers? That’s why she got a score of 419. The CGI is unreal. Love the short! 🖖🏻❤️
Hi wow this was really awesome the effects in cgi were out this world the Challenger ‘ the Defiant the Jem’Hader ships Spacedock and the bridge Ten Forward everything made me feel this is and was well done 👍🏻 please keep these coming as you have me hooked !!!!
Super cool story, great job in every factor of acting, filming, sound graphics and editing, out of the ball field👍🖖
Fantastic, really liked how this was done, I really miss DS9 this brought back some flash backs of ds9 episodes for me, happy memories.
Yessssss!!!! 🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦
Terrific!! 🖖😀
Thanks! What in particular did you enjoy about our film? :D
This was so cool. Good job.
fantastic video
Thanks so much Kieron! Anything you particular enjoyed? any scenes or moments?
@@SGUDistantHope i just enjoyed it all as it was all fantastic
Excellent. Well done.
Good work on this!
Nice technique with the subtle camera movements to cement the chromakeys. Really helps to give it a bit of reality. This looked very much like it was filmed on real sets. :)
Excellent vid
Thank you very much! Anything you particular enjoyed?
Very nice short. Like other have mentioned the line delivery was executed very well. A critique would be to add more camera angles. I know there may be some CGI limitations, say the transporter room scene to see the transporter Chief angle. Great skit overall, DS9 has a lot of potential for charter development, definitely glad I backed the project... Cheers!
Awesome!
Very nice Fan Film
I've watched al your films that are 8 mins & longer this week. Thank you for releasing this one today. It's a shame that CBS-Paramount puts so many onerous limitations on fan productions. if I was them I'd just offer licensing contract
I liked it very well written effects were good as well.
Excellent CGI.
this is EPIC
Oh, well done! Glad I found this channel! Here's a like and comment for the Almighty Algorithm. ❤️❤️
Awesome job superior commander
Thanks Ozzie!! The Great Koala and I thank you! Any highlights in the film for you?
Love the phasers battle Scene and the ships where awesome
Hi! I’ll watch later!
It DOES look great!
🙂
Thanks! This is the youngest were going to see Anna Kelly, we have another film releasing very soon which shows her much much older.
Amazing!
Thank you so much Joseph!!! What about our film did you particularly enjoy?? :D
@@SGUDistantHope Hey Sam, as a longtime TrekYards fan you do such amazing quality work. I’ve seen all your fan films and all the work you’ve done on Avalon Universe. All the technical work on the virtual sets is crazy good and the CGI work with the lighting and textures is such great quality. I imagine if TNG DS9 VOY we’re shot in high def it would look that way. The sound and music was familiar but different which was super cool. I love how you’re developing new stories that take place in universe and flushing them out around larger events we’ve seen on screen already. It’s a cool way to use the universe that’s already there with on screen canon and tell something new and different but still feel the same just like it belongs there all along.
This was quite good. Part of me wishes you'd made the Challenger's captain a Vulcan, as described in the novel The Return, which also took place in 2371... your captain is a good character though.
Pretty well made.
Very well done!
A great presentation 😍😍😍😍
Nice job. Really enjoyed it!🖖
Thanks so much Rob! Anything about it you particular enjoyed? Or that stood out to you? thanks for watching! More to come very soon!
Bang up job!
Thanks Bam!! anything you particularly enjoyed?
This was very nice. The only suggestion I’d make is that there should have been a few more people on the Defiant bridge, because when I saw she was the only one there, I knew right off that it was a holodeck scenario. A few more crew would have sold the illusion of a real situation. Also… why is turbolift number 36 on the bridge, lol.
Little did she know Sisko only needed her to drive him home. Dax - I'll take it from here ensign, you're on vole detail!
Ha! There are 3 Helm officers on rotation and on standby for the Defiant, Dax is the primary one but Keely is the "Night Shift" or main alternate. She flys the defiant in several battles during the Dominion War.
That is a fantastic comment though!
What did you think of the film itself? any highlights for you?
@@SGUDistantHope The visuals, as always Samuel 😁 Thought the Challenger was particularly cool looking! Well done!
@@gmon78 haha...there are quite a lot visuals aren't there haha and i think stuff we've not really seen in fan films before! I always want to try and do new things that fans have not seen...if i have limited chances to make things for everyone...lets make cool new things!
Yes! Brand new 3D Model finished this year actually, put it right into the film! And we will be seeing more of the Challenger in fact!
@@SGUDistantHope you keep making them and I'll keep watching them😁
@@gmon78 I will indeed! Got quite a few more in the pipeline to be released even before we get to the BIG Indiegogo films ;) OOPS!
Well done. The green screening was well done. And the camera shots well place. Great actress to. I'd like to be in a star trek fan production. Is there any possible way to be in one of yours? Also what kind of cameras did you use?
I use Adobe suite and I don't quit how to make me ship fly in space. I know it's tracking but need help . Do you have time to email and possibly contact you for pointers?
outstanding work 👏.
Thank you Mickey! Was there anything in particular that stood out to you or that you enjoyed especially? Thanks!
Loved this!
Thanks so much!!! Is there anything you liked about it specifically? Things that stood out to you? :D
@@SGUDistantHope Its more down to earth. Not much technobabble being thrown around, you instantly know everything shes saying in relation to The Defiant.
The fact its just an average jo story of an ensign getting what in Starfleet would be "her big break" is wholesome.
Great little story but what a tease! 😁
Can't wait for the next one 🖖
Thank you so much! What did you enjoy about it specifically? Any highlights? :D
@@SGUDistantHope Storywise, I like how it went from a fairly generic action sequence into a very specific part of the lore, setting up the potential for a new perspective on previously established events.
The greenscreening and CGI backgrounds really were excellent, especially with the addition of background characters and overlapping door jams to help sell the concept.
The only thing that still brings me out of the moment is the extended conversations she keeps having with herself! 😁
Gee, there are a whole lotta people named Samuel Cockings on this production. How do ya tell 'em apart? ;)
Look...sometimes...when you have a clone army...you call in a few favours :D ;)
What did you think of the film? Anything you particularly enjoyed?
@@SGUDistantHope Not too shabby. Definitely some of the best green screen compositing around. Hopefully, these productions can get back to having more than one person in the same shot fairly soon.
@@CaptRobertApril Thank you! This was the first film "properly" using my new cameras! "A Long Way From Home" was the test...i've improved since.
Yes indeed, there are many films that way...although i've had to work with being "clever" over large casts...because when I try and do larger cast work there are problems and delays and I DONT want there to be massive delays. Convergence is already massively late to film the rest because of the full cast and Covid stopping us coming together.
I aimed for "clever" short films for the majority of the Trek shorts series, although plenty with multi cast on the same day (Even if it raised the budget for the shoots by quite a lot haha).
You need a good polit especially if the ships overpowered and overguned,a very good job on this episode.
That was a really good short, great animation, decent acting and the effects were brilliant.
The only thing missing for me was some sound effects of the ships moving in space etc. Otherwise it was awesome.
Dude ships don’t make any sound in space it’s a vacuum duh!!!
@@trubludave1657 have you ever watched Star Trek before? The ships make sounds, in the real world, you're absolutely correct but for Star Trek, you wanna here the buzz of warp, the phasers firing and the hum of the impulse engines.
This was pretty awesome. In terms of the effects my only little nitpick is the Next Gen transporter effects are slightly off. But pretty good all round.
wasnt there already an episode called one small step? this is pretty good. im definitely goin to subscribe
In Voyager yes. There was also a movie and episode called First Contact :D
Were a fan film and not a official production.
What did you think of our episode?
Better the Voyager and TNG in terms of effects. Very high definition. Great job. 👍
This is my favorite one so far. Kinda cheesey that there wouldn't be any other holographic crew in the training program though. But I can understand why.
I feel bad for her meeting Sisko with half her uniform collar under her shoulder strap though, lol. Just a little goof, but if she beams down like that and he's standing right there, she's probably getting a stern talking to.
I really loved it overall though. It was great to see the Galaxy class again. And an Andorian captain! Nice! I was kinda hoping there'd be a mention of LaForge as Captain since it's the Challenger, but I guess that hasn't happened yet. (That was his ship in Voy's Timeless right?)
That's very nice to hear! Thank you!
Ha! She is the kind of women who just wants to try and learn herself as the pilot. I saw it as, she had 2 days to travel back to Earth and she would stay up until 6am trying to learn all about the Defiant...but its not enough as she still fails in the simulation. The Simulation is also exclusively based on Starfleet's single interaction with the Dominion bug ships in DS9 S2E26 "The Adversary" hence the collision at the end.
Ha! Indeed! She just thought she was going to beam onboard and bet met by another ensign...she had no clue Sisco would want to welcome her and give her the tour. Sisco's is really proud of this ship when he first launches her so...he loves to give the tour! I'm sure he wouldn't mind the uniform! Just have to set the bag down and straighten it all up! :D
La Forge is still on the Enterprise E for at least another 8 years (Nemesis) Currently in fact La Forge is on the Ent D and it will be dealing with the Nexus any month now!
But yes that is the same Challenger! :D
@@SGUDistantHope I just realized how much almost everyone nopes out on the E, lol. Geordie goes back to the Galaxy class. Riker and Troi go to the Titan. Barclay ends up at that Pathfinder program. Data nopes out of existence, lol. Worf goes to DS9.
Makes you wonder if the Sovereign is all that good to actually be on. (I know it was career/life choices. Just goofing!)
Great work!
Thank you Sean!!! Was there anything in particular you enjoyed? :D
@@SGUDistantHope Managing to surprise me with the holodeck fake-out again.
loved it, enjoyed it :)
Thanks so much! was there any part of it you particularly enjoyed?
@@SGUDistantHope the CGI Was spot on in the firefight, what stands out alot to me and with it been a fan film was the backgrounds, they was realistic and spot on too high qualilty that you dont ecpect from a fan film, Keep up the good work, iv now subcribed and vueed your other videos and i am hooked.
I think you'll do well,ambition tempered with enough modesty to make a good impression. You have obviously made yourself known,now just take one step at a time,and who knows,you may wear a Captain's pips yourself. Good Luck!
Great
This is a great starter story. I have but one tiny fact to point out: Jadzia was put at the helm every time the Defiant was taken out after they reached DS9.
So, every starship has shift rotations for the crew and also backup crew encase an officer isent able to join a mission. Keely was brought on as the "night shift"/ backup helms officer...although she did fly plenty of missions both during the war and before the war. Jadzia wasn't available 100% of her time to swap from her urm...science work...to be a pilot lol.
Its all been thought though! :D We didn't see every day and every mission in the life of those people serving on DS9.
@@SGUDistantHope I am quite well aware that we probably did not see every single thing that happened in any incarnation of Star Trek, and assumed Keely was probably a relief pilot. That said, it's a fact you might have made more clear in the dialogue of this story, or one that you might make clear in the future, as DS9 fans know it was Jadzia -- and later Nog -- who was the primary pilot of the Defiant.
Unless, of course, you intend to establish your universe as an alternate to the Prime universe. Then, of course, you can do whatever you like. :)
@@ChristinaMoore79 Oh sure, but its worth pointing out.
No, every one of my films is crafted specifically to fit into prime canon and be an extension of that canon.
I don't think anyone really thinks that Jadzia was the pilot of the Defiant for every random patrol mission or survey mission. She was DS9's chief science officer and its likely she only went on the most important missions.
This short if from Keelys perspective, she has just been given the assignment and will actually be flying back on the Defiant to DS9 before even Jadzia and the crew have seen it. In later scripts I do talk about explicitly what her job actually looks like, I think I even name the other helm officers of the Defiant in dialogue.
Saying Jadzia was the primary pilot to the Defiant is the same as saying Obrien was primary engineer of DS9, very true...but we all know there was a team around them to do things when they were not able. No one expects Obrien to be fixing everything himself, we rarely see an engineering team helping him on screen. Same to with Jadzia :D
I've thought all this through, believe me ;) Great comment though, lets me show how much thought i have put in :D
@@SGUDistantHope Indeed, hence why I said I assumed Keely would be a relief pilot.
But it was pretty well established that Jadzia *was* the primary pilot since she was nearly always the pilot we saw at the helm until she was killed off. Then it was Nog. I'm perfectly well aware that there are shifts and rotations for each position and that the senior officer who holds that job may not always be available. I watched every episode of DS9 and can still recall sitting in front of the TV for the premiere, so I also know what position Jadzia (and O'Brien) held when they were assigned there. I know they had teams to do the job when they needed food or sleep or other time off.
I write fan fiction too, Sam, and have done for a very long time. I know how Starfleet works. I know how the writing process works and it's great that you have thought things through so thoroughly. I still feel like, for the novice viewer, it would be a good idea to establish certain facts, even minor ones, in dialogue or even voice-over. Since this short does come from Keely's perspective, she could have explained her exact role in her log entry that we heard -- though I am pleased to know there will be an explanation eventually! I also love to imagine all my stories taking place in the Prime universe, but Picard kinda forced me to consider it an alternate because of the direction they took certain characters.
And hey, it's your story. Tell it the way you want to and ignore nitpicky questions from viewers if it pleases you. ;)
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Good story, well done, obviously with lots of love. My _only_ feedback is, you really need to work on perspectives of your CG sets better, the transporter room itself was very obvious that the perspective was wrong, the bridge was another.
Keep up the good work
Thanks! And indeed, lots of work.
I actually brought in my green screen plate and worked to match the scale and placement of the character inside the 3D scene. I was able to fully test how it would look and went with the shots I did. I even worked to make sure that her Hight would match the hight of the actress within the set when she was stood.
Do you have suggestions on how to improve? Always interested to get better for the next film, theres a lot more green screen to be done lol.
Pretty nice. I'd try to make more of that first person exposition into dialogue, though. :)
Great work
Thanks so much! Was there anything in particular you enjoyed? :D
@@SGUDistantHope all of it , I find these stories better than the CBS show . You have some wonderful stories & some of the best actors. True to original genn roddenberry star trek ethos, again many thanks
I really enjoyed this I want to start out by saying that. My only criticism and I hope it is taken constructively, is that people don't talk to themselves that much. I understand when you're doing a one-person scene that it's a little hard to contribute to the story otherwise but people just don't talk to themselves that much, and I'm not talking about the login tree that's completely different. But anyway that is my only criticism of this and I wish you all the luck llap
Thanks! all i would say is, everyone is differnt..there are people for every situation and vibe. There are absolutely people to talk to themselves "that" much. Besides I think of this as being at like 6am, she's been doing non stop training for 7 hours and shes going a little loopy! :D
And hay, if thats your only note then thats awesome!
Really cool.
Thanks Vem! anything in particular you enjoyed?
Very professional acting. CGI well done. You made us believe that it was a very real Star Trek episode.
nice!
"I've got this!"
She did, in fact, not got this.
Yep! Thats the point of course!
This is the first step in her journey, she's over confident and too cocky but she grows a lot in the later films! (Some are already released when she is more experienced)
Is this Andorian Captain the Talia that later was Captain of the Intrepid until her shuttle disaster? We finally get to see her?
I did spot Samuel Cockings at the helm in the background :-)