Continuing Mission 35: The Fan Film Factor / by Trek fm

Jonathan Lane talks Fan Film Factor blog.

Running Time: 51 minutes 31 seconds
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Jonathan Lane began his blogging career when he started to document the growth of the Star Trek fan film Prelude to Axanar. Since then, he has created an encyclopedic record of Star Trek fan productions dating as far back as 1974.

In this episode of Continuing Mission, host Tony Robinson talks to Jonathan about his journey from those early days right up to the present. Along the way, Jonathan to shares his insights and comments about the current state of the fan film genre.

Chapters

Intro (00:00:00)
Welcome Jonathan (00:02:24)
Blog Launch (00:09:00)
Fan Starvation (00:21:18)
Jonathan’s Prime Directive (00:33:50)
Waiting for the “Call”! (00:41:10)
Closing (00:47.12)

Host

Tony Robinson

Guest

Jonathan Lane

Production

Tony Robinson (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

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