33: Exploring Star Trek Horizon

Tommy Kraft and Actors Look Back.


Since it's public launch in February 2016, Star Trek Horizon has
become a bigger hit than anyone—especially creator Tommy
Kraft—ever expected. The fan film that serves as a follow-up to
Enterprise delivers the Romulan War storyline that fans were
hoping for from the show's fifth season. Centered on the crew of
the USS Discovery NX-04, Horizon is an example of how to make the
most of limited resources to create a product that can holds its
own against studio productions.


In this episode of Continuing Mission, host Dennis Castello is
joined by Tommy as well as two of the stars of Horizon—Paul Lang,
who plays Captain Harrison Hawke, and Ryan Webber, who plays
Commander Francis Brookes—for an in-depth discussion about the
decisions made in the writing, casting, directing, and look of
the film. We also hear first-hand their thoughts on how fans have
reacted to their creation.


Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Meeting Paul and Ryan (00:03:22)
The Casting Process (00:06:29)
Reactions to the Script (00:15:05)
The Rehearsal Process (00:18:56)
Analysis: Captain Hawke's First Scene (00:19:55)
The Hardest Job in Filmmaking (00:25:20)
Analysis: The Engine Room Fight Scene (00:26:54)
The Look of the Film (00:31:02)
Analysis: Corridor Walk and Talk (00:34:45)
Analysis: The Lake House Scene (00:42:52)
Creating the Character of Captain Hawke (00:48:38)
Performance Adjustments (00:53:52)
Brookes in Command (00:56:33)
Fan Reaction (00:58:44)
How to Find Star Trek Horizon Online (01:03:00)
Tommy's Special Announcement (01:03:51)
Tommy's Special Announcement Déjà vu (01:04:54)
About Project Discovery (01:11:05)
When Does Project Discovery Launch? (01:28:27)


Host
Dennis Castello


Guests
Tommy Kraft, Paul Lang, and Ryan Webber


Production
Dennis Castello (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive
Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao
(Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Ken
Tripp (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)
Will Nguyen (Content Manager)